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2024 Movement Disorders meeting covering older people's healthcare
This meeting has already taken place but is available to watch on demand until 24 May 2025.
The BGS Autumn Meeting takes place in Nottingham and online on 12-14 November. Register now!
The prevalence of delirium in the community is 1-2 per cent but this rises to 14 per cent in people over 85, and in nursing homes or post acute care settings, can be up to 60 per cent. This guide deals with risk factors, diagnosis and management of this condition.
BGS key messages have been developed to provide members and multidisciplinary colleagues with topline information about specific issues relating to older people's healthcare. We encourage discussion of these issues with decision-makers and other stakeholders.
This event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people living with Dementia or Delirium.
This event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people who have experienced major trauma.
Join us in Northern Ireland for a joint meeting with the Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Old Age.
This event is intended for all multidisciplinary healthcare professionals working with older people undergoing elective or emergency surgery.
The psychological domain of CGA assesses cognition, mood, delirium risk, mental health conditions, and emotional wellbeing. These aspects, combined with the other five domain areas, are essential for creating a comprehensive care plan.
This section of the BGS Delirium Hub examines some of the current research and evidence on delirium.
This section of the Delirium Hub contains resources which focus on staff training and how to educate patients and relatives.
This section of the BGS Delirium Hub focuses on managing delirium in specific settings and clinical situations.
A series of resources which provide an introductory overview of delirium.
Delirium is now recognised as a common symptom of coronavirus, and older people living in long-term care facilities are at higher risk, especially those with dementia.
This chapter of the Silver Book II covers the presentation of common geriatric conditions in an urgent care context.
Research is an essential part of the global and UK strategy and response to COVID-19. This is the British Geriatrics Society statement on research for older people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This consensus advice has been drawn up by experts from the BGS, EDA and RCPsych. It should be used in conjunction with local policy and governance practice employed within your own organisation.
This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the detection, assessment, treatment and follow up of adults with delirium.