How we talk about ageing affects how we feel about ageing - @gerisoc has published a new frailty language guide, and this blog explains why we think this is important 👉 bgs.org.uk/blog/how-we-ta…

Many thanks to delegates and speakers who attended our Scotland Spring Meeting in Edinburgh today. Follow all the tweets via #BGSconf and see future BGS events here bgs.org.uk/events

Identification of visual impairment reduces falls and hospital admission #BGSconf

'Assessing vision as part of the CGA in frail patients admitted with fractures' with Dr Rachel Knox and Dr Shyaam Balakrishnan #BGSconf

Changing environments has meant that the Meaningful Activity Team has had several iterations but what is consistent is the value to staff and patients #BGSconf

100% agreed or strongly agreed that the Meaningful Activity Team improved both staff and patient well-being #BGSconf

‘Happy Patients, Happy Staff’, & Fewer Falls: The Meaning of the Meaningful Activity Team #BGSconf

'Introducing simulation-based education to enhance undergraduate medical student learning of #GeriatricMedicine themes' with Dr Catriona Basquill and Dr Fariha Naeem #BGSconf

A note on Stroke training within #GeriatricMedicine #BGSconf

7 #GeriatricMedicine - Specialty CiPs #BGSconf

6 Generic CiPs - apply to all specialties. Aligned to GMC Good Medical Practice and Generic Professional Capabilities #BGSconf

Wider changes to postgraduate medical training. The physician training pathway -group 1 specialties (dual CCT) #BGSconf

Previous #GeriatricMedicine curriculum was in 2010 with some amendments in 2016. GMC requires that all curricula are based around the Generic Professional Capabilities Framework #BGSconf

The 2022 #GeriatricMedicine Curriculum: What do I need to know (and what have we learnt so far)? with Training Programme Director Dr Sarah Marrinan #BGSconf

Great to see delegates networking at our Scotland Spring Meeting in Edinburgh today! #BGSconf

Register today for our self-paced #Frailty eLearning course FREE to all healthcare professionals. Course includes 'Identifying frailty', Understanding and communicating frailty', 'Building systems fit for frailty' and 'Managing those living with frailty' bgs.org.uk/2023F-IF

We live in a culture where absence and disconnection
are becoming the norm. We check our phones every 12 minutes during waking hours. 7% of us say that we never turn our phones off #BGSconf

Recommended reading: 'Being Present and Meaningful Engagement for Aged Care Residents Living With #Dementia : A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Australian Care Worker's Experiences' doi.org/10.1093/geront… #BGSconf

Children are inherently spiritual. This spirituality is present for biological/evolutionary purposes #BGSconf

Key Spiritual Questions: Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going to? Why? #BGSconf