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GOAL
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being to preserve human and animal health and the effectiveness of antimicrobial medications.
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1. MARC EVANS M. ABAT, MD, FPCP, FPCGM
Internal Medicine-Geriatric Medicine
Head, Center for Healthy Aging, The Medical City
2. These are the ones
expected to be retiring
These are the ones
expected to support the
retirees
As the years go by, more
retirees will have to be
supported by relatively finite
resources
3. Biochemical
composition
changes Physiologic
capacity
decreases
Decline in
homeostasis
Susceptibility
to disease
increases
Mortality
increases
with age
4. The Elderly (age 65 and over)
• 13% of the U.S. population in 2002
• 36% of total U.S. personal health care
expenses
Healthcare is a major factor affecting
decisions regarding retirement.
• average health care expense was $11,089 per
year for elderly people but only $3,352 per
year for working-age people (ages 19-64)
5. Where does the Philippines stand
with regard to geriatric care?
6. Outline
• Doctors
• Levels of Care
• Geriatric Services
• Medical Facilities
• Nursing and Caregiving Staff
• Allied Professionals
• Summary
7. There are about
100 recognized
geriatricians or
specialists for
the elderly in
the Philippines!
8. As of 2007, for the 5.8 million senior
citizens in the Philippines (6.5% of the
total population), there would be….
1 geriatrician for every
58,000 senior citizens!
9. Geriatricians come from
different backgrounds
• Internal Medicine
• Family Medicine
• Other specialties
• General practitioners
10. Specialization in Geriatrics
Hospital-Based
Fellowship
Program
Hospital-Based
Fellowship
Program
Modular
Program
11. Accreditation as a Geriatrician
Complete
Residency Training
in Internal
Medicine
• 3 years
Pass Internal
Medicine Specialty
Board Exams
• May be completed
during Geriatrics
Fellowship
Geriatric Medicine
Fellowship
• 2 years
Pass Geriatric
Medicine Specialty
Board Exam
12.
13. How about the non-geriatricians?
• Recognition of the
uniqueness of the elderly
physiology and disease
process
• Need to modify and tailor
specialty knowledge
• Acceptance of
interdisciplinary care and
the role of geriatricians
14. Geriatrics in Medical Training
• Gradual incorporation of geriatric medicine in
the medical curriculum
– University of the Philippines-College of Medicine
– Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health
– St. Luke’s Medical Center-Quasha College of
Medicine
– University of the East College of Medicine
• Proposed incorporation of questions in the
Medical Board Examinations
15. Regional Partnership in Geriatrics
• Involvement in
the Asia-Pacific
Geriatric Network
– Philippines, Hong
Kong, Malaysia,
Taiwan,
Indonesia,
Australia and
New Zealand
16. Levels of Care
In-patient or hospital-based
geriatric care
Out-patient or clinic-based
geriatric care
18. Geriatric Services
• Acute disease-based geriatric care
• Chronic care
• Executive check-ups
• Longevity medicine vs. anti-ageing medicine
• Cosmetic medicine
• Instrumentation and Procedures
19.
20. Other Facilities
• What we have
– Assisted living facilities
– Nursing care facilities
• What we do not have
– Sub-acute or transitional facilities
21. • There is no clear agency for accreditation and
monitoring of facilities for chronic care.
• Currently, the Philippine College of Geriatric
Medicine and the Philippine Society for
Geriatrics and Gerontology is advocating for
this.
22. Nursing Staff
• Some degree of specialization,
although not as structured as in
other countries
– Gerontology nurses
– Oncology nurses
– Wound Care and Stoma nurses
• “private duty nurses”
– Home care
– Procedures and instrumentation
23. Nursing Education and Accreditation
• Incorporation of topics on geriatrics and
gerontology in nursing curriculum
– University of the Philippines-College of Nursing
• Nursing associations
– Philippine Nursing Association
– Gerontological Nurses Association of the
Philippines
– Association of Private Duty Nurse Practitioners
24. Caregivers
• Technical Education and
Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) mandate
on caregiving industry
– School accreditation,
monitoring and auditing
– Minimum program
competencies
– Graduate assessment and
certification
25. Allied Professionals
• Growing interest in
application of geriatric and
gerontologic principles in
the practices of
– Physical and Occupational
Therapy
– Speech and Swallowing
Therapy
28. Summary
• There is a growing population of retirees abroad
• Healthcare is an important factor in decisions
regarding retirement
• The Philippines IS capable of providing good
geriatric care
– Personnel
– Levels of Care
– Facilities
• Further enhancements regarding accreditation
and monitoring have to be instituted
Editor's Notes
In the US and for many other developing countries, advances in healthcare has progressively increased life expectancy
The populations are getting older and the proportion of elderly citizens is getting bigger
For the most part, this means that there will be a larger number of older individuals that will eventually be dependent on the younger population for their needs after retirement
However, as a consequence of this also and due to ever changing economic conditions, more older people are either extending their working years or are coming out of retirement to go back to work and support themselves
In both scenarios, it is clear that due to finite resources, there is growing need for retirees to be able to allocate their resources cost-effectively in order to support their retirement years, in esssence, getting “more bang for their bucks”!
Aging is inevitable and there would be many accompanying physiologic and pathologic changes as one grows old
As one grows older, changes that begin at a molecular level eventually cascade to changes in physiologic capacity and a decline in the ability to respond to stress.
This leads to susceptibility or emergence of disease states which therefore increases the likelihood of further morbidity and death
Therefore, it is but rational to think that as one retires and grows older, more resources are expected to be spent on health care. In 2002 for example, the elderly make up about 13% of the US population and yet take up as much as 36% of US personal health care expenses. Average health care expenses for an elderly American is about 3x as much as that for a younger individual.
Therefore, it is but rational also to think that foreign retirees, in the face of rising healthcare costs and finite financial resources, would opt to retire in countries where quality healthcare is available at reasonable and globally competitive costs.