EuGMS SIG on Education and Training

Dear Colleagues,

The EuGMS SIG on Education and Training is glad to invite you to the OPEN meeting. The meeting will take place on 22 May 2025 from 4.15pm to 6pm (CEST).
Kindly find hereafter the details of the meeting.

16.15 – 16.20 Introduction and Welcome
Prof. Roman Romero-Ortuno

16.20 - 16.40  A two-time zone game-changer in elderly care: Evaluation of the E-TRIGGER E-Learning Program
Professor Jean-Pierre Michel
Emeritus professor of medicine and former head of the academic geriatric department (Geneva Hospitals and Medical University). Honorary Professor of Medicine at Limoges University (F) and Beijing University Hospital (CN) Adjunct professor at Mac Gill University (Montreal – Ca).

16.40-17.05 Towards appropriate care in old-age medicine. Exploring the professional identity of medical students and doctors in relation to older persons
Dr. Annemarie Moll-JongeriusElderly Care Physician and Deputy Head of the training center Elderly Care Medicine in Leiden, the Netherlands.

17.05 – 17.30 Residents’ perspectives on the role of supervisor: a Rich Picture interview study.
Dr Maite Portela Maite Portela is MD, resident in elderly care medicine and PhD student at Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

17.30 – 17.40 Update on the European Geriatric Medicine Specialty Exam (EGeMSE) after April 2025 sitting
Prof. Jurate Macijauskiene
Dean at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Academy of Medicine

17.40 – 17.50 Survey of educational Initiatives across Europe
Prof. M. Cristina Polidori

17.50 – 18.00 Update from the Long Term Care SIG
Professor Finbarr Martin

18.00 – 18.05 Closing Remarks
Prof. Roman Romero-Ortuno /
Prof. Michael Vassallo


We look forward to meeting many of you online!

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