Curricula for training in medicine and healthcare of older people

The British Geriatrics Society has contributed to a series of syllabi/curricula to support trainee specialists, AHPs and nurses who wish to specialise in the healthcare of older people.

Training in palliative and end-of-life care: Guidance for trainees (and their trainers) in non-palliative medicine training posts

Physicians practising in general internal medicine (GIM) commonly manage illness in patients who may be in the last phase of their lives. It is therefore an important part of the specialist training programme to manage patient and family involvement.

Clarification of training requirements for higher specialist trainees in Geriatric Medicine in Community Practice

The ageing population in the UK and increasing pressures on acute hospitals has shifted the balance of care to the community and providing care closer to home. This has led to closer joint working across primary and secondary care, with social care and the third sector.

Clarification of training requirements for higher specialist trainees in Geriatric Medicine in Old Age Psychiatry

Based on the specialty training curriculum for geriatric medicine, reference is made to the guidelines for collaboration between physicians of geriatric medicine and psychiatrists of old age.

Curriculum - Specialty training curriculum for geriatric medicine

The JRCPTB published the curriculum for specialist trainees in geriatric medicine in 2010. In 2016, it published an amended edition. Trainees are be required to learn to manage the whole range of medical conditions at a generalist level for adults of all ages.

Wales: Core curriculum of competencies for intermediate care for SpRs in geriatric medicine

In a pioneering step, Wales has developed a comprehensive core curriculum of competencies for intermediate care for SpRs in geriatric medicine. While designed for SpRs in Wales, the curriculum has UK-wide relevance.

Clarification of training requirements for higher specialist trainees in Geriatric Medicine in Orthogeriatrics

This curriculum is based on the specialty training curriculum for geriatric medicine, formulated in August 2010 (amended in 2016).

Clarification of training requirements for higher specialist trainees in Geriatric Medicine in Tissue Viability

Pressure ulcers cause immense suffering and considerable increases in length of stay. An understanding of the causes of pressure ulceration is fundamental to prevention of occurrence.