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British Geriatrics Society Many geriatricians have, in addition to the broad spectrum of expertise in medicine in older patients, chosen to practice or research specific clinical and management areas. Special Interest Groups include Bladder & Bowel Problems, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease, Cerebral Ageing & Mental Health, Primary & Continuing Care, Diabetes, Falls & Bone Health, Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Health Services Research, Medical Ethics, Nurse Consultants' Group, Telecare and telehealth (formery known as new technology in elderly care, Movement Disorders (formery Parkinson's Disease), Respiratory Disease, and Drugs & Prescribing. Each SIG either holds its own six-monthly scientific meetings or provides parallel sessions at the Society’s UK meetings. The SIGs also respond to government consultation documents, and publish guidelines and policy statements. For example: the Diabetes SIG produced guidelines on how to manage older people with diabetes, entitled, ‘Unified Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes’; the Drugs & Prescribing Section has run national training sessions on clinical pharmacology for junior doctors; the Gastroenterology & Nutrition SIG has held a popular symposium on under-nutrition in acute illness; the Community & Continuing Care SIG ran a workshop to promote multidisciplinary assessment; the Medical Ethics SIG offered advice to the Lord Chancellor’s Department on legislation covering mental incapacity; the Parkinson’s Disease SIG has held national conferences on adapting science to practice in treating Motor Disability and on Movement Disorders. The SIGs run successful parallel sessions at the Society’s scientific meetings. The presence of the SIGs, which include physicians, scientists and allied health professionals from outside the Society has enabled the Society to offer advice to government agencies, drawing on a wide range of expertise. The SIGs serve as the Society’s source of clinical innovation, deriving and maintaining high standards of clinical care, and disseminating specialist knowledge. |
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