A conversation with Professor Mirko Petrovic (Part 1) Interviewers: Sirin Zelal Sahin Tirnova & Ezgi Pinar (ECGI Blog co-leaders) Interviewee: Prof. Mirko Petrovic In this special ECGI Blog interview, we had the privilege of speaking with Professor Mirko Petrovic, one of the most influential figures in European geriatric medicine. Over decades of clinical, academic, and leadership experience, he has helped shape the way geriatric care, education, and research are developed ac

Author: Marina Kotsani Affiliation: PROGRAMMING COST Action chair Having just returned from my PROGRAMMING COST Action 21122 Short-Term Scientific Mission at the tempoforme® unit in Lille, I remain fascinated by another way of approaching frailty and geriatric prevention. Developed under the leadership of Prof. Eric Boulanger and affiliated with the Geriatric Department of the University Hospital of Lille, tempoforme® proposes an innovative and proactive vision of healthy age

Author: Klejda Harasani Affiliation: University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania What happens when researchers, pharmacists and geriatricians from Albania, Portugal, Poland, Italy, the UK, Serbia and Greece work together? An international team of researchers from the PROGRAMMING 21122 COST Action recently published two compelling studies that highlight both the measurable impact of pharmacists on older adults’ healthcare and the need for specialized geriatric training within the