A free open access series of podcasts for all healthcare professionals working with older adults. We will present the evidence base, recent advances and established best practice / wisdom in healthcare for older adults. Each episode reviews an aspect of caring for older adults from the perspective of our MDT faculty. A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
S10 E10 - Non-UK citizens: their rights to reside and access to health and social care
Our 100th episode! This week we have a think about the (complex) topic of immigration law, the EU settlement scheme and the right to reside in the UK - and how these rules and processes affect older adults uniquely, particularly with regards to access to health and social care.Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mapping against Foundation, CMT, IMT, GPVTS, Geriatric Registrar and NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) programmes.Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson and Dr Sophie NormanContributing Faculty: Jackie Lelkes
7/21/2021 • 42 minutes, 49 seconds
'MDTea and Cake' Spring 2019 - 4.2
Presented by Dr Philippa Christie and Dr Iain Wilkinson these two short episodes report back from the British Geriatric Society Spring conference 2019. They talk through some of the highlights for us of the lectures and posters over the 3 days. As ever when recording on the move the sound quality isn't up to our usual standard! For more information from the conference head to twitter and read conference hashtag #bgsconf for the 10th - 12th April 2019.
5/14/2019 • 16 minutes, 9 seconds
'MDTea and Cake' Spring 2019 - 4.1
Presented by Dr Philippa Christie and Dr Iain Wilkinson these two short episodes report back from the British Geriatric Society Spring conference 2019. They talk through some of the highlights for us of the lectures and posters over the 3 days. As ever when recording on the move the sound quality isn't up to our usual standard! For more information from the conference head to twitter and read conference hashtag #bgsconf for the 10th - 12th April 2019.
5/14/2019 • 19 minutes, 7 seconds
S6 E1 - Advance Care Planning
In this episode we look at what advanced care plans are and when and how you might want to complete one.
Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mapping against Foundation, CMT, GPVTS, Geriatric Registrar, ANP and NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) programmes.
Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson and Dr Jo Preston, Consultant Geriatricians
Contributing Faculty: Tracy Szekely, Wendy Grovesnor, Pam Trangmar
8/7/2018 • 51 minutes, 5 seconds
S5 E5 - BPSD
Following on from an episode last series (4.10), we look at how to approach managing someone with BPSD, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological.
Show notes are available at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail alongside CPD reflection log and curriculum mapping against Foundation, CMT, GPVTS, ANP and NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) programmes. Presented by: Dr Cate Bailey, Old Age and General Adult Trainee in Psychiatry, Dr Victoria Osman-Hicks, Consultant in Older Adult Liaison Psychiatry, Chris O'Connor, Consultant Admiral Nurse, Dr Jo Preston and Dr Iain Wilkinson, Consultant Geriatricians.
4/5/2018 • 46 minutes, 57 seconds
S4 E10 - Dementia - Non-Cognitive Management
Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
12/19/2017 • 40 minutes, 14 seconds
S4 E7 - Alcohol and Substance Misuse
This episode - Alcohol and Substance Misuse
Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
11/7/2017 • 32 minutes, 9 seconds
S4 E6 - Vision
This episode - Vision in older adults.
Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital) Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
10/24/2017 • 47 minutes
S4 E5 - Ageing Skin
Presented by:
Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
Faculty:
Dr Bernard Ho, Dermatology Clinical Fellow
10/10/2017 • 42 minutes, 29 seconds
'MDTea and Cake' 3 - Autumn 2017
A slice of MDTea and CAKE with highlights from the BGS Falls conference in Birmingham, September 2017.
For links to slides visit www.bgs.org.uk/courses/resources/catpowerpoints/falls-powerpoints-2017
10/4/2017 • 22 minutes, 5 seconds
S4 E4 - Continuing Health Care
This episode - continuing health care, and older adults.
Presented by:
Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
9/26/2017 • 37 minutes, 25 seconds
S4 E3 - Sex In Older Age
This episode - Sex in older age.
Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
9/12/2017 • 40 minutes, 20 seconds
S4 E2 - Parkinson’s Disease
This episode - Parkinson's Disease in older adults.
Presented by:
Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
8/29/2017 • 35 minutes, 46 seconds
S4 E1 - Theories Of Aging
Presented by:
Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
We will be hosting a ‘journal club’ type Twitter chat to discuss topics raised in the episode, on 23rd August at 8.30pm GMT - use #MDTeaClub.
8/16/2017 • 35 minutes, 47 seconds
S3 E10 - Wellbeing
This episode: wellbeing in older adults.
Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
A BigFings Media Production. www.bigfings.com
6/20/2017 • 38 minutes, 55 seconds
S3 E9 - Non-Pharmacological Management Of Pain
This episode: non-pharmacological pain management in older adults.
Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
A BigFings Media Production. www.bigfings.com
6/6/2017 • 46 minutes, 18 seconds
S3 E8 - Perioperative Care
This episode - perioperative care management.
Presented by:
Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
A BigFings Media Production. www.bigfings.com
5/23/2017 • 45 minutes, 1 second
S3 E7 - Community Interface
Presented by:
Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital),
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital),
Dr Amy Heskett (Community Geriatrician, West Kent), and
Alison Fitzgerald (Nurse, OPAL Team Leader St George’s Hospital).
A BigFings Media Production. www.bigfings.com
5/9/2017 • 47 minutes, 51 seconds
S3 E6 - Identity & Ageing
This episode - Identity and Ageing in Older Adults.
Presented by -
Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital), Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital), Jackie Lelkes (Social Work Lecturer at University of Brighton), and Dr Tapiwa Moffatt (Clinical Fellow, East Surrey Hospital).
4/25/2017 • 37 minutes, 11 seconds
S3 E5 - Mouth Care and Oral Health
This episode: mouth care and oral health in oldeer adults.
Presented by:
Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
and Mili Doshi (Dentist, East Surrey Hospital)
A BigFings Media Production. www.bigfings.com
4/11/2017 • 39 minutes, 38 seconds
S3 E4 - Older adult abuse and safeguarding
This episode: Older adult abuse and safeguarding
Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital), and Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital).
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
3/28/2017 • 34 minutes, 25 seconds
S3 E3 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers
This episode - pressure areas and ulcers in older adults.
Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital), and Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital).
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
3/14/2017 • 33 minutes, 27 seconds
S3 E2 - Constipation
This episode - Constipation in older adults.
Presented by:
Dr Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician East Surrey Hospital)
Dr Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician St George’s Hospital)
Mairead O’Malley (Specialty Pharmacist Brighton and Sussex University Hospital)
Guest faculty:
Dr Gaggandeep Singh Alg (Geriatric and General Medicine Registrar, Royal Berkshire Hospital)
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2/28/2017 • 37 minutes, 32 seconds
S3 E1 - Multimorbidity
This episode: Multimorbidity
Presented by: Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital, London) and Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician at East Surrey Hospital).
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
2/14/2017 • 31 minutes, 21 seconds
'MDTea and Cake' 2 - Autumn 2016
Welcome to this MDTea Conference and Knowledge Exchange Special from the Autumn 2016 BGS Conference in Glasgow. We'll talk you through some of our highlights include community geriatrics, hospital at home models, telemedicine and principles of setting up and evaluation. Hip fracture database and care. Measuring postural BP. Sarcopenia and frailty, strength and balance training. CGA. Use of patient feedback to develop understanding of patient experience. Quality improvement projects on falling, risk feeding and diabetic control.
Resources and links for this episode at our website: www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk
Iain and Jo are joined by:
Jo Jennings - Advanced physiotherapy practitioner,
Bryony Elliott - Consultant Orthogeriatrician,
Abigail Taylor - Nurse Practitioner for Older Adults,
Lorna Martin - Day Hospital Physiotherapist,
Lucy Loose - Older Persons Practitioner,
Annabel - OT on Older Adult ward.
A BigFings Media Production. www.bigfings.com
2/7/2017 • 38 minutes, 48 seconds
SPECIAL - THE MDTea Christmas Quiz!
As it's near Christmas the MDTea faculty wanted to give you an extra little podcast to help pass the time over the Christmas break... So here it is the first MDTea Christmas quiz!! Enjoy and have a lovely Christmas time.
12/22/2016 • 43 minutes, 50 seconds
S2 E10: Interventions In Early Dementia
This episode explores interventions that can delay cognitive decline in early dementia, and help patients and their families to live well. We also look at lifestyle changes in mid-life that may help to prevent dementia.
Presented by: Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital, London) and Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician at East Surrey Hospital).
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
12/20/2016 • 43 minutes, 4 seconds
S2 E9: Falls Prevention
In this episode we cover the evidence base for falls prevention, particularly community based programmes designed to improve balance and mobility.
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
12/13/2016 • 31 minutes, 11 seconds
S2 E8: Nutrition
Presented by: Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital) and Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician at East Surrey Hospital). This episode: nutrition in older adults. See thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more. A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
11/29/2016 • 46 minutes, 2 seconds
S2 E7: Foot Health
Presented by: Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital) and Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician at East Surrey Hospital). This episode: foot health in older adults. See thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more. A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
11/15/2016 • 38 minutes
S2 E6: Depression
Presented by: Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital) and Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician at East Surrey Hospital). This episode: depression in older adults. See thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more. A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
11/1/2016 • 36 minutes, 37 seconds
S2 E5: Urinary Tract Infections
Presented by: Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital) and Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician at East Surrey Hospital).
In this episode we talk about UTIs, how to diagnose them accurately and avoid over diagnosis. We also explore how to prevent and manage UTIs, including investigations (beyond the dreaded dip!)
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
10/18/2016 • 36 minutes
S2 E4: Diagnosing Dementia
Presented by: Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital) and Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician at East Surrey Hospital). This episode: diagnosis and treatment of dementia in older adults.
See thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more.
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
10/4/2016 • 37 minutes, 51 seconds
S2 E3: Bone Health
Presented by: Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital) and Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician at East Surrey Hospital).
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
9/20/2016 • 38 minutes, 58 seconds
S2 E2: Acute Stroke
Presented by: Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital) and Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician at East Surrey Hospital).
This episode: recognizing acute stroke, and what you can do about it.
See thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more.
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
9/6/2016 • 35 minutes, 10 seconds
‘MDTea and Cake’ – A Conference And Knowledge Exchange
‘MDTea and Cake’ – A Conference And Knowledge Exchange - from the British Geriatric Society Spring Meeting in Liverpool May 2016.
@Gerisjo and @geriatricsdoc talk through the BGS conference platform presentations and a selection of the posters on display.
8/30/2016 • 46 minutes, 49 seconds
S2 E1: Frailty
Presented by: Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital) and Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician at East Surrey Hospital).
This episode explores frailty in older adults.
See thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more.
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
8/23/2016 • 30 minutes, 43 seconds
S1 E10: Rehabilitation Potential
Presented by: Jo Preston (Consultant Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital) and Iain Wilkinson (Consultant Geriatrician at East Surrey Hospital).
Core Faculty: Sarah Jane Ryan – Physiotherapist, Tracy Szekely – Occupational Therapist and Pam Trangmar – Physician Associate.
This episode explores the evidence base for rehabilitation in older adults, in particular those with cognitive impairment. We also look at the question of what we mean by rehabilitation potential.
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5/24/2016 • 29 minutes, 2 seconds
S1 E9: Dizziness
This episode looks at the complex interplay of dizziness and balance.
Presented by: Jo Preston & Iain Wilkinson
Core Faculty: Adam Buckler – Pharmacist
Guest Faculty: Gaggandeep Alg – Geriatrics Registrar
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
5/10/2016 • 28 minutes, 9 seconds
S1 E8: Hydration
Presented by: Jo Preston (Geriatrician at St George’s Hospital) & Iain Wilkinson (Geriatrician at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust)
Core Faculty Contributors: Frances Scott (KSS AHSN) and Claire Watson (Practice Development Nurse – Sussex)
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4/26/2016 • 34 minutes, 23 seconds
S1 E7: Pain
Pain is often under treated in older adults. This episode outlines the basics of pain and pharmacological measures.
Presented by: Jo Preston & Iain Wilkinson, Geriatricians at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
4/12/2016 • 34 minutes, 51 seconds
S1 E6: Capacity
This episode outlines how to assess mental capacity.
Find out more, at thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdtea
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3/29/2016 • 31 minutes, 23 seconds
S1 E5: Falls - Acute Management
This episode focuses on the acute management of falls. What causes them, how to approach managing them, and why they are important.
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
3/15/2016 • 36 minutes, 46 seconds
S1 E4: Communication in Cognitive Impairment
In this episode we will explore why communication can be challenging with those with cognitive impairment and look at some strategies that can be used to work around it to make interactions easier and more meaningful for all involved.
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
3/1/2016 • 37 minutes, 16 seconds
S1 E3: Urinary Continence
The conservative management of urinary incontinence - not covering medications or surgical options. We focus on the different types of urinary incontinence and explore what steps can be taken to tackle them in a team approach.
Visit thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more info.
A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
2/16/2016 • 30 minutes, 11 seconds
S1 E2: Delirium – Supportive Measures
The second episode in the MDTea Podcast series concentrates on what the MDT can do to recognise and manage delirium including medication management.
Visit thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more info.
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2/2/2016 • 29 minutes, 15 seconds
S1 E1: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
The first MDTea podcast explains what the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, or CGA, is about and why it matters for older people. Specifically, it explores the role each member of the MDT in the process to create a person centred plan.
Visit thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more info.
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