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David Oliver |
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| Revalidation for all doctors in September 2008 |
President's Column |
Editorial |
It's going to happen. It is going to directly affect you. Medical Revalidation - the Next Steps, published in July 2008, documents the whole change which is the biggest reform in medical regulation for over a hundred years
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This is the last column I will write as President and I wish to take the opportunity to wish Graham Mulley all the best with his Presidency and to congratulate Finbarr Martin on his election as President-Elect
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Here we are, over 60 years from our Society's foundation - the most numerous specialty in UK adult internal medicine and yet, still the subject of debates around the rationale for our existence
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We can no longer ignore Dementia
The National Dementia Strategy
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Down but not out
older people with depression |
Knowledge by Assessment in Geriatric Medicine (KBA) |
Dementia has long been a neglected area but finally, the Government has identified this devastating illness as a national priority
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The recent rerpot by Age Concern (2008a) - Undiagnosed, untreated, at risk: the experiences of older people with depression - highlights 'scandalous treatment' of older people suffering from depression
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The first KBA will be held on 4 March 2009
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Rehabilitation and physiotherapy
- they are two different things |
Jed Rowe (1954 - 2008)
in memoriam |
Rehabilitation has an uncertain status in the NHS. Rehabilitation Medicine uses medical expertise in the analysis and remediation of complex psychological and physical impairments
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Jed was a bit, untidy, loveable man, a giant amongst geriatricians, a charismatic lecturer and an innovator who has left an indelible mark on the specialty and in improving the care of older people
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The older person in Ghana
perspective from a fourth year medical student
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Ageing population is a benefit, not a burden to our society |
Age and Ageing Journal Update |
Contrary to many people's expectations of the demography of Africa, the continent is as much affected by a growing ageing population as is the developed world
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In a letter to the Independent Newspaper, Prof Desmond O'Neill points to the dubious foundations of "apocalyptic demography"
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Editors View articles to become open access; free online publication of colour figures; introduction of E-letters; and publication of abstract supplements
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| Virals set to spread good nutritional standards across hospital wards |
Training in Intermediate Care and Community Geriatric Practice |
Is there a case for assisted dying?
a question that just won't go away |
A celebrity cast has joined forces with Age Concern, to create a series of promotional video clips to help improve nutritional standards on hospital wards
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Anyone who has followed the pattern of job descriptions for consultant posts advertised in the last few years will have noticed that a substantial number require an interest in Intermediate Care of Community Geriatrics.
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I still think that there is a very huge number of people who sink into dementia and mental incapacity who would really very much prefer to die, rather than continue in the state they are in
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"The Good Life" in a Care Home
Richard Briers endorses new Age Concern book |
BGS 2008 Autumn Scientific Meeting
Birmingham - 12-14 November |
Age Concern's new book, endorsed by actor Richard Briers, "Find the Right Care Home, can help older people, family or carers, to consider all the options to weigh up when considering a move into a care home
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The BGS is holding its 2008 Autumn Scientific Meeting between 12 and 14 November 2008 at the International Convention Centre (ICC), situated in the heart of Birmingham.
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