College for Geriatrics 1. State of the Art 2. Projects’ results Jean-Pierre Baeyens on behalf of the College for Geriatrics
Mar 30, 2015
College for Geriatrics
1. State of the Art2. Projects’ results
Jean-Pierre Baeyens on behalf of the College for Geriatrics
J.P.Baeyens et al. BVGG 2000
State of the art (1)
• Peer review 2000: 103/160 geriatric units– 13 admissions/bed/year (median)– 50% admissions from private home– 46% home discharge– median age = 82 yrs– length of stay 22 days– median occupation rate 90%– multidisciplinary team
State of the art (2)
• 21 formation centers
• 37 fellow places available
http://www.health.fgov.be/AGP/fr/professions/medecins/maitre_de_stage/specialites/geria.htm
College ’s projects
• 2000: peer review
• 2001: nutrition
• 2002: continence, emergency, radiotherapy
• 2003: BMDS, AGGIR, ...
• collaborations with the Colleges for:– radiotherapy– nephrology– emergency medicine
Nutrition program 2001
OUTCOMES OF CONTINUOUS PROCESS
IMPROVEMENT OF NUTRITIONAL CARE PROGRAM
AMONG GERIATRIC UNITS IN BELGIUM
Nutrition program 2001
Methodology: 2 phases
Observation• comprehensive
geriatric assessment and MNA
• routine nutrition
Intervention• comprehensive
geriatric assessment and MNA
• « Flow Chart»• « Meals on Wheels »
approach
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Nutrition program 2001
Conclusions
• high prevalence of malnutrition among geriatric hospitalized patients
• significant decreased hospitalization stay during 2nd phase (confounding factors ?)
• significant increased PAB concentrations during 2nd phase
J Gerontology 2004, In Press
DRIP
Detect, Reduce, Incontinence, Programme
Thierry Pepersack on behalf of the College for Geriatrics
Continence 2002
Discussion
• 45% of incontinent patients in geriatric units• 26% of transient incontinence• functional incontinence represents more than
half of the chronic situations• incontinence is associated with:
– high length of stay– high proportion of demented patients
2003 - 2004Belgian Minimal Geriatric
Screening Tools
BMGST
Rationale
• the belgian geriatric program is associated with the obligation of continuous registration of quality variables
• the ministry intends to ask us this registration
• the College for Geriatrics and the Belgian Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics think it would be better to choose ourselves these variables among the comprehensive geriatric assessment
Worksheet
• Part I: 2003 - questionnaire about Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• Part II: 2004 - consensus conference "Belgian Minimum Geriatric Screening Tools »
• Part III: 2005 - topics choice
www.geriatrie.be
Part I
Belgian Minimum Geriatric Screening Tools
for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
College for Geriatrics
Results
• 59 questionnaires• acute and subacute G beds
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• ADL• IADL• risk of falling• cognition• depression
• social• nutrition• pain• QOL
already used proposed for BMGS
Conclusions Part I
quality of questionnaire
not enough CGA
lack of uniformity CGA
~ no consensus
response rate
geriatricians : interested in CGA
transparency of geriatric units
www.geriatrie.be
Part II
2004Consensus Conference
"Belgian Minimum Geriatric Screening Tools »
College for Geriatrics
Working groups
ADL-IADL P De Vriendt, G Dargent, C Swine
Mobility JP Baeyens , Ghesquière
CognitionM Lambert , E Gorus, C Sachem
DepressionA Velghe, Th Pepersack
SocialJP Baeyens, H Vandekerkhof
NutritionT Pepersack, H Daniels,J Pétermans, C Gazzotti
PainN Vandennoorgate, A Pepinster
FrailtyC Swine, G Dargent, P De Vriendt
www.geriatrie.be
www.geriatrie.be
Part III
2005Topics choice
College for Geriatrics
Results
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mobility
cognition
frailty
ADL
Nutrition
Social
Depression
Pain
Priorities
• geriatric programme• programmation of beds• adapted financial ressources• alternative services
– day hospital– inpatients geriatric consultation service
(multidisciplinary)– for geriatric problems (confusion, denutrition, falls,
incontinence, etc.)
College ’s role
Objectives• quality• partnership• « education » and
awareness campaign • promotion of a broader
health concept
Ressources• advisory board• scientific society• surveys (nutrition,
continence, SEGA)• comprehensive geriatrics
focused on:- maintenance of function
and comfort- presence of satisfactory
support systems