The population is ageing. Health care professionals from a number of different specialities are responsible for the care of an increasing number of older people, many of whom are frail and have multiple physical and cognitive problems. This year’s symposium has been organised by ‘jobbing’ physicians with a major interest in the care of older people. The choice of topics has been guided by feedback from delegates from previous Care of the Elderly symposia.

TeleHealthCare in older people is an emerging area; we will explore the use of technology in the management of older people. Nutritional problems, both undernutrition and obesity, are common and important in older people and so we have two speakers addressing these important problems. Multidisciplinary care is a key theme in Medicine of the Elderly, and so our final session of the day will be led by a surgeon, anaesthetist and geriatrician who will explore how we can optimise surgical outcomes in older people.

This symposium will be relevant to any health professional involved in the care of older people. We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh.

Dr Gillian Mead
Chair, Organising Sub-Committee

ORGANISING SUB-COMMITTEE

Dr Nicola Chapman
Dr Sarah Keir
Dr Brian McKinstry
Dr Morag Patterson
Dr Scott Ramsay
 

Wednesday 15 September 2010

Session 1 - Topics in Parkinson's Disease

Chair: Professor Alasdair MacLullich, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh

Session 2 - Coming On Line: Telehealth and older people

Chair: Dr Mary-Joan Macleod, Senior Lecturer and Lead Clinician, Acute Stroke Unit, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Session 3 - Food for thought

Chair: Dr Gillian Mead, Reader in Geriatric Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh

Session 4 - Achieving better outcomes after acute and elective general surgery in older people

Chair: Dr Yinka Ogundipe, Consultant Physician in Medicine for the Elderly, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh

Click here to download the programme for this event.

Online booking for this event closes on 13 September 2010 but places may still be available after that date - please contact the Education Co-ordinator (see below).

Registration fees

Unpaid Post - Nil, if confirmation of status provided - please contact the Education Co-ordinator at RCPE (see below).

Collegiate Members and Associates of the RCPE in clinical research posts may be eligible for funding - please contact the Education Co-ordinator for further information (see below).

Trainees in the medical specialties in the East of Scotland, North of Scotland or South East Scotland Deaneries are eligible to attend any number of events in the College’s main symposium programme in the current academic year for a one-off payment of £100 from your study leave budget, under the RCPE's "block grant" scheme. You will need to notify your Deanery that you wish to access the scheme before registering.

Further details can be obtained from:

Christine Berwick,
Education Co-ordinator,
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ
TEL: 0131 247 3634
FAX: 0131 220 4393
Email:c.berwick@rcpe.ac.uk

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students but, if you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category for you, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees and Contact Details page).

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the College is accredited as an EPASS Provider by RCGP Scotland. Where appropriate, certificates of attendance will be provided but are usually posted out after the event.

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

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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.