RCPI Masterclass Series on Treating the Acutely Ill Patient
Part II: Geriatric Medicine Session 2009
Wednesday Decembr 2, 2009 at 16:00
Venue: RCPI, No.6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Presentations in this session will cover adverse drug reactions, electrolyte abnormalities, hypothermia, recognising the ill older patient and Clostridium difficile infections in older patients.
Registration for this meeting is free to RCPI Trainees, Fellows and Members of the College, Faculties and Institute. In orderto cater for expected numbers, registration in advance is required. You can register for this meeting by completing the registration form and returning it by fax, post or email to:
Ms Helen Murray
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland,
Frederick House, 19 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2
Phone: +353 1 863 9700
Fax: +353 1 672 4707
Email: college@rcpi.ie
Programme:
Chairs:
Dr Kieran O'Connor, Mercy University Hospital, Cork
Dr Alan Moore, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
16:00 - Dr Denis O'Mahony, Cork University Hospital
Dealing with polypharmaacy and adverse drug reactions as causes of hospital admission in older people
16:30 - Prof Eamon Mulkerrin, University College Hospital, Galway
Electrolyte abnormalities in the older patient
17:00 - Dr Ken Mulpeter, Letterkenny General Hospital, Donegal
Hypothermia in older patients
17:25 - Break
17:45 - Dr Suzanne Timmons, Mallow General Hospitalk cork
Recognising the ill older patient
18:15 - Dr Lorraine Kyne, Mater Misericordiaie Hospital, Dublin
Clostridium Difficile infections in older patients
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
This meeting was approved for 3 CME credits