B.C. Association of Geriatric Care Physicians

The BCAGCP just wrapped up their conference, the first after not operating for awhile. They had some excellent prresenetations on a range of subjects. One discussed the Healthy Brain programme by Dr. Steven Kirally ( www.healthybrain.org) which targets keeping the brain healthy and how one can deal with risk factors for dementia, and also increase brain power/compensate for some loss. Other presentations dealt with keeping seniors healthy and out of hospital, and getting them the best care possible. One aspect of that is total, and interdisciplinary interventions-- making sure we treat and assess the whole person. Overseen by Dr.John Sloan, this was a great comeback for the organization, and Dr. Sloan deserves great thanks for his perseverance and vision.