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class="view-content view-content-main"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <a href="/resources/proactive-care-of-older-people-undergoing-surgery" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Proactive care of older people undergoing surgery</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2012-05-23T00:00:00+01:00">23 May 2012</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>More older people are undergoing surgery, but postoperative outcomes are worse than for younger patients. This case study looks at the Proactive Care of Older People undergoing Surgery (POPS) team at Guy's and St Thomas's.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Case study </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/delirium-hub-delirium-in-specific-settings-and-situations" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Delirium Hub: Delirium in specific settings and situations</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>This section of the BGS Delirium Hub focuses on managing delirium in specific settings and clinical situations.</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-3 views-row-odd"> <a href="/cpocfrailty" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Guideline for the care of people living with frailty undergoing elective and emergency surgery</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-09-28T00:00:00+01:00">28 September 2021</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The Centre for Perioperative Care, working in collaboration with the British Geriatrics Society, has published guidance for the care of people living with frailty undergoing elective and emergency surgery that encompasses the whole perioperative pathway.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/presentation-recordings-west-midlands-region-autumn-meeting-2021" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Presentation Recordings: West Midlands Region Autumn Meeting 2021</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-09-24T00:00:00+01:00">24 September 2021</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The West Midlands Region Autumn Meeting 2021 was held on 24 September 2021</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 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In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Presentation </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/presentation-recordings-wessex-region-spring-meeting-2021" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Presentation Recordings: Wessex Region Spring Meeting 2021</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-05-27T00:00:00+01:00">27 May 2021</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The Wessex Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 27 May 2021</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"> Presentation </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/bgs-position-statement-older-patients-undergoing-emergency-laparotomy" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>BGS Position Statement: Older patients undergoing emergency laparotomy</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>This position statement sets out the British Geriatrics Society recommendations for assessment of older patients being considered for emergency laparotomy.</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-8 views-row-even"> <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-9 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/how-do-i-improve-delirium-care-for-older-surgical-patients" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>How do I improve delirium care for older surgical patients?</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-04-20T00:00:00+01:00">20 April 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Delirium is categorised by a sudden onset of fluctuating altered consciousness with changes to perception and cognitive function.</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-10 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/peri-operative-care-for-older-patients-undergoing-surgery" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Peri-operative Care for Older Patients Undergoing Surgery</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2015-01-23T00:00:00+00:00">23 January 2015</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The rate of older people undergoing surgical procedures is increasing faster than the rate of population ageing . Despite this progress, older surgical patients remain at increased risk.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <a href="/resources/improving-care-for-older-surgical-patients" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Improving care for older surgical patients</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2012-10-01T00:00:00+01:00">01 October 2012</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </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"> Fact sheet </div> </div></div></a> </div> </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-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-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/when-the-risk-is-too-high-to-operate-a-re-examination-of-surgical-%E2%80%98futility%E2%80%99" class="card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>When the risk is too high to operate: a re-examination of surgical ‘futility’</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-03-09T00:00:00+00:00">09 March 2021</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>An emergency laparotomy is one of the highest risk surgical procedures performed. 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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-3 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-4 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-5 views-row-odd"> <a href="/events/2022-trainees-meeting-virtual" class="card event-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>2022 Trainees Meeting (Virtual)</h3> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> Live 16 -17 June 2022 On Demand until 17 June 2023 </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 meeting is for those in training roles, within the Geriatric Medicine speciality.  Built around the current curriculum needs and  experiences of those training for a career in geriatric medicine, it will see a mix of plenary presentations and workshops, a mock SCE exam, updates on the Curriculum changes and a practical interview  preparation workshop.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-event-type"> Trainee Meeting </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <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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