To mark #WorldParkinsonsDay the new IGS Flashcard covers Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease.

Thanks to Dr. Ciara Gibbons, Dr. Maeve D'Alton, Gavan Duffy & Prof. Ken Mulpeter at Sligo University Hospital & Letterkenny University Hospital saoltagroup

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Join the School of Allied Health. Position available - Teaching Assistant in Anatomy 0.5 FTE (2 positions) – 10 Month Fixed Term Contract. Further information for applicants and application material is available online from: ul.ie/hrvacancies/ #UL #SAH #UL jobs

When people get older, a fall can be a threat to their ability to live independently. Sheena McHugh led a HRB-funded project to identify future needs for preventing falls and to help inform integrated falls prevention pathways. Read more at bit.ly/3UcZL63 #thinkfalls

#SingStrong for #Cancer up and running. Fantastic group at MidWestern Cancer Foundation in Mungret. Thx to Matthew O'Brien, Snr PT UL Hospitals who is the driving force. Also Ciara meade my partner in crime. Huge thx to Faculty of Education and Health Sciences for funding. Physical Activity for Health Research Centre @UL School of Allied Health @UL

Kicking off our ‘Careers Outside of Academia’ workshop and panel discussion.

Below is Christina Hayes, Hub Committee Chair and Dr Laura Comber who is joining us from EY where she is a Manager of Data & Anaytics

#WhyWeDoResearch

Interested in pharmacoepi, deprescribing and big data?

We're hiring 4 researchers for a research programme RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences funded by Wellcome to develop methods and generate evidence on the effects of deprescribing.

Links in the next tweet, D/L 22nd Apr, RTs appreciated!

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Consultant Medical Oncologist, Dr Niamh Peters, who comes to Limerick having amassed extensive clinical, educational and research experience in a variety of roles in Ireland, the UK & further afield.
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SPHeRE PhD @ul @hri with myself Rose Galvin Katie Robinson App link: sphereprogramme.ie/scholar-applic…
Our project 'Priorities for the Secondary Prevention of Stroke in Ireland= 1 of 10 national projects.
€25K +fees and placements covered
[email protected] for more info
Deadline 22 Apr

Why would anyone want to be a politician in an age of online abuse? Far too many people are prepared to play the man rather than the ball when it comes to commenting online on politics, writes Orla Muldoon University Of Limerick IrishResearchCouncil rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Congrats to our ARC: Ageing Research Centre University of Limerick colleague Prof Amanda Clifford, PhD candidate Morgan Senter HRI & co-authors on their new review of the experiences of people living with Parkinson’s disease and stakeholders in dance-based programs💃🕺

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📢 PhD Opportunity Alert! 🎓

🔍 Enhance #HealthPolicy through #BehaviouralScience & #TrialsMethodology Research at the Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway.

🚀 Dive into a project aimed at improving #recruitment & #retention of policymakers in knowledge translation trials.

'Our research published in Age_and_Ageing aimed to achieve agreement on core requirements of #frailty screening in ED. It addressed practical questions such as when to screen and where screening should take place.'

Read the BGS blog via Liz McGrath bgs.org.uk/blog/getting-t…

Delighted to have participated in University Of Limerick Delirium Awareness Event. Fantastic representation from University Of LimerickHospitals staff demonstrating the importance of MDT care in delirium #WDAD2024 Shyna Kurian Professor Alice Coffey

Graph showing significant growth in National ED attendances and admission from 2018 to current for those over 75. We need to get this experience right for our most seniors of the State
Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland People of HSE HSE Ireland Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons Micheál Martin Stephen Donnelly Irish Gerontological Society

Delighted to have been appointed as an NIHR Research Senior Investigator #olderpeople #physiotherapy #communityrehabilitation

Delighted to share my first first-author publication from my PhD: accscience.com/journal/IJB/ar…
Thanks to all who contributed to and supported the work. More to come! Damien Ryan Leonard O'Sullivan UL Research Rapid Innovation Unit

Excellent SPHeRE PhD opportunity with Rose Galvin Katie Robinson & myself University Of Limerick ARC: Ageing Research Centre University of Limerick Our Project 'Priorities for the Secondary Prevention of Stroke in Ireland' has been shortlisted-Scholar applications now open. Deadline 12pm Mon 22nd April sphereprogramme.ie/scholar-applic…

Warm congrats to Prof Gerard Bury on receiving the Fiona Bradley Award 2024 at #AUDGPI24 Outside of his immense work in #GeneralPractice the impact that Gerry has had on #Prehospital care in Ireland is immeasurable - countless lives saved through his training UCD Centre EMS #IrishEMS

Really interesting research coming from University Of Limerick being presented at #AUDGPI24 on singing and dance to improve health. See if there is a choir near you..
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Warmest congrats Brian Condon on this excellent paper 👏👏👏🤩

This QES hugely enriches our understanding of fragmented care following ED discharge and will be really useful for developing transitional care interventions for older people.