2026 Scotland Autumn Programme
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09:00 Registration and poster viewing
09:30 Session 1: Continence - Back to fundamentals
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Time09:30 ~ 11:00
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Continence - Back to fundamentals
Moderators: Dr Aine McGovern
Speakers: Dr Georgina Smart, Mahua Charkrabarti, Professor Graham MacKay
Bladder Health in frailty: a team-based approach to better care
Managing faecal incontinence in older person living with frailty
Managing constipation in older person living with frailty (Remote)
11:00 Free time - Explore the exhibition zone and meet our sponsors. Grab a coffee, have a stretch or socialise with other participants
11:30 Session 2 Nutrition and Sarcopenia
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Time11:30 ~ 12:30
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Nutrition and Sarcopenia
Moderators: Dr Alison Falconer
Speakers: Dr Christoper Curran, Mrs Careen Mullen-Mckay
Nutrition in the Frail Older Adult: is there evidence for alternative feeding
Quality Improvement at NHS Tayside: Addressing Malnutrition and Sarcopenia
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Session 3 Wellbeing
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Time14:00 ~ 15:00
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Wellbeing
Moderators: Dr Sam Blackley
Speakers: Dr Claire Copeland, Dr Cath Stretton, Dr Sara Robinson
Moral injury – corridor care and run up to winter
Civility saves lives
Approaching difficult conversations
15:00 Free time - Explore the exhibition zone and meet our sponsors. Grab a coffee, have a stretch or socialise with other participants
15:30 Session 4 Cases that changed my practice
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Time15:30 ~ 16:15
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Cases that changed my practice - Cognitive impairment and atypical cases
Moderators: Mrs Careen Mullen-Mckay
Speakers: Dr Innes Hynd
Feeding challenges in Dementia
Five top tips for the meeting
1. Record your attendance
In person: Attendance should be recorded by scanning in at the registration desk using the QR code on your joining email or providing your name. Each day you attend you will need to scan in.
Online: You will receive a CPD certificate for the days you have watch online. Viewing the content post-event will be certified, and certificates are issued 3 days after your last viewing.
2. Give feedback
Please take the time to fill out the feedback form after each day. It is mandatory for us to generate and issue a CPD certificate but also helps us improve our
conference and provides invaluable information to our speakers about their presentation.
3. Visit our sponsors and browseour posters
Consider spending 5 minutes to speak to a sponsor. Take the time to browse and comment on our submitted posters on the digital screens.
4. Join the discussion
All delegates are encouraged to ask questions for the speakers and panel discussions. If you are thinking it, someone else is too, so please use the ‘Ask’ function on the online platform or the microphone in the room.
5. Get social
Chat with attendees, join a socialising event or interact in a group discussion.
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