title: [Some problems of modern gerontology and geriatrics in the Russian Federation: the sight of the clinical physician].
abstract: This article presents some problems of modern Russian gerontology and geriatrics by eyes of the scientist--the clinical physician having long-term experience in the field. Educational, scientific, practical aspects of gerontology and those stereotypes of understanding of problems of elderly which developed for years are subjected the certain criticism, decades, but in the modern world any more absolutely correspond to a today's reality. It is offered to transform the ideology of the major directions of gerontology, having put at the head of a corner not ideas of prolongation of life as that and carrying out basically actions in relation to seriously ill, but improvements of quality of life, preventive maintenance and treatment of set of the age-related diseases, overcoming of the developed practice of the relation to elderly and senile patients as to persons dependent and demanding the constant help. The author urges the public health governing bodies to reconsider the norms of the geriatric help existing for many years but not meeting modern requirements in the conditions of polyclinic and a hospital and to make more clear and claimed by a society the possibilities and achievements of gerontology.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Miakotnykh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012426:Russia; D013240:Stereotyping; D026712:Value of Life