The F Word

CotEcast #5: Shownotes

Title: The F Word

Host(s): Mark & James

Guest(s): Matt Rudd (Geriatrics Specialty Trainee), Zoe Wyrko (Consultant Geriatrician)

Opening Question: Which medical eponym would you re-name after yourself?

Main Topic: Frailty and FrailSafe

Discussion Points:

• What is frailty? 
• Discussion around the common misconceptions, why is it important to recognise, and whether it can be measured
• Overview of Frailsafe project, including explanation, aims, and discussion of why needed
• How people can get involved, and hopes for the future
• Practical suggestions for generalists to improve recognition/care of frail elderly patients

CotEcast Commandments:

1. Think ‘frailty’ for every patient that you see
2. Get collateral history about usual level of function
3. Beware iatrogenesis!

References, Links and Resources:

• frailsafe.org.uk
• 'Frailty in Elderly People'; Clegg, Lancet, 2013
• BGS Blog on Teaching Frailty
• BGS ‘Fit for Frailty' document

Twitter Usernames:

• AEME: @ElderlyMedEd
• Mark: @garside80
• James: @drjimbofish
• Zoe: @geri_baby
• Failsafe: @frailsafe

Email cotecast@aeme.org.uk with comments, questions, suggestions