Frailty is a strong risk factor for #delirium. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30238970 Giuseppe Bellelli Alessandro Morandi Kenneth Rockwood

At #AAGConf23 we are pleased to continue the ABC Radio National Big Ideas Broadcast, this time hosted by Natasha Mitchell (she/her). Guests are Dr. Shannon Jarrott Marcus Reilly and Chris Seiboth

Julie Adsett presenting our umbrella review on ward based mobility interventions for medical inpatients. Interventions need to be multi component, multidisciplinary, goal focussed and target those with assistance needs #AAGConf23

So little evidence for strategies to reduce falls in hospital but evidence that it harms both staff and patients, and wastes scarce resources. Let’s shift the conversation from falls to function

The Frailty-ADD CRE, via Australian Frailty Network is 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. Details, including eligibility: afn.org.au/frailty-add-cr…

Awesome thread that resonated with my experience of that stage of my training. Perhaps I’m looking back with rose-tinted glasses; I certainly remember some very tough shifts and the odd rotation with unsupportive consultants, but for me was mostly a very positive time

I can only echo those sentiments Ed Strivens - congratulations Jacqueline Close on behalf of ANZSGM! Your achievements are an inspiration to all geriatricians

I’ve been thinking about the future of aged care. Aged care planning currently assumes that future demand for residential care will decline with people preferring care at home. Yet people are increasingly moving into old age with insecure & unaffordable housing. Or homeless

This raises a really important issue - access to specialist health care (in this case mental health) for people in aged care homes. Older people deserve the same access as everyone else in the community, regardless of where they live! ⁦⁦⁦⁦ abc.net.au/news/2024-03-2…

Always dynamic, informative and provocative thank you Ngaire Kerse #anzsgm2024

The legendary Prof Sue Kurrle on the risks of bed rest. She quotes Richard Asher from 1947 “Teach us to live that we may dread/ Unnecessary time in bed/Get people up and we may save/Our patients from an early grave” #ANZSGM2024

The importance of mobility and getting our patients out of bed. Avoiding hospital related harm is so important for everyone #anzsgm2024

Dinner looks amazing! #anzsgm2024

Our very own DJ @drandycleggar ANZSGM gala dinner Fantastic social evening - really enjoyed it #anzsgm2024

The other DJ Andy C Andrew Clegg setting a high bar for future plenary speakers #ANZSGM2024

I reckon the #anzsgm2024 dance floor outcompeted the #bgsconf dance floor with DJ ⁦⁦Andrew Clegg⁩

A conference so cool we have DJing keynote speakers and live podcasting Andrew Clegg ANZSGM #ANZSGM2024

Next years conference already looks exciting. #anzsgm2024 becomes #anzsgm2025 in Sydney 10-13th June 2025

Don’t forget pelvic floor exercises - these will improve continence in large proportion of women and much lower risk than surgery!

Do you know which drugs to stop first in orthostatic hypotension? You might be surprised! The best drug is losartan, says laramitchell — and give it at night #BGSconf