25
Jun
2020

Cardiovascular SIG Webinar - COVID19

28 - 30 April 2021
Online
Topics include
Deconditioning & rehabilitation
Emergency care
Peri-operative care for surgical patients
Healthy ageing
Integrated care
Prescribing and medication management
Digital health & technology
Allied healthcare professionals
Education, training and careers
Health and social care policy
Nursing
Research
Workforce
Delirium
Dementia
Mental health
Stroke
#BGSConf
@GeriSoc
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)

A free virtual meeting utilising MS Teams Live Event to discuss the challenges we are facing in the current pandemic regarding older people cardiovascular diseases. This first meeting will sketch out some of our experiences to date in addressing the pandemic, the known cardiovascular complications in older people arising from a COVID19 infection and how to prepare to treat older patients, without COVID19, but with cardiovascular diseases requiring management.

Who should join:

  • All professionals providing healthcare to older people

Aims:

  • Further attendees’ overall knowledge and understanding of current research and practice in healthcare of older people in core and difficult areas
  • Improve attendees’ skills in the treatment and healthcare of older people
  • Inspire attendees to achieve personnel excellence in healthcare of older people
  • Take away new activities and ideas to progress their workplace’s services

FAQs and support to join

Thursday, 25 June 2020 13:00-14:30 (1 hours 30 minutes)

All professionals providing healthcare to older people are invited to join.

Participants should join up to 10 minutes before the webinar allowing time to resolve any login issue before the start.

We encourage you to participate to the polls while you wait on www.sli.do using #BGSCardio20

Participant

• Use the Q&A function to interact with the presenters and take part discussion
Find out how to use Teams Webinar

• Participate to Polls via Slido #BGSCardio20. Learn how to join

• Connect on Twitter @GeriSoc #BGSConf

FAQs and support to join

Thursday, 25 June 2020 13:00-14:30 (1 hours 30 minutes)

All professionals providing healthcare to older people are invited to join.

Participants should join up to 10 minutes before the webinar allowing time to resolve any login issue before the start.

We encourage you to participate to the polls while you wait on www.sli.do using #BGSCardio20

Participant

• Use the Q&A function to interact with the presenters and take part discussion
Find out how to use Teams Webinar

• Participate to Polls via Slido #BGSCardio20. Learn how to join

• Connect on Twitter @GeriSoc #BGSConf

Participants watching a live webinar must sign in with their full name when joining via a web browser or use a personal MS Teams account.

If participants join live using a shared work account or viewing as a group they must contact us before the end of the live webinar to record attendance.

This should be by email with their full name, email address and place of work to registrations@bgs.org.uk . Participant must register before the live webinar start to claim CPD credits.

We cannot send CPD certificate to participants who haven't registered in advance.

Participants accessing the archived version of the webinar may record this in their CPD diary using the approval code provided for the live event for up to four weeks after the event date.

Before joining this live event

Make sure your browser allows third-party cookies.

Ensure your browser supports Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Azure Media Player.

There is a Q&A function to interact with the presenters. Familiarise yourself with the details here before the meeting. 

Check your emails for the joining link. Any issues please email registrations@bgs.org.uk