European Congress of Psychiatry
France (Nice) - 5 - 8 April 2008
Mortality after delirium in elderly hip-surgery patients. A 2 year follow-up study.
M.G. Kat 1, J.F. de Jonghe 1, R. Vreeswijk 1, T. van der Ploeg 1, W.A. van Gool 2, P. Eikelenboom 2, K.J. Kalisvaart 1
1Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands;
2 Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
3 Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Long-term cognitive outcome of delirium in elderly hip-surgery patients.
J.F. de Jonghe 1, M.G. Kat 1, R. Vreeswijk 1, T. van der Ploeg 1, W.A. van Gool 2, P. Eikelenboom 2, K.J. Kalisvaart 1
1 Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands;
2Amsterdam Medical Center, University Of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
3 Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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International Psychogeriatrics Association, European Meeting
Ireland (Dublin) - 9 April 2008
Symposium: Multi-disciplinary approaches to mental health in the general hospital
Talks on delirium:
Distinguishing
delirium from dementia: a comparison of neuropsychiatric profile in
delirium, dementia and comorbid delirium and dementia.
Professor David Meagher, Limerick, Ireland
Advances in the pathophysiology of delirium.
Dr Alasdair MacLullich, Edinburgh, Scotland
http://www.ipa2008dublin.org/index.html
Netherlands (Amsterdam) - 22 April 2008
Teaching day on delirium (including a masterclass with Professor Sharon Inouye).
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European Association for Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatics Scientific Meeting
Spain (Zaragoza) - 25 - 28 June 2008 (date/time to be confirmed)
Defining delirium for ICD-11
Professor David Meagher, University of Limerick, Ireland
The neuropsychology of delirium: current research and future directions
Dr Laura JE Brown, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Ethical issues in delirium research
Dr Rachel Holt, University of Leeds, England
European Union Geriatric Medicine Society - 5 September 2008
Afternoon session on delirium
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