The SEGG recalled the importance of geriatric universalization in Spain as in the international day of older people to treat and prevent diseases and promote health.

-in Spain there are 800 professionals to meet the 7.813.408 older than 65 years Spanish, which puts us far below recommended by health institutions international. geriatricians ratios

-the practice of physical exercisecarrying out a food healthy and balanced, avoid toxins such as tobacco and alcohol, conduct checkups and recommended clinical controls, to achieve the treatments prescribed by the geriatrics and some good social interactions are recommendations for achieving an ageing successful.

Spain, 2011-October Saturday, October 1the international day of older people, officially declared by the United Nations in 1999, which has wanted to highlight the most important work that they do the elderly in society was held. The Spanish society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SEGG) supported the holding of this event and wanted to take this opportunity to expose some of the aspects of particular importance to this scientific society in the elderly is concerned.

One of the main aspects of concern to the SEGG is the shortage of geriatricians there in Spain, because there barely 800 professionals to meet the 7.813.408 older than 65 years Spanish, which puts us far below the ratios of geriatricians recommended by international health institutions. For Dr. Pedro Gil Gregorio, President of the SEGG, health care should be a right for all seniors, but unfortunately in our country there is a significantly low number to treat the population over 65 years of age ”.

Be not able to meet correctly to older persons if not promoted the training and recruitment of geriatricians, medical specialists in the care of the elderly who are ”, remarked Dr. Gil.

Bet on healthy ageing

Furthermore, the SEGG recalls that healthy ageing among the population and bet must be encouraged by health information to the Group of people over 50 years in particular and society in general. Among the recommendations to promote successful aging: the practice of physical exercise, carried out a healthy and balanced diet, avoid toxins such as tobacco and alcohol, checkups and recommended clinical controls, carry out the treatment prescribed by the geriatrics and have a good social interactions.

On the other hand, and to achieve a healthy ageing, should take into account the needs of the Spanish grandparents and not overload them tasks to the detriment of their health. The SEGG stands for care of the grandchildren’s grandparents and close contact between these families for the profits it generates both children and grandparents, but remember that the tasks must be appropriate to their age, tastes, personalities and State of health to prevent cases of depressionanxiety, or muscle aches which are coming to medical consultations.

On the SEGG

The Spanish society of Geriatrics and Gerontology is a large and active European societies. Currently has more than 2,500 members of multidisciplinary areas: doctors (specialists in geriatrics, primary care, and so on), sociologists, graduates in nursing, social workers, pedagogues, psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, geographers, architects, economists, pharmacists, etc. For the SEGG, older people are its main raison d ’ être and for this reason his work sets two main lines of action: the universalization of the geriatric care specialist in order to avoid inequalities and monitoring of the law of the unit.