RCPE India: Challenges in Geriatric Care - The Heart, The Mind and Mobility

Wednesday 25 March

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Wed 25 Mar

11:30 - 13:30

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Overview

This webinar starts at 17:00pm India Time/11:30am UK Time

Life expectancy is increasing globally, including in India, and there is now a need more than ever for health care professionals to be aware of the various and often complex problems of senior citizens.

This International Medical Update (IMU) aims to discuss several important issues related to the health of senior citizens, including:

Heart Failure - focussing on the global burden of the disease, aetiology in senior citizens alongside management techniques, and how comprehensive geriatric and cardiac assessment with the involvement of a multi-disciplinary team can improve outcomes and reduce hospitalisation
Insomnia - covering clinical evaluation, differential diagnosis, evidence based management strategies, and how insomnia can be a marker of broader health decline in older adults
Falls - looking at the various causes, prevention and management alongside tests for functional assessment and the importance of the multi-disciplinary approach
Nutrition - considering how local dietary factors are contributing towards the development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and how diet can be modified to prevent and reduce the disease burden

By attending this IMU you will update your knowledge in some of the most common and practical issues within Geriatric Medicine globally, which will be directly applicable to your clinical practice.

Open to all grades and specialties.

Organiser: Dr Sandeep Tamane, Consultant in Acute Medicine and Regional Advisor, Western India

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Programme

Wednesday 25 March 2026

This webinar starts India Time 17:00pm / 11:30am UK Time

17:00 India (11:30 UK)	Introduction & Welcome
	Chair: Dr Radhakrishnan Chandni, Professor of Medicine and HOD, Emergency Medicine, Government Medical College, Kerala, India
17:05 India (11:35 UK)	Heart Failure in the Elderly Dr Milind Desai, FRCPE, Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Desai Medical Research Centre, Margao, India * A global burden for bed occupancy and hospitalisation * comprehensive geriatric and cardiac assessment * multi-disciplinary team management
17:35 India (12:05 UK)	Insomnia - Diagnosis and Management Professor Nimit Khara, FRCPE, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Shree Krishna Hospital and Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, India * Clinical evaluation and differential diagnosis * evidence-based management strategies * As a marker of broader health decline
18:05 India (12:35 UK)	Preventing Falls in Older Adults - Are we falling short? Dr Sandeep Tamane, FRCPE, Consultant in Acute Medicine, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India * prevention and management * tests for functional assessment * multi-disciplinary team management
18:35 India (13:05 UK)	Keralite Diet and Diabetes Mellitus with Management Dr Anita Nambiar, Senior Consultant Physician and Diabetologist, Kochi, India * locally available and widely consumed * high glycemic index * keeping sugars in range
19:05 India (13:35 UK)	Concluding remarks & Close

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Fees

Not a Member of RCPE? By joining the College, you can save up to 100% on event fees for our symposia, courses and Evening Medical Update programme. Find out more about joining the College and our membership benefits via our membership webpages.

This event will also be free to non-members in India only. Please contact the RCPE Regional Advisor, Dr Sandeep Tamane to obtain the booking code to book online free

	Fee £
RCPE Fellow / Member	£0
Standard Fee	£10

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within 4 days days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund.

The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still an opportunity to view the talks if you are not able to attend on the day.

Booking Terms & Conditions: Please read the College’s full event booking Ts&Cs regarding event changes, CPD, and data protection in the event policies section on our Event FAQ pages.

Further information

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey before the survey closes on 22 April 2026. (28 days after the live broadcast). Certificates will be issued shortly after this date.

Please note that in line with Federation rules, the CPD period is 28 days from the live event. To obtain a CPD certificate you must have completed the online feedback survey by 22 April 2026. Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

Catch-up

Registered delegates can view this event on catch-up until 28 days after the live event, 22 April 2026.

If you are unable to attend this event live but would like to view this event for 28 days post-event and qualify for a CPD certificate (if feedback is completed), please register before the live event is due to take place in order to be given access. It is not possible to register for catch-up viewing after the live event has taken place.

Event co-ordinator

Kate Hollier

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3607

k.hollier@rcpe.ac.uk

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