DEPARTMENT NAME
Clinic of Geriatrics

CONTACT DETAILS FOR HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Tomasz Kostka Ph.D., MD
tomasz.kostka@umed.lodz.pl
+48 42 279 24 73 (extension: 251)

Clinic of Geriatrics
92-209 Łódź
ul. Pomorska 247/249 (Centrum Kliniczno-Dydaktyczne, piętro 11, sekretariat P.11 GE.11)

TEAM MEMBERS

Head of Clinic: prof. dr hab. n. med. Tomasz Kostka (specjalizacje: choroby wewnętrzne, rehabilitacja, medycyna sportowa, geriatria)

Academic teachers:
dr hab. n. o zdr. Anna Gawron-Skarbek (Adiunkt)
dr hab. n. o zdr. Agnieszka Guligowska (Adiunkt)
dr n. med. Bartłomiej Sołtysik (Adiunkt, specjalista chorób wewnętrznych, specjalista geriatrii)
dr n. o zdr. Małgorzata Pigłowska (Adiunkt)
dr n. o zdr. Zuzanna Chrząstek (Adiunkt)
mgr. fizjoterapii Paweł Balicki (Asystent)
dr n. med. Katarzyna Jerka (Adiunkt)
lek Anna Cieślak – Skubel (Asystent)
lek. Renata Korycka-Błoch (Asystent)

Ph.D. students:

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY

The clinic carries:

• Research and development activities in the elderly, including complex medical problems
• Scientific research activities related to the prevention of diseases of the elderly
• Diagnostic, therapeutic and consultative activities in the field of diseases of elderly people
• Develops medical standards and guidelines for the Clinic
• Popularizes the results of conducted research and development work

DEPARTMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS: PROJECTS AND PAPERS

Research work under EU and ministerial grants:

1. Healthy Ageing Research Centre (HARC)
2. Project in cooperation with the Central Institute for Labor Protection (CIOP)
3. Project SUNFRAIL
4. Project SCOPE

Scientific achievements in the years 2012 – 2017:

Kostka J, Borowiak E, Kostka T: Nutritional status and quality of life in different populations of older people in Poland. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Nov;68(11):1210-1215. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.172

Guligowska AR, Pigłowska M, Śmigielski J, Kostka T: Inappropriate structure of nutrient consumption deteriorates further with coexistent cardiometabolic diseases in elderly people from Poland. Pol Arch Med Wewn 2015 Aug 12;125(7-8):521-31

Wysokiński A, Sobów T, Kłoszewska I, Kostka T: Mechanisms of the anorexia of aging – a review. Age (Dordr). 2015 Aug;37(4):9821. doi: 10.1007/s11357-015-9821-x

Joanna Kostka, Tomasz Kostka, Ewa Borowiak. Physical activity in older adults in relation to place of residence and coexistent chronic diseases. J Phys Act Health 2017; 14: 20-28

B.K. Sołtysik, Ł. Kroc. M. Pigłowska. A. Guligowska. J. Śmigielski, T. Kostka. Evaluation of work and life conditions and the quality of life in 60-65 year-old white collar employees, physical workers and unemployed controls. J Occup Environ Med. 2017 May;59(5):461-466. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001029