Professor Adam Gordon
Professor of the Care of Older People, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham
Speaker's biography
Professor Adam Gordon has been conducting research and developing services with care homes for over a decade. He has worked closely with the sector during the pandemic including providing clinical input to peer support networks and leading research around diagnostics and prophylaxis of COVID-19. He led the writing of the British Geriatrics Society Guidance for Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in care homes. During the pandemic, he has also been an advisor to the Social Care Working Group for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). He has, throughout the pandemic, provided frontline care for older people with frailty and COVID-19 at the Royal Derby Hospital.