Symposium: Medicine of Older People

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A great success of modern medicine is our ageing population. This requires all health and care practitioners to tailor services to meet the potentially complex needs of older people, many of whom live with multiple long-term conditions and frailty. This symposium focusses on the cutting edge of medicine for older people, showing how we can apply the principles of best geriatric medicine care to other medical and surgical specialities, major trauma and community settings.

Sessions will focus on:

Optimising care for older people in the perioperative setting or after major trauma
Recently released World Falls Guidelines with the latest evidence to prevent, manage and treat older adults at risk of falls
Balancing the risks and benefits of complex surgical procedures for older adults with prostate disease, intracerebral bleeds and spinal disease
Using big data to aid clinical decision making for older people with frailty and multiple long-term conditions
Developing the next generation of specialists – a session focussed on the new 2022 curriculum for geriatric medicine

Dr Atul Anand
Chair of Organising Committee

Organising Committee members:
Dr Anusha Balasubramanian, Dr Gordon Duncan, Dr Amy Illsley, Dr Claire McDonald, Dr Irantha Rathnayaka, Dr Alex Stirzaker and Prof Miles Witham

Event Delivery:

This hybrid event allows the opportunity for delegates to watch the presentations in-person at the College, or online live, or at their convenience for up to 28 days following the original broadcast. There will be a mix of speakers presenting from the College and online via web-link.

Delegates can continue to register for on-demand access only after the live event has taken place. The talks will be available to view on-demand by the second working day after the live event and access closes 28 days after the original broadcast, not after the point of booking.

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Programme

Friday 10 March 2023

09:00	Registration
09:25	Welcome and Introductory Remarks by Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1- Perioperative and trauma care

Chair: Dr Amy Illsley, Consultant in Elderly Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bradford Royal Infirmary

09:30	Proactive perioperative care in vascular surgery Dr Rebecca Anthony, Consultant Geriatrician and Clinical Lead for Vascular Liaison, St James’s Hospital, Leeds * role of older people’s teams in Vascular Surgery * patient identification * care examples * service development and planning
10:00	Major trauma in older people - what's new? Dr George Peck, Consultant Physician, Geriatrician and Major Trauma Lead, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London * using the guidelines * building your service * clinical pitfalls
10:30	Reducing harms from colorectal surgery Mr Ian Botterill, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds * continence after bowel surgery * what to tell patients * optimisation for surgery * emergency care
11:00	Break

Session 2 - Growing the next generation of geriatricians

Chair: Dr Alex Stirzaker, Registrar in Geriatric and Internal Medicine, South East Scotland

11:20	Interactive joint talk: The new geriatric medicine curriculum - what do trainees and trainers need to know? Dr Susan Pound, Vice President (Scotland and Northern Ireland), RCPE and Consultant Physician, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy and Dr Rebecca Winter, Registrar in Geriatric Medicine, previous BGS Rep for Education and Training * implications for services * opportunities * training the trainers * implications for CESR * key changes for trainees * maximising opportunities
12:00	Q&A session
12:15	SYDNEY WATSON SMITH LECTURE Chair: Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Introducing the new World Falls Guidelines Professor Tahir Masud, Honorary Professor, University of Nottingham and Consultant Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust * key recommendations * multifactorial interventions * implementation into practice
13:00	Break/Lunch

Session 3 - Making big data work for older people

Co-Chairs: Dr Anusha Balasubramanian, Senior Clinical Fellow, Manchester and Dr Irantha Rathnayake, Consultant Physician in General Medicine, Base Hospital Diyatalawa, Sri Lanka

13:45	The electronic frailty index – what’s next? Professor Andrew Clegg, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Leeds * how to implement * advantages to primary care * advantages to secondary care * challenges * practical examples
14:15	Transforming care for older people with multiple long-term conditions – the ADMISSION collaborative Professor Miles Witham, Consultant Geriatrician and Professor of Trials for Older People, Newcastle University * improving care of older people * what is the ADMISSION collaborative? * informing pathways of care for tomorrow
14:45	Break

Session 4 - Right patient, right procedure - challenges in surgery

Chair: Dr Atul Anand, Consultant Geriatrician, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

15:10	What’s new for benign and malignant prostate disease? Dr Hazel Smith, Urology Consultant, St John's Hospital, Livingston and Western General Hospital, Edinburgh * benign prostatic hypertrophy * transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) / laser * prostate cancer * use of MRI * robot assisted surgery vs medical management * waiting list management!
15:40	Intracerebral bleeds in older people – when to intervene? Mr Khandkar Ali Kawsar, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh * patient selection for surgery * non-operative monitoring * surgical outcomes
16:10	Spinal disease in the older person Mr Sadaquate Khan, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh * cervical myelopathy - pathophysiology and approach to treatment * lumbar stenosis – surgery or conservative care * managing cervical spine fractures
16:40	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 Friday 31 March 2023. 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 9 February 2023.

Registration fees - for in-person, online and on-demand attendance
	In-person - early bird fee until 9 February for full day	Online - early bird fee until 9 February for full day	In-person - Fee from 10 February for full day	Online - Fee from 10 February for full day
Non-RCPE Member or Fellow	£205	£185	£215	£195
RCPE Fellow & Collegiate/Associate Members	£135	£125	£145	£135
RCPE Foundation Member, Nurse, AHP, Pharmacist, Physician Associates	£120	£100	£130	£110
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 and 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

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Local walking routes

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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 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:

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 11 Queen Street, Hybrid, EH2 1JQ

Credits

Activity Code

142947

#rcpeOlderMed23

Event Coordinator

Eileen Strawn

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3619

Email

e.strawn@rcpe.ac.uk

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