Geriatrics: Medicine of the 21st Century ?

Abstract

Study model: an analytical study on progress in the area of Brazilian Geriatrics in the period between the end of the 20th century and the present moment. Objective: narrate facts and significant data for the implementation of this medical specialty in the routine of clinical practice in Brazil. Results: Geriatrics services and disciplines added to the university environment promoted concurrently the production of dissertations and theses, medical residency programs in Geriatrics, increase in the number of Geriatricians by the Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia) / Brazilian Medical Association (Associação Médica Brasileira) and Publications (books and articles) of good quality and with the peculiarities of caring for the elderly in Brazil. Conclusion: The study and attention to the elderly in Brazil has grown positively in the last three decades. Considering that a critical mass of professionals has been reached and quality research is being produced Gerontology & Geriatrics has become an area of knowledge typical in the country.