This page brings together elearning materials developed by the BGS and other organisations to support members to keep up-to-date with their continuing professional development. It will be updated with new learning resources as they become available.
This resource page brings together elearning materials developed by the BGS and other organisations to support members to keep up-to-date with their continuing professional development.
To add, remove and edit a listing please email elearning@bgs.org.uk
This elearning course, designed and presented by dedicated clinicians from across geriatric medicine, will cover the identification of frailty and interventions to improve outcomes for those with frailty.
It is free to all BGS members. If a CPD certificate is required, there is a fee to attain this and a requirement to achieve 85% on the multiple-choice questions.
Mini-GEMs (Geriatrics Elearning Modules) are short, focused video podcasts designed for rapid dissemination of knowledge on a very specific topic area of geriatric medicine.
You can also view and subscribe to the Mini-GEMs on the AEME YouTube channel.
Over 100 episodes of the MDTea podcast available to listen to for free, with accompanying episode notes and CPD log.
A series of eleaning resources in geriatric medicine for undergraduates, planned and delivered from the University of Nottingham Medical School. Modules include:
The elearning for Healthcare Hub includes a huge number of elearning modules of differing lengths and levels.
It includes programmes on Geriatric Medicine, Frailty and End of Life Care.
Its All Our Health modules cover public health topics including dementia, healthy ageing, falls and fractures.
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) learning portal provides esources on COVID-19 and other online educational resources. Access to courses is payable - click here for more information.
A number of resources are available for free to RCP members via its RCP OnlineEd™ courses portal.
They also produce the RCP Medicine podcast which is available to all for free via Buzzsprout, Soundcloud or Spotify.
Hosted by Dr. Raihaan Biju and Professor Antony Johansen, "Hip Fracture: The Rest Isn't Orthopaedics" explores the care of older patients through the lens of hip fracture management. Aimed at the whole healthcare team—nurses, physios, OTs, medics, surgeons, and students—we cover key topics including frailty, acute care, pain relief, delirium, and nutrition. Listen here