2022 23rd International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability
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Fri, 9 Sep 2022, 09:00
End
Fri, 9 Sep 2022, 05:00
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We plan to deliver this meeting as a hybrid event - possible to attend in person, or to attend virtually on the day. As well as live attendance, all will receive access to recordings post event.As well as live attendance, all will receive access to recordings post event. There is a flexible transfer from in-person to online attendance as clinical service and life balance require.
The day will include keynote presentations from experts in the field, workshops and plenary sessions demonstrating best practice approaches available. We hope you will make contacts and start collaborations which will continue on from this meeting.
Who should attend:
- Consultants & specialist doctors in geriatric medicine
- Researchers into Ageing and Age Related Conditions
- Doctors training in related specialties
- GPs with an Extended Role in Older People and GP trainees
- Nurses and allied health professionals
- Advanced and Specialist practitioners
- Consultant Practitioners/Consultant Nurses
- Physician Associates
- Internal Medicine Trainees (especially those considering a career in geriatric medicine)
- Medical, Nursing, Allied Health professional students
Why participate:
- Understand more on the key areas & challenges faced in geriatric medicine
- Hear focused presentations on core areas of the geriatric medicine
- Present the latest scientific research to British Geriatrics Society members and elected officers
- Attend small group workshop sessions
- Network & socialise with other healthcare professionals
Cost to attend
BGS Member Day Fee (inc. VAT) | BGS Member Virtual meeting Fee (inc. VAT) | Non-Member Day Fee (inc. VAT) | Non-Member Virtual meeting Fee (inc. VAT) | |
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Senior Doctors – Post CCT or CESR CP Professions | £120 | £60 | £200 | £100 |
Pre CCT or CESR CP Professions, Healthcare professionals (Nurses, Physiotherapists, Researchers) | £60 | £30 | £100 | £50 |
Retired member/ Students (Undergraduates in Medical School, Nursing or AHP courses) | £30 | £15 | £50 | £25 |
Corporate Representatives | £100 | £60 | £200 | £100 |
*An early bird discount of 10% is available until 09 July 2022
Session overview
Session 1 9.30 - 11.00
Dr Lisa Alcock, Research Associate and Gait Lab Manager, Clinical Ageing Research Unit Campus for Ageing and Vitality Translational and Clinical Research Institute Newcastle University, Newcastle's Ageing Research Unit
10.00 Integrated Digital Technologies to Enhance Gait and Movement
Professor Bilzons, Chair in Human and Applied Physiology, University of Bath
10.30 Gait Perturbance
Jens Eg Nørgaard, PhD candidate in the field of geriatrics, University of Aalborg and Aalborg University Hospital
Session 2 11.30 - 12.30
Dr Toby Ellmers, Research Fellow, Imperial College London
12:00 Sedentary behaviour and falls
Prof Dawn Skelton, Professor of Ageing and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University
Symposium 13.00 - 13.30
Professor Kenneth Wilson, Retired Consultant Old Age Psychiatry, University of Liverpool and Dr Elena Mucci, Consultant Geriatrician, Conquest Hospital.
This symposia is intended for a Healthcare Professional audience
Not eligible for external CPD.
Session 3 13.30 - 14.30
Session 4 14.30 - 15.30 Workshops
Session 5 16.00 - 17.00
Professor Tahir Masud, Consultant Physician & Honorary Professor, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
16.30 Prizes and closing remarks
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