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| A survey of geriatric psychiatry training across Europe | | Author(s) | Sandeep Toot, Martin Orrell, Joanna Rymaszewska |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 24, no 5, May 2012 |
| Pages | pp 803-808 |
| Source | www.journals.cambridge.org/ipg |
| Keywords | Psychiatrists ; Teaching hospitals ; Training [welfare work] ; Social surveys ; Europe. |
| Annotation | Training, practice and continuing professional development in old age psychiatry varies across Europe. A survey sent to 38 European countries by email aimed to ascertain current practice to develop recommendations with a view to beginning a debate on harmonisation. The survey was sent to members of the European Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (EAGP) Board, members of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), and key old age psychiatrists or other psychiatrists with a special interest in the area for countries where old age psychiatry was not formally a specialty. Through a process of networking, the authors identified a key individual from each country in Europe to participate in this study; 30 out of 38 (79%) representatives responded. Training courses and duration varied between countries. Eleven countries reported that they had geriatric psychiatry training courses; and most of these required geriatric psychiatry trainees to complete mandatory training for two years within old age psychiatry. Representatives from ten countries reported having specific Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for old age psychiatrists at consultant level. There is a clear indication that the recognition of geriatric psychiatry as a specialist discipline in Europe is on the rise. The training procedures and processes in place vary considerably between and sometimes within countries. There are several options for harmonizing old age psychiatry training across Europe, with advantages to each. However, support is required from national old age psychiatry bodies across Europe. Agreement needs to be reached on a training strategy that encompasses supervision, development, and appraisal of the knowledge and skills sets of old age psychiatrists. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121026086 A |
| Classmark | QT9: V6: QW: 3F: 74 |
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