Extremely proud to present the Pathfinder service development & research RCSI School of Physiotherapy to date to an international audience #ICIC24 many thanks to #slaintecare for the opportunity. Inspirational day, reflecting on the integration/ collaboration of our 2 organisations so far.

Fantastic to have this research by Frances Horgan & Dr Mary O'Neill Organisations who together achieve effective integrated services for patients will have a deep understanding of both their own&partner organisation in these areas.They will also work on them together #ICIC24

Well done Deirdre Manning Mairead Campbell Frances Horgan -important research on spasticity ax&treatment in Ireland published today Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland Highlights significant challenges of implementing best practice& what the solutions to this are👏 emerald.com/insight/conten…

Very proud to see our research published on OT & Physio practice in the management of spasticity! Was great to work with Deirdre Manning & Frances Horgan on this! emerald.com/insight/conten…

Delighted to see our research published highlighting considerable inconsistencies in ax and tx practices of OTs and Physio's in spasticity management as well as barriers to implementing best practice nationally Mairead Campbell Frances Horgan Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland

Thanks to Pathfinder Alternative Care Pathway who dropped into Kilbarrack and North Strand fire stations with updates on service delivery for patients. Pathfinder aims to help older people at home and avoid unnecessary Emergency Department treatment. NAS Education - East

Huge congratulations to Catherine Kelly, Gary Gardiner and the entire Donegal Pathfinder team, winners of best poster in the "Access and Integration" category in today's #HSEConference24. Well deserved recognition of their innovative work in bedside blood testing.

Great day at IAEM conference yesterday, delighted to present our pilot service, providing timely OT/PT follow up to older adults discharged from the ED, a collaboration between Cork Pathfinder, CUH and Mercy FIT Aislinn Griffin Breda Meagher Bríd O'Donoghue Isweri Pillay

Thrilled to present our experience of interdisciplinary working at the "Knowledge and Skills Framework for HCPs working with older people" workshop yesterday Inspiring day learning from all the QI projects occurring nationally National Ambulance Service 🇮🇪🚑 Irish Gerontological Society Beaumont Hospital

When directorates collaborate…. Resulting in ⬆️100% assessment & ⬇️0% hospital acquired incontinence! #medical #surgical #beaumont24 Beaumont Hospital Alan H-Cunningham Fionnuala Duffy Paul Bernard IvanClancyPT Yvonne Ryan @connolly_sinead Helen Ryan Linda Fitzpatrick

CUH is proud to announce the successful first year of its Pathfinder service, launched in collaboration with the National Ambulance Service 🇮🇪🚑, responding to 1023 calls for older adults in Cork since its launch. #Pathfinder #OneTeam #CUH Read More: cuh.hse.ie//cuh/about-us/…

As 2024 closes, so does our pilot on POC blood testing. What a year & what a success for ACP in NAS! Thank you to everyone who has supported us. We're delighted to have achieved so much-with added integration of local cardiac team to avoid ED admissions. Now, lets gets writing!🥳

Congratulations to Grace Corcoran Grace Corcoran & all Pathfinder Alternative Care Pathway & RCSI School of Physiotherapy for winning a Royal Academy of Medicine of Ireland (RAMI) research medal for their thematic analysis of 429 patient surveys beaumont.ie/news/87/rami-a… National Ambulance Service 🇮🇪🚑 Beaumont Hospital

"A significant number of patients and staff were involved in the trial and that involved significant changes in processes where patients got senior decision making from the very start." Dr Aoife Leahy, Consultant Geriatrician, UHL & HSE Mid West. ➡️bit.ly/3EbGJZa

Over 5,800 calls were referred to our Alternative Care Pathways (ACP) in January, with 40% of these avoiding a trip to the ED as a result. ACPs include Pathfinder, the Clinical Hub, Community Paramedics & more, and aim to support and treat people in their homes and communities.

Sunrise in Howth #heartofireland

The 2024 Alternative Care Pathway (ACP) stats speak for themselves. Fewer ED admissions, better patient outcomes. Proud of our ACP teams for delivering care where it’s needed most. 👏