Congratulations Caroline gourley. A phenomenal day for the Gerontological parish. Wishing you every success

Thickened fluid’s unpleasant to most. More evidence against use in patients with dysphasia and dementia. No difference in mortality between patients receiving thick vs thin liquids in ⁦JAMA Internal Medicine⁩ Excellent editorial by ⁦⁦Eric Widera, MD⁩ jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Polypharmacy is common in older adults and is associated with adverse drug events, cognitive and functional impairment, and increased healthcare costs.

What do we know about the effectiveness of deprescribing interventions?
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💥💥💥💥💥Really important Survey that I would encourage all Adult Critical Care Nurses in Ireland to complete. Please share widely amongst your colleagues and help shape our future💥💥💥💥💥💥

It’s National Nurses Week! Thank you to the millions of nurses who have dedicated their careers—and in some cases their lives—to providing care to older adults. Nursing professionals are essential at LeadingAge member organizations. #NationalNursesWeek #ThankANurse

Interesting article & very relevant to healthcare systems too

Patients seen by a geriatric consult (GEMS), while in the ED, were less likely to be admitted to the hospital and more likely to be discharged from the ED. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

Empowering staff to recognise and respond to acute physical changes sooner is crucial for better care. Wishing success to all embarking in the #IRESTORE pilot!

Great review - well worth a read #INEWS #DeterioratingPatient #EarlyRecognition

This has the potential to be the game changer 👇

And so begins Age-friendly Health System 🇮🇪 to meet the needs of older adults ihi.org/initiatives/ag… Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland Mike O' Connor Deirdre Lang Ciara Kirke Siobhan Masterson John Fitzsimons HSE Ireland Orla Sheehan Dara Byrne

Looking forward to seeing the results of this work. Thank you Mary Bedding 💙 for your phenomenal leadership on this work. Nursing Homes Ireland National Ambulance Service 🇮🇪🚑 Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland

Good luck to all older persons residential care facilities commencing the #IRESTORE Residential Older Persons EWS pilot today. Tool will aid all staff to recognise acute physical deterioration earlier affording earlier treatment in RCFs Deirdre Lang Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland @ahernemer

Who are the elderly? Im an older person and plan on remaining that way. #bugbearer #grindsmygears #antihistamine

#GetUpGetDressedGetMoving 💙 made to put a smile on your face Deirdre Lang

Important to see. Nutrition often not considered in falls prevention. Yet we know its importance in sarcopenia and frailty. Eat well folks! Alexandra Mavroeidi

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Our colleague in Tallaght University Hospital (TUH), Manuela, has been reported missing. Last seen on Friday morning in Portarlington. #MISSINGPERSON

Ciara Breen, an occupational therapist, describes the importance of thinking about cognition in #LongCovid . #LongCovid Physio #LongCovid AwarenessDay #LongCovid AwarenessDay2024 #COVIDPersistente

As Much is someone who lives with #harlequins #ichthyosis , her wish that her hands wouldn't sting when she eats crisps is a vivid reminder in this stunning award-winning painting of how important it is to ask 'What matters to you?' CPCCONF2024
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