Landmark study by the AFN/UQ News/Macquarie University links delirium and dementia. Our analysis of over 600k patients in NSW reveals patients with delirium had a 39% higher risk of death and 3x the risk of dementia.

Emily Gordon David Ward Prof Ruth E Hubbard

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That's a wrap, folks! Special thanks to Prof Ruth E Hubbard & Professor Sue Kurrle for their presentations and to Chandana Guha & Amber Mills for their expertise at the AFN Information Evening.

Frailty affects us all, it's not just an #age thing!

#actonfrailty #AFNSummit2024

This Thursday, the AFN is hosting an Information and Networking Evening at Customs House, Brisbane - there are still a few spots up for grabs.... register here:

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#frailty #AFN #Ausfrailty #CommunityEngagement

Have you (or your child) been a patient in an Australian hospital? We invite you to take part in our online Delphi survey to help us to select quality indicators for hospital nutrition and food services - register your interest here: redcap.health.qld.gov.au/surveys/?s=XXT…

📢New paper!📢

The Eating As Treatment (EAT) intervention was previously shown to improve nutritional status, depression & quality of life in patients with head & neck cancer. This article examines the effects of the EAT intervention on 5-year mortality👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.ijro…

Do you run a #headandneckcancer support group in Australia? We'd love to hear from you!

Read the Information Sheet and complete the form here: redcap.link/HNC_SupportGro…

ANZHNCS Julie McCrossin AM (She/Her) Denyse Whelan.

Calling all 🇦🇺-based health professionals, food service staff and past patients and caregivers - help us to develop quality indicators for hospital nutrition and food services! Details in link here ⬇️

Robert O'Sullivan Ed Strivens Aileen Collier Dr Monique Boord 🧠 Prof Ruth E Hubbard Alasdair MacLullich Gideon Caplan Meera agar Mark Oldham Mark Hohenberg Heidi Lindroth Stephanie Ward Ravi Bhat Kailas Roberts Jill Thistlethwaite Emily Gordon Chloe Yap Zoe Wyrko #delirium

Our first event for 2024! Join Natasha Reid for a great practical session on systematic reviews - Wed 14th Feb. RSVP at forms.office.com/r/X23kDq34Ay

How are Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programs sustained in practice 🧐 we reviewed the literature to find out - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… - reporting of sustainability >2 yrs following implementation is a major limitation #sustainability #ImpSci #EnhancedRecovery #ERAS

Research shows that when facing tough problems, leaders & teams tend to dive straight into 'solving' mode; often not examining or defining problems before trying to solve them. Julia Binder & Michael D. Watkins suggest we undertake 'problem-framing' before 'problem-solving'.…

⏰If you are planning to apply for the Frailty-ADD CRE Seed Grant Scheme, a reminder that submissions close Friday 12 January 2024, 17:00 AEST.
Australian Frailty Network

Congratulations to the Consumer Involvement in Research Working Group awarded ‘2023 Service Excellence Award’ for UQ Faculty of Medicine Aideen McInerney-Leo she/her A/Prof Nadeeka Dissanayaka Adrienne Young AdvAPD Farhana Matin Derik Steyn Urska Arnautovska Hayley Candler, Anne Louise Bulloch, Ingrid Rowlands Rebecca Soole

Calling all 🇦🇺-based health professionals, food service staff and past patients and caregivers - help us to develop quality indicators for hospital nutrition and food services! Details in link here ⬇️

Shape the future of hospital nutrition! What do you think contributes to great hospital nutrition care and food services? @MetroNorthHHS is looking for past patients or caregivers to participate in focus groups or an online survey. Express your interest: redcap.health.qld.gov.au/surveys/?s=XXT…

Thrilled to have been awarded a RBWHFoundation Grant to co-design videos that will improve consumers' access to reliable nutrition information on a range of topics!

You can read more about our project here: rbwhfoundation.com.au/project-from-d…

Stay tuned for details of our launch day! 🎉

🚨 New research!
We partnered with people aged 7-17 years to co-design 'Momentum', a new digital youth mental health platform. We provide recommendations for co-design with young people and for developing digital mental health interventions.
Health at UQ USQ Centre for Health Research Griffith Health

💰We are pleased to announced that we are offering two early career seed grants of up to AUD$10,000 for research programs that aim to improve outcomes for frail patients in hospital settings.

ℹ️ Visit our website for more details:
afn.org.au/frailty-add-cr…