SWINDON GERIATRIC TRAINING DAY

Category: Medicine - Other

Date: June 29th 2012

Location: Great Western Hospital, Swindon

 

09.45 - 10.00      coffee

 

10.00 - 11.00      welcome

                            Pressure area care

                            Debbie Finch - Consultant Geriatrician

 

11.00 - 12.00      Gait Assessment

                            Sameer Maini

 

12.00 - 13.00      LUNCH

 

13.00 - 13.45      Mental Capacity Act and DOLS

                            Simon Manchip - Consultant Psychogeriatrician

 

13.45 - 14.45      Diagnosing Dystonias and Movement disorders

                            Debesh Mukherjee - Consultant Geriatrician

 

14.45 - 15.00      COFFEE

 

15.00 - 15.45      Neuroanatomy for  understanding Stroke

                            Prasad Siddegowda - Consultant Stroke Physician

 

15.45 - 16.30      Pharmacology - managing drugs in the Elderly

                            Nick Haddington - Senior Pharmacist