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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a six-hour training program delivered by geriatricians in improving family physicians' knowledge and understanding of geriatric syndromes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study included 22 participants who attended an \u201cOlder Patient Care and Seek Course\u201d held during an international family physicians congress. The course consisted of six hours of in-person, interactive presentations on the major geriatric syndromes. Prior to the training, participants completed an 18-item pre-test assessing their knowledge in areas such as preventive care, polypharmacy, pressure injuries, malnutrition, and cognitive impairment. Following the training, the same test was administered as a post-test to evaluate changes in knowledge. Each item was scored as one point.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the participants, 86.4% were women, with a median age of 30 years (range: 27\u201340). Additionally, 54.5% were family medicine specialists, and the remainder were family medicine residents. The median duration of post-graduate clinical experience was 5 years (range: 2\u201317). In terms of test results, the mean pre-test score was 9.00\u2009\u00b1\u20091.74, which significantly increased to 14.59\u2009\u00b1\u20091.89 on the post-test. The difference between pre- and post-test scores was statistically significant (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Education plays a critical role in recognizing and effectively addressing the needs of the geriatric population within primary healthcare settings. 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