Presentations from 2021 Northern Region Autumn Meeting
CPD (3 points)
The Northern Region Autumn Meeting 2021 was an education meeting consisting of updates on Alzheimers and Dementia treatment and Liberty Protection Safeguards. Presentations from submitted abstracts were also given. Some speakers have kindly given us permission to share their slides. Please scroll down to view and download. This content is available to BGS members and non-member attendees only.
Programme
3 CPD points RCP Code 137602 until 29 October 2021
The abstracts and posters from this year's Northern Autumn Conference are available to view in one consolidated virtual book. Please click this link to view
Updates in Alzheimer's Dementia diagnosis and management
Dr Robert (Bob) Barber - Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University
Liberty Protection Safeguards
Sharon Thompson - Designated Nurse Safeguarding Adults, South Tyneside CCG
Platform Presentations
14.50 Frequency of Superadded Infections in Older Adults with COVID-19
Mr Ken Aggrey - Medical Student, University of Glasgow
15.00 Hearing aids and glasses: bedside signs prompt assessment of sensory needs, an audit
Dr Robert Cavanagh – Medical student, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospital Trust
15.10 Inpatient Management of Traumatic Rib Fractures - A Local Prospective Analysis
Dr David Basterfield - Core Trainee Anaesthetics, Sunderland Royal Infirmary
15.20 QIP to Improve the documentation of Advance Care Planning Discussions in Elderly Medicine at Hull Royal Infirmary
Helen Millner - Registrar (StR) in Geriatric Medicine, Hull Royal Infirmary
15.30 Falls due to Polypharmacy: Documentation and de-prescription – A quality improvement
Dr Ajmal Khan - Junior Clinical Fellow, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn
Updates in Alzheimer's Dementia diagnosis and management
Dr Robert (Bob) Barber - Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University
Dr Barber is an Old Age Psychiatrist based in Newcastle and has a special interest in clinical trials in Alzheimer’s Dementia. He is speciality lead for Dendron in the North east and Training Program Director for Old Age Psychiatry.
Liberty Protection Safeguards
Sharon Thompson - Designated Nurse Safeguarding Adults, South Tyneside CCG
Sharon has worked within the NHS in both mental health and acute health providers and Clinical Commissioning for over 36 years. She welcomed the Mental Capacity Act 2005, (MC(Amendment)A 2019) with its strength based in human rights, she was one of the first emerging Mental Capacity Act leads in an Acute health Trust and became a Best interests Assessor for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
Frequency of Superadded Infections in Older Adults with COVID-19
Mr Ken Aggrey - Medical Student, University of Glasgow
Hearing aids and glasses: bedside signs prompt assessment of sensory needs, an audit
Dr Robert Cavanagh – Medical student, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospital Trust
Inpatient Management of Traumatic Rib Fractures - A Local Prospective Analysis
Dr David Basterfield - Core Trainee Anaesthetics, Sunderland Royal Infirmary
QIP to Improve the documentation of Advance Care Planning Discussions in Elderly Medicine at Hull Royal Infirmary
Helen Millner - Registrar (StR) in Geriatric Medicine, Hull Royal Infirmary
Falls due to Polypharmacy: Documentation and de-prescription – A quality improvement
Dr Ajmal Khan - Junior Clinical Fellow, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn