Often a key component of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in primary care, this guide examines step-by-step how to carry out a multifactorial risk assessment for falls.
These guidelines were developed by the World Falls Task Force, which assembled 96 multidisciplinary experts from 39 countries across 5 continents, with representation from 36 scientific and academic societies, including the BGS.
The National Falls Prevention Co-ordination Group (NFPCG) Deconditioning task and finish sub-group have developed a suite of five resources intended to support individuals, health and care professionals and commissioners to take action to help older adults become more active and recondition following activity restrictions in the COVID-19 pandemic.
These resources have been developed to help keep older people safe at home by reducing deconditioning and falls hazards, supporting people with conditions such as dementia or Parkinson's, and improving overall wellbeing to help to keep their minds and bodies active.
The Mersey Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 16th June
This document describes the care home sector across the UK as it currently stands, how health and wellbeing has traditionally been supported in care homes and sets out what good healthcare provision in a care home environment should look like.
The SW Thames Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 20 May 2021
The Trent Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 22 April 2021
The Northern Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 24 March 2021
This chapter of the Silver Book II covers the presentation of common geriatric conditions in an urgent care context.
This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the investigation and management of falls in the last phase of life.
The 20th International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability was held on 20 September 2019 in London.
This NIHR CLAHRC toolkit provides a suite of resources that commissioners can use to plan, implement and monitor the FaME programme.
This standard has been jointly produced by the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and other organisations.
The Royal College of Physicians Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) has developed a series of patient and public centred resources to support better care.
These articles have been selected by the Editor of Age and Ageing for inclusion in this special collection of the Journal's best articles on falls.
A selection of publications on aspects of bone health published in Age and Ageing over the years.
This briefing examines evidence on falls prevention from the Cochrane Library.
This SIG acts as a focus for multidisciplinary interest and expertise on fall prevention and bone health.
Established in 2017, this Special Interest Group deals with the disorders that may arise in the older person with anaemia.
Multiple hospital organisational factors are associated with adverse patient outcomes post hip fracture in England and Wales: the REDUCE record-linkage cohort study.
Falls Prevention Awareness week is a national health campaign to raise awareness of falls health and injury prevention. Across the UK there will be an abundance of seminars, conferences and many discussions will be had.
A smartphone app has been shown by researchers to improve the diagnosis of vertebral fractures by helping medical professionals to make referral decisions based on how people are experiencing back pain.
The Fragility Fracture Network has just published the second edition entitled Orthogeriatrics- The Management of Older Patients with Fragility Fractures.
To help me (and hopefully you) adapt to this rapidly changing practice, I have collated some useful advice from experts in their field into this two-part blog.
There has been a significant focus on UK care homes following COVID-19. Care homes have had to quickly adapt their working practices, to keep their residents and staff safe. Approximately 400,000 older people are currently living in UK care homes.
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have led to a significant increase in the risk of falls amongst older people in the UK. During the pandemic, community falls services have largely been put on hold.
Neck of femur fractures are usually a mainstay of admissions to orthogeriatric services. A recent review of this with recommendations around surgery, in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, has recently been released by NHS England.
Are falls a problem? I know what you're thinking... "Don't be daft, of course falls are a problem!" I'm certainly not denying the importance and impact of falls. I know that falls and fall-related injuries account for more bed days than myocardial infarction and stroke combined.
This annual meeting is for all providing care to older people living with movement disorders
This virtual event is a local forum covering the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in the health care of older people.
BGS Trent Region Spring Meeting was held on 22 April 2021.
The BGS Autumn Meeting will cover the latest in evidence and best practice in the health and care of older people.
This virtual event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people at risk of falls
The leading meeting in the UK for clinicians working in the field of falls and mobility medicine.
The latest scientific research and best clinical practice in healthcare of older people
This annual 2 day weekend meeting is built around the current curriculum needs and experiences of junior doctors training for a career in geriatric Medicine.
Covering core topics:SIG sessions on Stroke, Movement Disorders, Falls
The day includes sessions on Falls and Fractures consensus statement, systematic review on drugs that increase falls risk, Falls prevention RTCS, visual assessment in fallers and many more.