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Determination of the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education in Türkiye

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Determination of the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education in Türkiye

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Purpose: To determine the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education and emergency department design in Türkiye.
Materials and methods: A total of 159 physicians, consisting of 19 education supervisors and 140 emergency medicine field physicians from across Türkiye, participated in this descriptive and cross-sectional online survey study. Data was collected between June 2022 and July 2023.
Results: Of the field physicians, 90.0% reported that there were no geriatricians available for consultation in their hospitals. While 68.4% of the education supervisors found the TUKMOS curriculum insufficient regarding geriatric emergency medicine, 86.4% of the field physicians strongly supported the detailed addition of geriatric topics to the core training curriculum. Furthermore, 84.3% of the field physicians stated they needed additional training to recognize atypical presentations, and 81.4% needed it for polypharmacy and treatment management. The idea that geriatric emergency medicine should be a subspecialty was supported by 71.4% of field physicians and 57.9% of education supervisors.
Conclusion: Although emergency medicine physicians and education supervisors in Türkiye have a high level of awareness regarding geriatric emergency medicine management, they experience deficiencies in theoretical training and practical infrastructure. Increasing the weight of geriatric topics in the TUKMOS curriculum, supporting elder-friendly emergency department designs, and considering geriatric emergency medicine as a subspecialty are critically important for health policies.

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Destekleyen Kurum

No financial support was received for this research.

Etik Beyan

This study has not been previously published or presented at any congress or conference.

Teşekkür

We would like to thank all our colleagues who shared their valuable opinions by participating in the survey studies and the emergency medicine clinic residents who did not withhold their moral support in conducting the research.

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Acil Tıp

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

10 Temmuz 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

22 Mayıs 2026

Kabul Tarihi

8 Haziran 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 19 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
Kılıç, D., Oskay, T., Baltacıoğlu, B., Kılıç, T., Aksoy, A., Oskay, A., & Keşaplı, M. (2026). Determination of the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education in Türkiye. Pamukkale Medical Journal, 19(3), 133-142. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1956271
AMA
1.Kılıç D, Oskay T, Baltacıoğlu B, vd. Determination of the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education in Türkiye. Pam Tıp Derg. 2026;19(3):133-142. doi:10.31362/patd.1956271
Chicago
Kılıç, Deniz, Tülay Oskay, Bora Baltacıoğlu, vd. 2026. “Determination of the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education in Türkiye”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 19 (3): 133-42. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1956271.
EndNote
Kılıç D, Oskay T, Baltacıoğlu B, Kılıç T, Aksoy A, Oskay A, Keşaplı M (01 Temmuz 2026) Determination of the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education in Türkiye. Pamukkale Medical Journal 19 3 133–142.
IEEE
[1]D. Kılıç vd., “Determination of the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education in Türkiye”, Pam Tıp Derg, c. 19, sy 3, ss. 133–142, Tem. 2026, doi: 10.31362/patd.1956271.
ISNAD
Kılıç, Deniz - Oskay, Tülay - Baltacıoğlu, Bora - Kılıç, Taylan - Aksoy, Adeviyye - Oskay, Alten - Keşaplı, Mustafa. “Determination of the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education in Türkiye”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 19/3 (01 Temmuz 2026): 133-142. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1956271.
JAMA
1.Kılıç D, Oskay T, Baltacıoğlu B, Kılıç T, Aksoy A, Oskay A, Keşaplı M. Determination of the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education in Türkiye. Pam Tıp Derg. 2026;19:133–142.
MLA
Kılıç, Deniz, vd. “Determination of the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education in Türkiye”. Pamukkale Medical Journal, c. 19, sy 3, Temmuz 2026, ss. 133-42, doi:10.31362/patd.1956271.
Vancouver
1.Deniz Kılıç, Tülay Oskay, Bora Baltacıoğlu, Taylan Kılıç, Adeviyye Aksoy, Alten Oskay, Mustafa Keşaplı. Determination of the awareness and needs of emergency medicine clinic education supervisors and field physicians regarding geriatric emergency medicine education in Türkiye. Pam Tıp Derg. 01 Temmuz 2026;19(3):133-42. doi:10.31362/patd.1956271

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