Edinburgh International Course in Medicine of the Older Adult

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Overview

This online event allows the opportunity for delegates to watch the presentations live, or at their convenience for up to 28 days following the original broadcast. Delegates can continue to register for on-demand access only after the live event has taken place. Please note that access closes 28 days after the original broadcast, not after the point of booking.

Overview

The International Course in Medicine for the Older Adult has moved online this year due to the ongoing Coronavirus situation. Whereas normally we would welcome colleagues from around the world to the College, this year we are able to make the Course available to people in their own homes and workplaces by going online.

The Course is aimed at health care practitioners who specialise, or have a major interest, in the care of older people. Although of particular value to doctors at consultant or senior trainee level, many general practitioners, allied health professionals and specialist nurses will also find this two day online course very relevant and worthwhile.

In 2021 the course will include the following themes:

The Acutely Ill Older Person
Conditions commonly affecting the Older Adult – including delirium, syncope, stroke, myeloma, eye disorders, and skin changes
Care of the Older Person in Care Homes, their own homes, and using telemedicine
How to support ageing in good health
Frailty – defining and managing it
Optimising nutrition
Clinical examination of the older adult; a vital skill

The course is designed to update you on the theory and practice of elderly adult care. It includes lectures by experts from around the world on topics of current and practical relevance. Each presentation will be followed by a question and answer session, allowing delegates to pose questions using the Slido Q&A system.

The online course allows the opportunity for delegates to watch the presentations live, or at their convenience over the following 28 days. Delegates can book for full day attendances or half day attendances, increasing the flexibility for delegates to choose the areas of the course that interests them most.

I do hope that you can join us.

Dr Conor Maguire,
Course Director

Programme

Wednesday 19 May 2021 – Day 1

09:00	Welcome & Introductory Remarks Professor Angela Thomas, OBE, Acting President, RCPE
Session 1 Chair: Dr Conor Maguire, VP International, RCPE
09:05	The injured older adult in the Emergency Department Dr Jonathan Carter, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Managing the injured older frail adult in the ER Trauma management in ER
09:40	Sepsis in the older frail adult Dr Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow Recognition Investigation * Management
10:25	Acute stroke management Professor Richard Lindley, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia Immediate medical management including thrombolysis and thrombectomy Evidence base * Case studies
11:00	Refreshment Break
Session 2 Chair: Dr Alison Falconer, Consultant physician in Care of Elderly & Honorary clinical lecturer, University of Glasgow
11:30	Acute kidney injury in the Older Adult Dr Simon Watson, Medical Director, Healthcare Improvement Scotland & Consultant Nephrologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Immediate management Criteria for dialysis *Professor Sunil Bhandari, Consultant Nephrologist, Vice President RCPE (Q & A)*
12:05	Who gets into the Intensive Care Unit? Dr Annemarie Docherty, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Edinburgh & Honorary Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh The criteria for admitting older adults to IRU Biological and Chronological
12:40	Lunch
Session 3 Chair: Dr Marion Slater, Consultant Geriatrician, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
13:40	Host response biology: personalising oncology care in the older person Professor Gordon Cook, Professor of Haematology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds Recognition Investigation * Management * Future therapies
14:15	Skin Dr Michael Farrugia, Consultant Dermatologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Common skin abnormalities in older people When to refer to a dermatologist * Red flag
14:50	Eyes for non-Ophthalmologist, a guide Mr Pankaj Agarwal, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh * The ageing eye * Glaucoma * Age related macular degeneration * Cataracts * New treatment advances
15:25	Refreshment Break
Session 4 Chair: Dr Catherine Quinn, Consultant Geriatrician, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
15:40	Avoiding polypharmacy and adverse drug reactions in elderly Dr Milind Desai, Director Desai Medical & Research Centre, Margao, Goa. Consultant Physician, Victor Hospital, Margao Goa Polypharmacy and serious adverse drug reactions in elderly Rationalizing medications in elderly * The tricky art of de-prescribing
16:15	Care of the older population in Care Home Facilities before and after COVID-19: Challenges and plans for the future Dr Mehrdad Ayati, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Med/Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University, USA
17:00	Close

Thursday 20 May 2021 - Day 2

09:00	Introduction Dr Susan Pound, Vice President, RCPE
Session 5 Chair: Dr Susan Pound, Vice President, RCPE
09:05	Delirium Dr Emma Vardy, Consultant Geriatrician and Clinical Dementia and Delirium Lead, Salford Royal Hospital Immediate assessment Acute management
09:40	Syncope Dr John Davison, Consultant in Elderly Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Assessment Management
10:15	What can we learn from centenarians? Findings from Danish cohort studies Professor Karen Andersen-Ranberg, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital & University of Southern Denmark
11:00	Refreshment Break
Session 6 Chair: Dr Latana Munang, St John’s Hospital, West Lothian
11:30	Frailty Professor Andrew Clegg, Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation and an Honorary Consultant Geriatrician at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The theory of frailty What do we mean by frailty * Why is defining frailty important
12:10	Setting up an Acute Assessment Unit for frail adults Dr Matthew Thomas, Consultant in Elderly Medicine, Poole Hospital The case for a specific unit for older frail adults Staffing * Case examples
12:45	Lunch
Session 7 Chair: Dr Adelina McLeod, Chair, Trainees and Members' Committee, RCPE
13:45	Optimising Nutrition in the Older Adult Professor Margot Gosney, Consultant in Elderly Care Medicine, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
14:20	Optimising care for inpatients with Parkinson’s Dr Conor Maguire, VP International, RCPE Emergency management Treatment options *Motor and non motor symptoms and signs
14:55	Clinical Examination of the Older Adult – a vital skill Professor Andrew Elder, Honorary Professor, University of Edinburgh Medical School
15:25	Refreshment Break
Session 8 Chair: Professor Andrew Elder, Honorary Professor, University of Edinburgh Medical School
15:40	Setting up a Hospital at Home model Dr Patricia Cantley & Dr Carolyn Armstrong, NHS Lothian Caring for older frail adults at home How it works * How it is developed
16:15	Telemedicine Dr Donna Zulman, Assistant Professor, Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine Optimal use of virutal consultations New models of assessment * Humanism in telemedicine
17:00	Close

Fees

This online event allows the opportunity for delegates to watch the presentations live, or at their convenience for up to 28 days following the original broadcast. Delegates can continue to register for on-demand access only after the live event has taken place.
Please note that access closes 28 days after the original broadcast, not after the point of booking.

Registration fees
	Early Bird fee (until Wed 5 May for one half day)	Early Bird fee (until Wed 5 May for one full day)	Fee (from Thurs 6 May for one half day)	Fee (from Thurs 6 May for one full day)
Standard fee	£69	£139	£79	£149
RCPE Fellow in UK or other high income country	£39	£79	£49	£89
RCPE Collegiate / Associate / Foundation Member	£39	£79	£49	£89
Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist / Postgraduate student/ RCPE Fellow in upper-middle income country	£35	£69	£45	£79
Retired RCPE Fellow / RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country	£0	£0	£0	£0
Medical student	£0	£9	£0	£15

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

Invoices

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

Free places

Unpaid post – Nil if confirmation of status provided – please contact the Course 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 are unable to provide a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to take your place at the discretion of the organisers.

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.

Please note that 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 attendance register/feedback survey. The survey will close and certificates will be issued 4 weeks after the event.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

Venue:

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Online, EH2 1JQ

Credits

Activity Code

135325

#rcpeOlder21

Event Coordinator

Orela Deane

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3659

Email

o.deane@rcpe.ac.uk

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Overview

Wednesday 19 May 2021 – Day 1

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Thursday 20 May 2021 - Day 2

Session 5

Session 6

Session 7

Session 8

Invoices

Free places

Cancellation policy

Certificates

Credits

Activity Code

Event Coordinator

Telephone

Email