Looking forward to speaking tomorrow in the Irish Gerontological Society Public Lecture Series on Positive Ageing in a Changing Climate. If you want to watch the talk and panel discussion go to broadcastonline.ie/igs/ where you can also submit questions for the panel.

Delighted to share my #ESOblog on Drip and Ship v Mothership models of #stroke care. Time is still brain! ⏰🧠💉European Stroke Org UCD Medicine Mater Stroke #stroke journalclub Mater Hospital Trauma

Two of my 6th year students carried the coffin of their best friend today, felt unwell last Thursday - dead on Saturday! Please share this info, symptoms are so varied, any extra info might help parents and friends act in time #DefeatMeningitis

Best of luck to all our students UCD Medicine completing their specialty exams this week. It’s been a long year for you! Enjoy your summer- you’re nearly there now!

If anyone is interested in joining our team in The Mater Hospital Recruitment we have a post available from July. An opportunity to get experience in a breath of geriatrics including Mater FIT, orthogeriatrics and integrated care.

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Study pub today in NEUROLOGY JOURNAL Neurology Journal shows PET scanning used to image carotid arteries, can predict recurrent stroke & help docs guide tx
📢bit.ly/31Eaf6v

Prof Peter Kelly, Clin Prof Neurology ester kola & Co-Director, Stroke Service Mater Hospital led Study

Class I evidence that in individuals with recent ischemic stroke/TIA and ipsilateral carotid stenosis, carotid plaque inflammation-related 18FDG uptake on PET/CT angiography was associated with 5-year recurrent ipsilateral #stroke . bit.ly/3BDw9E3 #NeuroTwitter

ED‐DEL: Development of a change package and toolkit for delirium in the emergency department now published! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/em… Sharon Inouye, MD

🧠 The 4AT is designed for easy clinical detection of #delirium .

💠 <2 mins

💠 No special training

💠 Free

💠Well-validated

💠 Proven sensitivity in large scale routine care

🔑 4AT website section: 'Why was the 4AT written?'

🔗 the4at.com/whythe4at

Delighted to have our students UCD Medicine in The Pillar Dublin today with Prof Joe Duggan learning how to do a ‘brown-bag’ Med review. Using a virtual case to teach Comprehensive geriatric assessment and use of STOPP/START tool. Mater FIT

‘What matters to you?’ This must be at the core of what we do when caring for all. Led in Cork University Hospitals by @DrKirstynJames and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Get it in Healthy Ageing booklet in Irish Examiner today

Even though I live in the city- so happy this is on my doorstep. 😊TGIF

#WDAD2021 #PatientSafetyAwarenessWeek Delirium is everybody’s business. Age-friendly health systems can help PREVENT it. We must prevent it, suspect it, spot it, stop it. Always look for multiple underlying causes. iDelirium Mater FIT UCD Medicine @DrKirstynJames

☘️🇮🇪 We may be at home today celebrating St. Patrick’s day but that didn’t stop us raising delirium awareness all week in the Mater Hospital for #WDAD2021 #icanpreventDelirium iDelirium UCD Medicine Mater FIT Mater Nursing Team Roisin Riches suzannedempsey5

#Delirium #WDAD2021 #icanpreventDelirium #deliriummarchathon Mater Hospital celebrates Delirium Awareness Week. Remember delirium is preventable and by preventing delirium we can reduce falls, LOS, nursing home requirement, dementia and deaths. Mater FIT

New from Dr Sharon Inouye, MD, The Importance of Delirium and Delirium Prevention in Older Adults during Lockdowns, now out in JAMA!

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Very useful poster on #COVID19 in the older adult.

Free download: bgs.org.uk/sites/default/…

British Geriatrics Society

#geriatrics #delirium #falls