{"id":1283,"date":"2023-12-15T16:49:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/?page_id=1283"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:15:30","slug":"geriatrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/index.php\/geriatrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Geriatrics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1283\" class=\"elementor elementor-1283\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f15db22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f15db22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23ddc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c23ddc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Geriatrics and Geriatric Medicine<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e59af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0e59af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77507dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77507dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4513258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4513258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/17-1024x613.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2684\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/17-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/17-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/17-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/17-1536x919.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/17-1320x790.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/17-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/17.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f29bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8f29bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34bfedc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34bfedc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Geriatrics: <\/strong>Ageing is a natural and universal stage of life that should be embraced as a time of experience, wisdom, and continued growth. While healthy ageing is supported by good lifestyle choices and appropriate healthcare, older adults may also face challenges such as chronic illness, frailty, cognitive decline, social isolation, financial insecurity, and ageism.<\/p><p><strong>Geriatric Medicine:<\/strong> is the medical specialty dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and comprehensive management of the complex health needs of older adults, promoting independence, dignity, and quality of life through holistic, person-centred, multidisciplinary care. As populations continue to age worldwide, strengthening geriatric services, education, and training is essential to meeting the growing healthcare needs of older adults.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf19f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bf19f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e666a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e666a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reframing Ageing &amp; Older Adult Education<\/strong><\/p><p>Reframing ageing means recognizing it as a natural stage of life marked by value, purpose, and continued contribution rather than decline. By challenging age-related stereotypes and promoting respect for older adults, we can build more inclusive and age-friendly communities.<\/p><p><strong>Older Adult Education: <\/strong>Education for older adults on healthy lifestyles, disease prevention, and overall well-being further supports healthy ageing, independence, and a better quality of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geriatrics and Geriatric Medicine Geriatrics: Ageing is a natural and universal stage of life that should be embraced as a time of experience, wisdom, and continued growth. While healthy ageing is supported by good lifestyle choices and appropriate healthcare, older adults may also face challenges such as chronic illness, frailty, cognitive decline, social isolation, financial &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/index.php\/geriatrics\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Geriatrics<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1283","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1283"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5685,"href":"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1283\/revisions\/5685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttgeriatrics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}