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| Chilean Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chilean Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology |
| Native name | Asociación Chilena de Geriatría y Gerontología |
| Formation | 1980s |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
| Region served | Chile |
| Language | Spanish |
| Leader title | President |
Chilean Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology is a professional association based in Santiago that brings together clinicians, researchers, educators, and policy advocates working on aging and elder care in Chile. It functions as a national forum linking practitioners across hospitals, universities, research institutes, and regional health services to advance clinical standards, gerontological research, and public policy for older adults. The association interacts with international bodies, health ministries, academic centers, and civil society organizations to shape service delivery and scholarly discourse.
The association emerged during a period of institutional development in Chilean health care linked to initiatives in Latin America and Europe, influenced by networks associated with World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, University of Chile, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins University, and regional groups such as Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología and Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia. Founders included clinicians and academics who trained at institutions including Hospital Clínico San Borja-Arriarán, Hospital del Salvador, Universidad de Concepción, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, and international centers like King's College London. Early activities connected with national health reforms, interacting with ministries and commissions that worked alongside agencies such as Caja de Compensación, Superintendencia de Salud, and networks modeled after European Union geriatric programs. Over subsequent decades the association expanded its membership, established specialist committees mirroring structures at American Geriatrics Society and British Geriatrics Society, and forged collaborations with international research consortia such as Global Aging Network.
The association's mission aligns with improving clinical care, promoting gerontological science, and influencing policy for older people across Chilean regions like Valparaíso Region, Biobío Region, Araucanía Region, Magallanes Region, and Antofagasta Region. Objectives include establishing clinical guidelines analogous to those produced by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, supporting epidemiological surveillance similar to programs at Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (Chile), fostering interdisciplinary education with universities such as Universidad de Valparaíso and Universidad Austral de Chile, and encouraging ethical standards informed by international charters like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The association seeks to coordinate with social welfare entities comparable to Servicio Nacional del Adulto Mayor (SENAMA) and health delivery organizations such as Red de Salud UC Christus.
Governance follows an elected board model with roles comparable to those in World Medical Association affiliates: president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and chairpersons for scientific, ethical, and regional committees. Committees reflect specialties associated with institutions such as Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile geriatrics units, departments at Universidad de Talca, and research groups linked to Centro de Investigación en Envejecimiento. Regional chapters operate across municipal jurisdictions including Santiago, Concepción, Valdivia, and Iquique. Annual general meetings emulate procedures used by International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics chapters, and internal regulations are patterned after statutes from professional bodies like Colegio Médico de Chile.
Programs encompass clinical guideline development, continuing education, multidisciplinary workshops, and public outreach. Educational activities are held in collaboration with universities and hospitals such as Hospital del Trabajador and Hospital Militar de Santiago, and include training adapted from curricula used by European Geriatric Medicine Society and American Geriatrics Society. The association organizes national congresses, symposia, and regional seminars featuring speakers from King's College Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, Universidade de São Paulo, and Instituto Nacional de Geriatría (Mexico). Community programs address long-term care, caregiver support, and age-friendly city initiatives inspired by World Health Organization frameworks and municipal partnerships with authorities in Municipality of Santiago.
The association publishes position statements, clinical guidance, and proceedings similar to journals produced by Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and Age and Ageing. It sponsors multicenter studies on frailty, dementia, multimorbidity, and functional decline in collaboration with research centers at Universidad de Chile Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción Facultad de Medicina, and international partners including Institut Pasteur, Karolinska Institutet, and University of Toronto. Surveillance projects use methodologies adopted from Global Burden of Disease studies and coordinate with national surveys by Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (Chile). Research outputs have informed national guidelines and been presented at meetings such as Pan American Health Organization fora and International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research.
Advocacy priorities target ageism reduction, elder abuse prevention, long-term care regulation, and integration of geriatric principles into primary care models promoted by entities like Ministerio de Salud (Chile), Servicio Nacional del Adulto Mayor (SENAMA), and regional health services. The association has contributed to legislative consultations related to social protection and care funding, engaging with parliamentary committees and stakeholder coalitions similar to those formed around the Ley de Derechos y Deberes del Paciente. It partners with NGOs and civil society actors such as MadresJubiladas and international advocacy groups including HelpAge International to promote policy change and public awareness campaigns.
Membership comprises geriatricians, gerontologists, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, and allied professionals from institutions like Servicio de Salud Metropolitano hospitals and university departments across Chile. Professional development includes certification programs modeled on curricula from American Board of Internal Medicine fellowships, fellowship exchanges with centers such as Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, mentorship networks, and grant programs supporting research fellowships at universities and institutes including Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and Centro de Estudios Público. The association maintains directories, organizes exam preparation courses, and offers scholarships for attendance at international meetings such as World Health Assembly sessions and regional gerontology congresses.
Category:Geriatrics organizations Category:Medical and health organisations based in Chile