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The 20th International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability was held on 20 September 2019 in London.
The BGS Wales Autumn Meeting 2019 was held on 5-6 September 2019 in Swansea.
The BGS Scotland Autumn Meeting 2019 was held on 21-22 November in Dumfries.
View slides from the South West BGS and Ageing Specialty Group CRN Southwest Meeting 2019 held on 3 October 2019 in Exeter.
The BGS Frailty and Urgent Care Meeting 2019 was held on 15 February 2019 in London.
Friday 21st September 2018, The Amba Hotel Marble Arch, London
The 22nd Annual Meeting of the BGS Cardiovascular Section - The Ageing Vasculature – Where Can We Intervene? - was held on Friday 25 January 2019 at The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, London.
Slides for the meeting held on 1 February 2019 in Birmingham organised by the BGS Movement Disorders Section
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published this practical guide for staff providing intermediate care services.
A list of recommended scientific research papers, recommended by the British Geriatrics Society Respiratory Group, related to COPD and respiratory issues
Rachel Tarling reports on the 2018 BGS Falls and Postural Stability conference.
NICE standard covers referral and assessment for intermediate care. It covers bed-based intermediate care, crisis response, home-based intermediate care and reablement. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
These papers are a helpful context for the BGS’s evolving Research Strategy, including the need to address recruitment issues.
The RCP Guidance on safe medical staffing aims to help those planning hospital services to answer: ‘How many doctors or their alternatives, with what capabilities, do we need to provide safe, timely and effective care for patients with medical problems?'.
A list of validated tools which may be useful in augmenting clinical history-taking as part of comprehensive geriatric assessment, or as screening tools to trigger the need for an in-depth assessment.
Focus on Physicians 2017-18 is the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow’s most recent census on the consultant physician and higher specialty trainee workforce in the UK.
The BGS works closely with the workforce team at RCP. Information on consultant numbers and other details such as projected retirements are taken from the annual RCP survey.
A quality improvement programme that uses specially trained nurses to introduce an evidence based care bundle to reduce inpatient falls
Older patients frequently have dysphagia resulting from acute or chronic illnesses. Dysphagia management requires a collaborative approach because of the complexities of older patients' needs, and geriatricians have an important role to play in overseeing this condition.
The Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England is concerned about the significant impact that poor oral health is having on older people’s general health and quality of life.