Resources

Literature searching has many uses. This short guide to searching for scientific literature is divided into different sections.

The rate of older people undergoing surgical procedures is increasing faster than the rate of population ageing . Despite this progress, older surgical patients remain at increased risk.

The Conference Report for the BGS Autumn Meeting in November 2017

Samuel Willis describes the value of stories - telling them and listening to them. It creates bonds and humanises the teller and listener.

This issue includes reports from the BGS Autumn Meeting 2017, the British Society for Heart Failure Conference and an interview with the Past President of BASP.

BGS Scotland held its 2017 Autumn Meeting in early November. It was held in Aberdeen. Christine McAlpine reports.

In its report Living Not Existing: Putting Prevention at the Heart of Care for Older People, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists seeks to show how doing the right thing for i

Twelve downloadable presentations given at the Third National Frailty Conference in 2017.

The National Dementia Strategy aims to increase the numbers of participants with dementia into clinical research. But recruiting people with dementia can be challenging.

The Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England is concerned about the significant impact that poor oral health is having on older people’s general health and quality of l

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

Medical Education Terminology relating to the education of specialist trainees, catalogued by the Vice President for Education of the British Geriatrics Society