12
Jul
2022

2022 Trent Spring Region Meeting

Date range
28 - 30 April 2021
Credits
This meeting has applied for 15 credits of live CPD credit (expires 30 May 2021) and 15 credits Distance learning CPD accreditation (expires 30 April 2022) from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)

This event is a local forum covering the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in care of older people. This meeting will cover core areas of interest to all specialists responsible for the health care of older people and is open to attendees from near and far.

OnDemand Access: This information was up-to-date at the time of the presentation but does not take into account material published since then.

Who should attend:

  • Consultants & specialist doctors in geriatric medicine
  • Researchers into Ageing and Age-Related Conditions 
  • Doctors training in related specialties
  • GPs with an Extended Role in Older People and GP trainees
  • Nurses and allied health professionals
  • Advanced and Specialist practitioners
  • Consultant Practitioners/Consultant Nurses
  • Physician Associates
  • Internal Medicine Trainees (especially those considering a career in geriatric medicine)
  • Medical, Nursing, Allied Health professional students

Why participate:

  • Understand more on the key areas & challenges faced in geriatric medicine  
  • Hear focused presentations on core areas of the geriatric medicine
  • Present the latest scientific research to British Geriatrics Society members and elected officers
  • Attend small group workshop sessions
  • Network & socialise with other healthcare professionals

Programme

13.45          Introduction and welcome 
Dr Irfana Musa, BGS Trent Chair 
13.50

Management of Diarrhoea / Constipation in the older person 

Dr Alexandra Kent ( Consultant Gastroenterologist, King’s College Hospital London)

14.30

Anaemia

Dr Ajay Verma  (Consultant Gastroenterologist, Kettering)

15.10 Break
15.20

 Nutrition in the older person 

Vittoria Romano & Alison Smith, Specialist Nutrition Support Dieticians

16.00

Managing common complications with PEG tubes

Angela Holohan, Specialist nutrition nurse, UHL

16.40

Closing words
 

 

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