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The BGS Autumn Meeting will cover the latest in evidence and best practice in the health and care of older people.
The BGS has written to urge the committee chairs and the sponsor of the bill to ensure that the voices of older people and the healthcare professionals who care for them are heard.
The BGS Autumn meeting will cover the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice of interest to all specialists responsible for the health care of older people.
Wales Spring Meeting in Wrexham
The BGS Autumn Meeting 2022 was held as a hybrid conference, with the option to attend in person in London or to attend virtually.
The BGS Autumn Meeting will cover the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in care of older people. Our ageing population is stimulating extensive NHS service redesign to deal with the challenge of caring f
End of life care refers specifically to the last few days or hours of life, when maintenance of comfort and dignity, and avoidance of pain and distress take priority. Many of the principles of care at the end of life are shared with CGA.
The latest scientific research and best clinical practice in healthcare of older people
Training and education for healthcare professionals to improve comprehensive clinical care for older people with cancer
The dominant cause of malaria in Malaysia is now Plasmodium knowlesi, a zoonotic parasite of cynomolgus macaque monkeys found throughout South East Asia.
This event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people in acute and community settings focusing on cardiovascular health.
This section of the BGS Delirium Hub focuses on managing delirium in specific settings and clinical situations.
The amendment, prompted by BGS's written evidence to the committee, removes 'medical condition' from the definition of terminal illness, safeguarding older people with frailty.
View presentation slides from the Joint BGS, Macmillan and RCR OncoGeriatrics Meeting 2019 held on 27-28 February 2019 in London.
This statement sets out the BGS position on assisted dying, our priorities for end of life care, and our concerns that effective legal safeguards cannot be created to protect older people from unwarranted harms.
Assisted Dying is currently an issue featuring regularly in the media and occupying the public’s attention, with Bills proposing the legalisation going through both the Scottish and Westminster Par
Physical functioning, role functioning and depressive symptoms deteriorate over the last 5 years of life of older people with cancer. End-of-life care needs to put their social and psychological well-being at the centre, alongside physical needs.
This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people addresses nutritional needs at the end of life.