Mairead Aherne RD (@ahernemairead) 's Twitter Profile
Mairead Aherne RD

@ahernemairead

Proud West Kerry woman. Lover of GAA. Community Dietitian Manager (Kildare/Dublin) passionate about patient care...all opinions my own.

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Austin Stack 🇮🇪 (@austingstack) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 New paper CKJ CKD is common in 📷 Older adults 📷 chronic medical conditions 📷 socially disadvantaged 📢 EARLY DETECTION of CKD is the key to protecting long term kidney health and saving lives. 👉 academic.oup.com/ckj/advance-ar… Irish Kidney Association World Kidney Day CKJ

📢 New paper <a href="/CKJsocial/">CKJ</a>
CKD is common in 
📷 Older adults
📷 chronic medical conditions
📷 socially disadvantaged 
📢 EARLY DETECTION of CKD is the key to protecting long term kidney health and saving lives.
👉
academic.oup.com/ckj/advance-ar…
<a href="/IrishKidneyAs/">Irish Kidney Association</a> <a href="/worldkidneyday/">World Kidney Day</a> <a href="/CKJsocial/">CKJ</a>
catherine conlon (@catheri70835198) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Obesity treatment without prevention is like repairing flood damage without turning off the tap – we have to address the food system that is causing it imt.ie/opinion/obesit…

Fórsa trade union (@forsa_union_ie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why are HSE workers taking industrial action? Because 1000s of jobs just disappeared with a stroke of a pen, with no plan on how to fill the gaps or any risk assessment on what impact this may have on patients. Those on the frontlines are fighting back. forsa.ie/hse-industrial…

Mairead Aherne RD (@ahernemairead) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#jobfairy Fantastic to see new posts coming on stream for Childrens Disability Network Teams in Cork. Hopefully the rest of the country follows suit with the majority having no Dietitian despite the many nutritional concerns in this vulnerable paediatric population INDI

Parkinson's UK Excellence Network (@parkinsonsen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"We know when we need to take our medication, when it’s wearing off. My body takes over my control, I don’t control it then." Karen's story is just one of many. Share it with colleagues to raise awareness of Parkinson's time critical medication: bit.ly/4kCv0nh

Niamh Humphries (@niamhhumphries.bsky.social) (@humphries_niamh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‘The majority of Camhs teams operate with a skeleton staff. Addressing the lack of staffing was prevented by the HSE recruitment embargo in October 2023, and barriers continue at this time with the HSE Pay and Numbers strategy’ irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…

IrSPEN (@irspen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Listen back to IrSPEN Director Niamh Rice on RTE Morning Ireland today re significant rise in malnutrition and associated costs in Ireland, marking today's IrSPEN conference: rte.ie/radio/radio1/c… #irspen2025 INDI NutriciaHCP - Ireland Marie Sheahan

Mairead Aherne RD (@ahernemairead) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Phenomenal data by IRSPENs Niamh Rice showing increase in disease related malnutrition in Ireland especially in elderly and the economic impact on our health service. Early screening and nutritional intervention required by #Dietitians Brian Kearney Mary O'Kelly HSE Dublin and Midlands

HSE Ireland (@hselive) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today is Health and Social Care Professionals (HSCP) Day. Over 21,000 HSCPs work across 26 different disciplines in the health service. Watch CEO Bernard Gloster talk about the significant role that HSCPs play across #OurHealthService below. #HSCPDay

ALONE (@alone_ireland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ageing population contributing to rise of malnutrition cases, study finds: irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4160… ALONE has seen the number of older people reporting nutrition-related issues take a significant increase, rising 35% year on year in 2024.

Mairead Aherne RD (@ahernemairead) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On our national #hscpday I am delighted to congratulate our HEN team and colleagues in Connolly hospital on winning a prize for their case study on a complex collaborative HEN discharge. #hscps working together Brian Kearney Mary O'Kelly Teresa Stenson RD Shauna Clarke

St James's Hospital (@stjamesdublin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📣 Calling all TY students 📣 Our Health and Social Care Professions careers information session is taking place on Wednesday, 23 May. See below for more information and to register 👇 bit.ly/SJHTYDay25

📣 Calling all TY students 📣

Our Health and Social Care Professions careers information session is taking place on Wednesday, 23 May.

See below for more information and to register 👇
bit.ly/SJHTYDay25
ARC: Ageing Research Centre University of Limerick (@arc_ul) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great work from @ARC 's Dr Anne Griffin & Christine Fitzgerald: Experiences and perceptions of meals on wheels volunteers in providing nutritional care to older adults journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

susanconnolly (@susanbconnolly) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Come join us as we launch our demonstration project in implementation of the HSE Model of Care for cardiac rehabilitation in Galway/Mayo/Roscommon, seeking 2 CR coordinators for Galway, fantastic opportunity to be at cutting edge delivering modern evidence based CR 👇👇👇

St James's Hospital (@stjamesdublin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‼️ TY Students ‼️ Interested in becoming a Social Worker, Speech & Language Therapist, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist? Join us on Wednesday, 21 May from 1-3pm. For info. & to register: bit.ly/SJHTYDay25, or scan the QR code. #transitionyear #Students

‼️ TY Students ‼️
Interested in becoming a Social Worker, Speech &amp; Language Therapist, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist? Join us on Wednesday, 21 May from 1-3pm. 

For info. &amp; to register: bit.ly/SJHTYDay25, or scan the QR code. #transitionyear #Students
British Dietetic Association (@bda_dietitians) 's Twitter Profile Photo

More dietitians should become supplementary prescribers, says Sharon Huish. She shares her tips on completing a non-medical prescribing course alongside a busy work life. bda.uk.com/resource/under…