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Read 'World Guidelines for #FallsPrevention and Management for Older Adults: A Global Initiative' via Age_and_Ageing developed by the World Falls Task Force, which assembled 96 multidisciplinary experts. doi.org/10.1093/ageing… #FallsAwarenessWeek #FallsPreventionAwarenessWeek



"...we must be clearer about how technology fits into the health and social care system if we are to realise its potential to reduce falls amongst people living with dementia!" Read our BGS blog by Charlotte Eost-Telling based on her Age_and_Ageing paper. bgs.org.uk/blog/technolog…




Delighted to host another excellent BDA Northern Ireland lecture evening on “managing complex patients” at Queen's University Belfast 🎓 this evening. We had superb lectures from Dr Niall Neeson from Boyne Dental and Dr Adele Cunningham from Belfast Trust and BSG.


📣 Just published! Read our latest #NIHRevidence Collection on frailty and how we can improve the quality of support and care. 🔗 Find it here: evidence.nihr.ac.uk/collection/fra… Global Frailty Network WHO Collaborating Center for Frailty British Geriatrics Society





Frailty impacts healthcare use and costs. Can we improve support and care in the community and in hospital? 🔗 Discover the latest research on this topic: evidence.nihr.ac.uk/collection/fra… Jim Sheffield South Tees Focus on Frailty @brunning_adam #NIHRevidence




Great to see two papers published this week focused on important issues in Gerodontology. It was a pleasure to work with Mili Doshi and Daniel Gilway on a guideline commentary on oral health for care home residents for Age_and_Ageing 1/2 academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

Plus we also have the latest article written by FDI World Dental Federation OHAP Task Team “Making the right to oral health a reality for Older Adults” BSG BDA QUB Public Health QUB Centre for Dentistry sciencedirect.com/science/articl…


Thank you to British Geriatrics Society for the invitation to discuss improving oral health in older adults with Michelle Harvey. Great to discuss the TOPIC, SENIOR and CONCEALED studies supported by National Institute for Health and Care Research. QUB Public Health UCL Dental Public Health @ucl-dph.bsky.social NWORTH Clinical Trials Unit BSG BDA qub.ac.uk/research-centr…