RCPE Medicine of Older People

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