Issues in caring for the elderly
Thursday 21 May 2009
Venue: Kingsley Hotel Conference Centre, Cork
The purpose of this conference is to update doctors (in primary and secondary care) and other health professionals on the management of a range of common but challenging medical problems in older people. As the number of older people in the population grows, doctors and health professionals will increasingly be involved in the management of this vulnerable group of people.
Areas to be covered will include challenging aspects of cognitive decline and vascular disease in older persons. In addition core issues such as assessment of falls and prescribing in late life will be addressed. We will also address the difficult area of Elder Abuse in view of its recent national and international interest and focus.
Registration Details:
Half Day Only: £50
Fellow: £115
Associate: £65
RSM Trainee: £65
rsm student: £30
Retired Fellow: £65
Non-Fellow: £170
Nurse: £100
Allied Health Professional: £100
Trainee: £80
Student: £50
CME: 5 credits
CPD: 5 credits
9.00 am |
Registration and coffee |
9.30 am |
Welcome address |
| Dr Michael Finch, Sub dean-- Ireland, Royal Society of Medicine | |
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Session one: Strokes and cardiovascular disease |
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| Chair: Prof. Cillian Twomey, Consultant Geriatrician, Cork University & St. Finbarr's Hospitals, Cork | |
9.35 am |
Transient ischemic attack: a medical emergency! |
| Dr. Paul Cotter, SpR in Geriatric Medicine / Stroke Fellow, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge | |
10.00 am |
Stroke care in the 21st century |
| Dr. Joe Harbison, Consultant Geriatrician, St James's Hospital, Dublin | |
10.25 am |
Heart failure in older patients |
| Dr Carl Vaughan, Cardiologist, Mercy Hospital, Cork | |
10.50 am |
Discussion |
11.25 am |
Coffee |
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Session two: Issues in elderly care |
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| Chair: Dr. Mike O'C onnor, Consultant Geriatrician, Cork University & St. Finbarr's Hospitals, Cork | |
11.40 am |
Elder abuse-- a hidden problem |
| Kieran O'Connor, Mercy University & South Infirmary Victoria University Hospitals, Cork | |
12.05 am |
Potentially inappropriate medication in older patients |
| Dr. Paul Gallagher, HRB Research Fellow, Dept. of Geriatric Medicine, Cork University Hospital | |
12.30 am |
Drug therapy in older people |
| Prof. John Feely, Consultant in Clinical Pharmacology, St. James's Hospital & Trinity College Dublin | |
12.55 pm |
Discussion |
1.05 pm |
Lunch |
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Session three: Challenges of cognitive decline |
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| Chair: Dr. Colm Henry, Consultant Geriatrician, Mercy & South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospitals, Cork | |
2.05 pm |
Challenging behaviour in dementia |
| Prof. Brian Lawlor, Consultant in Psychiatry of Old Age, St James's Hospital & Trinity College Dublin | |
2.30 pm |
Assessing capacity in older people |
| Dr. Shaun O'Keefe, Consultant Geriatrician, University College Hospital, Merlin Park, Galway | |
2.55 pm |
Case histories in delirium |
| Dr. Josie Clare, Consultant Geriatrician, Waterford Regional Hospital | |
3.20 pm |
Discussion |
3.40 am |
Close of meeting |