The training of human resources in the specialty of Geriatrics and Gerontology is one of the main strategies of the health sector in Holguin to face the phenomenon of population aging in this province where more than 22 percent of its inhabitants exceed six decades of life.
In this sense, the Lucía Íñiguez Landín Clinical Surgical Hospital is an important training center for professionals in this specialty, deficient in the territory and with the great challenge of assuming the care and medical assistance of the elderly.
Recently, according to a publication on its official Facebook page, this hospital institution held the promotion exam for the second year in Geriatrics and Gerontology, an advance in the rigorous and multidisciplinary preparation of future geriatricians.
The note points out that each of the residents has dedicated years of effort and academic preparation to perfect their skills in the comprehensive care of the elderly.
As life expectancy has increased in Holguin, there has been a growing need for trained professionals to assist the particularities of patients aged 60 and over.
Since older adults often have multiple chronic diseases, which require a comprehensive and specialized approach to their management, it is geriatricians who are trained to address these complexities and improve their quality of life, both physically, psychologically and socially, for the sake of healthy aging.
Although each elderly person is unique, with different needs from the rest of their population segment, specialized training is a principle that allows medical staff to offer a personalized approach adapted to the patient’s individual circumstances.
The specialty of Geriatrics and Gerontology in the current context is essential to face the challenges of this demographic indicator, in the improvement of their care and in the guarantee of a full and healthy life. According to figures provided by the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI), 24.4% of the Cuban population is 60 years old or older.
Translated by Radio Angulo
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