Receiving food is about so much more than just nutrition - culturally embedded roles and meanings attached to the ritual of eating can be central to someone's identity, even in people living with dementia at the end of life. #BGSconf

And that's a wrap on #BGSconf spring 2024. Thanks to all delegates both online and in person. Wishing our in person delegates a safe and cancellation free trip home and a lovely bank holiday weekend to all. See you in London in Autumn. 👋

Finishing with an enticing taste of what's in store at the #BGSconf Autumn Meeting 2024 at the Excel, London - sessions will include a focus on community and primary care, stroke and neurological disorders, and depression

Rumours that the shortlisting process will culminate in a #BGSconf dance-off remain unconfirmed

...we won! With a respectable top-ten time

Interested in developing models of care for older people? Then read our Age_and_Ageing typology paper academic.oup.com/ageing/article… which accompanies our recent The BMJ meta-analysis bmj.com/content/bmj/38… Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research British Geriatrics Society NIHR Yorkshire & Humber ARC Community Health Services National Institute for Health and Care Research ANZSGM

Looking to publish your work on #geriatricmedicine education? Take a look through the current papers and submit your research to Age_and_Ageing to support transforming education practice for the future. Find out more here academic.oup.com/ageing/pages/u…

The Diploma in #GeriatricMedicine provides a highly regarded award for multidisciplinary health professionals who want to demonstrate knowledge & skills of managing #frailty & chronic conditions in older people. Find out more via Royal College of Physicians here rcp.ac.uk/events-and-edu…

Outcomes to matter to patients! This is also why LoS isn’t that bad an outcome measure in secondary care based studies Rose Penfold Young Geris (irony intended) British Geriatrics Society

The latest issue of Age and Ageing journal is out now. Includes original research, clinical trials, systematic review, and expert commentary on the latest advancements in the health care of older people Oxford Academic OUP Medicine academic.oup.com/ageing/issue/5…

Available in Age and Ageing. Guideline summary: assessment, diagnosis, care and support for people with dementia and their carers [Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network SIGN Guideline 168] at tinyurl.com/p625dyer

Accompanied by an expert review on the topic, this Age_and_Ageing collection explores how careers in geriatrics could be made more appealing to improve recruitment and retention. Read the research: oxford.ly/3LbRbjM Andy Teodorczuk

Our latest blog is from Maggie Westby and on the topic of virtual wards for older people. Rapid Realist Review + Virtual Wards + People with Frailty = ? bgs.org.uk/blog/rapid-rea… Oxford Academic

BGS President Adam Gordon MBE on BBC Breakfast this morning discussing what good care for older people looks like, variations in care delivered across the country and the challenges facing the NHS and social care. Watch his interview on iPlayer from 1:21 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

🚨 New blog out now🚨Fixing dementia home care in England with the NIDUS support package for older people and their carers (New interventions for Independence in Dementia) bgs.org.uk/blog/fixing-de… Claudia NIHR PRU in Dementia and Neurodegeneration QM

Jenni Burton 💙💚 SIGN Guidelines Age_and_Ageing Dr Terry Quinn💙 Aberdeen Geriatrics UofG MVLS CSO(Health)Scotland Great to see the dementia SIGN Guidelines featured in Age_and_Ageing Really useful summary and interesting commentary 👍

The latest issue of Age and Ageing journal is out now, with freely accessible articles on the topic of older people's health care, cutting edge research, clinical trials, expert reviews, editorials, and commentary on the latest SIGN Guidelines for dementia academic.oup.com/ageing/issue/5…

BGS journal, Age and Ageing, increases rank in the Geriatrics and Gerontology journal category. Thank you to all our authors, reviewers and editors who contribute their time and expertise to this great result. bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med… OUP Medicine

Our study across 59 countries found people aged ≥75 years with NSTEMI #heartattack , compared with younger patients, less often received invasive coronary angio & guideline-recommended care, & had worse short-term outcomes ⁦⁦⁦Age_and_Ageing⁩ academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

Our latest issue is wrapped up and ready to read: guidance on the management of dementia, evidence synthesis, quality improvement report for geriatric assessment in emergency care, the latest research and discourse on improving healthcare for older people academic.oup.com/ageing/issue/5…