A new book co-authored by a leading member of Neuroprogressive and Dementia Research Network 🌐 has been named on a recommended reading list for public libraries.

Read more 👉 nhsresearchscotland.org.uk/news/powerful-…

In case you missed it, our webinar on #dementia and #multimorbidity is available on demand for ISTAART members

🔗training.alz.org/products/4692/…

🧠 Diagnosing dementia in acute hospitals - could we and should we?

🆓 Free webinar from the Royal College of Psychiatrists

🌟 24 April 2024 at 1500 UK time

🔗Link in tweet below

Old Age Psychiatry 🌈 RCPsych Liaison Psychiatry Faculty
Lucy Stirland
Josie Jenkinson

The Newcastle University Newcastle University Alzheimer's Society Alzheimer's Society For Researchers Doctoral Training Partnership is seeking a Clinical Research Fellow to work on various projects. Closing date: 8th May.

dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/clinical-r…

Congratulations to the inspirational and tenacious Jenni Burton 💙💚 on this prestigious award! 🌟
Jenni is a strong advocate for older people and for including them in thoughtful research 🌟

Meet Lucy who is a psychiatrist & researcher at @edinburghUni. Lucy has an interest in the overlap & interaction between dementia & other chronic conditions.

Her research project aims to ask participants what their priorities are 🔬

Lucy Stirland AlzheimerScot DRC #60SecsOfScience

Most people with #dementia have #multimorbidity . Learn more at our ISTAART Basics webinar

📅 This Wednesday at 3pm GMT (will be recorded)

📝 Registration (free for ISTAART members): alz.org/research-webin…

Hope to see you there!

🧠 New NHS Inform patient info website on #delirium

📖 All on 1 webpage

👍 Checked for simplicity & clarity

🔗 nhsinform.scot/delirium

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#WDAD2024

🚨Calling all medically-qualified people with (current or former) experience of clinical academia. 🚨
Medical Research Council are seeking to understand the decline in the UK clinical academic workforce & are seeking input. Please take the time to fill out their survey: forms.office.com/pages/response…

By knowing the theory and diagnostic criteria, one might feel confident about differentiating delirium and dementia. Yet, in practice, distinguishing them, especially when delirium is superimposed on dementia, presents a real-world challenge far more complex than textbook

Understanding the complex puzzle of delirium pathophysiology is one of the top challenges in the field. It's not just one mechanism at play, but many intertwining factors. We can't grasp the full picture by examining each piece in isolation. However, to truly understand and

No, sleeping all day isn't normal for older adults; it could indicate hypoactive delirium! 'Hypoactive presentations of delirium are more common than the classically agitated, hyperactive forms and may be overlooked'. Learn more about it: doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2… #DeliriumAware

Great podcast: Kathy Liu talking sense about the challenges of identifying clinically meaningful difference in #Alzheimer trials
The Lancet Healthy Longevity

open.spotify.com/episode/2CTjF4…

New findings on how to handle inconsistent self-report of #multimorbidity in cohort studies, now published in Sage Health & Nursing

It was great to work on this with Lauren Griffith and colleagues from HEI using data from Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Do you have any unanswered questions about the link between #dementia and #hearing conditions?

Why not complete this short survey to let us know: jla.nihr.ac.uk/priority-setti…

@LindAllinace, NIHR Nottingham BRC, Nottingham University Hearing Sciences, Alzheimer's Research UK, RNID

Potential PhD students, please see this excellent ACRC scholarship opportunity to work with me, Carole Torsney (neuroscientist), and Lucy Stirland (psychiatrist) Lucy Stirland on pain and frailty.
findaphd.com/phds/project/d…
Psychology at Edinburgh ClinicalBrainScience

We are looking for new editors to support the journal’s work in 2023-2024!

If you are interested, please send your motivational letter and CV (maximum of 2 pages in total) to [email protected] by 20th November.

For more information on eligibility:

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New academic psychiatry job in Edinburgh: two-year post at consultant level, 50:50 NHS/University split. Should have a PhD and CCT and be motivated to develop an intermediate-level fellowship application. Pls RT and get in touch if interested 👇
apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?…