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href="/resources/bgs-position-statement-person-centred-acute-hospital-care-for-people-with-dementia" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>BGS Position Statement: Person-centred acute hospital care for people with dementia</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2022-01-07T00:00:00+00:00">07 January 2022</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Around half of people aged over 70 who are admitted to hospital as an emergency have a cognitive disorder such as dementia. This BGS position statement sets out the principles of good person-centred care for older people admitted to acute hospitals with dementia.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Position statement </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/delirium-hub-introduction" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Delirium Hub: Introduction</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-11-24T00:00:00+00:00">24 November 2021</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>A series of resources which provide an introductory overview of delirium.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <a href="/safeandwell" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Keeping older people safe and well at home</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-04-21T00:00:00+01:00">21 April 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>These resources have been developed to help keep older people safe at home by reducing deconditioning and falls hazards, supporting people with conditions such as dementia or Parkinson's, and improving overall wellbeing to help to keep their minds and bodies active.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> 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class="card-resource-type"> Position statement </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/silver-book-ii-geriatric-syndromes" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Silver Book II: Geriatric syndromes</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-02-22T00:00:00+00:00">22 February 2021</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This chapter of the Silver Book II covers the presentation of common geriatric conditions in an urgent care context.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/covid-19-end-of-life-care-and-dementia" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>COVID-19: End of life care and dementia</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-04-07T00:00:00+01:00">07 April 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This brief guidance was developed by Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia at NHS England/Improvement, and has been incorporated into NHS England publications.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/covid-19-dementia-and-cognitive-impairment" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>COVID-19: Dementia and cognitive impairment</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-04-07T00:00:00+01:00">07 April 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This brief guidance was developed by Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia at NHS England/Improvement. It is applicable to those with dementia and anyone with cognitive impairment resulting from conditions which affect the brain.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/covid-19-bgs-statement-on-research-for-older-people-during-the-covid-19-pandemic" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>COVID-19: BGS statement on research for older people during the COVID-19 pandemic</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-03-30T00:00:00+01:00">30 March 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Research is an essential part of the global and UK strategy and response to COVID-19. This is the British Geriatrics Society statement on research for older people during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Position statement </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/clinical-guidelines-on-dementia" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Clinical guidelines on dementia</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-06-28T00:00:00+01:00">28 June 2019</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published an updated Quality Standard on dementia describing high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Clinical guidelines </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/treatments-in-dementia" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Treatments in Dementia</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-04-16T00:00:00+01:00">16 April 2019</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Collection of A&A articles covering current treatment, preventative methods, and future strategies to combat the consequences of dementia, providing an update on the advances of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-12 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/driving-with-dementia-or-mild-cognitive-impairment-consensus-guidelines-for-clinicians" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Driving with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: Consensus guidelines for clinicians</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-01-10T00:00:00+00:00">10 January 2019</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The assessment of driving risk can be difficult for clinicians. These Guidelines set out the responsibilities of clinicians to their patients, and provide a framework for thinking about the management of their driving safety.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Clinical guidelines </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/how-would-i-recognise-if-someone-with-dementia-was-experiencing-anxiety-or-depression" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>How would I recognise if someone with dementia was experiencing anxiety or depression?</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-11-26T00:00:00+00:00">26 November 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Depression and anxiety can severely affect the quality of life of those living with dementia but the overlap of symptoms can present challenges.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> E-learning </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-14 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/nursing-perspectives-on-the-confusion-assessment-method" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Nursing Perspectives on the Confusion Assessment Method</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-08-16T00:00:00+01:00">16 August 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) is used to detect delirium but its sensitivity is low when used in real-world settings. A study explored reasons for this through a series of focus groups with orthopaedic nurses at two academic hospitals in Hamilton, Canada.<br />  </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Newsletters </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-15 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/does-pain-increase-delirium-risk-in-people-with-dementia-during-a-hospital-admission" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Does pain increase delirium risk in people with dementia during a hospital admission?</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-08-16T00:00:00+01:00">16 August 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Alexandra Feast describes a study which highlights how people with dementia experienced pain for a substantial part of their admission without being able to communicate this pain. It explores the relationship between pain, dementia and delirium.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Newsletters </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-16 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/johns-campaign-in-scotland-and-england" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>John's Campaign in Scotland and England</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-08-15T00:00:00+01:00">15 August 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>People with dementia are not children but the effect of a hospital stay can be catastrophic for a person with dementia . John's Campaign promotes open visiting hours to enable the family of the person with dementia to minimise the confusion and distress of a hospital stay.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Article </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-17 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/discussing-palliative-care-for-people-with-dementia-living-at-home-and-in-care-homes" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Discussing palliative care for people with dementia living at home and in care homes</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-08-15T00:00:00+01:00">15 August 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Rose Miranda argues that not only researchers, doctors and nurses should be aware of the phenomenon of pain in people with dementia. We need to make the public aware of it too.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Newsletters </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-18 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/improving-the-care-of-patients-with-dementia-in-an-acute-care-setting" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Improving the care of patients with dementia in an acute care setting</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-06-29T00:00:00+01:00">29 June 2011</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>General hospitals are designed to deliver safe, effective and often highly technological care. For people with dementia, however, these unfamiliar clinical environments can be frightening, disorientating and a threat to independence and wellbeing.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-19 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/normal-pressure-hydrocephalus-treatment-seeks-disease" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Normal pressure hydrocephalus: treatment seeks disease</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-05-01T00:00:00+01:00">01 May 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Definitions of a disease typically revolve around finding a pathological process in a part of the body that produces an identifiable combination of symptoms and signs. Which parts of this are true for NPH?<br />  </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Newsletters </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-20 views-row-even views-row-last"> <a href="/resources/delivering-good-nutritional-care-for-people-with-dementia" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Delivering good nutritional care for people with dementia</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-05-01T00:00:00+01:00">01 May 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>By the time someone with dementia moves into a care home, they may already be experiencing significant weight loss and other nutrition-related problems. This may trigger further physical and mental deterioration.<br />  </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Newsletters </div> </div></div></a> </div> </div> <h2 class="element-invisible">Pages</h2><div class="item-list"><ul class="pager"><li class="pager-current first">1</li> <li class="pager-item"><a title="Go to page 2" href="/topics/dementia?page=1">2</a></li> <li class="pager-next"><a title="Go to next page" href="/topics/dementia?page=1">next ›</a></li> <li class="pager-last last"><a title="Go to last page" href="/topics/dementia?page=1">last »</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="attachment attachment-after"> <div class="view view-topic-node view-id-topic_node view-display-id-sig collapsible-filters match-heights search-page-content-type-tpl views-row-alt-separation row-max-4 view-card-default-palette"> <div class="view-empty"> We currently have no content associated with this topic, please visit one of the other tabs </div> </div><div class="view view-topic-node view-id-topic_node view-display-id-news collapsible-filters match-heights search-page-content-type-tpl views-row-alt-separation row-max-4 view-card-default-palette"> <div class="view-content view-content-main"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <a href="/policy-and-media/bgs-amulree-essay-prize-winners-announced" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>BGS Amulree Essay Prize winners announced</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-02-26T00:00:00+00:00">26 February 2019</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The Amulree Essay Prize  is awarded to medical students for an essay on a subject pertinent to ageing or old age written from a medical, biological or sociological point of view. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">News</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even views-row-last"> <a href="/policy-and-media/palliative-care-provisions-are-not-meeting-the-needs-of-an-ageing-population" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Palliative care provisions are not meeting the needs of an ageing population</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-03-07T00:00:00+00:00">07 March 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">News</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <div class="view-results">2 results</div><div class="view-mode"><span class="layout-trigger"><span class="view-mode-label">View as</span><span class="trigger-grid active">Grid</span><span class="trigger-list">List</span></span></div> </div> </div><div class="view view-topic-node view-id-topic_node view-display-id-blogs collapsible-filters match-heights search-page-content-type-tpl views-row-alt-separation row-max-4 view-card-default-palette"> <div class="view-content view-content-main"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <a href="/blog/empowering-better-end-of-life-care-for-people-with-dementia" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Empowering better end-of-life care for people with dementia</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2022-06-22T00:00:00+01:00">22 June 2022</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>New research from King’s College London found that people living with dementia experience higher levels of unplanned hospital admissions towards the end of life compared with the period immediately following their dementia diagnosis. The study found that 40% of all unplanned hospital admissions after a diagnosis of dementia took place in the last year of life.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <a href="/blog/%E2%80%9Cthey-don%E2%80%99t-know-the-whole-picture%E2%80%9D-improving-cancer-care-for-people-with-dementia-and-their" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>“They don’t know the whole picture”: Improving cancer care for people with dementia and their families </h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-12-22T00:00:00+00:00">22 December 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>One in two people in the UK will develop cancer in their lifetime, and as cancer incidence rises with age, a significant number of cancer patients will have pre-existing dementia.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <a href="/blog/best-practice-approaches-to-deliver-good-nutritional-care-for-people-with-dementia" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Best practice approaches to deliver good nutritional care for people with dementia</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-09-03T00:00:00+01:00">03 September 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Over 850,000 people in the UK have dementia, many of whom struggle with eating and drinking issues affecting nutritional status, due to changes in memory, motor skills, appetite, taste perception, dysphagia and food preferences.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <a href="/blog/busy-noisy-and-unfamiliar" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Busy, noisy, and unfamiliar </h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-08-14T00:00:00+01:00">14 August 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Busy, noisy, and unfamiliar. Hospitals can be frightening and disorientating for people living with dementia who describe not being sure where they are, why they are there or what is happening around them.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <a href="/blog/remembering-dementia-action-week" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Remembering Dementia Action Week </h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-05-16T00:00:00+01:00">16 May 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Dementia Action Week, organised by the Alzheimer’s Society, was due to fall between 11 and 17 May 2020. Although Dementia Action Week has now been deferred to later in the year, it still seems a good opportunity to raise the profile of dementia</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <a href="/blog/remember-the-importance-of-a-healthy-smile" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Remember the importance of a healthy smile!</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-02-17T00:00:00+00:00">17 February 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Getting older and having dementia increases the risk of health problems and can make it hard for people to keep their mouth and teeth clean. As a result, more oral health problems occur. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <a href="/blog/should-all-older-adults-with-type-2-diabetes-lower-their-hba1c-level" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Should all older adults with type 2 diabetes lower their HbA1c level?</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-02-12T00:00:00+00:00">12 February 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>A study has found that among people whose HbA1c was greater than or equal to 7.5 at baseline, those who achieved the glycemic target within a year were associated with higher incidence of dementia in 6 years.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <a href="/blog/%E2%80%98he-would-probably-want-to-help-people-if-he-could%E2%80%99-making-decisions-about-research-on-behalf" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>‘He would probably want to help people if he could’: making decisions about research on behalf of people living with dementia</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-01-23T00:00:00+00:00">23 January 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The latest NICE guidelines recommend that opportunities to participate in research should be available to people living with dementia at all stages of the condition.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <a href="/blog/book-review-essentials-of-dementia" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Book review: Essentials of Dementia</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-12-18T00:00:00+00:00">18 December 2019</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Worldwide, there was an estimated 46.8 million individuals living with dementia in 2015, and this number is growing every day.  Therefore it is difficult to pursue a career in modern medicine without encountering a person living with dementia. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"> <a href="/blog/technology-integrated-health-management-for-dementia" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Technology Integrated Health Management for Dementia </h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-11-15T00:00:00+00:00">15 November 2019</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation Trust are part of the first test site pilot supporting to deliver TIHM (Technology Integrated Health Management) for dementia.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"> <a href="/blog/dying-in-the-place-of-your-choice-%E2%80%93-does-the-slipper-of-cancer-fit-on-the-foot-of-dementia" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Dying in the place of your choice – does the slipper of cancer fit on the foot of dementia?</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-05-22T00:00:00+01:00">22 May 2019</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>What is the leading cause of death in the UK? Cancer? Heart disease? Nope, it is dementia. Much value has been placed on dying in the place of one’s wishes however those with dementia seem to have been excluded from this focus. Why is it so hard to research wishes around death in those with dementia? Is it because we still forget it is a terminal disease? (1) Does it adhere to the issues with advance care planning in that when one is well they don’t wish to talk about it but when they are unwell they can’t?</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-12 views-row-even views-row-last"> <a href="/blog/missing-a-step-fragmented-pathways-of-care-for-people-with-dementia-following-a-fall" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Missing a step: fragmented pathways of care for people with dementia following a fall</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-04-23T00:00:00+01:00">23 April 2019</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional-1"> <div class="card-type">Blog</div> </div> </div></div></a> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <div class="view-results">12 results</div><div class="view-mode"><span class="layout-trigger"><span class="view-mode-label">View as</span><span class="trigger-grid active">Grid</span><span class="trigger-list">List</span></span></div> </div> </div><div class="view view-topic-node view-id-topic_node view-display-id-events collapsible-filters match-heights search-page-content-type-tpl views-row-alt-separation row-max-4 view-card-default-palette"> <div class="view-content view-content-main"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <a href="/events/2024-wales-autumn-meeting" class="card event-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>2024 Wales Autumn Meeting</h3> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> 12 - 13 September 2024 </div> <div class="card-city"> <div class="card-location">Cardiff</div> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>2024 Wales Autumn Meeting</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-event-type"> Nation Meeting </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <a href="/spring24" class="card event-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>2024 Spring Meeting</h3> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> On Demand 22-24 May 2024 | On demand to 24 May 2025 </div> <div class="card-city"> <div class="card-location">Birmingham</div> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Join us in Spring 2024 in Birmingham</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-event-type"> Spring Conference </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <a href="/24ScotSpring" class="card event-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>2024 Scotland Spring Meeting</h3> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> 26 April 2024 </div> <div class="card-city"> <div class="card-location">Edinburgh</div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-event-type"> Nation Meeting </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <a href="/events/2024-movement-disorders" class="card event-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>2024 Movement Disorders</h3> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> 15 Mar 2024, On Demand until 15 Mar 2025 </div> <div class="card-city"> <div class="card-location">Leeds</div> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>2024 Movement Disorders  meeting covering older people's healthcare</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-event-type"> SIG Meeting </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <a href="/events/improving-education-of-the-3-ds-%E2%80%93-dementia-delirium-and-depression" class="card event-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Improving Education of the 3 Ds – Dementia, Delirium and Depression</h3> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> 05 Feb 13.00 - 14.30 GMT </div> <div class="card-city"> <div class="card-location">ONLINE</div> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>BGS Webinar on Improving Education of the 3 Ds – Dementia, Delirium and Depression </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-event-type"> Webinar </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <a href="/Spring23" class="card event-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>2023 Spring Meeting </h3> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> Live 17-19 May 2023 - Available On demand until 19 May 2024 </div> <div class="card-city"> <div class="card-location">Edinburgh</div> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Live in Edinburgh and online 17-19 May. Click here to register, view the programme and access the live stream.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-event-type"> Spring Conference </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <a href="/events/2023-wales-spring-meeting" class="card event-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>2023 Wales Spring Meeting</h3> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> Live 24 March On demand 24 March 2024 </div> <div class="card-city"> <div class="card-location">Llandudno</div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-event-type"> Nation Meeting </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <a href="/events/2023-north-west-spring" class="card event-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>2023 North West Spring</h3> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> Live 7 Feb 2023 (13.00 - 16.30) On demand 7 Feb 2024 </div> <div class="card-city"> <div class="card-location">ONLINE</div> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This virtual event is a local forum covering the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in the health care of older people.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-event-type"> Virtual Meeting </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <a href="/events/spring-meeting-2021" class="card event-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Spring Meeting 2021</h3> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> Live 28 - 30 April 2021 - On Demand until 30 April 2022 </div> <div class="card-city"> <div class="card-location">ONLINE</div> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The BGS Spring Meeting 2021 is taking place on 28-30 April. 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