The AEME gang sit down to discuss the recently updated British Geriatric Society guidelines on the assessment of pain in the older patient. Discussion topics: 1. Do we assess pain in the older patient well? If not, why
OPMentor CotECast
The whole AEME team get together to discuss progress with our OPMentor scheme. If you want to find a mentor in your area then check out our website at http://aeme.org.uk/opmentor. If you are interested in becoming a mentor sign up at http://aeme.org.uk/opmentor/application.
‘Med Reg’ Revisited
Vicky, Pete, Nick and Emma talk about the realities of being the med reg on-call. It’s not as bad as you think! We also discuss different reasons for going out of programme during geriatric training.
Geriatrics for Juniors 2017: Post conference CotEcast
Pete and Nick are joined by AEME founder Mark Garside and consultant geriatrician and TV star Zoe Wyrko. At the end of the conference they reflect on Geriatrics for Juniors 2017 including what they learned from the day.
Academic training in Geriatrics
Pete and Nick are joined by Claire McDonald and Sarah Richardson who are both academic geriatricians. Together, they talk about how to get into academic work and research within geriatrics including academic clinical fellow posts.