Severn & Peninsula Geriatrics SpR Study Day
Category: Medicine - Other
Date: March 21st 2013 9:30am until 4:00pm
Location: Peninsula Medical School Building, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
930-1015 Dr Anna Hinton Consultant Physician
Why dementia screening is a good thing & how FAIR/CAM assessment should be done on all older adult inpatients & how its improved care? Anna will discuss the challenges of bringing in this patient quality improvement.
10-15-1045 Dr David Strain Senior Lecturer in Academic Geriatrics
Title to be confirmed
1045-1100 Dr Jane Foster Academic Clinical Fellow
How to improve mortality outcomes in older adult in-patients – lessons from Mortality & Morbidity meetings & would use of new National nEWS score be better than locally used EWS scores in older adults.
1100-1130 Coffee
1130-1215 Mr Malcolm Hilton Consultant ENT Surgeon
Interactive practical approach to managing vertigo & balance problems in older adults
1215-1300 Dr Andrew Sharp Consultant Cardiologist
Role of renal artery sympathetic denervation in resistant hypertension
1300-1400 Lunch
1400-1445 Dr Martin James Consultant Stroke Physician
Carotid & Vertebral Artery Dissections presentation, investigation & management
1445-1515 Dr Anthony Hemsley Consultant Physician & Lead Physician Healthcare Older Adults
Top 3 problems in Clinical Lead’s in-box & employment prospects in geriatric medicine
1515-1545 Dr Salim Elyas Spr Geriatrics & G(I)M
Rational use of imaging in Parkinson’s’ Disease
1545-1600 Dr Ray Sheridan Consultant Physician
How to prevent falls in primary care –PRE-FIT study