Symposium: Medicine of Older People

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Overview

A great success of modern medicine is our ageing population. One of the challenges of caring for these patients is balancing the management of complex co-morbidities and frailty. It requires wide, generalist skills and knowledge and the ability to tailor this to the frailer individual when required. This symposium focusses on the cutting edge of medicine for older people with a particular focus on the relevance in the frailer patient.

Sessions will focus on:

Up to date management of common presentations in the older patient
Review of recent advances in the management of Alzheimer’s’ dementia
Presentations of HIV in the elderly

The symposium will incorporate clinically relevant and informative talks delivered by experts in their fields. It is recommended to all those delivering medicine to the older patient.

Members of Organising Committee
Dr Jane Wallace, North Shields (Chair)
Dr Sarah Baldwin, Newcastle upon Tyne
Dr James Woods, Kirkcaldy
Dr Jenny Yeo, North Shields
Dr Gordon Duncan, Edinburgh

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Programme

Thursday 7 March 2024

09:00	Registration and Coffee
09:25	Welcome and Introductory Remarks by Dr Susan Pound, Vice President (Scotland and Northern Ireland) Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1

Chair: Dr Jane Wallace, Consultant Geriatrician, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

09:30	Managing end stage kidney failure in the older adult Dr Laura Clark, Consultant Physician/Nephrologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary * conservative kidney management versus dialysis * supportive care
10:05	Assessment and management of the older adult with limb ischaemia Dr Fiona Kerray, STR Vascular Surgeon, NHS Lothian * presentation * investigation * imaging * management * 5 top tips
10:40	Coffee / tea

Session 2

Chair: Dr Sarah Baldwin, ST6 Geriatrics Registrar, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

11:10	How I approach iron deficiency anaemia in the older adult in 2024 Dr Neeraj Bhala, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham * case vignette * interpreting iron studies * indications for IV iron * guidelines for management of anaemia * common pitfalls in patient management * 5 top tips
11:45	KEYNOTE LECTURE Chair: Dr Susan Pound, Vice President (Scotland and Northern Ireland) Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Sequential and combination therapy for osteoporosis Professor Stuart Ralston, Professor of Rheumatology, University of Edinburgh
12:30	Lunch

Session 3

Chair: Dr James Woods, Consultant Physician, NHS Fife

13:30	What's new in heart failure and how do I treat an older person with heart failure in 2024? Dr Shuli Levy, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust * new therapies in heart failure * balancing polypharmacy and effective management * 5 top tips
14:05	HIV in the older adult: the next 10 years Dr Naomi Bulteel, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Acute Medicine, NHS Lothian * epidemiology of HIV in older people assessing the older adult with HIV and frailty specific ARV considerations
14:40	Coffee/tea

Session 4

Chairs: Dr Jenny Yeo, Consultant Geriatrician, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Gordon Duncan, Consultant Geriatrician, NHS Lothian

15:10	Delirium Prof Emma Vardy, Consultant Geriatrician, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust * What’s new in diagnosis and management Hypoactive delirium Causes not to miss * 5 top tips
15:45	The older person with falls: diagnoses not to make Dr Nigel Stout, Consultant Physician, South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust * case vignettes * 5 top tips
16:30	Close

Fees

Attendance options

RCPE are delighted that delegates can again, attend events in person at the College. Delegates can book for in-person, in the College attendance up until the day before/day of the event, or for online only attendance up until 4 April 2024. All delegates will have on-demand access to all talks for 28 days following the live event. If you would like to attend in person, please be sure to select the in-person booking option.

An early bird discount applies until Thursday 8 February 2024.

Registration fees - for in-person, online and on-demand attendance
	In-person - early bird fee (until 8/2/24) for full day	Online - early bird fee (until 8/2/24) for full day	In-person - Fee (from 9/2/24) for full day	Online - Fee (from 9/2/24) for full day
Non-RCPE Member or Fellow	£220	£210	£230	£220
RCPE Fellow & Collegiate/Associate Members	£155	£145	£165	£155
RCPE Foundation Member, Nurse, AHP, Pharmacist, Physician Associates	£140	£130	£150	£140
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country, RCPE Student Member	£0	£0	£0	£0
Retired RCPE Fellow, Non-RCPE Student	£20	£10	£20	£20

Long term / other leave – Fellows and Members, please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator as some discretion may be available.

Collegiate and Associate Members of the RCPE in clinical research posts may be eligible for funding - please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator for further information.

Trainees – Scotland Deanery medical specialty trainees can attend any number of eligible symposia for a one-off payment from their study leave budget (block grant scheme).

Invoices

If you wish us to invoice an employer/organisation, please contact the Symposium Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.

Free places

Unpaid post – Nil if confirmation of status provided a member of RCPE – please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator.

Refugee doctors – free places are available to refugee doctors who are Associate Members of the College. Associate Membership for refugee doctors is available free of charge. Please visit our website for instructions on how to join, and then apply to the Symposium Co-ordinator for your free place.

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within seven days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to take your place at the discretion of the event co-ordinator.

If you are no longer able to attend in-person, you can still view the event online. We will only reimburse the in-person fee under exceptional circumstances. The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still opportunity to view the talks if you are not able to attend on the day.

In the event that the College is unable to host the in-person element of this event, all those registered to attend the College in-person will be reimbursed the additional in-person fee.

Further Information

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

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. The survey will close 28 days after the original broadcast of the event, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

On-demand Access

All presentations will be available to view on-demand by the second working day after the live event for 28 days, allowing you to catch-up in your own time. All delegates, including those attending in-person, will have access to view the talks on-demand again during this period.

If you are attending the event in-person at the College, please be aware of the following:

Photography

A professional photographer may be in attendance at this event. Photographs may be used by the College in digital and printed publicity material. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let a member of staff know at the registration desk.

Access

A wheelchair lift and internal lift are in place at the College, allowing access to the conference centre and historic rooms. However, as a listed building, meeting rooms 4 & 5 have restricted access. For further information and assistance, please contact the Event Co-ordinator responsible for the event.

An induction loop system is available in the Great Hall and Conference Centre Auditorium.

Parent Room

We can provide a Parent Room at our events. If you are interested in using this facility, please contact the Co-ordinator for further information.

Accommodation and Directions to the College

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

Bicycle racks are available for cyclists at the door to 8 Queen Street. For access to further bicycle racks, please ask at reception.

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Local walking routes

Three short walks can be enjoyed from the College. So if you are visiting us, why not explore the local area. Details can be found at Medal Routes.

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 event Co-ordinator.

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 chairs in their negotiations with potential commercial partners for education and other events.

Venue:

RCPE, 11 Queen Street, Catch-up, EH2 1JQ

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Event Coordinator

Julia Macintosh

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3680

Email

j.macintosh@rcpe.ac.uk

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