MOH to set up geriatric research institute at new Yishun hospital

SINGAPORE: The Geriatric Education and Research Institute (GERI) will be set up at the new Yishun Community Hospital to help Singapore better prepare for the challenges of an ageing population.

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong announced this at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Yishun Community Hospital on Friday morning.He said the institute will lead the development, co-ordination and implementation of initiatives to strengthen education and research.

It will also facilitate the development of curriculum to train healthcare professionals to understand the needs of the elderly
Mr Gan said: "GERI will also focus on research to investigate issues such as age-related physiological and clinical changes and translate the findings to inform clinical care, treatment modalities, disease prevention, risk factors
management and health promotion.

"The research findings will help to inform our health policy and clinical services strategies to improve care provision for our elderly population."The institute will go beyond Yishun Community Hospital and collaborate with other research agencies, geriatric departments, other community hospitals and primary care providers to conduct research in these areas.

Source Xinmsn

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