Orthogeriatrics (22 April 2024)
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In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi and Dr Vidhya Nair discuss orthogeriatrics, including frailty and fragility fractures, osteoporosis, and falls risk assessment, and the importance of a multi-disciplinary (MDT) team throughout patient care. Dr Vidhya Nair graduated from Newcastle University in 2002 and moved down to Leeds in 2003. Dr Nair became a Consultant in Elderly Medicine specialising in Orthogeriatrics in 2011 and worked in Pinderfields General Hospital on a dedicated hip fracture unit. Since 2015 Dr Nair has worked as a Consultant in Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Dr Nair's current role is as the Clinical Lead for Orthogeriatrics based at Leeds General Infirmary, providing orthogeriatric input onto orthopaedic wards and the Major Trauma Unit. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is a cardiology registrar based in Leeds. She is Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members’ Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is currently undertaking a PhD. -- Useful links -- Frailty for the Non-Specialist - 'Clinical Conversations' podcast https://podcasts.rcpe.ac.uk/show/clinical-conversations/frailty-for-the-non-specialist-11-mar-2024/ National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) https://www.nogg.org.uk FRAX® tool - Fracture Risk Assessment Tool https://frax.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/ (and see https://www.fraxplus.org/) Recording date: 15 February 2024 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]
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