The focus for Dementia Action Week 2023 is diagnosis. Relevant to this is an excellent new report from the Alzheimer’s Society: ‘Improving access to a timely and accurate diagnosis of dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland’.
For the last 18 months I have been the Deputy Honorary Secretary of the British Geriatrics Society, supporting Professor Anne Hendry in her Honorary Secretary…
We understand that you may not be able to tune-in to a live-streamed event or webinar as a result of clinical pressures. Therefore, if you…
As practising geriatricians, we firmly believe that the principles of psychological safety and empathy are indispensable to the proficient delivery of healthcare services.
This annual 2 day meeting is organised for those in geriatric medicine training roles, or in complementary specialities working extensively with older people. The meeting…
This report examines the geriatrician workforce needed to provide high-quality care for an ageing population with increasingly complex needs.
The BGS today launches a new report, ‘The case for more geriatricians: Strengthening the workforce to care for an ageing population’. Geriatricians are specialists in…
In two seminal papers, in the British Medical Journal (25 Dec 1943, 822–3) and the Lancet (8 June 1946, 841–3), Warren advocated the creation of…
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AbstractIntroduction. Health Education England (HEE) and the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Boards recognise the importance of simulation-based tra
AbstractBackground. medical education must adapt to meet the challenges and demands of an ageing population, ensuring that graduates are equipped to look after
