RCPE Medicine of Older People Symposium (Online)

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Join us for this year's Medicine of Older People online symposium, where we will focus on the themes of palliative and anticipatory care in the older adult, managing risk, stroke and neurology and trauma, with a keynote lecture from Professor Kenneth Rockwood, Professor of Geriatric Medicine at Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health, Canada.

Topics include:

Palliative care in the acute hospital
Moving palliative care into community: benefits to the older person
End of life care in care homes
Realistic prescribing for diabetes in the older adult
Assessing and managing small vessel disease in the older adult
Post stroke depression and cognitive impairment
Epilepsy in the older adult: a global perspective
Trauma assessment and management in the older adult
Traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries

This symposium is designed for generalists, trainees, GPs, Allied health professionals, and students.

Programme details and how to book is available here: Medicine of Older People | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

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