Autumn BGS meeting in Harrogate
This year’s meeting is taking place on 5 - 7 October in Harrogate at the International Conference Centre. Harrogate is easily accessible by road or rail and the BGS has links with several very comfortable hotels near the main venue. Attending the BGS meeting will enable you to meet your external CPD requirements for the year in order to become revalidated. There is an excellent programme which includes sessions on Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, polymyalgia and falls.

Staff Grade and Specialist Associates Meeting
All Staff Grade, Associate Specialist, Clinical Assistant or Trust Grade doctors are welcome to attend our meeting. Let me remind you that membership to the SAS group is open to all members of the British Geriatrics Society, but it is also open to non-BGS members by invitation of the Committee. We are a friendly inclusive group who welcome new faces. At this year’s meeting, in addition to the very important issues listed in the Agenda opposite, we will be giving practical advice on Continuing Professional Development, revalidation, appraisal and applying for discretionary points.

Regional Meetings
Many of you find it difficult to attend the Harrogate meeting, but let me assure you it is well worth the effort. To try and increase SAS involvement in the BGS further, a pilot project within the SW Thames region is being trialled.The aim is to have a regular session at the regional meetings, delivered by an SAS doctor and to enable all SAS doctors to be freed from their clinical duties to attend.

Don Lecamwasam
Secretary
Sue Morgan
Chair
Staff and Associate Specialists Sub-Committee

All staff grade and specialist associate doctors involved in elderly care medicine are invited to a meeting of the BGS SAS Group
(whether a member of the Society or not)

Date: Thursday, 6th October at 1.00pm as one of the BGS Autumn Conference’s ancilliary meetings

Venue: International Conference Centre, Harrogate

A G E N D A

• Update on BMA negotiations for single
  spine.
• Progress on PMETB
• Feedback from the further round of
  questionnaires to SAS doctors
• Report from English Council Meeting
• Recruitment of Regional Leaders and
  Regional Involvement
• Future Structure of the SAS meetings
  

Whether you are attending the Autumn meeting or not, please feel free to contact me to discuss any other issues which you would like raised at this meeting.