| BGS
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David Oliver |
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Index
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The hidden message of Christmas - the comedic value of the older person
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President's Column |
Editorial
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A year ago, in the midst of the festivities, I couldn't help but notice the role of the older person on some of the TV programmes
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Could I mention that? Roger Bacon, the first English scientist was a Franciscan friar (good) but was later tried for apostasy (bad). Could I mention him? More>> |
Although it has been in use for 60 years and is a recognisable “brand”, the word “geriatrics” has arguably acquired negative connotations and might hamper our external image. More>>
Letter to the Editor - More>>
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Should the BGS be a campaigning organisation?
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The Patients at Risk of Re-hospitalisation tool |
Dying to be heard - impact of health policies and politics on older people's care |
| To campaign or not to campaign? Not nearly as weighty (or snappy) as Hamlet’s question, but one of considerable importance to the BGS in the context of its external profile. More>> |
PARR is essentially number crunching software, with data from the previous 4 year's hospital admissions, used to predict the likelihood of a further admission in the next 12 months
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Nigel Edwards disputed health service policies which are based upon the elective surgery, or the single episode model, which fails to account for patient complexity, ongoing outpatient management relationships and continuity of care More>> |
| BGS Autumn meeting - Harrogate 2007 |
Geriatric Medicine in Thailand |
A while ago, women's groups and the medical establishment were convinced that everyone should be on oestrogen, but we got it wrong and in many cases it did harm.
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There is still a shortage of geriatricians in Thailand. There are less than 10 who have been trained or have spent time training in geriatric medicine.
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BGS Parkinson's Disease Section changes name to BGS Movement Disorders Section
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Creating a caring environment for hospitalised patients with dementia |
In memoriam |
The BGS 'PD Section' did not adequately describe the extent of multidisciplinary services that many geriatricians provide to patients with diverse conditions other than PD
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People who behave strangely are upsetting - and they upset the 'equilibrium' of the hospital setting.
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John Wedgwood (1919 - 2007)
Philip Robinson (1920 - 2007) |
| Modernising medical careers |
Research Project - Invitation to geriatricians who trained in South Asia |
Glasgow - host to the BGS Spring meeting 2008 |
The BGS responded to an Inquiry by the House of Commons Health Committee in modernising medical careers
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Researchers are currently looking for working and retired doctors who received their primary medical qualification in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan , Burma, Afghanistan, the Maldives or Bhutan More>> |
It is a great pleasure to invite BGS members to Glasgow for the 2008 Spring meeting on 23 - 25 April
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