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Autumn Meeting
24 - 26 November 2021
Online
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Conference programme
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Day 1 Morning
Start End Session title Details
09:00:00 17:30:00 Platform and poster Browse our exhibition virtual booths, download material and schedule meetings with our exhibitors.
presentations
09:00:00 17:30:00 Exhibition opens View and comment on the posters on-demand. All abstracts are published in a supplement for Age and Ageing once the meeting is over. Authors are
advised as to what issue this will be in by email.
09:15:00 09:30:00 Intro and welcome Dr Jennifer Burns, BGS President
Join Dr Jennifer Burns, BGS President opening the Autumn Meeting 2021.
09:30:00 11:00:00 Community Geriatrics #1 Interface geriatrics
This session will cover lessions from integrating care across the UK and internationally
09:30:00 11:00:00 Cardiovascular emergencies in 09:30 The burden and interplay of CVD & Frailty
the older adult: Session #1 The Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Consultant Geriatrician, St James's Hospital Dublin, Ireland
heart of the matter
10:00 Acute chest pain in the older adult
Dr Iqbal Malik, Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Lead for Structural Heart Disease, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
10:20 Acute heart failure in the older adult
Dr Clare Murphy Consultant Physician and Cardiologist, Chair: NHS GGC Heart MCN Heart Failure subgroup Clinical Lead: Heart Failure Hub
Scotland, Royal Alexandra and Vale of Leven Hospitals NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
10.40 Panel discussion
11:00:00 11:30:00 Free time
11:00:00 11:15:00 Spotlight on Session Sponsored by Medtronic
11:30:00 13:00:00 The Role of the Expert This session will describe the level of expertise, skills and knowledge required to be an Expert Witness and give practical examples of the role, from
Witness in upholding good experience. There is currently a significant shortage of older people’s Nurse and AHPs who undertake Expert Witness work for the legal profession. Older
practice in Older Peoples care People, their families and specialty professionals need to have access to skilled Consultant Nurse / AHP level professionals who can undertake this work,
which can be done alongside a substantive post. The presentation will illustrate how the role provides opportunities to undertake reports for a variety of legal
authorities. Examples include civil litigation, professional regulators, Police, Crown Prosecution Service, Immigration appeals, Inquests, Health & Safety
Executive and the Court of Protection.
11:30:00 13:00:00 Community Geriatrics #2 11.30 Randomised trial of admission avoidance hospital at home with CGA
Anticipatory Care Sasha Shepperd, Professor of Health Service Research, Nuffield Department of Population Health University of Oxford
12.00 Case Histories from sites around the UK and internationally
11:30:00 13:00:00 Cardiovascular emergencies 11.30 Syncope at the front door
in the older adult: Session #2 Dr Lara Mitchell, Consultant Geriatrician, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow and Chair BGS Cardiovascular SIG
Collapses and funny turns
11.50 Emergency arrhythmia management
Profesor Richard Schilling, Consultant Cardiologist, The William Harvey Research Institute - Barts and The London and Queen Mary University of
London
12.10 Managing Acute pulmonary embolism at the front door
Dr Katie Pink, Consultant Respiratory Physician Llandough Hospital, Cardiff
12.30 Q&A panel discussion
2 3Conference programme
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Day 1 Afternoon
Start End Session title Details
12:30:00 13:00:00 Sponsored Symposia
13:00:00 14:00:00 Nurses and AHP Specialities Moderators: Lucy Lewis and Dr Frazer Underwood
meet- up Opportunity for people to ask questions about the BGS, NAHP council, chat about the conference, share best-practice ideas.
13:00:00 14:00:00 Lunch break and Exhibition
14:00:00 15:00:00 Community Geriatrics #3 14.00 PROTECT-CH: Building a pioneering randomized controlled trial platform in UK care homes
Enhanced care in Care homes Professor Adam Gordon, BGS President Elect, Professor of the Care Older People, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences and Consultant Geriatrician,
Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
14.30 Case Presentations from sites around the UK and internationally
14:00:00 15:00:00 Cardiovascular emergencies in 14:00 Elevated blood pressure in the older adult
the older adult: Session #3 The Dr Neil Chapman, Clinical lead hypertension and cardiovascular disease prevention (consultant physician, honorary senior lecturer, lead), Hammersmith
patient with: Hospital
14.20 Unilateral weakness
Dr Ajay Bhalla, Consultant Stroke Physician, St Thomas' Hospital
14.40 A fall and new murmur
15:00:00 15:30:00 Free time
15:30:00 16:30:00 Cardiovascular emergencies in 15.30 ECG Quiz
the older adult: Session #4 Old
and New 16.00 Using technology at the front door
Dr Michael Trauer, Emergency Medicine Consultant at St Thomas' Hospital
15:30:00 16:30:00 Meet up: Sustainability in the • Overview of the current position, BGS and NHS
NHS and BGS • Key targets for the NHS,
• How you can help,
• Essential resources, networks and partnerships
15:30:00 16:30:00 NAHP COP Research #3 A BGS online meeting for Nurse and Allied Health Professionals interested in research to improve healthcare for older people.
Who should join:
All Nurse and Allied Healthcare professionals providing healthcare to older people interested in developing skills and abilities in research.
Aims:
• Improve attendees' skills in research projects to improve healthcare for older people
• Inspire attendees to achieve personal excellence in their projects
• Share focused best practice presentations and the latest research approaches
• Takeaway new connections and develop support network
15:30:00 16:30:00 Community Geriatrics #4 Rapid Case presentations from sites across the UK and internationally
Response
16:45:00 17:15:00 Community Geriatrics #5 Debate: Should Community Geriatric Medicine be a sub-specialty
Training and workforce issues
4 5Conference programme
Thursday, 25 November 2021
Day 2 Morning
Start End Session title Details
09:00:00 17:30:00 Platform and poster Browse our exhibition virtual booths, download material and schedule meetings with our exhibitors.
presentations
09:00:00 17:30:00 Exhibition opens View and comment on the posters on-demand. All abstracts are published in a supplement for Age and Ageing once the meeting is over. Authors are
advised as to what issue this will be in by email.
08:00:00 09:00:00 An introduction to policy An introduction to policy. BGS’s Policy Manager, Sally Greenbrook, will be going through what policy is, why it’s important, what policy work BGS does
and how you can get involved.
This session is intended as a beginner’s guide to policy for people who haven’t been involved in our policy work before.
08:30:00 09:00:00 Exercise and movement We’ll be running workout and meditation sessions to get your mind and body ready to engage with our presenters
08:30:00 09:00:00 Social Coffee Join others for a social coffee - Look for the Join Roundtable button and come on in.
09:00:00 10:30:00 Falls – Orthogeriatrics, Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis & Rheumatology 09.00 New and emerging treatments and treatment approaches for Osteoporosis management,
#1 Dr Celia Gregson, Consultant Geriatrician and Consultant Senior Lecturer, Royal United Hospital Foundation Trust Bath
09.30 Management of osteoporosis in chronic kidney disease
Professor Michael Stone, Consultant Physician, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
10.00 Vitamin D in Osteoporosis
Professor Bo Abrahamsen Professor, Consultant endocrinologist, Fellow of the ASBMR OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, Univ of Southern Denmark,
Odense ECTS Pres-ident 2020-2023 Visiting Professor of Musculoskeletal Epidemiology, NDORMS, University of Oxford Department of Medicine
Holbæk Hospital
09:00:00 10:30:00 Association of Academic 3 Talks on different research aspects of the COVID pandemic
Geriatric Medicine (AAGM) 09.00 The underlying biology of COVID (BSRA)
symposium 09.20 The clinical management of long COVID, or new research platforms in care homes (BGS)
Research in the pandemic 09.40 The wider impacts of the COVID pandemic including control measures (BSG)
Joint session BGS, BSG and 10.00 Discussion
BSRA 10.10 Rising Star presentation
Dr Atul Anand, Consultant and Senior Clinical Research Fellow Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
10:30:00 11:00:00 Free time Grab a coffee, do a quick walk or join the wellbeing room for a stretch session
11:00:00 13:00:00 Falls – Orthogeriatrics, 11.00 Paget’s disease – when to suspect, investigate and refer
Osteoporosis & Rheumatology Professor Richard Keen, Consultant in Metabolic Bone Diseases, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
#2
11.30 Investigation and management of swollen joint in the older person’ Dr Jonathan Marks, Consultant Rheumatologist, University Hospitals Dorset
12.00 (Trial) Themed lightning round poster presentations Falls/ Osteo/Rheumatology
11:00:00 13:00:00 Research Session: A practical A session aimed at trainees in geriatric medicine to help complete academic competencies on the portfolio whilst also developing vital skills and sparking a
guide to achieving your academic career long interest in research. Anyone interested in research with older people is very welcome.
curriculum competencies
Dr Sarah Richardson,
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer - Geriatric medicine, Newcastle Hospitals
Dr Rose Penfold , Academic Clinical Fellow, St Thomas' Hospital (GSTT)
12.00 (Trial) Themed lightning round poster presentations Scientific
6 7Conference programme
Thursday, 25 November 2021
Day 2 Afternoon
Start End Session title Details
13:00:00 14:00:00 Sponsored symposia
13:30:00 14:00:00 Presidential poster round Moderators: Dr Jennifer Burns, BGS President and Dr Emily Henderson, VP Research and Academic Development
These are the top abstracts from submissions to the Spring meeting.
• They are viewable on demand using the links below. On Thursday the President and VP of Research and academic development will review and discuss
the Posters with the lead authors.
• Each set of questions takes about 2 -3 minutes and the process is one of support and encouragement.
• Join live to hear the discussion with authors and more about their research
• Abstract Supplement Age and Ageing
• All abstracts are published in a supplement for Age and Ageing once the meeting is over. Authors are advised as to what issue this will be in by email.
13:00:00 14:00:00 Lunch Lunch break and Exhibition
14:00:00 15:00:00 Biology of Ageing 14.00 Biology of the Autonomic Nervous system
Dr Melanie Dani, Consultant, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
14.30 Senolytic medicine: from drugs to exercise
Prof essor Jo Kwan, Consultant in stroke and neurosciences, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
14:00:00 15:00:00 Falls – Orthogeriatrics, 14.00 Falls in older people with intellectual disability
Osteoporosis & Rheumatology
#3 14.20 “What’s new in older people’s trauma”
Mr Will Eardley, Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma and Limb Reconstruction Surgeon, South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust
14.40 Panel discussion: Post-covid rehab and falls prevention Q&A panel session
15:00:00 15:30:00 Free time Grab a coffee, do a quick walk or join the wellbeing room for a stretch session
15:30:00 16:30:00 Guest lecture Professor Maggie Older people and health inequalities
Rae Professor Maggie Rae, President, Faculty of Public health
Maggie is head of school and public health transformation at Health Education England, South West region, consultant in healthcare public health at
Public Health England’s South West Centre and visiting professor at the University of the West of England. Her personal research interests include health
inequalities, sustainability and the impacts of the wider determinants of health. She is also passionate about education and training and sees this as a key
element of FPH’s responsibilities.
16:30:00 17:00:00 Symposia Developing interventions to counteract sarcopenia in frailty – is it ever too late?
16:30:00 17:00:00 Ask me Anything – Getting Ask a panel of experts anything at all around getting research published. This live, interactive panel discussion. This is intended for those medical, nurse and
research published AHP trainees, as well as novice and experienced researchers but we welcome general questions from all. We will keep the remit of the AMA wide open.
16:30:00 17:00:00 NAHP COP Future Leaders #3 A session on developing future Nurse and Allied Health professional leaders
Topics covered: Developing a Leadership Career. Leadership skills and values.
Who should join: All Nurse and Allied Health professionals providing healthcare to older people
8 9Conference programme
Friday 26 November 2021
Day 3 Morning
Start End Session title Details
08:30:00 09:00:00 Exercise and movement We’ll be running workout and meditation sessions to get your mind and body ready to engage with our presenters
08:30:00 09:00:00 Social Coffee Join others for a social coffee - Look for the Join Roundtable button and come on in.
09:00:00 10:30:00 Neurology and Movement 09.00 Up to date drug management of Parkinson’s (Focusing on motor symp-toms)
Disorders #1 Modern Dr Richard Genever, Consultant Geriatrician, Chesterfield Royal Hospital
management of Parkinson’s
Disorders 09.25 Assessing for Device-aided therapies, Infusions (Duodopa and Apomorphine) and Deep brain stimulation
Dr Paul Worth, Consultant Neurologist, Addenbrooke's Hospital
09.50 Models of MDT working in Parkinson’s Disease
10.15 Panel Discussion
09:00:00 10:30:00 Clinical Quality Session
10:30:00 11:00:00 Free time Grab a coffee, do a quick walk or join the wellbeing room for a stretch session
10:30:00 11:00:00 Specialities meet up points - We'd like to invite you to join, via Zoom, the Trainees meet up. This will be an informal discussion and opportunity to connect with other Trainees and
Trainees catch up. This meeting is open to all Trainees in the BGS. You don't need to be registered for the Autumn meeting and can join using Zoom via this link at
10.30 on 26 November
11:00:00 12:30:00 Neurology and Movement 11.00 Dementia – recognising and diagnosing in those with Movement Disorders
Disorders #2 Mental Health
Matters 11.25 Parkinson's psychosis (including clozapine)
Dr Neil Archibald, Consultant Neurologist & Clinical Director for Neurology and Stroke, James Cook University Hospital
11.50 Psychological care? ICD and Dopamine dysregulation
Dr David Okai, Clinical Lead in Neuropsychiatry, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
12.15 Q&A
11:00:00 12:30:00 Diabetes in older people 11.00 How to weigh up conflicting issues in treating older people with diabetes?
Dr David Strain, Senior Clinical Lecturer (E&R), University of Exeter (confirmed and invited in Civ)
11.30 Setting up a service for improved care of older people with diabetes
12.00 Extended discussion opportunity – Q&A with the speakers
11:00:00 12:30:00 Trainees Sessions 11.00 Sexual Health in older adults
Dr Olwen Williams, Consultant in Sexual Health /HIV medicineGlan Clwyd Hospital , BCUHB
11.30 How I approach a patient on the ward with new incontinence?"
10 11Conference programme
Friday 26 November 2021
Day 3 Afternoon
Start End Session title Details
12:30:00 13:30:00 Trevor Howell Guest lecture: Dr Eileen Burns is Past President of the British Geriatrics Society.
She was president from Oct 2016-Nov 2018, during which time the BGS published many influential publications including Best Practice Guidelines, and
Dr Eileen Burns, Geriatrician, “Fit for Frailty”. She personally supported the development of NHS Rightcare “Frailty Toolkit”, and was (and is) frequently asked to speak at conferences,
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS to parliamentary groups and other specialist societies. She is an advisor to the government on the Green paper on the Funding of Adult Social Care. She
Trust and BGS past president recently completed a term of office as a member of the Council of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Her interests are in the management of frailty,
complex co-morbidity, health and social care integration, care home medicine and end of life care. She has written and spoken widely on these topics. She
has been a member of several NICE/SCIE Guideline development groups in these areas. She continues to work clinically in acute Geriatric Medicine and
in the community. She has led the development of several care pathways to optimise the use of health and care resources in the community to allow patients
to remain out with the acute hospital when clinically appropriate
13:30:00 14:30:00 Sponsored Symposia Join others for a social coffee - Look for the Join Roundtable button and come on in.
13:30:00 14:30:00 Lunch Lunch break and Exhibition
14:30:00 16:00:00 Neurology and Movement 14.30. Tremor diagnosis and management
Disorders # 3 It’s not Parkinson’s Dr Francesca Morgante , Consultant Neurologist, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
15.00 Atypical Parkinsonian syndromes
Professor Huw Morris, Professor of Clinical Neuroscience at UCL Institute of Neurology (ION), Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the Royal Free
Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN)
15.30 Functional Neurological Disorders
Professor Mark Edwards Professor of Neurology Eleanor Peel Chair, Professor of Neurology with a Research and Clinical Interest in Motor Control and
Neuropsychiatry, St Georges’ University London
14:30:00 16:00:00 Quality Improvement Workshop
16:00:00 16:30:00 Neurology and Movement
Disorders #4 It’s not Parkinson’s
Panel Discussion
16:30:00 16:45:00 Closing words from BGS Dr Jennifer Burns, BGS President
President Join Dr Jennifer Burns, BGS President closing the Autumn Meeting 2021, reflecting on the past 3 days speakers, presentations and abstracts.
12 13About the speakers About the speakers
Guest Lecturers Day 1
Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Consultant Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Alexandra Hospital, NHS Greater
Dr Eileen Burns, Geriatrician, Leeds Teaching Glasgow and Clyde. She is clinical Lead for Heart Failure Hub
Geriatrician, St James's Hospital Dublin, Scotland.
Professor Maggie Rae, President, Faculty of Hospitals NHS Trust
Ireland
Public Health Eileen Burns is Past President of the British Geriatrics Society.
Rose Anne holds the Chair of Medical Gerontology at Trinity
Professor Simon Conroy, Professor,
She was president from Oct 2016-Nov 2018, during which time
Maggie is head of school and public health transformation at
the BGS published many influential publications including Best College Dublin and is founding Principal Investigator to The Irish University of Leicester
Health Education England, South West region, consultant in Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) one of the HRS family of
Practice Guidelines, and “Fit for Frailty”. She personally supported
healthcare public health at Public Health England’s South West studies (www.tilda.ie), where she leads a team of multidisciplinary Simon’s ambition is to improve outcomes for frail older people by
the development of NHS Rightcare “Frailty Toolkit”, and was
Centre and visiting professor at the University of the West of researchers focusing on medicine , neuro-cardiovascular health, embedding evidence based medicine into clinical practice (‘campus
(and is) frequently asked to speak at conferences, to parliamentary
England. Her personal research interests include health inequalities, psychology, nursing, medicine, physiotherapy, economics, to clinic’ translational research). His research addresses different
groups and other specialist societies.
sustainability and the impacts of the wider determinants of health. bioengineering, social sciences and health economics as aspects of models of care for frail older people, assessing feasibility as well as
She is an advisor to the government on the Green paper on the
She is also passionate about education and training and sees this as the ageing process. clinical and cost-effectiveness. His educational activities take an
Funding of Adult Social Care. She recently completed a term
a key element of FPH’s responsibilities. She is director of Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA) interdisciplinary perspective on developing and teaching knowledge
of office as a member of the Council of the Royal College of
- the first purpose-built clinical and research ageing institute on the locally (frailty services), nationally (BGS) and internationally
Physicians of London. Her interests are in the management of
Island of Ireland. (EUGMS & EAMA). Implementation of research findings into
frailty, complex co-morbidity, health and social care integration,
Rose Anne was previously Professor of Cardiovascular Research clinical practice is key, and best exemplified by work on the Silver
care home medicine and end of life care. She has written and
at Newcastle University, UK, and in 1992 established the first Book and the Acute Frailty Network.
spoken widely on these topics. She has been a member of several
NICE/SCIE Guideline development groups in these areas dedicated syncope service in the UK (in Newcastle) which has been
She continues to work clinically in acute Geriatric Medicine and replicated worldwide. She now directs a busy national clinical and Emma Jones, Partner Solicitor, Leigh Day
in the community. She has led the development of several care research syncope facility at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, seeing in
pathways to optimise the use of health and care resources in the excess of 3,000 patients annually. This work has led to new methods Emma Jones joined Leigh Day in October 2000. She completed
community to allow patients to remain out with the acute hospital for assessment of falls and syncope risk which have been adopted one year of her training contract at the specialist mental health firm
when clinically appropriate. internationally and the head-up tilt test, which she first described, Scott-Moncrieff Harbour and Sinclair and one year at Leigh Day.
is now the gold standard for vasovagal syncope diagnosis. Emma spent six months training with Sarah Leigh and then
Prof Kenny has published over 600 scientific publications to date, moved to the human rights department. She qualified in October
including 440 research articles, 52 reviews, 4 textbooks and 57 book 2002 and remained a member of the human rights department
chapters. She is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (M.R.I.A); until March 2007. She then moved to Mind, the mental health
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh charity, where she was head of legal.
(F.R.C.P.E.): London (F.R.C.P.), Ireland (F.R.C.P.I.); Fellow of Emma returned to the human rights department at Leigh Day
Trinity College Dublin (F.T.C.D); Fellow if the European Society in September 2009, at which time she worked on bringing the
of Cardiology (F.E.S.C). She has over 50 medal awards and Stafford Hospital group claims. She now specialises in human
keynotes, and recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award, rights claims against treatment and care individuals receive in
WCFP, Kuala Lumpur 2019; Health Hero, The Irish Times, 2018; hospitals, schools and in social care settings, false imprisonment
and Trinity Innovation Award, 2017. and assault claims, actions against the police and public law
challenges.
Emma runs the team working on the contaminated blood inquiry
Dr Iqbal Malik, Consultant Cardiologist and and represents over 260 core participants. She is also running an
Equality Act/Human rights claim in relation to the difference in
Clinical Lead for Structural Heart Disease, the ex-gratia payments provided to those who contracted HCV as
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust a result of receiving contaminated blood and those who contracted
HIV.
Dr Iqbal Malik attended Peterhouse College, Cambridge
University and then Guy’s Hospital, London. He qualified in 1991.
After junior jobs in London, he joined the training scheme in
Dr Lara Mitchell, Consultant Geriatrician,
cardiology in west London. Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
Dr Malik continued with his PhD thesis at Hammersmith and Chair BGS Cardiovascular SIG
Hospital in vascular biology before being appointed a consultant
in 2003. He has been divisional director for clinical governance, Dr Lara Mitchell is a Consultant Geriatrician at Queen Elizabeth
catheter laboratory director, and currently is the lead for structural University Hospital (QEUH), Glasgow. She is clinical lead for
heart disease. This involves the transcatheter aortic valve (TAVI), acute and has developed a frailty service. She set up a syncope
septal defect (atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale) clinic when she was appointed and runs a weekly Rapid Access
programmes and para-valvular leak programmes. Syncope Service (RASCL) along with her Medicine for the
Elderly colleague. She has a joint MDT monthly with cardiology,
Dr Clare Murphy Consultant Physician and neurology and cardiac physiologists. Her syncope pathway and
RASCL service is in press British Journal of Cardiology. She is
Cardiologist, Chair: NHS GGC Heart MCN currently cohort 12 of Scottish quality and safety fellowship and is
Heart Failure subgroup Clinical Lead: Heart committed to improving systems of care for the older adult. She is
Failure Hub Scotland, Royal Alexandra and current chair of Cardiovascular BGS.
Vale of Leven Hospitals NHS Greater Glasgow
and Clyde
14 14 15About the speakers About the speakers
Day 1 Day 2
before training in general medicine, clinical pharmacology and
hypertension in London and at the University of Sydney, Australia. Professor Richard Keen, Consultant in
Prof Richard Schilling, Consultant Dr Celia Gregson, Consultant Geriatrician Metabolic Bone Diseases, Royal National
Cardiologist The William Harvey Research Dr Chapman is a specialist in the management of hypertension and Consultant Senior Lecturer, Royal United Orthopaedic Hospital
(high blood pressure). He is a fellow of the British Hypertension Hospital Foundation Trust Bath
Institute - Barts and The London and Queen Society and an accredited hypertension specialist of the European
Mary University of London Society of Hypertension. He is lead clinician for the Peart-Rose Richard graduated from St Mary’s Hospital Medical School in
Celia Gregson is a Consultant Senior Lecturer in Musculoskeletal 1988. After training in general rheumatology, he developed his
clinic, a tertiary referral centre for hypertension and cardiovascular Medicine at the Musculoskeletal Research Unit (MRU), University
I have been the lead of the academic department of cardiac risk factor management at Hammersmith Hospital. His clinical interest in osteoporosis and rare bone diseases. He completed his
electrophysiology since my appointment at St Bartholomew’s of Bristol and is an Honorary Consultant Orthogeriatrician PhD examining the genetic epidemiology of postmenopausal
and research interests include both primary and secondary at the Royal United Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Bath.
and Queen Mary University of London. On my arrival at St cardiovascular disease prevention. osteoporosis and was the recipient of Young Investigator Awards
Barts academic activity had been dormant for some years. The She qualified in Medicine from the University of Nottingham. from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research and
department has concentrated on clinical research and has been Following physician training she was awarded a Wellcome Trust the European Calcified Tissue Society. In 1999 he was appointed
He sees outpatients with all aspects of hypertension, including Clinical Research Training Fellowship. She completed a one-year
successful in gaining funding from both peer reviewed grants confirmation and investigation of newly-diagnosed hypertension, as Consultant in Metabolic Bone Disease at the Royal National
and industry allowing us to grow steadily over the last 5 years. MSc in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK.
ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, secondary hypertension, Tropical Medicine and then a PhD at the University of Bristol,
We now have 2 offices which house 3 research fellows, 3 nurses resistant and hard-to-control hypertension and patients who find
and a research administrator. In addition we have acquired the during which she set up and still runs the UK DINAG consortium Dr Keen is experienced in the management of patients with
it hard to tolerate usual treatments. He looks after inpatients with (DXA-databases to Identify Novel Anabolic Genes). She then
following clinical research equipment: Electroanatomical 3-D acute and general internal medical problems. osteoporosis and other rarer bone diseases including Paget’s disease,
cardiac mapping system, non-contact mapping research analysis worked as a Senior Scientist at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology osteogenesis imperfecta, X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets,
station, ECG machine, 3 Holters (7-day), VO2 max measurement Unit at the University of Southampton, prior to taking up an fibrous dysplasia and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP).
equipment, bedside BNP monitoring, Hansen robotic ablation Arthritis Research UK Clinician Scientist Fellowship to determine He also works with athletes from sports such as athletics, rugby
system. My research interests focus on elucidating the mechanism
Dr Ajay Bhalla, Consultant Stroke Physician, the molecular genetics of unexplained High Bone Mass at the union and football, and has expertise in management of bone-
of complex cardiac arrhythmia in the human heart and the St Thomas' Hospital University of Bristol. related problems such as stress fractures, bone stress response/bone
development of percutaneous treatments for them. All of my marrow oedema syndromes, osteitis pubis and myositis ossificans.
research has been performed in vivo on the intact human heart.
Clinical conditions we have investigated include ventricular Dr Bhalla is a Consultant Physician in Stroke, Geriatric and Her research interests include the epidemiology and genetics of
General Medicine as well as Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of osteoporosis and fractures, high bone mass disorders, the role bone
tachycardia and fibrillation in structural heart disease, congenital
plays in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis, the impact of HIV
Dr Jonathan Marks, Consultant
heart disease, atrial fibrillation and cardiac dyssynchrony in heart Population and Environmental Sciences, King’s College, London.
failure. He is the Specialty Lead for Stroke, Clinical Research Network, infection, neurological diseases and deprivation on musculoskeletal Rheumatologist, University Hospitals Dorset
South London and an Associate Director, Sentinel Stroke National health, and the cross-talk between muscle, fat and bone. With
Audit Programme, KCL. In addition Dr Bhalla is the South East Global Challenges funding, Celia recently launched the Sub- I was appointed as a consultant rheumatologist at Royal
Professor Sasha Shepperd, Professor Of London Operational Director for Stroke Saharan African MuSculOskeletal Network SAMSON (https:// Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals (RBCH) in September
Health Services Research, Nuffield Health thesamson.org/). 2014 having undertaken specialist training within the Wessex
region and I continue to lead our rheumatology clinical research
Dr Michael Trauer, Emergency Medicine team since that time. I also have an interest in digital tools to
Sasha is Professor of Health Services Research and Co-
coordinating editor for the international Cochrane Effective
Consultant at St Thomas' Hospital Celia chairs the Royal College of Physicians Falls and Fragility support clinicians and patients managing inflammatory arthritis.
Fracture Audit Programme Scientific and Publications Committee Since 2018 I have Chaired a regional transformation programme
Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Review Group.
and is a member of their Fracture Liaison Service Database to deliver networked rheumatology services in Dorset and I
After an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University
Michael Trauer is an Emergency Medicine Consultant at St Advisory Group. She chairs the British Geriatric Society Falls continue to work cross-site at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester
of Vermont she completed a Masters at the Harvard School of
Thomas' Hospital in London. Michael completed medical school and Bone Health Section and is chair-elect of the UK National supporting the management of patients with rheumatic disease
Public Health and a DPhil at University of Oxford. Her main
in Melbourne in 2003 and then spent several years working in Osteoporosis Guideline Group. She is a Fellow of the Royal across the county.
interest is health systems research, this includes generating evidence
both urban and remote areas around Australia. In 2010 he moved College of Physicians of London.
to guide the design of health services with a focus on population
to the UK to complete a Masters in Viola performance then fell in I see all rheumatic conditions with a particular interest in lupus,
ageing. Research methods include the conduct of randomised trials,
love with an Estonian violinist and decided to settle in Europe. He connective tissue disease, vasculitis, periodic fever syndromes and
systematic reviews and meta-analysis of the global evidence, and
joined the NHS in 2012 and completed his specialty training in fever of unknown origin.
the use of large databases.
Emergency Medicine in 2019. Dr Rose Penfold , Academic Clinical Fellow, St
Sasha is the chief investigator of a NIHR funded multi-site
Michael's main interests are in point-of-care ultrasound, teaching I chose my specialty mostly because I enjoy talking with patients,
randomised trial of Acute Care in the Home. Through her Thomas' Hospital (GSTT)
and environmental sustainability. He has a PgC in ultrasound understanding how their symptoms affect them and combining
work in health systems research she has developed an interest
through Teesside University and is completing a Masters. Michael the science of medicine with the art of managing the person as an
in streamlining randomised trials of complex interventions, and I am currently an Academic Clinical Fellow in Geriatric Medicine
teaches at various courses including SonoUK and is also the individual. In rheumatology we are fortunate to be able to offer
related methodological research. She has worked for a number of at St Thomas' Hospital King's College London and a trainee rep
director of the Bromley Advanced Ultrasound course. Michael meaningful interventions that can really help to control symptoms
years on strengthening graduate education in population health. for the BGS Research and Academic Development Committee.
is also passionate about the environment. He tries to use his and keep people fit, active and healthy.
influence as a medical specialist to influence change and bring I have developing research interests in delirium, cognitive
Dr Neil Chapman, Clinical lead hypertension about meaningful action on the Climate Emergency. He is involved impairment and the impact of frailty and am excited by applying
and cardiovascular disease prevention in groups such as Medact, Extinction Rebellion and The Green research findings to inform healthcare policy
Dr Melanie Dani, Consultant, Imperial College
Party as well as being a champion of emissions and waste reduction
(consultant physician, honorary senior Healthcare NHS Trust
projects within his department and hospital. He is a father of two Dr Sarah Richardson, NIHR Academic Clinical
lecturer, lead), Hammersmith Hospital wonderful girls, cycles everywhere, meditates, plays chess and poker Lecturer - Geriatric medicine, Newcastle Melanie Dani is a Consultant in geriatric medicine, and is
and enjoys oat lattes.
Hospitals completing a PhD from Imperial College London studying
Dr Neil Chapman is a consultant in general and cardiovascular biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease. Her clinical and research
medicine and clinical pharmacology at Imperial College Sarah is an ST4 Geriatric Medicine and NIHR Academic Clinical interests are in cognition and dementia.
Healthcare NHS Trust and honorary senior lecturer at Imperial Lecturer in Newcastle
College London. He qualified from the University of Cambridge
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the interaction between the brain, heart and mind.
Dr Carolyn Greig, Professor of
Prof Jo Kwan, Consultant in stroke and Musculoskeletal Ageing and Health, The
neurosciences, Imperial College Healthcare Mr Will Eardley, Consultant Orthopaedic University of Birmingham
NHS Trust Trauma and Limb Reconstruction Surgeon,
South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust Dr Carolyn Greig PhD FPhysiol is a Reader in Musculoskeletal
Dr Joseph Kwan is currently a consultant in stroke medicine at
the stroke centre, Charing Cross Hospital, London. He is also the Ageing and Health at the University of Birmingham, based in the
Will is an academic orthopaedic trauma surgeon based at the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences. She co-leads
clinical lead at the stroke unit at St John & St Elizabeth Hospital.
University of York and the James Cook University Hospital, the interventions theme for the MRC-Arthritis Research UK
After completing his education at Malvern College in 1989, he
Middlesbrough. His clinical practice is in the management Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research (CMAR). In addition
qualified in Medicine from Bristol University in 1994. He obtained
of acute traumatic injury alongside post injury and deformity she is a member of the UK physical activity guidelines older adults
his MRCP in 1997 before embarking on stroke research (MPhil) at
reconstruction. working group. Carolyn is a translational scientist with a long-
Southampton University in 1998. He was then awarded the Stroke
Association Clinical Research Fellowship and Glaxo Wellcome standing research interest in the design and conduct of studies to
Will is the clinical lead for orthopaedic trauma and is the NHFD maximise the responsiveness of older muscle to physical activity,
Clinical Research Fellowship at Edinburgh University to complete
lead clinician for hip fracture care as well as the lead for clinical exercise training and nutritional supplementation, either as single
his stroke research (MD) in 2002.
education in the orthopaedic department of the James Cook or combined intervention regimens. Her research countering age
University Hospital. related loss of muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) and frailty
After finishing his specialist training in general internal and
geriatric medicine, he became a consultant physician in 2006, includes diverse groups of older adults, from healthy independent
Stroke Network Clinical Director in 2008, and Head of Stroke Professor Paul Greenhaff, Professor of living to frail patient groups.
Medicine in 2009. He has also undergone clinical neurology Muscle Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine
training at the National Hospital of Neurology & Neurosurgery Prof Janet Lord, Director of the Institute of
in 2006; dementia scholarship at UCSF, San Francisco, in 2015;
& Health Sciences, The University of
Inflammation, University of Birmingham
qualification in Nutrition from Cornell University In 2016 and Nottingham Medical School Queen's Medical
training in cannabinoid medicine by the Academy of Medical Centre
Cannabis UK in 2019. Janet Lord is Director of the Institute of Inflammation and
Ageing, a multidisciplinary research institute which brings together
Dr Joseph Kwan spent five years as the Clinical Associate Professor Paul Greenhaff is a member of the Division of Physiology, fundamental scientists and clinicians to translate understanding
in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, specialising Pharmacology and Neuroscience at the University of Nottingham of the process of inflammation in to new treatments for chronic
in neurology in older people and dementia. He was the founder (UoN), deputy director of the Medical Research Council age-related inflammatory disease and the consequences of major
and director of the Gerontology Research Laboratory in HKU, (MRC)-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing trauma.
where he still has ongoing PhD students working on the basic Research, and an active member of the Centre for Sport, Exercise Her own research focusses on the dysregulation of immunity in
and clinical research in neuroscience. On returning to London and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis. Paul is also the old age, in particular the decline in neutrophil function and how
in 2018, he joined the prestigious stroke centre at the Trust as metabolism stand lead for the Musculoskeletal Disease theme of this compromises the response to infection and tissue injury. She
a senior consultant, in charge of clinical quality improvement the Nottingham NIHR BRC, and a board member of the National aims to understand the mechanism involved and to develop novel
(SSNAP Lead) and postgraduate training and education. At the Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine-East Midlands. therapies to improve immunity in older adults.
Trust, he founded the Imperial Post-Stroke Cognitive Research
Group, which promotes interdisciplinary collaboration between Paul's research interests are centred on the loss of muscle mass and
academic researchers working on the different domains of cognitive the dysregulation of muscle metabolism in ageing, immobilisation,
impairment after stroke. To date, he has published over 140 journal acute trauma and inflammation and chronic disease, and strategies
articles, scientific abstracts, book chapters and theses. Dr Joseph (including exercise, nutrition and pharmacological interventions)
Kwan is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Fellow of the to offset these negative and pathophysiological effects. He has
Royal Society of Public Health, and Fellow of the European Stroke published >170 peer-reviewed publications to date (H-index
Organisation. In Hong Kong, he is also a Fellow of the Hong Kong = 71, total citations 19,751 (Google Scholar), and numerous
College of Physicians and Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy review articles and book chapters. He is also a named inventor
of Medicine. He holds a Visiting Professorship at Bournemouth on musculoskeletal related patents filed by the University of
University and Honorary Clinical Associate Professorship at the Nottingham.
University of Hong Kong. He is also a Clinical Lecturer for the
School of Pharmacy of Bath University, and for the MSc in Stroke
Medicine of University College London. He is a regular speaker at Paul has served as a core member of BBSRC Research Committee
GP Education Symposia. He is a PACES examiner for the Royal A, and on the editorial board of a number of international
College of Physicians, and an examiner for the Imperial College physiology research journals (current editorial board membership:
London Medical School. He continues to peer review for the Acta Physiologica, The Journal of Physiology and the Scandinavian
Medical Research Council and various stroke and neuroscience Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, and of the Scientific
journals. Board of the European College of Sports Science). Paul's research
leadership is exemplified by having supervised >30 PhD
Dr Joseph Kwan has a unique specialism in stroke, dementia students to completion (1991-present; the majority of whom are
and ageing. He has particular expertise in acute stroke, stroke employed in academic, industry, government, and NHS research
rehabilitation, stroke prevention, and cognitive dysfunction. He organisations), and maintaining continuous research funding for 30
focuses on delivering personalised and holistic care that emphasises years from government, charities and industry.
on promoting independent living, quality of life and return to work.
He is a strong believer in using nutrition and exercise to improve
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population. He has an expertise in exploring the mechanism that Professor Huw Morris,Professor of Clinical
some medications give benefits for people with diabetes beyond
their effect on sugar and blood pressure, to determine if we can
Neuroscience at UCL Institute of Neurology
Dr Richard Genever, Consultant Geriatrician, Dr David Okai Clinical Lead in
better select the medication for each patient. He has performed the (ION), Honorary Consultant Neurologist
Chesterfield Royal Hospital Neuropsychiatry | Consultant only study to date demonstrating the feasibility of individualizing at the Royal Free Hospital and the National
Neuropsychiatrist Clinical Director, targets for older adults across Europe. This has informed the new
UK guidance document for the management of older adults with
Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Dr Genever has been a Consultant Physician and Movement Commercial/Corporate, SLaM
Disorders Lead at Chesterfield Royal Hospital since 2007. He was diabetes and frailty, of which he was lead author. Within this remit, (NHNN).
a delegate on one of our Masterclass courses and has since joined he engages in multidisciplinary research portfolio, supervising renal He was Professor and Senior Lecturer in Neurology and
the Faculty. Dr David Okai MRCPsych, MD(Res) PGDip(CBT) is a physicians, cardiologists, radiographers, basic scientists as well as Neurogenetics at Cardiff University, the Royal Gwent Hospital and
He has an interest in inpatient aspects of care and helped to Consultant Neuropsychiatrist at South London and Maudsley geriatricians. the University Hospital of Wales from 2003-2013. His clinical and
develop a guideline on managing Parkinson's around the time of NHS Foundation Trust, Clinical Lead for the Department, and research training took place at the National Hospital, the Mayo
surgery. Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Neurosciences in Oxford. He Additionally, he has performed a global project exploring the Clinic and the Western Pacific island of Guam. His main interests
Dr Genever is a Clinical Associate with ECIST (The Emergency trained in psychiatry at the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital, and causes of clinical inertia, that is the reason why doctors and people are Neurogenetics, Movement Disorders and Dementia. He led
Care Improvement Support Team). also spent some time at Queen Square Institute of Neurology. with diabetes don’t escalate their treatments in a timely manner. a community based study of early onset PD in South Wales, is a
He chairs the steering committee in association with the former Co-Investigator on the PROBAND/Tracking Parkinson’s study
During his training he undertook a diploma in Cognitive International Diabetes Federation (IDF) president, Sir Michael and is leading a UK-wide longitudinal study of PSP and CBD. He
Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and completed his doctorate Hirst called ‘Time 2 Do More in Diabetes™’, aiming to reduce this is interested in the genetics and pathology of tauopathies like PSP
Dr Paul Worth, Consultant Neurologist, and CBD, in early onset and familial Parkinson’s and using this
(MDRes) in research psychology – based on the assessment and phenomenon.
Addenbrooke's Hospital psychosocial management of Parkinson’s patients with complex research to develop new treatments for patients with these diseases.
neuropsychiatric conditions. His role in global drug development advisory boards, and ability
Paul is a consultant neurologist with a special interest in Movement to translate complex mechanisms using readily interpretable
Disorders and Parkinson's disease at Addenbrooke's Hospital in He currently serves on the board of directors for the British analogies has earned him a global reputation for providing relevant Professor Mark Edwards Professor of
Cambridge. Neuropsychiatric Association (BNPA), and is a co-opted member comprehensible lectures. As a result he has presented his work in
over 110 countries, including USA, Canada, across Europe, the
Neurology Eleanor Peel Chair, Professor
of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Neuropsychiatry.
Dr Neil Archibald, Consultant Neurologist & He has been a founding member of the Faculty of Neuropsychiatry Middle East, India, Latin America, Africa, China, Russia and of Neurology with a Research and
Movement Disorders Working Group; advisor to the All-Party Australasia Clinical Interest in Motor Control and
Clinical Director for Neurology and Stroke, Parliamentary Group on the Management of the Neuropsychiatry
James Cook University Hospital Since March 2020, he has been heavily involved in the COVID-19
Neuropsychiatry, St Georges’ University
of Parkinson’s; worked on the Clinical Advisory Panel of
Parkinson’s UK; and was a member of the Movement Disorders response team. Within the BMA he has led the academic response London
Dr Neil Archibald graduated from Oxford University in 1999, and Task Force on Rating Scales in ICBs. to risk assessment of healthcare workers and been responsible
undertook initial higher training as a Geriatrician. Having failed at for several briefing statements such as position statement on face
this, he transferred to Neurology in 2005, completing his specialist He teaches nationally and internationally on many different masks and covid late complications, whilst clinically he was the Professor Mark Edwards is a neurologist who studies how the brain
training in the North East. areas of neuropsychiatry, and has published book chapters on lead on the COVID ward for older adults at the Royal Devon & controls movement and how abnormalities of movement occur in
He commenced his consultant post in 2012, at The James Cook neuropsychiatry/psychology, and general psychiatry. His main Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. Their multidisciplinary approach to people with neurological illness. He holds the Eleanor Peel Chair
University Hospital, as part of the 10-person strong neurology research interest is the psychosocial factors of Impulse Control COVID management has resulted in one of the lowest mortality for the Study of Ageing.
department in Middlesbrough. He specialises in Movement Behaviours in Parkinson’s. He has additional interests in factors rates per admission, despite having one of the oldest populations in
Disorders, and works with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver such as the real-world validity of psychological tests of dysexecutive the country.
services across Teesside, Durham, Darlington and North Yorkshire. syndrome. He is involved with ongoing work on a large prospective
The Parkinson’s Advanced Symptoms Unit, set up in 2015 with studies of PD progression and how this impacts on personality
a Health Foundation grant, focuses on rapid-access, specialist and behaviour in Oxford; NIHR funded projects on the Dr Francesca Morgante , Consultant
MDT working for patients with both physical and mental health neuropsychiatry of the autoimmune encephalopathies, and a further
problems related to their Parkinson’s. The service won a National trial in Depression in Traumatic Brain injury.
Neurologist, St George’s University Hospitals
Patient Safety Award in 2016 and a Parkinson’s Excellence NHS Foundation Trust
Network Award in 2017.
Dr David Strain, Senior Clinical Lecturer Francesca Morgante is a neurologist with expertise in Movement
Dr Archibald completed his PhD at Newcastle University in
2010, and has a particular interest in the array of visual symptoms (E&R), University of Exeter Disorders, working as Reader in Neurology at St. George’s
encountered in PD and PD dementia. He is an honorary University of London. Currently, she is a Reader at St. George’s
psychiatrist with Tees, Esk and Wear Valley Mental Health Dr David Strain is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of University of London and honorary consultant neurologist at St.
Trust, allowing him to deliver Parkinson’s psychosis interventions, Exeter Medical School, an honorary consultant in medicine for the George’s Hospital, where she focuses her main clinical activities
including clozapine, for patients that might otherwise prove older adult, Head of the academic department for healthcare for on people with advanced Parkinson’s disease, Dystonia and rare
challenging for adult psychiatry or MHSOP teams to manage older adults and the co-chair of the British Medical Association’s Movement Disorders. Her research is focused on psychiatric
alone. medical academic staff committee. Clinically, he runs a community features of Parkinson’s disease, particularly impulsive-compulsive
He is chair of the Parkinson’s Excellence Network for the North diabetes service for the older adult, works as an in-patient stroke behaviours, on the brain mechanism of motor complications of
East and Cumbria and teaching on the Parkinson’s Academy consultant, and participates in the chronic fatigue service. Prior to Parkinson’s disease (such as dyskinesia) and on novel technologies
Masterclass is one of his favourite parts of the year. this, Dr Strain studied at Liverpool University before completing applied to Deep Brain Stimulation. She has published more than
his Doctorate in Medicine on ‘Ethnic differences in the vascular 110 papers on peer-reviewed journals and many chapters in books
responses to insulin resistance’ at the International Centre for focusing on Movement Disorders. She is part of the editorial board
Cardiovascular Health, Imperial College, London. of Movement Disorders Journal and Movement Disorders Clinical
Practice.
His main research focus is the health of older adults with
diabetes; ensuring the right patient gets the right treatment. This
includes research across the spectrum from mechanistic studies
in the biologically young to pragmatic trials in the frail elderly
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