Prof. MD. Birkan İlhan

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Prof. MD. Birkan İlhan is a specialist in Geriatrics at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul.

Geriatrics

Specialized care by Prof. MD. Birkan İlhan

•Polypharmacy and Inappropriate Drug Use in Elderly Individuals Malnutrition Sarcopenia Osteoporosis Fragility Dementia Geriatric Depression Hypertension Diabetes Management

Education:

İnönü University, Faculty of Medicine (English) (2000-2007)
Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (2008-2013)
Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Geriatrics (2013-2017)

Experience:

Health Sciences University Derince Training and Research Hospital / Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases / Associate Professor
Diyarbakır Private Practice / Associate Professor / 2020 September-2022 August
SBU Şişli Hamidiye Etfal PEH Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Clinic (2019-2022, Education Assistant)
Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital (2017-2019, Geriatrics Specialist, Compulsory Service)
Malatya 112 Emergency Health Services (2007-2008, General Practitioner, Compulsory Service)
2013, Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA (Researcher at Mayo Clinic Rheumatology Department for 3 months)

Turkish Internal Medicine Specialization Association, Member, 2008
Academic Geriatrics Society, Member, 2014
The European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS), Member, 2014
Clinical Enteral Parenteral Nutrition Association (KEPAN), Member, 2014
UEMS (European Union of Medical Specialists) Geriatrics Section, Representative of Turkey
Memberships to Scientific Working Groups
Task and Finish Group on Fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs), The European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS)
Special Interest Group on Cardiovascular Medicine, The European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS)
Special Interest Group on Pharmacology, The European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS)
Osteoporosis and other Musculoskeletal Diseases in the Elderly (Member), Academic Geriatrics Society
Urinary Incontinence and Falling (Member), Academic Geriatrics Society
Rational Medicine and Polypharmacy (Scientific Secretariat), Academic Geriatrics Society

BEST ORAL PRESENTATION SECOND PRIZE, Academic Geriatrics Society, Academic Geriatrics Congress, 2018
SPECIAL JURY AWARD, Academic Geriatrics Society-International Academic Geriatrics Congress, 2017
BEST ORAL PRESENTATION FIRST PRIZE, Academic Geriatrics Society-International Academic Geriatrics Congress, 2017
BEST ORAL PRESENTATION SECOND PRIZE, 23rd National Internal Medicine Congress, 2021