19
Apr
2023

2023 Scotland Trainees 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 annual meeting is organised by geriatric medicine trainees in Scotland, for geriatric medicine trainees to identify and address key training and learning points within the speciality. Registrars from outside of Scotland are welcome as well as Core Medical Trainees, Foundation Year Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses and AHPs welcome.

 Attendees are invited to submit abstracts relating to the healthcare and wellbeing of older people, with successful candidates being invited to display their poster on the BGS online poster platform. Selected candidates will be invited to give a short oral presentation on the day. Submit via this link before 27 March

Meeting aims:

  • Further attendees’ overall knowledge and understanding of best practice in care for older people
  • Improve attendees’ skills in the treatment and care of older people
  • Inspire attendees to achieve personnel excellence in healthcare of older people
  • Take away new activities and ideas to progress attendees’ workplaces’ services 


Who should attend: 

The meeting will be of benefit to all junior doctors as well as healthcare professionals interested in frailty or for those providing services used principally by older people.

  • Hospital based multidisciplinary teams: Geriatric Medicine, Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine – doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, pharmacists, nurses

Cost to attend

Registration is free for BGS Members

  BGS  Member
 inperson
(inc. VAT)
BGS Member
Virtual meeting Fee
(inc. VAT)
Non-Member
inperson
(inc. VAT)
Non-Member
virtual meeting
(inc. VAT)
Senior Doctors – Post CCT or CESR CP Professions Free Free £120 £90

Pre CCT or CESR CP Professions, Healthcare professionals (Nurses, Physiotherapists, Researchers)

Free Free £60 £45
Retired member/ Students (Undergraduates in Medical School, Nursing or AHP courses) Free Free £30 £22.50
Corporate Representatives     £120 £90

*An early bird discount of 10% is available until 17 January 2023
 

Programme

10.00 Welcome and Introduction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 
10.15 Microvascular CVD
Fergus Doubal
10.45

The new consultant experience
Tina Ryan 

11.15 Break
11.30 Frailty Units
Alistair McVean
12.00

Lunch & Posters

13.00 Continence
Aine McGovern
13.30  Plasma cell dyscrasias
David Hopkins
14.00

 Platform presentations

14.30 Break
14.45  Oncogeriatrics
Kirsty Colquhoun
15.15 End

 

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