CLASS
YEAR 1 subclass
YEAR 2 subclass
YEAR 3 subclass
YEAR 4 subclass
YEAR 5 subclass
GIANTS of GM a
Incontinence
(Urinary and Faecal)
Immobility
Cognitive
impairment
Impaired
balance and falls
Sensory
impairment
KEYNOTE
LECTURES
‘GET TO KNOW
THE BGS’
PRESIDENT'S
REVIEW
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COMMON/
DIFFICULT
PROBLEMS a
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Clinical Practice Evaluation
Group (CPEG)
Autumn meeting
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Education & Training
Committee
Autumn meeting
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Academic & Research
Committee
Autumn meeting
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Workforce Group
Autumn meeting
Autumn meeting
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Cardiac disease
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Renal disease
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Respiratory disease
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Dermatology
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Depression
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Bereavement & loss
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Palliative care
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Oncology
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Parkinson's disease
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Cerebrovascular disease
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Electrolyte disorders
Fitness to drive
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Drugs &
therapeutics
Hepato-biliary
Aggression
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Pain
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Foot problems
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Antimicrobial prescribing
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Musculoskeletal
disorders
GI disorders
Complaints – dealing
with
Elder abuse &
neglect
‘Wild Card’
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Nutrition/difficulty with
swallowing
Haematological
Capacity & consent/end of
life issues
Dental/orofacial/ophthalmic
‘Wild Card’
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Epilepsy
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Speech & Language
disorders
Medical emergencies
Peri-operative
assessment
Tissue viability/
pressure sores
‘Wild Card’
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Multidisciplinary care
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Hospital-Community
Interface
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Paradigms of care/
care pathways
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Assessment/
assessment tools
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Drugs & therapeutics –
general principles
Education and training –
UG and PG
Revalidation/Appraisal/
Assessment /Clinical
Governance
Discharge Planning
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Risk Management
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Cross specialty care
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Clinical implications
of ageing
Communication
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Aids and Adaptations/
mechanisms of disease
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The appropriateness of
investigations
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Geriatric medicine in
developed economies
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Care homes
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Research/applicat-ion
of science to clinical
care
Healthcare
Professional led
Practice
Service
development/NSF
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GENERAL/
MANAGEMENT
Finance & Policy
Committees
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Medical ethics/
Human rights act
Law and the elderly
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Evidence based
medicine/clinical
guidelines
Rehabilitation
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Carers
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Intermediate care/
continuing care
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Primary care
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Cell biology/stem
cell/molecular
biology/genomics
Health promotion &
disease prevention
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Geriatric medicine
in developing
economies
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a = SUGGESTED
SIGs b FOR ‘GIANTS, COMMON/
1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10
DIFFICULT PROBLEMS AND
2,3,4,6,8,9,11,12
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Service
development/NSF
GENERAL/MANAGEMENT
2,3,5,7,8,11,13
1,2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12
2,4,6,7,10,11,13
CLASS
YEAR 1
CLINICS/
WORKSHOPS
INc
c = SUGGESTED
YEAR 2
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Neurology
Diabetes
Palliative Care/oncology
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Cardiology
Ethics
Research
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Stroke
Falls
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Vascular disease
Parkinson's Disease
Therapeutics
Medical use of
Ultrasound
YEAR 4
YEAR 5
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Psychiatry
Gastroenterology
Palliative
Care/oncology
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Metabolic/endocrine
Rehabilitation
Stroke
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Orthogeriatrics
Management
Education & training
including SAC in Ger
Med.
Stroke
Falls
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Cardiology
Ethics
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Respiratory disease
Falls
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‘Wild Card’
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Tissue viability
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‘Wild Card’
SIGs FOR WORKSHOPS b
2,4,5,6,11,12
TRAINEES
MEETING
YEAR 3
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Transition from SpR to
consultant
2,5,8,9,11,13
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Open
2,5,6,8,9,10
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Clinical
governance cg
2,3,4,5,7,9,12
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Open
2,4,5,6,10,11,12,13
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Research
b = SIGs KEY
1 Bladder and bowel1
2 Cardiovascular section2
3 Cerebral aging and mental health3
4 Diabetes4
5 Drugs and prescribing section5
6 Falls and bone health section6
7 Gastroenterology and clinical nutrition7
Being formed
8 Health service research8
9 Medical ethics9
10 New technology in elderly care10
11 Parkinson' disease section11
12 Primary and continuing care12
13 Respiratory section13
The ‘Wild card’ for ‘Clinics/workshops’ and ‘Common/difficult problems’ should avoid items listed for other years, or recently covered. It is there to allow a greater freedom of choice within the
specialty. Spring and autumn meetings can cover different aspects of the same topic provided the range of subclasses are covered over the year.
Bladder and bowel1
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Continence and stroke
Continence and movement disorders
Continence and falls
Continence and care homes
Mechanism to support people who care for people with incontinence
Stimulation and monitoring devices to improve continence
Continence education in undergraduate training
The effect of menopause on continence mechanisms
The role of the gynaecologist, urologist
Ways to maximise compliance and motivation in older patients
Can general incontinence research be extrapolated to the elderly?
Epidemiology of bowel problems
The awareness of incontinence among medical specialists
Clinic-based intervention versus home management of elderly patients
Does early diagnosis and intervention minimise progression of symptoms?
Interrelationship between urodynamic findings and symptoms in the elderly
Optimal management and efficacy of treatment of urinary tract infection
Optimal intervention for the frail elderly
Cardiovascular section2
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Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of chronic venous insufficiency
Indications for surgery in patients with claudication
Medical management of claudication
Non-invasive diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease
Valvular heart disease
Arrhythmias and implantable devices
Thrombolysis in stroke*
Varicose veins *
Aortic Aneurysms in the elderly*
* Possible symposium topics
Cerebral aging and mental health3
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Psychological aspects of medical illness
Depression
Delirium
Dementias and anti-dementia drugs (who, when, how?)
Capacity and consent
Psychoses
Liaison Psychiatry
Effects of psychiatric co-morbidities on physical rehabilitation
Mental Health problems in care homes
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Mental health problems in prisons
Managing physical illness on psychiatric wards
Everything a geriatrician needs to know about old age psychiatry
Everything an old age psychiatrist needs to know about geriatric medicine
Physical health assessment - in primary & secondary care dementia in disseminated sclerosis
Assessment, diagnosis and management of ageing in learning disabled
New genetic mechanisms of learning disability
Longitudinal studies of ageing and cognition
Diabetes4
1.
2.
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Metabolic decompensation in older people.
Cognitive impairment and clinical depression.
Treatment of peripheral neuropathy.
Care Home diabetes.
Use of insulin therapy.
Use of oral agents.
Estimation of cardiovascular risk.
Management of peripheral vascular disease.
Drugs and prescribing* 5
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Pharmacological Principles and the Older Patient
Medication Review
Prescribing Quality Assessment
Supplementary Prescribing
Compliance and Concordance
Complementary Medicines
Adverse Drug Reactions in Older People
Drug Utilization in Older Populations
Prescribing and the Nursing Home Patient
Carer Needs and Prescribing
Drug Errors
Drug Development and the Older Patient
Therapeutics in older People - Special Considerations
*To expand Drugs and prescibing section for fuller details in a new window, see: www.bgs.org.uk/cpd/cpddocuments/dps.doc
Falls and bone health section6
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2.
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Diagnosis, management and treatment of osteoporosis
Vit D - its role and function in bone and muscle function. The role of PTH in the elderly.
Metabolic bone disease
Medical and surgical and anaesthetic care for fractured neck of femur
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11.
Assessment and effective intervention for fallers including assessment of unexplained fallers
Gait and balance problems in the elderly
Effective fall prevention. Fracture prevention using a combined falls and bone risk assessment
Strength and balance training. Which type of exercise prevents falls
Exercise in the elderly - a health or social responsibility
NICE guidleines for falls (2004) and osteoporosis (2005).
Better management of hip fracture. Integrated care pathways for fallers
Gastroenterology and clinical nutrition7
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2.
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Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease in the Elderly
Management of Iron Deficiency Anaemia in the Elderly; managing GI bleeding
Coeliac Disease in the Elderly; malabsorption syndromes
PEG Feeding; refeeding syndrome
Malnutrition in the Elderly – assessment and management , including obesity
Autoimmune Liver Disease in the Elderly; drug and alcohol related liver disease; other liver disease
Ischaemic Colitis; bowel ischaemia
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction; gastrointestinal dysmotility; oropharyngeal dysphagia
Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Constipation; faecal incontinence
Obtaining consent for GI procedures; explaining risk
Medical ethics9
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Ethics of ageing including Resource Allocation and Rationing, Autonomy and Dignity, Justice and Moral Obligation.
Consent to Examination and Treatment
Withdrawing and withholding life prolonging medical treatment
Development of ethics support in clinical practice and how delivery of health care can promote high ethical standards
Education and training of ethics - Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Ethics in Research
Medico-Legal issues in Geriatric Medicine practice
Parkinson' disease section11
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2.
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6.
Diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease – using Videos and scans;
Acute problems in PD for the generalist
Early treatment options
Management of the complex stage (apomorphine, surgery etc))
PD and Dementia with Lewy bodies
Building a PD service
Primary and continuing care12
1.
2.
Organisation of care – GPs with Special Interest/specialist nurses etc
Assessment processes
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Community Clinical Governance (embracing integrated health and social services, independent sector)
Community Geriatrician -present and future roles
Autonomy, choice and changes in legislation
End of life planning, Living Wills, Capacity
Chronic Disease Management
Prescribing Issues and Palliative Care
Promoting Health – Primary and Secondary Prevention for the most frail.
Respiratory section13
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2.
3.
4.
5.
COPD and asthma diagnosis and management
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Respiratory physiology and interpretation of lung function tests in older people
Lung cancer education
Management of pneumonia and other chest infections