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The Frailty-ADD CRE Seed Grant Scheme is still open! This round closes 14th October. There are two $10k grants available for projects improving frailty care in hospitals. 🔗More details: afn.org.au/frailty-add-cr… Australian Frailty Network frailtynexus UQ Centre for Health Services Research

Curious how our network has evolved? Discover milestones in the paper on the Australian Frailty Network (AFN): securing funding, hosting our first summit, developing governance for consumer engagement, and insights from international leaders. #NCBI 🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39342487/

👏 CONGRATULATIONS to our own UQ COH Senior Research Fellow Dr Jaimon Kelly - UQ News Foundation Research Excellence Award winner for unlocking availability + capability of video-interpreter services for diverse communities vimeo.com/1014166066 UQ Medicine #UQResearch

🚨 New publication! Special issue ✨ Protocol for the co-design of a Modified Oral Health Assessment (M-OHAT) in residential aged care. The M-OHAT will facilitate the identification of poor oral health in RACFs and timely referral to dental treatment. mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/1…

It was terrific speaking to ABC News and ABC Brisbane for our JAMA Neurology #frailty #dementia paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… -TV (2 min) youtu.be/d3bsUawSoB4?si… -Radio (9 min) sndup.net/4t4ds -Print abc.net.au/news/2024-11-1… UQ Medicine Australian Frailty Network DEMON Network

We'd like to congratulate Professor Sarah Hilmer who has just received a $3 million MRFF grant for crucial research to help identify and reduce the impact of frailty. Read more: kollinginstitute.org.au/new-research-t… Northern Sydney Local Health District Sydney Health Sydney Health Partners

Under the the new Australian Aged Care Act, it is now a requirement for all residential aged care providers to have their menus and mealtime experiences reviewed by an accredited practising #dietitian, minimum once a year. What a victory for the #nutrition rights of #olderpeople!

A great consumer session at Health Translation Queensland 5th National HREC Conference! I presented with Adrienne Young AdvAPD and our consumer collaborators Anja Christoffersen and Mary Denver on Australian Frailty Network's consumer collaboration, navigating challenges in ethics applications, and meaningful co-design.

Very exciting news! We found out last week that our #ARC Discovery Project #DP25 was successful. We'll be setting up a digital platform to capture #consumer experiences of #agedcare. Shout out to the team: Johanna Westbrook Amy Nguyen A/Prof Annie Lau lighthouse.mq.edu.au/media-releases…

Are you a FRAILTY EXPERT? 🩺 We're looking for health experts to participate in a Delphi study to refine national consensus statements on preventing and managing frailty in community-dwelling older adults. 🔗 Submit an EOI here: lnkd.in/eRRSwW8U #frailty

Excited to announce the 2024 Frailty-ADD CRE Seed Grant recipients! 🌟 Dr Nicola Straiton (she/her) – Frailty Clinical Champion in AU & SE cardiovascular programs. 🌟 Melinda Williamson. – Economic evaluation of early frailty services in EDs. They’ll be presenting at AFN Summit 2025.

I'm so grateful to work with such a wonderful group of people at Australian Frailty Network, where our vision is to deliver a national response to frailty and help all Australians age well. Congrats to Prof Ruth E Hubbard on the Australian Frailty Network's UQ Medicine Collaborators of the Year Award! UQ Centre for Health Services Research

🚨New research! Aged care clients (community, residential) + family shared their design ideas and preferences for co-designing a new aged care digital dashboard of integrated client data, real-time predictive risk models and decision support. Australian Institute of Health Innovation pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11…

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

5 weeks to go! The AFN Summit 2025 is just around the corner! 📅 20-21 Feb 2025 📍 Sydney, NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre 🎟️ $250 (excl. GST) for both days Don’t miss expert speakers, networking, & more! 🔗 Register now: afn.org.au/afn-summit-202… #AFNSummit2025

Join our team at Australian Frailty Network! We have a Level A/B position focused on frailty, co-design, health education, health promotion, and qualitative/mixed-methods research. shorturl.at/WA5fw

Last week I presented the Australian Frailty Network’s research on co-designing frailty education with consumers, caregivers, students and healthcare professionals. This work has informed the design of 12 digital frailty education modules which we are currently building! #ASBHM2025 UQ Centre for Health Services Research

🚨New research alert! We identified and categorised the goals of frail older people living with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease. Participants most frequently focused their goals on function, physical health, social engagement, and leisure. Australian Frailty Network Dr Benignus Logan