Hakan Yaman
Professor
University of Akdeniz
Turkey
Biography
Dr. Hakan Yaman is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Akdeniz in Antalya, Turkey. He is specialized in Family Medicine and a clinical trainer. Dr. Yaman provides clinical services in outpatients clinics of Akdeniz University and his research interests are primarily focused on the preventive care of elderly people in Turkey. Dr. Hakan YAMAN has a strong background on family medicine and elderly care. He published articles on family medicine, elderly care, and medical gerontology in international peer-reviewed journals and gave lectures in international conferences (GSA, IAGG, WONCA) on elderly care issues. He co-authored the “WHO Age-Friendly PHC Toolkit†in 2008 and is promoting this toolkit in his academic work and worked on a pilot implementation of “Aging-Friendly City†in Döşemealtı, Antalya, Turkey in 2014.
Research Interest
Family medicine and preventive care of elderly people