St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Eur Geriatr Med. 2021 Jun;12(3):597-600. doi: 10.1007/s41999-021-00500-9.
Covid-19 is a true gerontological pandemic, with frailty, multimorbidity and geriatric syndromes being of great importance.
There has been a lack of geriatrician involvement in planning and delivery of care for older people with Covid-19 in many arenas. Lack of mobilisation of geriatric expertise has led to inconsistent policy responses and ageism. The pandemic has shown that medical education and health systems have failed to align training, resources, and systems with current demographic and health usage realities.
We must take the specific needs of older people into account to position ourselves to provide better care for this group during Covid-19 and beyond.
Covid-19 是一场真正的老年病学大流行，衰弱、多种疾病和老年综合征非常重要。
在许多领域，老年病医生都没有参与规划和提供患有 Covid-19 的老年人的护理。缺乏动员老年医学专业知识导致政策应对不一致和年龄歧视。大流行表明，医学教育和卫生系统未能使培训、资源和系统与当前的人口和健康使用情况保持一致。
我们必须考虑到老年人的特殊需求，以便在 Covid-19 及以后更好地为这一群体提供护理。
