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UK medical teaching about ageing is improving but there is still work to be done: the Second National Survey of Undergraduate Teaching in Ageing and Geriatric Medicine (2013)
Journal Article
Gordon, A. L., Blundell, A., Dhesi, J. K., Forrester-Paton, C., Forrester-Paton, J., Mitchell, H. K., …Gladman, J. R. (2014). UK medical teaching about ageing is improving but there is still work to be done: the Second National Survey of Undergraduate Teaching in Ageing and Geriatric Medicine. Age and Ageing, 43(2), 293-297. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft207

Introduction: in 2008, a UK national survey of undergraduate teaching about ageing and geriatric medicine identified deficiencies, including failure to adequately teach about elder abuse, pressure ulcers and bio- and social gerontology. We repeated t... Read More about UK medical teaching about ageing is improving but there is still work to be done: the Second National Survey of Undergraduate Teaching in Ageing and Geriatric Medicine.

Explaining the barriers to and tensions in delivering effective healthcare in UK care homes: a qualitative study (2013)
Journal Article
Robbins, I., Gordon, A., Dyas, J., Logan, P. A., & Gladman, J. R. (2013). Explaining the barriers to and tensions in delivering effective healthcare in UK care homes: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 3(7), Article e003178. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003178

Objective: To explain the current delivery of healthcare to residents living in UK care homes. Design: Qualitative interview study using a grounded theory approach. Setting: 6 UK care homes and primary care professionals serving the homes. P... Read More about Explaining the barriers to and tensions in delivering effective healthcare in UK care homes: a qualitative study.

Teaching and learning about dementia in UK medical schools: a national survey (2013)
Journal Article
Tullo, E. S., & Gordon, A. L. (2013). Teaching and learning about dementia in UK medical schools: a national survey. BMC Geriatrics, 13(29), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-29

Background: Dementia is an increasingly common condition and all doctors, in both primary and secondary care environments, must be prepared to competently manage patients with this condition. It is unclear whether medical education about dementia i... Read More about Teaching and learning about dementia in UK medical schools: a national survey.