Author: Ian Perera Affiliation: Jagiellonian University Medical College/Research And Teaching Assistant, Poland Walking into the Acute Medical Unit was formidable. I passed bay after bay of patients on our way to our next consultation, with alarms seemingly going off in every corner. Staff nimbly shifted through the corridors in all directions while patients regularly flowed in and out of rooms, curtains opening and closing behind them. It was my first day at the Royal Infirm

Author: Büşra Can, MD Afilliation: Marmara University, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Division of Geriatrics, Türkiye Last month, when I went to get my long overdue haircut, my hairdresser asked me, as a way of greeting, what I was going to do about my greying hair. Obviously, I got very angry and called him out for his ageist comment. I told him to stop the marginalization and the stigmatization of old age! I am not sure I told this out loud, though, because the last

Author: Fatma Özge Kayhan Koçak, MD Affiliation: University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkiye From 12–14 November 2025, the European Delirium Association (EDA) gathered clinicians, researchers, and delirium advocates in the beautiful, autumn-colored city of Hamburg. As an ECGI Reporter and someone deeply engaged in delirium and geriatric care, attending was both scientifically inspiring and personally meaningful. The conference combin

Authors: Sophie Rainbow and Sabrina Jackson Affiliations: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK We attended the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) Conference in Reykjavik, Iceland, in September 2025 because of our keen interest in geriatric medicine and the chance to present a poster. Whilst there, we decided to participate in the CGA (Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment) Quiz that was taking place and entered as a pair. We decided to participate as we though

Authors: Dr Giulia Ogliari and Dr Sarah McNeill Affiliations: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Leicestershire, Leicestershire County Council, UK Tackling health inequalities to improve the health and well-being of younger and older residents across Leicestershire is the mission of the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDCR) Leicestershire. Dr Giulia Ogliari explores Dr Sarah McNeill’s thoughts.

Authors: Ezgi Pınar & Şirin Zelal Şahin Tırnova Afilliation: Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Geriatrics The 21st EuGMS Congress will always remain an unforgettable milestone in our careers. Not only from a scientific perspective, but also because of the pure nature of Iceland — the unique rainbows that appeared every day, the peaceful silence of the city, and the crystal-clear air that inspired us. The congress began with the SIG meetings, where the results

Authors: Esra Çataltepe & Silvia Bellés Affillitions: University of Health Sciences Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital & Hospital Clinic Barcelona From September 6th to 9th, in the historic city of Prague, we had the opportunity to attend as ECGI reporters to the 47th Congress on Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, organized by ESPEN (European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism). The congress brought together experts from all over the world and from diffe

Author: Maria Bonnici Affiliation: Geriatric Medicine Department, Malta From April 10th to 13th, the Eternal City welcomed delegates from...