Day 1: Community Geriatrics in Dundee and Angus - James Shaw
Day 1: Transient Loss of Consiouness in the Older Patient - Lara Mitchell
Syncope is a symptom and not a diagnosis. We can mostly make the diagnosis with a cornerstone assessment (history, postural BP and 12 ECG). For a proportion, the diagnosis will remain more elusive and their care is best under a specialist service, with experts who can streamline the investigations in order to expedite an early, accurate diagnosis.
Day 1: Dementia - Craig Patrick
The presentation will cover features of dementia with specific reference to individual subtypes. I will cover investigations, diagnosis and management. I will discuss behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and the suggested management of this. I will also discuss community care for patients diagnosed with dementia.
Day 1: Hospital at Home - Patricia Cantley
Hospital at Home Services have been developing around the world over the last few years.
This talk will review some of the background to this evolving branch of medicine and describe some of our experiences in Midlothian, a semi rural area just to the south of Edinburgh.