CotEcast #5: Shownotes
Title: The F Word
Host(s): Mark & James
Guest(s): Matt Rudd (Geriatrics Specialty Trainee), Zoe Wyrko (Consultant Geriatrician)
Opening Question: Which medical eponym would you re-name after yourself?
Main Topic: Frailty and FrailSafe
Discussion Points:

What is frailty? 
Discussion around the common misconceptions, why is it important to recognise, and whether it can be measured
Overview of Frailsafe project, including explanation, aims, and discussion of why needed
How people can get involved, and hopes for the future
Practical suggestions for generalists to improve recognition/care of frail elderly patients

CotEcast Commandments:

Think ‘frailty’ for every patient that you see
Get collateral history about usual level of function
Beware iatrogenesis!

References, Links and Resources:

frailsafe.org.uk
'Frailty in Elderly People'; Clegg, Lancet, 2013
BGS Blog on Teaching Frailty
BGS ‘Fit for Frailty' document

Twitter Usernames:

AEME: @ElderlyMedEd
Mark: @garside80
James: @drjimbofish
Zoe: @geri_baby
Failsafe: @frailsafe

Email cotecast@aeme.org.uk with comments, questions, suggestions