World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

Really looking forward to this study day!!!

Early registration closes on Monday!!

Why every cancer patient needs to lift weights | resistance training youtu.be/s1kJ34AzQxI via YouTube

I could listen to Alessandro Laviano for hours, such a fantastic line up of speakers, so wonderful to have this range of v relevant topics covered by expert speakers in one day….have you registered yet??? IrSPEN INDI

And once it’s out, very hard to get it inserted again🤬🤬

Great opening session today involving Prof Rocco Barazzoni summarising 5 key areas that ESPEN focus on to address inequities in nutritional care ⁦IrSPEN⁩

Excellent presentation today by ⁦Erin Stella Sullivan PhD RD⁩ highlighting the prognostic impact of cancer cachexia on outcomes ⁦IrSPEN⁩

⁦Erin Stella Sullivan PhD RD⁩ highlighting the various manifestations of malnutrition in cancer, debating the value of early intervention at 2% WL, note 73% patients experience changes in body composition ⁦IrSPEN⁩

3 fantastic ambassadors for Ireland, love it 🥰

Lack of equity in accessing specialist services for adults with intestinal failure is devastating for patients, their healthcare teams and outcomes….must be addressed urgently @DonnellyStephen

The spotlight is on phase angle again! It was linked to muscle volume, myosteatosis & cardiorespiratory fitness, in older breast cancer survivors🎗️ 50-day free access: authors.elsevier.com/a/1gsqR8Yy156W… #CancerSurvivors #Muscle #CardiorespiratoryFitness #PhaseAngle CRINA UAlberta Faculty of ALES

As a child born during the Troubles, I remember this time so clearly 25 years ago, Sarah McInerney summarises how this evolved very succinctly in this video…

Very informative article by Orla Walsh Dietitian on the importance of dietary protein in supporting muscle mass and the role of whey protein supplements 💪👏

Very useful information, thanks for sharing Deirdre Lang

Salt restriction is the cornerstone of dietary advice to improve hypertension. Check out this video created by the renal team in Cork University Hospitals to help in the reduction of salt intake among people with CKD. Please retweet to share the video youtu.be/iWyU3h2hFAs

Responding to a The Labour Party Ireland motion, Minister Anne Rabbitte has told the Dáil that if six Regional Assessment Units are not in place by August 1st to tackle Assessment of Needs waiting lists, she will seek funding in #Budget2024 for families who have had to pay privately.

"It is deeply concerning... that family carers have no entitlement or right to respite which means that many family carers care 24/7, 365 days of the year without a break... Access to regular respite remains a pipe dream for so many families." Stream live: oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-…

Interesting account of inflammation, inflammatory diseases and how we should ‘do what a hunter-gatherer would do: go on long walks, occasionally indulge in some strenuous physical exertion…try not to worry too much…and don’t eat anything that you don’t recognise as food.’

📣 REGISTER NOW! Join our Lunchtime Webinar for presentation of full findings from National Malnutrition Survey 2023, and a demonstration of the New Audit Tool to make implementation of NCG22 easy and usable. irspen.ie/lunchtime-webi…