33HOW CAN WE ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO GERIATRIC MEDICINE? A SURVEY OF UK SPECIALIST REGISTRARS IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Multidisciplinary Team Meeting in UK Geriatric Medicine

Value of multidisciplinary working teams has become more recognized to provide better healthcare service for the patients. Good communication within healthcare profession in regular meetings is the cement that holds the team together. There are various models of MDT meeting and there are issues that can rise in each model however with better communication and interpersonal skills, working-group...

GERIATRIC MEDICINE Breathlessness in older people

Geriatric medicine.

To expose the medical student to a meaningful, clinically oriented geriatric medical experience. OBJECTIVES To provide the student with a truly Ahands-on@ rotation in the following setting: outpatient geriatrics where assessment on care planning takes place with the medical student providing important information. The inpatient, nursing home and day care experience will be less emphasized durin...

Geriatric Medicine

History of the development of geriatric medicine in the UK.

In this review the development of the specialty of geriatric medicine in the UK is traced from its humble beginnings. Elderly medicine is now thriving and represents the largest group of physician members of the Royal Colleges of Physicians. Geriatric medicine is essentially about optimising the care and wellbeing of older people. A key component of this is teamwork. A successful service for ol...