British Geriatrics Society
Notices of Meetings

(BGS Special Interest Groups and Regions)

Meeting Room Hire in London

Marjory Warren House, 31 St John's Square, London




Click here for details of room hire facilities and costs.

BGS NE/NW Thames Regional Summer Meeting

15 July 2009

South Mimms Premier Inn

BGS Joint NE/NW Thames Regional Summer Meeting
South Mimms Premier Inn

Starts from 1.00 p.m. with lunch and viewing of exhibits

The meeting will include talks by these excellent invited speakers:

  • Prof Astrid Fletcher on Ageing Eyes
  • Dr Ros Davies on Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - a significant and treatable cause of imbalance in the elderly population
  • Dr Steve Allen on A Stab in the Dark - an update of neuropathic pain

Main contact: Dr David Slovick

BGS Welsh Branch

3-4 September 2009

Royal Glamorgan
BGS Wales Branch

Organiser: Dr Raj Biswas
Falls and Postural Stability

7 September 2009

Blackpool, UK

The 10th International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability

Venue: The Hilton Hotel, Blackpool

Organised by the BGS Falls and Bone Health Section

Download programme

Diabetes

11 September 2009

Luton, UK

BGS Diabetes Update

Venue: Putteridge Bury Campus, Luton
University of Bedfordshire

This year's meeting will concentrate on recent developments in diabetes and practical management skills.

Download programme and registration

Cost: £25.00. Confirmation and directions with local accommodation will be sent by email.

BGS South Western Branch

30 September 2009

Taunton, UK

BGS South Western Branch Autumn Meeting

Venue: Somerset Academy, Musgrove Park Hospital, Tauton (10:00 - 16:00)

Topics - Advances in stroke, endocrinology and other topics. There will also be an opportunity for trainees to present their work
Contact Dr Tarun Solanki -01823 343439 Tarun.Solanki@tst.nhs.uk
or Dr Mike Jeffreys 01392 861090 Mike.Jeffreys@rdeft.nhs.uk

BGS Welsh Branch

4-5 March 2010

Wrexham

 

BGS Wales Branch

Organiser: Dr S Abraham
BGS Welsh Branch

2-3 September 2010

Haverford West
BGS Wales Branch

Organiser: Dr Chris James
BGS Welsh Branch

3-4 March 2011

Glan Clwyd
BGS Wales Branch

Organiser: Dr Ganesh Ram
BGS Welsh Branch

1-2 September 2011

Cardiff
BGS Wales Branch

Organiser: Dr John Butler

 

 

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