Research at MUL

CLINIC OF GERIATRICS

DEPARTMENT NAME
Clinic of Geriatrics

CONTACT DETAILS FOR HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Tomasz Kostka Ph.D., MD
tomasz.kostka@umed.lodz.pl
+48 42 67 93 144 (extension: 251)

Clinic of Geriatrics
90-647 Łódź
Plac Hallera 1 (bud. Szpitala, p. 103, piętro I)

TEAM MEMBERS

Head of Clinic: prof. dr hab. n. med. Tomasz Kostka (specjalizacje: choroby wewnętrzne, rehabilitacja, medycyna sportowa, geriatria, Prorektor ds. Ksztalcenia, Prezes Polskiego Towarzystwa Medycyny Sportowej)

Academic teachers:
dr hab.n.med. Anna Gawron-Skarbek (Adiunkt)
dr 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:
lek. Krzysztof Socha (specjalista medycyny rodzinnej)
mgr Natalia Sosowska

Clinic’s secretariat:
mgr Agnieszka Gutowska

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

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