A two-day face to face course specifically designed for those in training roles in geriatric medicine, moving into senior roles.
This course focuses on management and leadership issues that affect health services for older people welcoming SAS grade doctors, registrars, ACPs and senior nurses and therapists.
This course is not available online or livestream.
Places are limited. Please register early to avoid disappointment.
The course is aimed at those progressing into senior roles where there are more managerial and leadership responsibilities. This includes;
The reading list is non-compulsory but it covers some important recent papers that will shape leadership and management agendas for geriatricians over the coming years alongside more generic issues of which you should be aware. The list is not exhaustive and has been whittled down to give a primer ahead of the course. This will be shared with registered attendees for the meeting.
If you have any questions about the leadership weekend, please contact registrations@bgs.org.uk
Using the seven domains of the NHS Leadership Framework, the course will be structured in small facilitated interactive group sessions, analyzing questions around leadership, policy and management topics that attendees may get asked in consultant interviews. The objective is for each delegate to leave the weekend with a personal development plan for leadership and management for the start of their career as a consultant in geriatric medicine.
Members in Category B, C and D are now eligible to apply for a new BGS event grant. This will cover the registration cost for a BGS conference. Applications can be submitted from the event registration page, and should be requested and approved before completing registration. See more details at www.bgs.org.uk/funded
| All fees inclusive of VAT. |
BGS Member | Non-Member |
|---|---|---|
| Full Fee | Full Fee | |
| Senior Doctors | £293 | £488 |
| Resident and SAS grade doctors and Healthcare professionals ( including Researchers) | £293 | £488 |
BGS members save 40% on their registration fees
*An early bird discount of 10% is available until 7 August 2026.
Your organization can register attendees and pay the registration fee by card only they hold on your behalf (A Proxy registration). There isn’t an option for invoice payment for our virtual and hybrid conferences. The steps for a proxy registration are outlined on https://www.bgs.org.uk/hybrid-event-participants.
The course starts at 8:30am on Saturday with registration and breakfast. Attendance at the breakfast is required for all delegates. The breakfast consumption is optional.
Being on time is important. You will be assign to a group during the breakfast. You will spend the whole course together in these groups and should use this opportunity to introduce yourself and network with the other course participants.
Dinner is at 7:00pm on Saturday. Dinner attendance is required for all delegates. This will be an opportunity to further develop your connections and build relationships with the other course participants and faculty.
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