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Andrew Elder
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Andrew Elder
@AndrewElder
Geriatrician and a former president of the @RCPEdin. CASBS Fellow 2018-19 @CASBSStanford. Interests all things bedside + all things older.
Edinburgh. Scotland.
Joined April 2014
- Honoured to be elected next President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Thanks to everyone who has sent messages of congratulations, support and encouragement. @RCPEdin
- Agreed. And as a single example here is a starting list of causes of breathlessness. Medicine is Difficult.
Seeing undifferentiated patients in specialties such as general practice and emergency medicine is very challenging. To an outside observer, much of the work may seem routine or straightforward but this is only the case if the clinician is well-trained and highly experienced. - “The increase in service-based “Locally Employed Doctor” posts is a matter for serious concern, not celebration. The increase is produced by a training gap - a huge and growing mismatch between the numbers of graduates and the number of structured training posts available.”The College has responded to today’s gmcuk workforce report. Read the full statement from our President @AndrewElder: rcpe.ac.uk/news/college-c…
- My personal take on Anticipatory Care Planning.
- An outstanding radiologist tells clinicians that we should set more store on our own judgement. And scan fewer people.
- A real honour - and thanks to all my colleagues at @StanfordDeptMed, @JohnsHopkins , @uabimres, @Bedsidemedicine and many others for including me in their work on bedside teaching in recent years. @cuttingforstoneWe are pleased to announce that our President, Professor Andrew Elder, has become the first doctor practising in Scotland, and only the second in the UK, to be awarded a Mastership of the American College of Physicians. Please visit our website for more: rcpe.ac.uk/college/profes…
- The world needs more geriatricians! I couldn’t have made a better career choice - particularly with a name like Elder!!!!Today we’re launching #ChooseGeriatrics – our new campaign which celebrates the variety and rewards of working in older people’s healthcare. Find out more and how to get involved! 👇 bit.ly/47JlgBr
- Honoured to receive MACP at the @ACPinternists meeting in Chicago. Thanks to all my colleagues and friends in the USA for their support. @cuttingforstone @Bedsidemedicine
- Seen on the bedside stand of an older patient with extremely poor hearing. Communication this way takes longer, but is time well spent. @Bedsidemedicine
