The MDTea Podcast

In this episode we explore causes of red legs beyond cellulitis; lipodermatosclerosis and panniculitis. We provide a breakdown of the different causes of swollen legs and their individual management including fluid overload, dependent oedema, nephrotic syndrome and lymphoedema.

Show notes are available at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mapping against Foundation, CMT, GPVTS, ANP and NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) programmes.

Presented by Dr Jo Preston and Dr Iain Wilkinson, Consultant Geriatricians and Dr Bernard Ho, Clinical Fellow in Dermatology and Lymphoedema.

Contributing Faculty: Wendy Grosvenor, Nurse.

Sleep architecture does change with age but inability to sleep does not automatically follow. In this episode we explore the normal physiology of sleep in older adults, the common conditions associated with old age that may lead to disrupted sleep and specific sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnoea and REM sleep disorders.

Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mapping against Foundation, CMT, GPVTS, Geriatric Registrar, ANP and NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) programmes

Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson and Dr Jo Preston, Consultant Geriatricians and SJ Ryan, Physiotherapist

Contributing Faculty: Wendy Grosvenor and Edda Handler, Nurses.

This episode explores the use of psychodynamic approaches in caring for older adults, both in assessment and management plans, as well as for staff to better understand the dynamics of their relationships with patients.

Show notes are available at thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mapping against Foundation, CMT, GPVTS, ANP and NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) programmes.

Presented by: Dr Cate Bailey and Dr Juliette Brown, Old Age and General Adult Trainees in Psychiatry. Dr Jo Preston and Dr Iain Wilkinson, Consultant Geriatricians

Contributing Faculty: Bethan Moseley, Psychiatry Liaison Nurse, Jackie Lelkes, Social Worker, Gabor Szekely, General Practitioner.

A BigFings Media Production

Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)

Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)

A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com

Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)

Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)

A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com

Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)

Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)

A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com

This episode - Alcohol and Substance Misuse

Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)

Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)

A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com

This episode - Vision in older adults.

Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital) Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)

A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com

Presented by:

Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)

Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)

Faculty:

Dr Bernard Ho, Dermatology Clinical Fellow

A slice of MDTea and CAKE with highlights from the BGS Falls conference in Birmingham, September 2017.

For links to slides visit www.bgs.org.uk/courses/resources/catpowerpoints/falls-powerpoints-2017