Thread by @Trisha_the_doc

A lovely presentation from Dr Pam Seenan on her team’s work with the Beatson Oncologists to improve care of older people with cancer.

Geriatric Oncology is a whole new sub specialty.

Call the COPS! (Cancer of Older People) team.

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Funnily enough, having a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment helped people a great deal!

Well done team! 👏👏👏

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The team worked with the Maggie’s centre to develop classes and holistic care for the patients attending the Beatson Oncology Centre.

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Living well with cancer in older age is the goal of the programme and the name of the course that the patients go through.

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Lots of great initiatives and progress. Genuine improvements in the care of this group of patients.

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Better walking distances and improvements in polypharmacy.

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Three case presentations that I won’t share as my perception is that they are identifiable. But heart warming stories about people with horrid cancers living a better life after having received the interventions discussed.

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An interesting discussion after the presentation. Often cancer patients are given kind and gentle care, perhaps being put into bed to be looked after…

But actually, the geriatricians and their teams come in and like to get people out of bed!

#EndPJParalysis #bgsconf