BGS Spring Meeting 2020: Results of Abstract Adjudication

This meeting has been cancelled  and there will be no abstract book produced for this meeting.

If your abstract was  accepted, you will have been contacted by the BGS with further information, including  the option to defer to the Autumn Meeting 2020. 

For further information about the cancellation of the Spring Meeting, please click here.

If you have any questions about your submission please email: abstracts [at] bgs [dot] org [dot] uk  

Abstracts are listed below by their abstract reference number which you will have received at the time of submission, so please have this to hand. Alternatively, the names of the main contact for each abstract (where supplied) are listed in the second column. 

If your abstract has been accepted:

  • Download the relevant confirmation form from the right hand side of this page, complete it and return it to Joanna Gough, BGS Scientific Officer (J [dot] Gough [at] bgs [dot] org [dot] uk). 
  • Ensure you register for the meeting in the usual way.
     
Tip: Press Ctrl + F on your keyboard to bring up a search box to quickly locate your number or name.

Posters

The confirmation form (link on the right of this page) contains additional information on poster sizes, set up and dismantling times, and more. 

Platform presentations

The session and time of your presentation can be found in the table below. You will need to download the BGS Spring Meeting programme for further information.

Queries or questions

Please refer to the information, links and downloads on this page which contain all the additional information you should need. If you have a query which is not covered by this material, please contact J [dot] Gough [at] bgs [dot] org [dot] uk.

Results

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Abstract ID Contact Name Abstract Title Category Sub-category Result
MC-1866 Richard Dodds Sarcopenia, long-term conditions, and multimorbidity from mid-life to later life: findings from 499 046 UK Biobank participants Scientific Presentation (SP) BMR (Bone, muscle & rheumatology) Presidents Round/Poster
MC-1815 Dr Raphael Rogans-Watson Frailty, older age-associated conditions, and multimorbidity amongst people experiencing homelessness in a hostel in London Scientific Presentation (SP) BSG (Biology & social gerontology) Presidents Round/Poster
MC-1830 Katie Davies Loneliness, social isolation and frailty among older adults in England: Results from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Scientific Presentation (SP) EPID (Epidemiology) Presidents Round
MC-1846 Justine Tomlinson Coping with Medicines after Hospital Discharge; The Invisible Work of Older Patients and Their Care-givers Scientific Presentation (SP) HSR (Health services research) Presidents Round
MC-1891 Dawn Swancutt Introducing the SHERPA model for managing multi-morbidity to trainee GPs: outcomes and relevance to elderly care Scientific Presentation (SP) HSR (Health services research) Presidents Round
MC-1908 Sophie McLachlan Medication Compliance Aids and Acute Hospitals Scientific Presentation (SP) HSR (Health services research) Presidents Round
MC-1910 Atul Anand Predicting unplanned readmission and death after hospital discharge: how do frailty tools compare to electronic health record frailty markers? Scientific Presentation (SP) HSR (Health services research) Presidents Round
MC-1827 Professor Salah Gariballa Associations between low muscle mass, blood-borne nutritional status and mental health in older patients Scientific Presentation (SP) N&N (Neurology & neurosciences) Presidents Round
MC-1820 Kornanong Sarcopenia and its relationships with respiratory muscle strength and functional capacity in community-dwelling older people Scientific Presentation (SP) OTHER (Other medical conditions) Presidents Round
MC-1907 Michael Corden Can sarcopenia be used to estimate outcomes in elderly patients treated with chemoradiotherapy for bladder cancer? Scientific Presentation (SP) OTHER (Other medical conditions) Presidents Round
MC-1838 Geriatric Medicine Research Collaborative Improving delirium screening and recognition through quality improvement crowdsourcing: results of a panspecialty multi-centre project Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Platform Presentation: Friday Session H 09.00-9.15am
MC-1837 Lucy Owen The Elephant in the Room: An innovative and effective approach to multidisciplinary advance care planning training Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Platform Presentation: Friday Session H 09.15-09.30am
MC-1848 Michael Reid Geriatric medicine in undergraduate written assessments: Is there a single best answer? Scientific Presentation (SP) Education / Training Platform Presentation: Friday Session J 12.00-12.15
MC-1862 mehak - gupta Knowledge of junior doctors about heart failure. Scientific Presentation (SP) Education / Training Platform Presentation: Thursday Session E 14.50-15.00
MC-1874 Ben Steel A cross-sectional study of the oral health and oral-health-related quality of life of older adults admitted to an acute hospital in the north east of England Scientific Presentation (SP) EET (Eyes, ears & teeth) Platform Presentation: Thursday Session B 09.00-9.15am
MC-1831 Yawen Xiang Adiposity and Development of Dementia: A systematic review of recently published longitudinal studies Scientific Presentation (SP) EPID (Epidemiology) Platform Presentation: Thursday Session C 12.40-12.50
MC-1832 Yawen Xiang Estimating the Burden of Dementia in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis Scientific Presentation (SP) EPID (Epidemiology) Platform Presentation: Thursday Session C 12.50-13.00
MC-1898 Dr Edward Alcorn Patient Outcomes From a General Inpatient Rehabilitation Ward, Does Frailty or Reason For Admission Make a Difference to Patient Outcome? Scientific Presentation (SP) FALLS (Falls, fractures & trauma) Platform Presentation: Friday Session K 15.30-15.45
MC-1916 Helena Dolphin Fear of Falling in Community Dwelling Ambulatory Older Patients: Associations with Physiological Falls Risk, Cognition and Mood Disorders Scientific Presentation (SP) FALLS (Falls, fractures & trauma) Platform Presentation: Friday Session K 15.45-16.00
MC-1828 Natasha Thorley Quality of Care Transitions: Older Adults' Experiences in an Integrated Care Trust Scientific Presentation (SP) HSR (Health services research) Platform Presentation: Thursday Session C 12.30-12.40
MC-1917 Jessica Odone Community DNACPR forms: opening a can of worms Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Poster
MC-1817 Asya Veloso Costa Improving urinary catheter documentation and care in geriatric wards Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1824 Hnin Mon Quality improvement project on delirium care in older patients at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust (MYHT)

 

 Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1835 Mel Chawner DO EXERCISE PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER PEOPLE WITH SARCOPENIA OR FRAILTY DELIVER AN EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICE? FINDINGS FROM A UK SURVEY Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1843 Caroline Abbott To complete a frailty quality improvement project to improve the pathway for people over 65 admitted to Salford Royal with conservatively managed low to moderate trauma thoracolumbar fractures. Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1845 DAWN ROBERTSON Improving Efficiency of a daily Rapid Run Down within a Community Rehabilitation service-(Rapid Elderly Assessment Community Team -REACT) Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1850 Harriet Watson "No One Told Me I Couldn't Drive with Delirium" Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1858 Reshma Aziz Merchant Rapid Geriatric Assessment Application in Primary Care: Both Practical and Rapid Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1865 Clare Baguneid Improving the identification and management of delirium in older surgical patients Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1868 Nahida Bashir Outcomes of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner-Led POPS Service in a District General Hospital Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1870 Eleanor Spurring A Retrospective Observational Study into the Correct Administration of Rivaroxaban: Is It Being Taken with Food? Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1872 Keefai Yeong Nocturia - an underappreciated "symptom" of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea? Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1875 Susan Brook COMPARISON OF FRAX AND QFRACTURE IN PREDICTING FRAGILITY FRACTURES IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH FALLS Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1878 Erin Boyle Does the DaTSCAN improve patient care in NHS Lothian? Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1880 Liam Dunnell Integrating a Front Door Frailty Service within the Emergency Department: Results of a Pilot Study Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1884 Hui Sian Tay A FULL AUDIT CYCLE: DOCUMENTATION OF DISCHARGE SUMMARIES AND FUNCTIONAL STATUS IN ELECTRONIC DISCHARGE LETTERS Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1886 Cameron Abbott Improving Delirium Assessment in a Distric General Hospital Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1909 Tina Larcombe Surviving the epidemic that confronts us - Fracture Liaison Service evaluation data Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1821 Nicholas Saxton Renewing the Frailty Experience: bringing CGA into the Emergency Department Clinical Quality Efficiency and Value for Money Poster
MC-1849 Myat Kyi La Thein Development of Early Supported Frailty Discharge team Clinical Quality Efficiency and Value for Money Poster
MC-1859 Katie Sayer Physical activity improvement in elderly hospitalised patients at the Royal London: Exercise as part of a multimodal intervention. Clinical Quality Efficiency and Value for Money Poster
MC-1882 Cameron Abbott The Evolution of a Frailty Service Clinical Quality Efficiency and Value for Money Poster
MC-1903 Duncan Saunders Embedding a specialist Frailty Team in the Emergency Department: improved access, efficiency and patient outcomes. Clinical Quality Improved Access to Service Poster
MC-1912 Alistair McVean Developing an Older Peoples Assessment Unit with a vision for a future hospital. Clinical Quality Improved Access to Service Poster
MC-1915 Kishaani Suseeharan Improving Handover between Doctors and Nurses on an Elderly Care Ward Clinical Quality Improved Access to Service Poster
MC-1818 Wilson Rycroft A New Ambulatory Frailty Pathway at Barnsley Hospital Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Poster
MC-1823 Ellen Haire Improving discussions around treatment escalation decisions in patients with subdural haematomas on a neurosurgical ward. Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Poster
MC-1826 Cheng Khuang Lim Promoting Advance Care Planning of patients with Parkinsonism in the community Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Poster
MC-1853 Pandora Naomi Wright The case for a best-interest meeting decision toolkit to guide preferred place of care and interventions for community dwelling older people who lack mental capacity

 

 Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Poster
MC-1889 Anna Mann Embedding a Specialist Frailty Team within the Emergency Department Improves Patient Experience and Quality of Care Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Poster
MC-1893 Latana Munang Standardised Anticipatory Care Planning in Care Homes reduces unscheduled hospital admissions Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Poster
MC-1914 Hannah Enguell Learning from Deaths in Older People Readmitted within 28 days; Using the Gold Standards Framework to Identify Opportunities for Advance Care Planning
 		 Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Poster
MC-1840 Olivier Gaillemin Using a targeted teaching intervention to drive up the quality of Discharge Summaries. SHOP 75+ Clinical Quality Patient Safety Poster
MC-1841 Dr Gina Hadley CT Head and Cervical Spine audit in patients over the age of 65: A District General Hospital Perspective. Clinical Quality Patient Safety Poster
MC-1873 Victoria Addy Improving the Monitoring and Awareness of Fluid Balance on a Hip Fracture Ward. Clinical Quality Patient Safety Poster
MC-1888 Hanni Cross Continuous and regular live feedback is required to maintain an improvement in the quality of discharge summaries. SHOP 75+. Clinical Quality Patient Safety Poster
MC-1894 Louisa Jackson Improving the documentation of DNACPR decisions following the transition to electronic record keeping. Clinical Quality Patient Safety Poster
MC-1919   This is (probably) not the frailty solution you are looking for: Utilisation of a novel stand-alone community-based Ambulatory Care Unit Poster
MC-1913 Edward Bridge Improving Foundation Doctor's Ability to make referrals at the Royal Bolton Hospital Clinical Quality Patient Safety Poster
MC-1819 Rebecca Renji Chungath IS MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION MEASURED BY 31P MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT? Scientific Presentation (SP) BMR (Bone, muscle & rheumatology) Poster
MC-1856 Patrick Hogan Ageism in Myelodysplastic Syndrome Scientific Presentation (SP) BSG (Biology & social gerontology) Poster
MC-1844 Rachel Ng Challenges in the management of severe orthostatic hypotension associated with supine hypertension in a patient with autonomic dysfunction on background of Nasopharyngeal carcinoma and type II diabetes mellitus Scientific Presentation (SP) CARDIO (Cardiovascular) Poster
MC-1905 Arjun Sabharwal Relationship between NT pro BNP Levels and Heart Failure in Patients > 85 years of Age. Scientific Presentation (SP) CARDIO (Cardiovascular) Poster
MC-1890 Alexandria Cropp Frailty, doesn't that mean birdlike? Research into attitudes and understanding of frailty in undergraduate and postgraduate trainees Scientific Presentation (SP) Education / Training Poster
MC-1902 Lynn MacDiarmid Developing a Portfolio for Advanced Practitioners working with Older People Scientific Presentation (SP) Education / Training Poster
MC-1836 Altug Didikoglu LONGITUDINAL CHANGE OF SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS WITH HEALTH Scientific Presentation (SP) EPID (Epidemiology) Poster
MC-1814 Cameron Arnold Does Physician Retirement Affect Patients? A Systematic Review Scientific Presentation (SP) HSR (Health services research) Poster
MC-1847 Dawn Swancutt "I'm on the floor and can't get up and it's really annoying": A qualitative investigation of patient and staff perceptions of options for getting up from the floor following a fall Scientific Presentation (SP) HSR (Health services research) Poster
MC-1876 Dr James Alegbeleye Is 'Medically Fit For Discharge' ambiguous and misleading to patients? A Health Service Study. Scientific Presentation (SP) HSR (Health services research) Poster
MC-1877 James Faraday How do we provide good mealtime care for people with dementia living in care homes? A mixed-methods systematic review. Scientific Presentation (SP) HSR (Health services research) Poster
MC-1881 Zoe Thornburgh Investigation of factors influencing length of stay and discharge destination of hip fracture patients receiving rehabilitation in a private care home: a mixed methods study involving primary and secondary data analysis. Scientific Presentation (SP) HSR (Health services research) Poster
MC-1895 Alejandro Gomez Acute Geriatric Units in UK and Spain. Same speciality, different reality? Scientific Presentation (SP) HSR (Health services research) Poster
MC-1834 Miles Witham WHAT ARE THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN RENAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IN OLDER PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE? FINDINGS FROM THE BICARB TRIAL COHORT Scientific Presentation (SP) OTHER (Other medical conditions) Poster
MC-1864 Khalid Ali Living alone is a key risk factor for medication-related harm due to non-adherence in older adults Scientific Presentation (SP) PHARM (Pharmacology) Poster
MC-1863 Patrick Reid The benefits of a virtual ward model in the management of care of elderly patients admitted with decompensated heart failure Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Poster
MC-1867 Helen Turner Front Door Specialist Frailty MDT Working at MFT NHS Trust - “The Therapy Team”

Poster presentation

 Clinical Quality Improved Access to Service Poster
MC-1816 William Davison Hyponatraemia in patients with fractured neck of femur – how much of a problem is it, and is it an opportunity to improve patient care? Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Rejected
MC-1833 Siobhan Harding What is the clinical effectiveness of emergency department based comprehensive geriatric assessment on reducing revisits and re-admissions within 30 days? A systematic literature review Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Rejected
MC-1854 Megan Shaw The Use of the SARC-F Questionnaire to Screen for Sarcopenia in a Day Hospital Setting Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Rejected
MC-1855 Finbarr Maguire Delivering improved orthogeriatric care for older patients with hip fractures and major trauma based on national guidance Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Rejected
MC-1857 Zinka Zecevic Improvement of Frailty Identification of patients age 75 and over, presenting at Northwick Park Hospital (NPH) Emergency Department (ED) via Ambulance, using the Clinical Frailty Score (CFS) Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Rejected
MC-1879 Alex Presland PANDAS: Power Assessment and Documentation Audit of Stroke Patients Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Rejected
MC-1887 Eilis Kempley Shared Decision Making for Older People Having Surgery: Introducing a Tool for Routine Systematic Documentation Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Rejected
MC-1892 Abigail Caffel Wirral's Older Person's Assessment Unit (OPAU): Steps in the Right Direction for the NHS Long Term Plan Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Rejected
MC-1906 Matthew Butler The Dental Management of NOAC patients: A 7 Year Hospital Review Clinical Quality Clinical Effectiveness Rejected
MC-1897 Elizabeth Whittle Trusted Assessor Service: Leading Change, Adding Value to Patient's Care Clinical Quality Efficiency and Value for Money Rejected
MC-1825 Sai Duraisingham Assessing the need for access to a hospital wide Frailty Service. Clinical Quality Improved Access to Service Rejected
MC-1839 Maevis Tan Identifying the treatment gap for patients in Blackpool Victoria Hospital who would benefit from a Fracture Liaison Service to guide local service development Clinical Quality Improved Access to Service Rejected
MC-1901 SuLe Aung Implementing the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) in electronic patient records Clinical Quality Improved Access to Service Rejected
MC-1822 Ellen Haire Improving communication and documentation of end of life discussions; a simulation based project for Foundation Year Two doctors. Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Rejected
MC-1829 A Michael One-year mortality of hospitalized adult patients Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Rejected
MC-1860 Harpal Singh Flora An initiative to improve mouth care – Development of an educational package to enhance confidence levels amongst healthcare staff Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Rejected
MC-1883 Cathleen Rowan Improving Advance Care Planning for older people in Doncaster Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Rejected
MC-1885 Mark Taylor What's in a name? Descriptive preferences of Older people compared to terms used in posters and abstracts at the Autumn British Geriatric Society (BGS) conference, 2019 Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Rejected
MC-1896 Eve Braithwaite Improving Bone Health in High Risk Patients with COPD Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Rejected
MC-1899 l wentworth Tackling loneliness, improving well being: Care Navigator Impact at a Senior Adult Day Hospital Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Rejected
MC-1900 Nahida Bashir What are the views of healthy older Pakistani Muslim adults on Do Not Attempt Resuscitation decisions? Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Rejected
MC-1911 Miriam Thake Use of the Abbey Pain Score to assess pain for inpatients with cognitive impairment Clinical Quality Patient Centredness Rejected
MC-1871 Binny Prabhu Implementation of continence pathway to improve outcomes and patient safety for elderly patients with urinary incontinence Clinical Quality Patient Safety Rejected
MC-1904 Jessica Michael Investigating effectiveness of patient data transfer between primary and secondary care through discharge summaries Clinical Quality Patient Safety Rejected
MC-1869 Adam Bhanji An MDT approach to improving diabetic care in the elderly Clinical Quality Patient Safety Rejected