Title: Top of the POPS
Host(s): Mark Garside, James Fisher
Guest(s): Andrew Deane, Philip Braude
Opening Question: What’s the best medical TV theme song/tune?
Main Topic: Issues to consider for junior doctors involved in preoperative care of older patients
Discussion Points:

What is POPS?
Why/how is this different from orthogeriatrics?
Why are older patients at risk?
What special considerations should be made in the medical care of these patients (e.g. Pain management, IV fluids)?
How can you get training?
How can juniors doctors make a difference?

CotEcast Commandments:

Think about the medications when prescribing them
Remember you are not alone
Talk about the what’s happening on the wards

References, Links, Resources:

Perioperative Care of the Elderly – ‘Anaesthesia’ Journal (Open Access)http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.12524/abstract
BAPEN GIFTASUP IV Fluid Guidelineshttp://www.bapen.org.uk/professionals/education-research-and-science/bapen-principles-of-good-nutritional-practice/giftasup
BGS Summary - Peri-operative Care for Older Patients Undergoing Surgeryhttp://www.bgs.org.uk/index.php/topresources/publicationfind/goodpractice/2402-bpg-pops
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society (UK)http://www.erasuk.net
More BGS Resourceshttp://www.bgs.org.uk/index.php/popsresources
RCoA Perioperative Medicine Programmehttp://www.rcoa.ac.uk/perioperativemedicine
Preoperative Medicine MSchttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught/degrees/perioperative-medicine-mscGeriatric perioperative medicine in older people syllabus (section 44): http://www.jrcptb.org.uk/sites/default/files/2010%20Geriatric%20Medicine%20%28amendment%202013%29.pdf
Age Anaesthesia Associationhttp://www.ageanaesthesia.com/
Surgery in the Older Person online course http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/learn/training/courses/school-of-medicine/surgery-in-the-older-person/
Guy's and St Thomas' POPS team website (with lots of resources in the menu section)http://www.POPSteam.co.uk
Seeing the Whole Picture: BGS bloghttps://britishgeriatricssociety.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/seeing-the-whole-picture

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