Lovely article on ⁦James Deasy⁩ in ⁦⁦Irish Examiner⁩ . Great colleague & person. Highlights key role & importance of OTs in patient care & management #patientcare ⁦Mercy University Hospital Cork⁩ irishexaminer.com/sponsored/arid…

Our next webinar is 5/15 @ 3 p.m. EST. We’ll examine the concept of ageism — what it is & how it affects the daily lives & clinical care of older people in the ED. The webinar will feature the The John A. Hartford Foundation Reframing Aging initiative. Register: gedcollaborative.com/event/aging-in…

We are pleased to announce that the EuGMS SIG on Systematic Review and Meta Analysis has published a new paper! Please read more here: eugms.org/news/read/arti… #eugms #eugmsnews #sarcopenia

🚨Abstract Deadline extended-5th June🚨 Now inviting abstracts for our Annual Scientific Meeting (28-30th Sept, Galmont Hotel, Galway). Don't miss out on a great opportunity to show case your work! irishgerontology.com/abstract-submi… Rose Anne Kenny Royal College of Physicians of Ireland University of Galway CMNHS @saoltagroup

Lunchtime teaching yesterday on the recurrent delirium & association with dementia by our own ANP Carol Lyons & @JoesphMorr78617

It not often u see so many legends in one picture 🤩

Dementia in the ED: Providing Better Care for Older Patients - Excellent educational video from ⁦The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative⁩ We can do better with a few simple changes ⁦#patientcare videos.aarp.org/detail/video/6…

Spark Innovation Programme are now taking applications for this years Bright Spark Awards and Poster Presentation 💡✨ There are a range of categories and you can enter here: hse-ie.libwizard.com/id/2cd0dd8a337… One of which is Best in People and Culture Change - get your entries in by 2nd June 2023

Congrats to our lovely BeaumontEDnursing who have screened over 25,000 ED patients using the CFS , this is a vital tool to help aid our older patients journey both through the hospital and in the community

✅ An essential tool in our kit used everyday by FITT members in the ED

📢 seeking participants (18+ years) to complete online #agefriendly Cities & Communities survey ➡️Languages: English & Welsh ➡️Locations: 🇬🇧🇮🇪 ✅OU Ethics 👉bit.ly/3O15it7 CADR Swansea University Psychology at Aber Older People’s Commissioner for Wales Aelwyn Williams Irish Gerontological Society 👍Pls RT

Come work with us 🤗

I love that PATIENT acronym for ensuring time critical meds are not delayed in ED/ hospital admissions 👏

#Polypharmacy results in cumulative anticholinergic burden and both are significantly associated with #falls risk in older adults. Read this #Aging Medicine Editor’s Choice article: ow.ly/KqR950PAPB6 #AgingSciences #OpenAccess

Interested in learning about the impact of HSCP Advanced Practice? Don’t miss Leading Forward: Innovations in Advancing Practice including frontline HSCP and key note speakers John Bolton OBE JackieReed Fiona Steed Wed 20th Sept in Dublin 👀👇 for registration details

How one Irish hospital has turned its performance around in quite a dramatic way – The Irish Times irishtimes.com/health/your-we…

Thank you to St James's Hospital SCOPe for an inspiring day of presentations from National HSCP Office, HSE .Claire Smyth & I delighted to present on 8 years of FITT Beaumont work on behalf of so many people SLT Beaumont Beaumont Dietitians Beaumont Hospital Social Work Department Carol Lyons Beaumont Care Of The Older Person Physio #pharmacy OTBeaumontHospital

Delighted to have been able to present on our FITT service at todays HSCP Therapy Conference in St James's Hospital Coming away heartened by the innovation and advanced practice being carried out by HSCPs throughout the country National HSCP Office, HSE

⏳Three days to go until the Irish Gerontological Society annual scientific meeting #HSCP Discipline Group Meeting takes place Friday, 29th @ 17:00 Join Fiona Steed, Chief HSCP Officer Department of Health for an interactive session and knowledge exchange Edel McDaid Ciara Breen Rose Galvin

IASLT National HSCP Office, HSE RCSLT 💙 Irish Adult Dysphagia SIG CSLS Trinity College Dublin FITT Beaumont