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Edinburgh International Course in Medicine of the Older Adult 2013

RCPE 5-day course Edinburgh

Date: Monday, 3 June 2013 - Friday, 7 June 2013

Venue:

Queen Mother Conference Centre
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
9 Queen Street
EDINBURGH
EH2 1JQ

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This one-week course is aimed at physicians from around the world who specialise or have a major interest in the care of older people. Day sessions include:

• 'Found on the floor'

• 'End of life care'

• 'Common issues faced by geriatricians'

• 'The front door'

• 'Bones and kidneys'

Targeting doctors at consultant or senior trainee level, the course includes update lectures by expert speakers on topics of current and practical relevance, with frequent opportunities for interactive case-based learning and an additional session on communication challenges in medicine of old age.

Places are limited, thus maximising opportunities for interaction and the course also features a popular social programme including dinner in the elegant facilities of the College.

Dr Andrew Elder & Dr Conor Maguire, FRCP Edin
Course Directors

Monday 3 June 2013 - 'Found on the floor'

08.30

Registration and Coffee

Chair: Dr Nicki Colledge, Dean RCPE

09.00	Preventing falls in the community - evidence update Dr John Davison, Consultant Physician, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
09.40	Syncope Dr Steve Parry, Consultant Physician, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
10.20	Epilepsy in older people Dr Richard Davenport, Consultant Neurologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
11.00	Coffee/tea

11.30	Physio input for the patient with vertigo/dizziness Nova Mullin, Specialist Physiotherapist, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool
12.15	Could this be a stroke? Dr Sarah Keir, Consultant Geriatrician, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
13.00	Lunch

14.00	Preventing falls in hospital - update Dr Frances Healey, Associate Director of Patient Safety, NHS Commissioning Board
14.45	Tea/coffee
15.00	Parallel sessions: 1. Clinical cases - led by Dr John Davison and Dr Steve Parry 2. Vestibular procedure - led by Nova Mullin and speaker tbc
16.30	Close

17.30 -
19.30

College reception and tour (optional)

Tuesday 4 June 2013 - 'End of life care'

08.40

Registration and Coffee

Chair: Dr Conor Maguire, Course Director & Consultant in acute medicine of the elderly

09.00	Clinical communication in practice - workshops with simulated patients Dr Kirsty Boyd, Consultant in Palliative Care, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
11.00	Coffee/tea

11.30	Symptom control in the older adult at the end of life Dr Paul Keeley, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
12.15	DNACPR - decisions and discussions Dr Juliet Spiller, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Marie Curie Hospice, Edinburgh
13.00	Lunch

14.00	Advance care planning for older people Dr Rebekah Schiff, Consultant Geriatrician, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Trust, London
14.45	Tea/coffee
15.00	Clinical presentations and discussion on end of life Dr Patricia Cantley, Consultant Geriatrician, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh / Dr Schiff / Dr Boyd
16.30	Close

Wednesday 5 June 2013 - 'Common issues faced by geriatricians'

08.40

Registration and Coffee

Chair: Dr Susan Pound, Consultant Geriatrician, Queen Margaret Hospital, NHS Fife

09.00	Preventing and treating visual impairment in older people Professor Bhal Dillon, Consultant Opthalmic Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
09.40	The skin in older people - the 'need to know' stuff Professor Jonathan Rees, Grant Chair of Dermatology, University of Edinburgh
10.20	Preventing, assessing and treating pressure ulcers Ruth Ropper, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, St John's Hospital, Livingston
11.00	Coffee/tea

11.30	Clinical haematology of older age Dr Fiona Scott, Consultant Haematologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
12.15	Common metabolic abnormalities in older adults Hyponatremia Hypercalcaemia *Hyper- & hypothyroidism Dr Fraser Gibb, Consultant Endocrinologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
13.00	Lunch
	[Afternoon free]

Thursday 6 June 2013 - 'The front door'

08.40

Registration and Coffee

Chair: Dr Liz MacDonald, Consultant in Acute Medicine of the Elderly, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

09.00	Confusion in the elderly patient at the front door Dr Rowan Harwood, Consultant in Elderly Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals
09.40	The elderly septic patient Professor Timothy Walsh, Professor of Critical Care, University of Edinburgh
10.20	Acute heart failure in the older adult Dr John Payne, Consultant Cardiologist, Golden Jubilee National Hospital
11.00	Coffee/tea

11.30	Introduction by Session Chair Dr Andrew Coull
11.30	The geriatrician and the front door Dr Simon Conroy, Consultant Geriatrician, Leicester Royal Infirmary
12.10	Alternatives to front door presentation Dr Graham Ellis, Consultant Geriatrician, Monklands Hospital, Airdrie
12.50	Panel discussion and clinical cases Drs Coull / Ellis / Conroy
13.30	Lunch

14.30	Acute Kidney Injury in the older adult Dr Jonathan Fox, Consultant Nephrologist, Western Infirmary, Glasgow
15.15	Tea/coffee
15.45	Diabetes in older people Professor Alan Sinclair, Dean & Professor of Medicine, University of Bedfordshire
16.30	Close

19.45

Course dinner in the Great Hall

Friday 7 June 2013 - 'Bones and Kidneys'

08.40

Registration and Coffee

Chair: Dr Donald Farquhar, Consultant Geriatrician, St John's Hospital, Livingston

09.00	Dealing with fracture risk in older people Dr Stephen Gallacher, Consultant Physician, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
09.40	Inflammatory arthropathies in a 75-year-old David Marshall, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Inverclyde Royal Hospital
10.20	Joint surgery for over-75s - what's new Dr Colin Howie, Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
11.00	Coffee/tea

11.30	Renal replacement therapy in the over-70s Dr Paddy Gibson, Consultant in Renal Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
12.15	Recurrent urinary infection in a 75-year-old Dr David Wilks, Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
12.55	Summary / feedback

13.00

Lunch / Close

Click here to download the programme for this event.

Online booking for this event closes on 27 May 2013 but places may still be available after that date - please contact the Education Co-ordinator (see below).

'Early bird' rates apply before 22 April 2013.

Registration fees

	'Early Bird' rate until 21 April 2013	Registration fee on/ after 22 April 2013
Fee for full course (5 days, Mon-Friday)	£720	£770
Fee per single full day (Mon/Tues/Thursday)	£200	£250
Fee per single half-day (Weds/Friday)	£100	£120

Full course fee includes course documentation, morning & afternoon tea/coffee, lunch and the Welcome Reception (Monday) and Course Dinner (Thursday). If attending for part of the course and/or bringing a guest, add (per person):
Welcome Reception, 03 June	£17	£17
Course Dinner, 06 June	£50	£50

Further details can be obtained from:

Ms Felicity Garvie,
Education Co-ordinator,
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ

TEL: + 44 (0)131 247 3607
FAX: + 44 (0)131 220 4393

Email: f.garvie@rcpe.ac.uk

This course is primarily designed to appeal to non-UK based consultants, specialists and senior trainees in Medicine of the Older Adult from around the world. It offers a valuable opportunity to discuss clinical issues in the care of the older adult.

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Where appropriate, certificates of attendance will be provided but may be posted out after the course.

Access

As a listed building, the College has restricted disabled access. A wheelchair lift is provided at the rear of the College giving access to the Conference Centre and the main historic rooms, but not all of the smaller rooms used for educational events. For further information and assistance please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees and Contact Details page).

Accommodation and Directions to the College

The College has negotiated special rates with a number of local hotels.

Interactive map and directions

Download pdf map and directions

Commercial Sponsorship

Many events are supported by commercial companies taking stand space. Health professionals and NHS managers are invited to visit the company stands during the breaks. Companies interested in sponsoring this, or other events listed on the Calendar, should contact the relevant member of RCPE staff (see Fees and Contact Details page for the event).

Exhibitors/sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of the event and the College has developed an Ethical Sponsorship Policy to support organising committees and committee chairmen in their negotiations with potential commercial partners for education and other events.