Scottish Society of Physicians 63rd Annual Meeting.

Abstract

The proceedings contain 12 papers. The topics discussed include: COVID-19 in a district general hospital: does CPAP improve outcomes?;plasma desmosine, a biomarker of elastin degradation, predicts outcomes in acute myocardial infarction;managing human factors that influence the care of medical boarding patients: improving the quality and consistency of discharge communication with primary care;venous thromboembolism prescription in cardiology patients - a quality improvement project;real-life toxicity of low-dose methotrexate - what the general physician needs to know;introducing MR fact: an audit to assess the standards of safe medical admissions in the medical admission unit (MAU) at the borders general hospital;clinical frailty scale as a point of care prognostic indicator of mortality in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis;and a review of the current research priorities in dementia with a focus on the Scottish landscape.