In this episode, we’re delving into the daily lives of doctors. And we’re about to discover how many different types of doctor can come into contact with an older patient in hospital. The ones we’re going to meet in this episode include an A&E doctor, an orthopaedic surgeon and a group of elderly care medics. All with the same goal in mind…managing the acutely unwell patient, maximising their comfort, planning for the future, and getting them safely back into the community again where possible. But this can be tricky when frail patients present with a whole host of conditions. How do doctors manage these complex patients? Is there a way to treat someone as a whole person rather than getting different specialists involved for every individual body system? And what exactly is it that makes a good elderly care doctor?
As the average age of our population increases, all doctors coming into the profession need to realise that a passion for elderly care is essential. After all, older patients will almost certainly make up the majority of their work, regardless of their specialty. And the guests on this episode want you to realise that this is something to be embraced, not frightened of.
As ever, we’ll have our MDTeaser and the latest highlights from the world of social media. Thanks for all your messages over the past few weeks, it's so encouraging to hear that lots of you have found this series helpful! Keep getting in touch on Twitter @mdtea_podcast, on Instagram @mdteapodcast or via email at thehearingaidpodcasts@gmail.com. Our website has every episode we’ve ever done, and can be found at www.mdteapodcast.co.uk. And we’ll see you again for the next episode of Jean’s journey through the hospital in 2 weeks!
S10 E4 - Supplementary Listening - Osteoarthritis
S10 E4 - Osteoarthritis
S10 E3 - Supplementary listening - Integration & innovation: working together to improve health & social care for all (Feb '21)
S10 E3 - Population health and ageing
S10 E2 - Suicide and Self Harm in Older Adults
S10 E1 - Prehabilitation
S9 E10 - The Ageing Kidney
S9 E9 - Osteoporosis and Resistance Training
S9 E8 - Learning Disabilities in Later Life
S9 E7 - Teamworking
S9 E6 - Music and Dementia
S9 E5 - Poverty In Older Age
S9 E4 - Parkinson's: Non-motor Symptoms
S9 E3 - Age-friendly Housing Adaptations
MDTea Extra - Christian Heiss
S9 E2 - Peripheral Vascular Disease
S9 E1 - Pragmatic Investigation
S8 E10 - Reduced Oral Intake in Dementia
S8 E9 - PMR in Older Adults
S8 E8 - Risk Feeding
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