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The BGS Spring Meeting 2021 is taking place on 28-30 April. Click here to view the programme, register or find out how to join online live or on demand.
The BGS Autumn Meeting will cover the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in care of older people. Our ageing population is stimulating extensive NHS service redesign to deal with the challenge of caring f
The latest scientific research and best clinical practice in healthcare of older people
More older people are undergoing surgery, but postoperative outcomes are worse than for younger patients. This case study looks at the Proactive Care of Older People undergoing Surgery (POPS) team at Guy's and St Thomas's.
2024 POPS meeting
This virtual event is a local forum covering the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in the health care of older people.
The BGS Autumn Meeting will cover the latest in evidence and best practice in the health and care of older people.
This meeting is for those in training roles, within the Geriatric Medicine speciality. Built around the current curriculum needs and experiences of those training for a career in geriatric medicine, it will see a mix of plenary presentations and workshops, a mock SCE exam, updates on the Curriculum changes and a practical interview preparation workshop.
Local meeting in East Anglia with focus on Neurology in older people
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.
6th annual Wessex CRN ageing research meeting and regional BGS
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An emergency laparotomy is one of the highest risk surgical procedures performed. Every year across the UK more than 24,000 emergency laparotomies are carried out.
As the population ages, increasing numbers of older people are presenting for elective and / or emergency surgical intervention. This group is at higher risk of adverse postoperative outcome, likely due to underlying comorbidity and frailty, increasing vulnerability to decompensation after surgery.
This section of the BGS Delirium Hub focuses on managing delirium in specific settings and clinical situations.
The Centre for Perioperative Care, working in collaboration with the British Geriatrics Society, has published guidance for the care of people living with frailty undergoing elective and emergency surgery that encompasses the whole perioperative pathway.