2022 23rd International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability

Start:

Fri, 9 Sep 2022, 09:00

End:

Fri, 9 Sep 2022, 05:00

Website:

https://iii.hm/bgsconf2022

Hashtag:

#BGSConf

Venue:

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Sponsor

Credits

This meeting has applied for 6 credits of live CPD credit (expires 09 Oct 2022) and 6 credits Distance learning CPD accreditation (expires 09 Sept 2023) from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)

This event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people in acute and community settings around falls prevention and treatment.

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)
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

Register Now!

Session overview

Session 1 9.30 - 11.00

Session 1 Gait 09.30 - 11.00

09.30 Gait patterns
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

Session 2 Fears of Falling

11:30 Fear of falling and movement
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

Sponsored by Kyowa Kirin

Alcohol, cognitive impairment and falls?
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 3 Platform presentations

Submitted abstracts invited to deliver oral platforms

Session 4 14.30 - 15.30 Workshops

Session 4 Cerebellar examination

Session 4 Prevention of in-patient deconditioning

Dr Amit Arora, Consultant Geriatrician, Associate Medical Director, University Hospital of North Midlands

Fractures in older people - an update

Professor Opinder Sahota, Consultant geriatrician, Notthingham Hospital NHS Trust

Session 5 16.00 - 17.00

Session 5

16.00 Developing World Falls Guidelines: Opportunities and Challenges
Professor Tahir Masud, Consultant Physician & Honorary Professor, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

16.30 Prizes and closing remarks