Frailty – What is it and why diagnose it?

Aimed at GPs and Advanced Nurse Practitioners, this education session will be delivered by a Consultant Geriatrician, an Extensivist GP, Weymouth Elderly Care Service and a Physiotherapist with a special interest in frailty and research.

The following areas will be explored:

The science of frailty:

• What is frailty and what are the theories about how it develops?
• What tools are available to diagnose frailty and which one should we use?
• What does an EFI score indicate?

What is the current advice for treatment:

• Are we just shepherding the decline?
• Can frailty be reversed?
• The role of CRT, MUCS and the hub and how patients benefit
• If decline is inevitable – the benefits of Advance Care Planning

This will be an interactive session with breakout groups covering the comprehensive geriatric assessment, the Dorset Care Plan and therapy intervention.

Light refreshments will be available.

Booking : Please click here to book your place.