Medicine of Older People

Friday 21 March

Conferences & Symposia

Fri 21 Mar

09:00 - 17:00

Online

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Activity code: tbc

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Overview

The programme is being finalised and subject to change, full details will be available soon.

Sessions will focus on:

Neurology in the older person (dementia/ stroke/ Parkinsons)
Multidisciplinary teams that work for patients and team members (interface care / health and well-being)
Skin and eyes in older people
Legal and ethical challenges in the care of the older person (challenging cases/ learning from complaints / medico-legal challenges)

Call for Abstracts - Doctors in training (resident and non-consultant)
We are seeking abstract submissions from doctors in training in any specialty (resident and non-consultant) focusing on an older adult with frailty for the "Challenging cases" section in session 4. Two successful applicants will be invited to present their case as a 15-minute talk (10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes for discussion/questions). Abstracts not chosen to present may be invited to become part of a virtual poster display at the symposium. Deadline for submissions: Monday 3 February 2025.

Abstract further details and submission from: https://forms.office.com/e/Prbh4Mex0g

Dr Matt Lambert
Chair, Organising Committee

Committee members:
Dr Clare Bostock
Dr Louise Burton
Dr Gordon Duncan
Dr Laura Henderson

Programme

The programme is being finalised and subject to change. Speakers will be announced soon.

Friday 21 March 2025

09:25	Welcome and introductory remarks Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Neurology in the older person

Chair: Dr Matt Lambert, Consultant Physician in Medicine for the Elderly and Stroke Medicine, NHS Tayside

09:30	Update on dementia * potential new treatments to slow dementia progression * managing distress in people with dementia in the community and care homes
10:05	Update on stroke care * update on the National Clinical Guideline for stroke
10:40	Neuropsychiatric presentations of Parkinson’s disease * lewy body dementia – presentation and management * dementia in Parkinson’s disease
11:15	Break

Session 2 - Multidisciplinary teams that work for patients and team members

Chair: Dr Clare Bostock, Consultant Geriatrician, NHS Grampian

11:40	Interface care * effective rapid assessment community pathways * frailty assessment at the front door in NZ
12:15	KEYNOTE LECTURE Chair: Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Promoting wellbeing and health in multi-professional teams: what can we learn from other large organisations
13:00	Break/Lunch

Session 3 - Looking out, looking in: skin and eyes in older people

Chair: Dr Gordon Duncan, Consultant Geriatrician, NHS Lothian

13:45	Management of skin problems in older people * hot topics * when to refer * updates in management
14:20	What’s new with eye disease in older people * glaucoma including interaction with medication for other conditions * macular degeneration * visual aids * assessing vision in people living with dementia
14:55	Break

Session 4 - Legal and ethical challenges in the care of the older person

Chair: TBA

15:15	Challenging cases (call for doctors in training abstract submissions, two to present) to illustrate challenging ethical, communication or legal issues 2 Speakers - TBA
15:50	Learning from complaints * positive outcomes and action from complaints * ombudsman
16:25	Medico-legal challenges in the clinical care of older people – learning from our practice * what is reasonable care? * documentation standards
17:00	Close

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

Fees

	Fee
Standard fee	£265
RCPE Fellow, Collegiate or Associate Member	£165
Allied Health Professional	£165
RCPE Retired Fellow	£70
RCPE Foundation Member	£70
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country	£0
RCPE Student Member	£0

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).

RCPE Fellow's Voucher: If you’d like to use your Fellow's Voucher to attend this Symposia please contact onlinebookings@rcpe.ac.uk.

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 4 days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund.

Booking Terms & Conditions

Please read the College’s full event booking T&Cs regarding event changes, CPD, and data protection.

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.

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, which took place on 21 March 2025, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

Catch-up

Registered delegates can view this event on catch-up for up to 28 days following the live event until 18 April 2025. Please note that in order to obtain a CPD certificate you must have completed the online feedback survey within the 28-day period.

Commercial Sponsorship: Exhibitors/Sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of our events, 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.

Event co-ordinator

Eileen Strawn

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3619

e.strawn@rcpe.ac.uk

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