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An alluring blog 'A Year Well Spent: Preparing to Conduct Research in the Area of Mental Health', authored by SPHeRE Scholar Rebecca Trower, has been publish on the SPHeRE website. Read the entire blog here sphereprogramme.ie/a-year-well-sp…

Wonderful to see our article on the EMPOWER programme published in the BMJ SPCare. Significant reduction in anxiety with participants reengaging in meaningful occupations, all at the core of OT practice in palliative care spcare.bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf/s… St. Francis Hospice TCD OT Irish Association for Palliative Care

🎉 Huge congratulations to Christina Hayes for successfully defending her PhD thesis at viva yesterday! Special thanks to examiners, Prof Roman Romero-Ortuno, TCD and Dr. Clodagh Toomey, and to the chair Dr. Mellissa Prunty. Congrats also to supervisors Rose Galvin & Dr. Molly Manning!🎓👏

Great new paper from Dr. Niamh Cummins & colleagues🏥 highlighting that expecting patients to self-assess illness severity related to ED attendances may not be reasonable as even healthcare providers do not consistently agree on appropriateness of presentations. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Together with the Age Friendly University Committee at UL we are hosting an Age-Inclusive Symposium on Friday, 30th May, 12-2pm. Great line up of speakers including Prof Emer Ahern, IGS President & Professor Margaret O’Connor UHL. Pls DM if you would like to attend.

Using #ELSA data, Institute for Fiscal Studies finds that women who work into their early-60s improve their thinking skills and walking speed, especially in active (non-sedentary) jobs #CognitiveHealth #ActiveAgeing

We recently published a blog authored by a SPHeRE Scholar Christina Hayes tilted 'Integrated care for the 'new old': Maximsing the potential of community-based multidisciplinary teams'. Read the entire blog below: sphereprogramme.ie/integrated-car…

New paper from ARC on the effect of non-pharmacological interventions on urinary incontinence in frail older adults. Huge congrats to Maureen O'Callaghan, Morgan Senter, Aoife Whiston, Katie Robinson and Amanda Clifford. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Read my recent blog post on SPHeRE website 👀 ‘Integrated care for the ‘new old’: Maximising the potential of community based MDTs’. ARC: Ageing Research Centre University of Limerick sphereprogramme.ie/integrated-car…

🤝Meet the 2nd speaker of "Inclusion in dementia research" webinar! Dr Sarah Cullum, Global Brain Health Institute will speak on working with a multi-ethnic research group on impact of dementia in NZ’s major ethnic groups. To join us on 1⃣6⃣ June @ 10.00-11.30 go to: forms.office.com/e/JSFKiP3z7v

Don't miss out, get your abstract in before midnight on Monday. Please share for reach. Submit here: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/77994/s…

Congratulations Dr Emma Kearney, Specialist Registrar in Public Health HSE Mid West, Overall Winner of the NCHD Conference for her research "An analysis of factors associated with attendance at University Hospital Limerick Emergency Department and socioeconomic position"NDTP

This #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay, Maureen O’Grady, Clinical Operations Manager, Cancer Clinical Trials Unit, UHL shares how the unit coordinates a wide range of clinical trials in the cancer setting.

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: all you need to know about joint pain. A guide to the ins & outs of dealing with the reason for over 20% of GP appointments in Ireland by Dr. Clodagh Toomey University Of Limerick rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Has hit most read article on Brainstorm: All you need to know about joint pain! Delighted to write this piece alongside the launch of jointpain.ie ARC: Ageing Research Centre University of Limerick PPI Ignite UL UL Research

NOCA is proud to be represented this week at the 11th European Stroke Organisation Conference in Helsinki. Joan McCormack, Cardiovascular Programme Audit Manager and Prof Joe Harbison, Clinical Lead for the Irish National Audit of Stroke (INAS) are in attendance with over 4000

Working with older people is a unique area of healthcare that requires someone to have a unique set of skills including compassion, kindness, the ability to listen and the ability to think critically.

Listen back to ARC Co-Director Rose Galvin on Clare FM this morning via #soundcloud soundcloud.com/clarefm/ageing…

New publication🚨 Delighted to share the 5th publication from my PhD Community Specialist Teams for Older Persons at risk of, or living with frailty in Ireland: a prospective cohort study of a new model of integrated care for community dwelling older adults. Rose Galvin ARC: Ageing Research Centre University of Limerick

Huge congrats to Sara Hayes for leading an outstanding #StrokeResearch event today 👏 📸with Aoife Whiston, Follow @HSEMidWest colleagues Dr Mgt O'Connor, Nora Cunningham, Dr Deirdre McCartan, Virginie McCarthy Edel Hennessy & PPI contributors Dr Jim Bradley, Mike Butler & Reg Turner