UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Gerontology Coordination Research Centre
Sóstói Str. 2-4. Nyíregyháza, 4400
AGE HUNGARY
Organizational structure:
Director: Dr. Marianna Móré scientific advisor
Assistant director: Dr. Gergely Fábián, college professor
Clinical coordinator: Dr. János Szegedi
Geriatric coordinator: Prof. Dr. Gyula Bakó
Social coordinator: Dr. Gergely Fábián
Geronto-psychology coordinator: Dr. Ágnes Bene
Coordination units:
Gerontopsychiatry TKE (director: Dr. Győző Pék)
Social gerontology TKE (director: Dr. Gergely Fábián)
Dementia TKE (director: Dr. Anikó Égerházy)
Clinical Geriatrics TKE (director: Dr. Árpád Sáhy)
External collaborators:
Prof. Dr. Mária Figler, PTE, ÁOK,
Prof. Dr. Péter Lakatos, SE, I. Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology
Prof. Dr. Béla Székács, SE, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology
Prof. Dr. Miklós Székely, PTE, ÁOK,
Dr. Bálint Boga, honorary board member of the Hungarian Gerontological and Geriatric Society, former president,
Dr. Anikó Égerházy, DEOEC, Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Árpád Sáhy, Jósa András Teaching Hospital, Chronic Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Dr. Jean Szilagyi USA-Nyíregyháza
Dr. István Tóth, Ferenc Rákóczi II. and Rehabilitation Centre for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Member Hospital
Erzsébet Csernáthné Kárándi, Fazekas Gábor Home for the Elderly
Zsuzsanna Horváth Varga
and further related colleagues.
Hungarian relations:
Hungarian Gerontological and Geriatric Society
National Association of Pensioners' Clubs and Seniors "Life for Years"
Association of Retired People's Organisations of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Nyíregyháza
and further related organisations.
Foreign relations:
Bruce Carnes, PhD; Oklahoma University Health Science Center, OKC, USA
Prof. Sang Chul Park; Seoul National University, Szöul, Korea
Prof. Sataro Goto; Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokió, Japán
Jiří Schincke; Civic Association Hvězda Council, Zlin, Csehország
Dr. Milan Tomka; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Szlovákia
and related organisations and persons.
The aim of the organisation:
- coordinating and organising activities in connection with gerontology in Hungary;
- to support gerontological education in our country, however, especially in our Faculty;
- disseminating information on gerontology.
Tasks of the organisation:
- information gathering: collection and dissemination of national gerontological publications;
- organisation of conferences on gerontology;
- introducing and implementing adult gerontological training;
- exchange of information with other member organisations and our foreign partners;
- promoting research in connection with gerontology in Hungary;
- to disseminate the results of gerontological research in Hungary through the establishment of the journal Hungarian Gerontology.
Structure of the organisation:
- national gerontologists and researchers, educators and organisations working in any area of gerontology;
(Annex I: Organisation chart of the Gerontological Science Centre) - foreign gerontologists and organisations;
(Annex II: Letters of support from foreign organisations) - supporting persons and organisations;
(sponsors, MOTESZ and other professional organisations)
A brief history of Hungarian gerontology