The PT can choose specific scales to monitor motor functions and basic mobility in people with delirium such as the Tinetti Scale, the de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI), the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), and the HABAM scale #WDAD2022 bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Everything after ‘Plus’ should be what NSH/Government consider. #frailty

#delirium isn’t normal, even if you’re old. “Recently” a medical subspecialty fellow finishing their program examined my inpatient in consult for their specialty. “Exam: N Cognition” #4AT+ MMSE: 17/30

Congratulations to Jasmine Mah for placing first in the #Dal3MT competition yesterday! Way to go Jasmine! 👏

Why junior clinicians might try scoring the CFS in Emerg: 1) understand disease severity (if this confused person who can’t sit up was walking to work last week, they’re likely v ill, might well need ICU; don’t wait for low bp, low SpO2 to diagnose sepsis) 2) to help set patient-

Proud to publish our first article Delirium Journal Reporting Essentials for Delirium Biomarker Studies (REDEEMS) guidelines Ingrid Amgarth-Duff Annmarie Hosie Gideon Caplan Meera agar deliriumjournal.com/article/36531-…

“The introduction of frailty screening on admission has enabled our perioperative service to proactively identify frail patients who are able to benefit from a comprehensive geriatric assessment.” Benefits of CGA are risk assessment and care plans that mitigate routine hazards.

Please Be AWARE Last year 22% of admitted Nova Scotians were delirious >1100 screened in 1 day 1 in 4 #WDAD Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub Dalhousie University CFN

High quality research at Divisions of Neurology and Neurosurgery research day. It was my pleasure judging resident and other learner projects Department of Medicine (DoM) Research

I’m sorry…. What is ‘Excited Delirium’. Hyperactive delirium? Is that the coroners’ point? Either way…. Delirium is a medical emergency cbc.ca/news/health/co…

How to construct a frailty index from an existing dataset in 10 steps. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38124255/ This is an update of what we’ve learned about constructing a frailty index since Sam Searle’s classic BMC Geriatrics 2008 “standard procedure” paper.

#WDAD2024 Screening Nova Scotian inpatients today for delirium Last year: 1 in 5 Nova Scotians delirious in hospital Two years ago: 1 in 5 Nova Scotians delirious in hospital Three years ago: 1 in 5 Nova Scotians delirious in hospital

It doesn’t matter what service you are admitted under in Nova Scotia: 1 in 5 Nova Scotians are delirious in hospital Kenneth Rockwood Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub Dalhousie University DalMedSchool

“Medically stable” Nova Scotians who are in hospital screen positive for delirium at least as much as medically active patients #WDAD2024 Doctors Nova Scotia Alzheimer's Society Canadian Geriatrics

Today is World Delirium Awareness Day! Colleagues and volunteers across the province are screening inpatients for signs of delirium. Go team! #WDAD24 Sam Nova Scotia Health

Each year on March 13, on Delirium Awareness Day, we recognize the affect delirium can have on patients, families and caregivers. Read about one Nova Scotia Health nurse practitioner’s journey to improve delirium recognition, prevention and recovery: nshealth.ca/news-and-notic…

We are hopeful that >1500 Nova Scotians in hospital will be screened for delirium today. #WDAD2024 Dalhousie University Geriatric Medicine Research (GMR)

"Socially admitted" patients are not to blame for inadequate home care, unavailable long-term care, or a lack of access to secure housing means managing a chronic condition in the community is impossible. ➡️ cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.… Catherine Varner Andrew Boozary MD Andreas Laupacis

“A more fulsome review of delerium investigation, management, next frontiers would have been more appropriate for this target audience, as this was a very basic review for DoM rounds” Sounds like we needed to get back to the basecs… I mean basics.

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