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| British Geriatrics Society communications to the autumn meeting, 16-17 December 1999, London | | Corporate Author | British Geriatrics Society - BGS |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 29, Supplement 1, July 2000 |
| Pages | 84 pp |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Health services ; Abstract [publications] ; Conference proceedings. |
| Annotation | Abstracts of poster presentations at the meeting cover the following themes: cardiology; falls, fractures and trauma; health services research; neurology and neurosciences; pharmacology; and respiratory problems. These are preceded, firstly, by the Marjorie Warren Lecture given by Sir John Grimley Evans, a paper entitled "Service and research for an ageing population". He considers the development of geriatric medicine, pioneered by Marjorie Warren. Secondly, the 2000 Amulree Essay Prize, "CPR - when is it acceptable to withhold it? and a hospital survey of 'Not for CPR' orders", by Laura Landon. She reviews the literature on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, with reference to advanced directives and surrogate decision-making, quality of life considerations, and the concept of futility in CPR decision-making. She points to difficulties in making such decisions, and refers to guidelines that hospital trusts should be implementing. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000824225 B |
| Classmark | CC: L: 64: 6M |
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