British Geriatrics Society
Scientific Meetings
Library of Presentations

The BGS will publish copies of powerpoint presentations delivered at its Scientific Meetings. The conditions of publication on this site are as follows:

  1. The BGS will only publish those presentations for which it is given permission of the primary author.
  2. The presentation will be published in .pdf format, with the authors' name watermarked into each page, and with certain security measures built into the pdf document.
  3. The presentation will remain on this site for a maximum two years.
  4. Copyright remains vested in the authors of the presentation.

Library of presentations

Author Presentation Title
Autumn 2009 (Harrogate)
Bob Baldwin Depression in later life
Stuart Bruce Update on diverticular disease and investigating the colon in older people (coming soon)
Martin Curtice The Human Rights Act 1998: implications for clinical practice. (Also, play video)
Carol Dealey Pressure Ulcer Guidelines
Claudine Domoney Sexuality in later life: The older couple - interested in sex?
Duncan Forsyth Developing the National Pilot Audit of Intermediate Care
Richard Genever Parkinson's Disease - The Complexities of the Complex Stage
Adam Gordon Any Questions: The Technical Aspects of the SCE
N Y Haboubi Constipation
Keith Harding Pressure Ulcers - The Extent of the Problem and Clinical Challenges
Paul R Kalra Heart failure and anaemia - investigation and management
Belinda Kessel Award winning essay presentation: Movement Disorders: Can we change the outcomes in PD?
Marion E T McMurdo The NICE way to prepare for SCE
Peter Millard Bed crisis to bed crisis
John Mucklow Specialty Certificate Examinations
L A Munang et al The Clock Drawing Test: Effect of education on diagnostic performance and cutoff scores for early dementia in an Asian population
Clodagh O'Dwyer Clinical characteristics and prodrome of Vasovagal syncope (VVS) in young and old. Play video
David Oliver Population services for falls and bone health. From aspirations to service delivery. The DH perspective
Matt Thomas Population services for falls and bone health. From aspirations to service delivery. The acute trust/PCT partnership perspective
Adrian Wagg Persistence with oral antimuscarinics used for the treatment of overactive bladder in different age groups of patients in general practice
Miles D Witham et al Does Vitamin D supplementation improve exercise capacity and quality of life in older heart failure patients?
Spring 2009 (Bournemouth)
Spr 2009 Bournemouth James Barrett Constipation in older people? Investigation and Management
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Nicola Bryan Developing Re-enablement Services at Home - the case for therapist led
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Floortje Celie Age related performance decline compensated by training
Spr 2009 Bournemouth L Choy, A Bhalla Malnutrition and outcome after acute stroke : using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Richard Day Why doctors should run re-enablement services
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Ian Donald et al Changing disability and energy in two cohorts 10 years apart
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Prem Fade Mental Capacity Workshop
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Irwin Foo What are my chances, Doc (anaesthesia in older patients)
Spr 2009 Bournemouth John Gladman Inside the black box
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Gwyn Grout Consultant Practitioner Trainee Programme (Nurse Consultant)
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Gillian Hawthorne Recent clinical trials in diabetes - implications for managing the elderly
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Clive Holmes Current dementia research: a local perspective
Spr 2009 Bournemouth David Kerr Diabetes at the end of life
Spr 2009 Bournemouth N B Lincoln et al Predicting safety to drive in people with dementia
Spr 2009 Bournemouth David Oliver Restraint in the care of older patients: ethical and legal aspects
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Dennis Johnston Complementary Medicine should be made available on the NHS
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Martin Marshall Maintaining quality in the NHS
Spr 2009 Bournemouth D J F Mayne et al Who benefits from organised stroke care?
Spr 2009 Bournemouth GE Mead, et al The influence of fatigue after stroke on long-term survival: analysis of data from International Stroke Trial
Spr 2009 Bournemouth E Reynish Factors associated with increased Alzheimer's disease severity at presentation
Spr 2009 Bournemouth A Severn A guide for the referring physician: What do the surgeon and anaesthestist need to know? (Transcript of presentation - no Powerpoint presentation authorised)
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Alan Sinclair Emerging aspects of diabetes care in older people
Spr 2009 Bournemouth H E Syddall et al Social inequalities in grip strength, physical function and falls among community dwelling older men and women: findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Suneel Talwar Coronary Stenting
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Jon Treml Restraint - the case against
Spr 2009 Bournemouth Michael Vassallo This house is in favour of restraint
Autumn 2008 (Birmingham)
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2008		 Birmingham Jagdish Sharma Cardio-coronary-protection in acute stroke
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2008		 Birmingham Shoumitro Deb Down's Syndrome and Dementia
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2008		 Birmingham David Oliver What's new in preventing falls in hospitals and care homes?
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2008		 Birmingham Finbarr Martin Secondary prevention of falls and fractures: a challenge to specialist and community integration
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2008		 Birmingham Jan Beynon The Day Hospital - Past, Present and Future?
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2008		 Birmingham Sarah Black Older Adults with intellectual disability - a view from old age psychiatry
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2008		 Birmingham Gillian Parker From joint planning to continuity of care - what about the outcomes?
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2008		 Birmingham Sally-Ann Cooper Caring for older persons with intellectual disabilities
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2008		 Birmingham Chris Phillipson
Trevor Howell Lecture
 Re-defining 'old age' for the 21st Century: Issues for Policy and Practice
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2008		 Birmingham Owen David Fitness to Drive: Neurological Disease
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2008		 Birmingham Peter Belfield Appraisal - pushing standards or a painful experience (Appraisal vs Revalidation)
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2008		 Birmingham Steve Iliffe
Marjory Warren Lecture		 Factoids & Policy Zombies in the care of older people (Primary Care)
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2008		 Birmingham Steve Allen Airways disease in old age: common and difficult to treat
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2008		 Birmingham Avan Aihie Sayer Sarcopenia - an unrecognised geriatric giant?
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2008		 Birmingham Roger Francis Musculoskeletal disease in older people
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2008		 Birmingham Ian Hill-Smith Medication Review
Spring 2008 (Glasgow)
Spring 2008 Glasgow J Sugden, F Sniehotta, P Boyle, P Donnan, D Johnston, M McMurdo An open pilot study of the feasibility of using pedometers plus advice to increase physical activity in sedentary older women
Spring 2008 Glasgow G D Kerr, L Bowie, C Sellars, J Bagg, M P Sweeney, P Langhorn, D J Stott Dry mouth after stroke
Spring 2008 Glasgow R E Hubbard, M Sinead O'Mahony, B L Calver, K W Woodhouse Inflammation and frailty measure in older people