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Acute Kidney Injury UK Consensus Conference, RCPE, 16-17 November

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Management of Acute Kidney Injury: the role of fluids, e-alerts and biomarkers

Friday 16 and Saturday 17 November 2012, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh


NHS Kidney Care has commissioned the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh to convene this two-day UK Consensus Conference on Acute Kidney Injury. 

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Delirium/dementia in the acute hospital, RCP London, Tuesday 26 June 2012

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This one day conference will provide a comprehensive, evidence-based update on how professionals working in acute hospitals can address the rapidly growing challenge of managing delirium and dementia.

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2012 Scottish Trainees Meeting - 14 September 2012

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We have set the date for our Annual Scottish Trainees Meeting.

Friday 14 September 2012, Best Western Queens Hotel, Perth.

Please make a note of this date.

 

 

Edinburgh International Course in Medicine for the Older Adult, RCPE, 21-25 May 2012

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This course is primarily designed to appeal to consultants, specialists and senior trainees in Older Adult Medicine both in the UK and overseas. It offers a valuable opportunity to discuss clinical issues in the care of the older adult. 

Partial attendance is possible and a late registration fee is payable after 6 April. 

Each day will focus on a single clinical topic:

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Trainees Update

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As many of you will be aware the 2012 Speciality Certificate Examination (SCE) will be held on Wednesday 21 March.  The subsequent exam date for 2013 has also been confirmed – Wednesday 6 March 2013.

We thought it would be helpful to include below the findings and comments from the SCE 2011 Trainees’ Survey compiled by Thomas Jackson, former Chair of the BGS Trainees’ Council.  This was conducted after the SCE in 2011.

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About Us

The BGS Scotland is the professional organisation of doctors who specialise in the medicine of old age. The branch has 280 or so members and is affiliated to the main British Geriatrics Society in London (BGS).

 

Contact Us

Newsletter articles or news of consultant appointments, and all other correspondence should be sent, preferably by email to Dr Stuart Johnston at the Perth Royal Infirmary.

Articles and events publicised on the BGS Scotland website should be sent to Dr Joanna Ford.

Newsflash

Scotland Age & Ageing Specialty Group Update

The second issue of the Age and Ageing Specialty Group in Scotland is now available for download here in MS Word format.

 

2012 Ferguson Anderson Prize in Geriatric Medicine

Three essay prizes (£300, £200, and £100) are open to medical students studying at Scottish Universities.  Many students are now involved in special study modules or elective projects relating to the elderly.

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