European Delirium Association / BGS-SIG Dementia and related disorders joint meeting on Delirium.

Venue: Waterloo Campus, King's College London.

Main meeting: 3-4th September 2015

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2nd September Pre-conference Delirium Training Day.

2nd September Pre-conference Delirium Training Day

The EDA pre-conference is aimed at a multi-disciplinary audience, and presumes no background knowledge. There will be the opportunity to hear talks from experts and meet people with shared interest. Themes covered will include :
• What is delirium and how to make a diagnosis
• Prevention and management
• Delirium in special situations: medical, post-operative etc
• Practical case scenario sessions

Main meeting: 3rd & 4th September

Two day conference for all health professionals interested in delirium research, education and policy. Sessions include:

• Biological basis of delirium neuropsychiatry
• Critical care and perioperative delirium
• Palliative care and nursing home delirium
• Experimental models for delirium research
• Innovations in delirium education

Keynote speaker: Dr Colm Cunningham, Trinity College Dublin

Who should attend:

• Consultants and specialist doctors in geriatric medicine
• Old age psychiatrists
• Neurologists
• Researchers in geriatric medicine
• Doctors training in related specialties
• GPs wsi in Older People and GP trainees
• Nurses and allied health professionals specialising in Dementia care
• Core medical trainees considering a career in geriatric medicine

 

Why participate:

• Understand more on the key areas and challenges faced in geriatric medicine
• Hear focused presentations on core areas of the geriatric medicine
• Present the latest scientific research to the British Geriatrics Society membership
• Attend small group workshop sessions
• Network and socialise with other healthcare professionals over three days