📓 Caregiver detected #delirium is associated with ⬆️ anxiety & depressive symptoms in family caregivers.

⭐ Interesting new study raising issue of whether involving family in delirium detection may have adverse effects

🔗 bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Brianna Rosgen Kirsten Fiest

Pubmed's first #delirium paper:

'History of a Case of Cynanche, Attended with Symptoms of a High Degree of Putrescency, Where a Favourable Crisis Succeeded a Paroxysm of Furious Delirium'

Ann Med (Edinburgh), 1796

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30299678/

At 31 St John's Sq London@ Home of British Geriatrics Society. President Elect highlighted 'Today BGS is a thriving multi-professional society with 5,000 active members across the UK. BGS Members are impactful contributors to clinical care, academia and healthcare leadership. 💪

🚨 New paper out Age_and_Ageing and the pleasure of working with Liz Sampson again.

Conclusion 'An increase in pain is associated with a higher risk of developing delirium in older adults admitted to hospital'

doi.org/10.1093/ageing…

#delirium UCL Marie Curie Marie Curie EOLC

The new slides had their 1st outing!

Great to talk at todays #NHSDelirium conference.

Hearing #LivedExperience is truly valuable, across all specialities. Don't be afraid to invite former patients to share their #PatientStories

#FromDeliriumToReality #RehabLegend #RightToRehab

FFN Asia Pacific Regional Congress in Kuala Lumpur🇲🇾 - register before 30 April and benefit from lower rates.
🦴The amazing program includes workshops and discussions with a fantastic lineup of international experts on fragility fractures: fragilityfracturecongress.com Fragility Fracture Network (FFN)

#sick notes “The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the #children ; those who are in the twilight of life, the #Elderly ; those who are in the shadows of life, the #sick , the needy...........” Hubert H. Humphrey #health

Well done Sinead in implementing 4AT training to all staff St. John's Hospital, Limerick 👏👏👏Delirium is a medical emergency 🚨 which is preventable & reversible. Early recognition & management is key 🔑 to positive patient outcomes Magnet4Europe UL Hospitals🌈 UL Hospitals sinead liston

🫸Just out: Incidence of distal radius fractures ⬇️in Oslo, Norway.
☃️Winter incidence > summer incidence. Still, climate change with shorter an milder winters 🌧️may have contributed to the decline link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Yotam Weiss 🎗️ Kenneth Rockwood Sean Ninan the4at.com/4atcases

#delirium

📋 #Practitioners now commonly assess #frailty in acute patients.

⭕ Frailty gives a 3-fold ⬆️ risk of delirium

🔬 Frailty Index & Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) were most strongly associated.

🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33549566/

🧠 Have you seen the World Delirium Awareness Day webpage?

🔗 deliriumday.com

➡️ Resources for pts & carers, professionals, educators, etc.

Great resources available on the #WDAD Web page. Thank you Alasdair MacLullich for sharing ⬇️⬇️⬇️
please share wider ✅️🧠✅️ Michelle O’Reilly 👩🏻‍⚕️🩺 Ange Hislop Sarah Horan💙 Sarah Tait Philip Grieve
Lynn McCallum Lynsey Russell💜 Delirium Journal iDelirium

With such overwhelming evidence that smoking causes harm, there can be no medical or scientific reason for not supporting this bill.

Congratulations Jenni Burton 💙💚 👏👏👏 - so very well deserved

Proud moment for the UofG SCMH older adult team.
The Dunhill Medical Trust recognise what I have known for a long time,
if you want an example of a researcher with passion, imagination and an absolute commitment to improving care for older adults - it's Jenni.

😔 When a person with #delirium is distressed:

🔭 look for & treat the specific causes.

💙 Also, try to reduce the level of distress right away: explain, comfort, reassure, ask family to attend.

💊 Use drugs only if needed.

Happy World #MusicTherapy day all!

Having access to this amazing resource has made such a difference to our critically ill patients, their families and our staff!

Thank you Clara Rose Monahan for all you do! 🎸 🎶

#A2FBundle #CreativeArtsTherapies

💡 #Education is effective in improving #delirium care & practitioner attitudes, skills, & knowledge

🛎️ Must-read review by Andy Teodorczuk et al

🎓 Education = key to making progress.

🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32297244/

#WDAD2024

Incident dementia risk was more than three times higher in those who experienced just one episode of delirium, with each additional episode linked to a further 20% increase in dementia risk. The association was strongest in men. ⁦ bmj.com/content/384/bm…