title: Challenges of current geriatric education-inspired by the Nordic geriatric professors' meetings.
abstract: Geriatric educators are faced with several different challenges. The rapid growth of aged population in the Western world has led to a growing need for health and social services and thus, an increased need for trained professionals in this field. In addition, new learning theories and activating learning methods have achieved wide acceptance in academic medicine. How has geriatric education applied these new learning methods? In this article we review the current status of academic geriatric education in Western countries in these respects. We especially review the literature of how geriatric training has been experimenting with the new learning methods.
authors.affiliation: University of Iceland, School of Medicine, Reykjavík, Iceland.
authors.forename: Pálmi V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Jónsson
authors.forename: Yngve
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gustafson
authors.forename: Finn Rønholt
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saks
authors.forename: Kaisu H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Pitkala
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000458:organization & administration; D005060:Europe; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009341:Negativism; D009656:North America; D010819:Physician's Role; D011287:Prejudice; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019366:Western World