Falls, Joints, Bone Health

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12. CGA in primary care settings: Patients at risk of falls and fractures

04 February 2016

Often a key component of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in primary care, this guide examines step-by-step how to carry out a multifactorial risk assessment for falls.

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Good practice guide

Global 'Call to Action' on fragility fractures

12 December 2018

A global 'Call to Action' has been issued for better care for people suffering from fractures that result from increased fragility

Article

BGS Falls and Postural Stability Meeting - 2018 Conference Report

25 October 2018

Rachel Tarling reports on the 2018 BGS Falls and Postural Stability conference.

Newsletters

Cochrane review: Multifactorial & multicomponent interventions for preventing falls in the community, care facilities and hospitals

04 October 2018

Two separate Cochrane reviews published in 2018 looked at multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community, and care facilities and hospitals

 

Report

2018 NICE impact report on falls and fragility fractures

29 August 2018

NICE impact reports review how NICE recommendations for evidence-based and cost-effective care are being used in priority areas of the health and care system, helping to improve outcomes where this is needed most.

Report

Hip fracture management - plenty of guidelines, not enough evidence

20 August 2018

Roger Jay argues that there is a plethora of guidelines governing hip fracture, but very little evidence. He contrasts this with stroke where evidence has been the focus, to good effect. Stroke has led the way - we need evidence for managing the hip fracture patient.  

Newsletters

Evaluation of an Otago Exercise Programme and behaviour change techniques to ensure adherence

16 August 2018

In this study, the Otago Exercise Programme is enhanced with behaviour change techniques with a view to improving adherence to home exercise in frail older people

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

03 July 2018

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

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Report

Fallsafe

08 July 2011

A quality improvement programme that uses specially trained nurses to introduce an evidence based care bundle to reduce inpatient falls

Fact sheet

Benzodiazepines and falls risk

25 April 2018

Falls are a frequent and frightening issue for patients and staff, and they have physical and psychological consequences for individuals and society. They are costly in human and financial terms (National Institute for Health and Clinical ExceIlence 2004).

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Fact sheet

Clinical guidelines on falls and fractures

27 November 2016

Guidelines from NICE and Public Health England on prevention of falls and fractures, and the diagnosis and management of hip fractures.

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Clinical guidelines

Deconditioning awareness

11 May 2017

Deconditioning and loss of functional abilities in frail older people may start soon after arriving in hospital. Many end up in a care home prematurely because of it. This campaign, with downloadable resources, aims to encourage patients to 'Sit up, get dressed, keep moving!'

Good practice guide

Care of patients with fragility fracture (Blue Book)

03 September 2007

Fracture services often fail to respond to the true complexity of their older patients’ needs. The Care of Patients with Fragility Fracture (the 'Blue Book', available as a download) sets out best practice in the care and prevention of fragility fractures.

Good practice guide
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Anaemia

Established in 2017, this Special Interest Group deals with the disorders that may arise in the older person with anaemia.
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Will vertebroplasty come good?

02 December 2018

Over 500 publications in the last 5 years including an updated Cochrane review published early this year on vertebroplasty has not quelled the debate if it is an effective treatment for painful vertebral fragility fractures. The Cochrane review was very clear that vertebroplasty offered little benefit in reducing pain and disability when it was compared with a placebo (sham procedure). So, why are there still proponents of the intervention?

Blog

Vertebroplasty should not be offered as a treatment for spinal fractures due to osteoporosis

23 November 2018

Vertebroplasty, a treatment that involves the injection of a type of acrylic cement, is a treatment first introduced in the late 1980s to treat acutely painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures. Early observations from case series published over the next decade and a half, indicated that it could quickly and dramatically improve the pain.

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Drinking, smoking and badminton – reaching a consensus on falls prevention

24 September 2018

Muscle weakness and poor balance are key risk factors for falls. I have long thought that if we would work out a population approach this would be a great step forward in the area of falls prevention.

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‘Watch your step’- Why it’s important to assess vision for falls prevention?

14 September 2018

Try balancing on one leg with your eyes closed - tricky isn’t it? We know that we need the right input from the visual, proprioceptive and somatosensory systems to stay on our feet

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The Great Balancing Act – perspectives from older people on falls risk

04 June 2018

Falling represents the leading cause of unintentional injury in this population with approximately one third of older adults falling each year. 

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Why it gets harder to prevent falls when older people leave hospital

21 May 2018

Evidence has shown 30% of the population of older people who live in the community fall at least once per year, 10% of these falls result in a serious injury. 

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Spring Meeting 2019

10 April 2019
CARDIFF

The conference will cover the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in healthcare of older people. Our ageing population is stimulating extensive NHS service redesign to deal with the challenge of caring for larger numbers of older people both in and out of hospitals.

Spring Conference

Trainees Weekend 2019

02 February 2019
BIRMINGHAM

This annual 2 day weekend meeting is built around the current curriculum needs and experiences of junior doctors training for a career in geriatric Medicine.

Trainee Meeting

Wales Autumn Meeting 2018

27 September 2018
CARDIFF

Covering core topics:SIG sessions on Stroke, Movement Disorders, Falls 

  • Delirium 
  • Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme 
  • Training
  • Intermediate Care and co-ordination with emergency services
Nation Meeting

19th International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability 2018

14 September 2018
Leeds

The day includes sessions on Falls and Fractures consensus statement, systematic review on drugs that increase falls risk, Falls prevention RTCS, visual assessment in fallers and many more.  

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