Friday 26 September 2003

10.30 to11.30 Registration and coffee

These abstracts appear in the Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2003, 172 (Suppl 3), 3-11

11.30 to 1.00 Session I Rehabilitation Chair Emer Barrett
Recovery following stroke: A three year follow up study
Horgan F, School of Physiotherapy, RCSI
Hip protectors-issues surrounding their prescription and use
Noel S. et al. (PROP) c/o School of Physiotherapy, Trinity College
Gait abnormality in a day hospital - comparison of interprofessional assessment
E Griffin et al. Adelaide & Meath Hospital
Functional and health status outcomes following acute hospital discharge in elderly patients
Sinead McEvoy, Catherine Blake. Louth Community Services & UCD
A review (i) the dependency levels of inpatients aged 65 years and over who are on a hospital waiting list for long-term care (ii) the level of direct care/supervision that they need.
John Brennan et al. Adelaide & Meath Hospital.
The ageism survey in Ireland.
Stokes EK et al. School of Physiotherapy, TCD, Waterford Regional Hospital.

1.00 to 2.15 Lunch

2.15 to 3.15 Session II Mental Health Chair Mary Cosgrave
Auditory stimulation of autobiographical memory in Alzheimer's disease: exploration of mechanisms
M Irish et al. MIRA, St. James Hospital, Dublin and Dept Psychology, TCD
Syndromes of behavioural symptoms in Alzheimer's disease
Moran M et al. MIRA, St. James Hospital, Dublin
The prevalence of restraint use in the acute hospital setting: a cross sectional study.
KA O Connor at al. Cork University Hospital.
Screening for dementia in an Irish Community sample using MMSE: a comparison of norm- adjusted versus fixed cut-points.
B. Cullen et al. MIRA, St. James Hospital, Dublin
Incidence of depression in older people post stroke compared to depression following other major medical illness
L. Judge et al. Adelaide & Meath Hospital, South West Area Health Board.

3.15 to 4.00 Poster session and coffee

4.00 to 5.00 Session III Chair Ann O Driscoll
A comparison of the effect of two pre-medication regimes on cough indices and dose of topical lignocaine required in older people undergoing fibre optic bronchoscopy
M. Watts et al. Limerick Regional Hospital.
Resuscitation guidelines: a perspective from Ireland.
DJ Robinson, D O Neill, Adelaide & Meath Hospital.
Is the quality of prescribing related to socio-economics status in the elderly?
E. Odubanjo et al. Trinity College Dublin.
Allele B of paraxonase gene polymorphism PON 192 is over-represented in Irish and Italian nonagenarians Centenarians. A pooled analysis.
B Magennis et al. Queen's University Belfast.
Referral patterns to DEXA scanning service - five year follow up data
I Pillay. CAAU, Mid Western Regional Hospital, and University of Limerick

5.00 to 6.00 Willie Bermingham Memorial Lecture Chair Brian Lawlor
Dr. Trey Sunderland, NIH Bethseda, Maryland, USA

7.30 Conference Dinner (Plaza Hotel, Tallaght)

Saturday 27 September 2003

9.15 to 11.00 Session IV Chair Lorraine Kyne
Encouraging early results from a rapid access TIA assessment clinic
J. Ryan et al. Dept of Medicine for Elderly, St. Vincents Hospital
Compliance of external hip protector use amongst elderly day hospital attendees
C. W Fan et al. MedEL directorate, St. James Hospital, Dublin
A case-control study comparing drug prescribing in older people in long-stay care with those resident in the community
H. Flint et al. Trinity Centre for Health Sciences Dublin
Case control study of oropharyngeal swallow disorder in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseDavid Robinson et al. Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Dublin
A three year prognosis of subthreshold depression in the community dwelling elderly
Green E et al. MIRA, St James's Hospital, Dublin
'Managing the pressure of acute hospital beds - the winter bed initiative'
Patricia Leahy, Sinead McEvoy. Louth Hospital and Community Service
Complications of percutaneous endoscopy gastrostomy in older adults
J Cuthbertson et al. Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, and University of Edinburgh.
Use of mini nutritional assessment in 65+ year olds: a comparison between Northern Ireland Mysore, India.
McMullin D, et al. QUB and Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, India.

10.30 to 11.00 Poster session and coffee

11.00 to 11.40 IGS business meeting