Dr Catherine Motherway, Intensive care physician at UH Limerick discusses how well provided with ICU beds Irish hospitals are, and steps the community might take to prevent the spread of Covid 19 #RTEPT | #COVID19 | #coronavirus | David McCullagh

Irish Times Letters: Occupational therapy and isolation irishtimes.com/opinion/letter…

Occupational therapists play a vital role in our acute & community health services helping people achieve and regain independence & confidence. This is invaluable work and I want to thank all of the OTs giving exceptional care today & every day #WorldOTDay #OTWeek2020

Happy #InternationalDayofOlderPersons. Great discussions during the week getting life advice from experts in Misa and Hollybrook Lodge St James's Hospital Aoife O' Gorman

Attending some interesting presentations inbetween clinical time today 🤓#AOTIConference2021 Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland

Spooky Sundays - covering the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit & AMAU 👻🎃🦇 St James's Hospital Aoife O' Gorman

Getting into the Christmas spirit in MISA this morning despite Storm Barra. 🎅 We created angels using buttons in our 'Homeward Bound Group' while listening to Christy Moore. 🎄👼 St James's Hospital Aoife O' Gorman

Just a regular day on Handel, our stroke rehab ward in MISA 🎵 The Mountains of Mourning by Music Therapist Marina Cassidy 🎶 #musictherapy St James's Hospital

Delighted to publish an article on the findings of the SMART programme highlighting that cognitive rehabilitation has significant benefits for people with dementia doi.org/10.1111/1440-1… #OT #dementia St James's Hospital Dr. Tadhg Stapleton DementiaServices SJH National Dementia Services Aoife O' Gorman

Happy HSCP Day to all my health & social care colleagues👏🏻 Really enjoyed this short story provided by MSW Yvonne today- reminding us that we are all making a difference every day #HSCPDay2022 #reflection #recognition #renewal St James's Hospital Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland

Great to see the #visualhospital tool in effect on the stroke rehab ward in MISA, helping to improve patient flow through the ward and hospital as a whole Sharon Slattery DoN St James's Hospital Niamh Murphy

Some key take home messages of ‘Cognitive Issues in #Stroke’: *Consider pre-stroke cognitive baseline *Standardised assessment cannot replace thorough fx assessment *More focus on Delirium prevention *Cognitive prognosis post-stroke is multi factorial #IHFNIMASTSTROKE

Fun morning with children from the local crèche, Footprints, who helped us to make St Bridget's Crosses today in the #Hollybrooklodge traditionally made the night before St Bridget's Day. Good to coordinate with the occupational therapists from #Stjamesdublin & the #TCD students