Professor Conor Deasy, Clinical Lead for the Major Trauma Audit presents the key findings for this report. 🔗noca.ie/documents/majo… 📊 Key Findings from the Major Trauma Audit Report Focused on Older Adults (2017-2021): 👫Demographics: Mean and Median Age: 79 years. 56%

New research from Dominic Trepel & Rose Galvin explores the economic impact of proposed changes to how healthcare to older persons in ED settings is delivered. The potential savings are staggering, along with an improved quality of life for patients. tcd.ie/news_events/ar…

HSCP early assessment & intervention for >65s in ED = ⬇️ED LOS ⬇️Incidence of admissions ⬇️Spending of €6,128 per patient Well done Rose Galvin Dominic Trepel Íde O'Shaughnessy ARC: Ageing Research Centre University of Limerick & all involved 🙌 Irish Gerontological Society journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

As key members of the Expert Working Group, we are very happy with the announcement from Stephen Donnelly regarding a funded training programme allowing physiotherapists to refer patients for radiological investigations. canva.com/design/DAGIq_i…

This review led by colleague Naomi Davey in Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) advocates for comprehensive and inclusive research in hospital environments to improve falls prevention strategies for frail older adults with dementia. TCD Medical Gerontology Dementia Research Network Ireland gaitkeeper dovepress.com/a-systematic-r…

JOB ALERT: We are recruiting a teacher practitioner (MSK) for maternity cover in RCSI School of Physio ISCP_CPMT ISCP . Please RT. Apply here my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal…

Advanced Practice Study Day Tuesday 12 November Fairways Hotel, Dundalk ISCP & CSP NI are delighted to host an Advanced Practice Study Day later this year Expression of interest open now! iscp.ie/events/Advance… NI Board Chartered Society of Physiotherapy ISCP

For all professionals providing healthcare to older people 👉🏻 Nutrition Interventions in Sarcopenia and Frailty: From Research to Practice 👉🏻FREE for British Geriatrics Society members, from £10 for non members bgs.org.uk/events/2024-nu…

🚨New #OpenAccess PhD publication examining community based integrated care with GP involvement for older adults. We found that it: 👆improves functional status 👇reduces hospital admissions 😀increases older adults satisfaction onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/20… HRI SPHeRE

Well done to Liz McGrath Anne Healy Anne O Keeffe & all the Mercy University Hospital Cork ED Nursing Staff on launching the Mercy University Hospital designed Triage Frailty Trigger for older adults today. This is a real world application from local research bgs.org.uk/blog/getting-t…

An executive summary on the Global conceptual definition of Sarcopenia search.app/3JwF4kZmd9qGTP…

Our Age Related Healthcare Department has just published a new paper exploring research on preventing falls among older adults with frailty and dementia in hospital settings. For more - bit.ly/4dmHb32 Sean Kennelly Paul McElwaine Naomi Davey Eimear Connolly

Admission of Older Patients to Geriatric Inpatient Care from the Emergency Department Compared with Admission through Acute Medical Unit: Cost and Length of Stay Outcomes ⁦Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine⁩ #acutecare link.springer.com/article/10.142…

Happy 5th Anniversary to our Gerontological Emergency Department Intervention (GEDI) Team. One of the first interdisciplinary initiatives, based within an ED in Ireland. The GEDI team members (multidisciplinary) proactively screen patients aged 75 years + presenting to the ED.

🏋️‍♂️💪Strategies to Prevent Sarcopenia in the Aging Process: Role of Protein Intake and Exercise researchgate.net/publication/35…

New ESC guidelines for hypertension also including clinical frailty scale -highlighting tailor made care♥️ European Society of Cardiology #ESCCongress #frailty #geriatricmedicine #cardiology

Edel ended her wonderful speech with a lovely final thought “To make a difference in someone’s life, you don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to care.” #FéileacánBán #dementia #alzheimersawareness #whitebutterfly

A fantastic image from the syncope and related disorders course by the amazing FASU staff. Really shows the importance of history and assessment in determining the differentials in adults who present with falls/collapse/dizziness