David Ward (@david_d_ward) 's Twitter Profile
David Ward

@david_d_ward

Research fellow in ageing and geriatric medicine at @UQ_CHSR. Interested in ageing, frailty and preventing dementia.

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linkhttps://chsr.centre.uq.edu.au/ calendar_today13-11-2018 11:00:17

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๐Ÿง  ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. โญ Affects 1 in 4 older people in hospital. โญ Linked with x2-3 one-month mortality, & in survivors a hugely increased risk of future dementia. โญ Causes distress & misery for

๐Ÿง   ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

โญ Affects 1 in 4 older people in hospital.

โญ Linked with x2-3 one-month mortality, & in survivors a hugely increased risk of future dementia.

โญ Causes distress & misery for
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Join our team at the Australian Frailty Network! I'm looking for a PhD student to work with me on on a co-design project that aims to empower Australians to prevent and manage frailty through digital education. PhD scholarship available: shorturl.at/h1gSP

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Excited to host the #AFNSummit in Sydney this year, home to our host Prof Sarah Hilmer. With top healthcare institutions, stunning beaches, great food, and a thriving coffee culture, itโ€™s the perfect place to expand your network and collaborate. See you in Sydney! Sydney Health

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๐ŸŽ‰Exciting News!๐ŸŽ‰ The launch of our FREE #Parkinsonโ€™s #MOOC on Feb 5! 
Join us for the launch: Register โญ๏ธutas.zoom.us/webinar/registโ€ฆ

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Alasdair MacLullich (@a_maclullich) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐Ÿง  ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š ๐“๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ? โ–ถ๏ธ Multiple studies now show that delirium is a major risk factor for dementia. โ‰๏ธ It's a puzzle why delirium is hardly mentioned in the dementia literature, including as a risk factor for dementia. ๐Ÿงฉ

๐Ÿง  ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š ๐“๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ?

โ–ถ๏ธ Multiple studies now show that delirium is a major risk factor for dementia.

โ‰๏ธ It's a puzzle why delirium is hardly mentioned in the dementia literature, including as a risk factor for dementia.

๐Ÿงฉ
Australian Frailty Network (@ausfrailty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐Ÿ”ฆ Summit Spotlight on david carroll, Geriatric Medicine Registrar & 2024 CRE Award Winner! "AFN Summit was invaluable. Excited to return & share my progress!" Catch him at the 2025 AFN Summit! ๐Ÿ“… 20-21 Feb 2025 ๐Ÿ”“ Register: lnkd.in/e3A_jJeD

๐Ÿ”ฆ Summit Spotlight on <a href="/davidecarroll/">david carroll</a>, Geriatric Medicine Registrar &amp; 2024 CRE Award Winner!
"AFN Summit was invaluable. Excited to return &amp; share my progress!"
Catch him at the 2025 AFN Summit!
๐Ÿ“… 20-21 Feb 2025
๐Ÿ”“ Register: lnkd.in/e3A_jJeD
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Please RT:๐ŸŒŸOur #Parkinsons #MOOC ๐ŸŒŸlaunches on 5th Feb - the new #free massive open #online #course that you can do self-paced when it suits you! Click โ–ถ๏ธ for a sneak preview & sign up here โžก๏ธmooc.utas.edu.au/course/20278/Pโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ™>100 contributors from 6 continents - a global effort!

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๐Ÿš€ย ๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด!๐Ÿš€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ (๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—” ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—•) ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ-๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป shorturl.at/WA5fw ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (๐—›๐—˜๐—ช๐Ÿด) ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜† shorturl.at/jjlAi (QLD-based)

Seb Walsh (@seb_walsh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you interested in policy action to reduce population dementia risk? A reminder to join us online for these three, free expert talks and Q&A starting at: NZ = 27th Feb 9am UK = 26th Feb 8pm EST = 26th Feb 3pm eventbrite.com/e/public-lectuโ€ฆ

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Very grateful to be a 2025 recipient of Dementia Australia Research Foundation's Project Grant ๐Ÿ˜Š With colleagues at University of Tasmania WickingDementiaCentre, I'll be looking at co-designing an interactive dashboard to communicate biological and digital markers of dementia risk Links below ๐Ÿ‘‡

Michael Okun (@michaelokun) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Age specific dementia rates are declining. Are we starting to stem the tsunami of dementia? Some good news? Stallard,ย Ukraintsevaย and Doraiswamy take apart all the available data for us in their viewpoint published in JAMA. Key Points: - The authors remind us that the idea that

Age specific dementia rates are declining. Are we starting to stem the tsunami of dementia? Some good news? Stallard,ย Ukraintsevaย and Doraiswamy take apart all the available data for us in their viewpoint published in JAMA.
Key Points:
- The authors remind us that the idea that
Alasdair MacLullich (@a_maclullich) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New Research: Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients Associated with Doubled Mortality Risk I'm pleased to share our new study on delirium and hip fracture, led by Rose Penfold. 91% of all hip fracture patients attending Scottish hospitals had a 4AT delirium assessment tool

New Research: Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients Associated with Doubled Mortality Risk

I'm pleased to share our new study on delirium and hip fracture, led by <a href="/rosespenfold/">Rose Penfold</a>. 

91% of all hip fracture patients attending Scottish hospitals had a 4AT delirium assessment tool
David Ward (@david_d_ward) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The substantial and unsurprising benefits of embedding geriatricians in emergency departments and providing patient care in their homes rather than in hospitals.