Come work with us in lovely Cork!Applications open for Postdoctoral Researcher in Knowledge Translation post working on medicines optimisation in primary care. Please retweet! UCC Research UCC Medicine & Health UCC Pharmacy School

This is an important study. The first systematic study of First Contact Physiotherapy in the UK, comparing FCPP-first with GPs. Claims FCPP is 'safe' + has 'cost benefits'. It will be cited widely. So let's have a look. 🧵 bjgp.org/content/early/… 1/

Our new paper, led by Dhan Senaratne, reports a dose-response relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and multimorbidity. Each ACE increased the odds by 13%. Chronic Pain Research Group Dundee University Bhushan Thakkar PT, PhD Dr. Louise Marryat Lesley Colvin UoD Medicine NRS Pain Research Community doi.org/10.1186/s12916…

Interested in research in primary care, social prescribing and medication management? TCD are looking for a research assistant for the MIDAS trial linkedin.com/jobs/view/4011…

Great overview on Preventing Prescribing Cascades from Team Alice | University at Buffalo & Lisa McCarthy (she/her) 🇨🇦! Read about the many tools available now to help detect prescribing cascades & prevent them from occurring: buff.ly/478Jhle JGNJournal Learn more here: buff.ly/3K8fGOl

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Announcing the 2024 Early Career Webinar! Thursday 10th October from 7.30 to 9.00pm Deatils and registration link here: audgpi.ie/eventsnews Irish College of GPs ICGP Trainee Network The RCSI GP Club RCGP Republic of Ireland Faculty 🇮🇪 RCSI Department of General Practice UCC GP UCD GP Interest Group

Dr Michael Boland’s impact on General Practice was considerable & far-reaching. It is wonderful to see this impact recognised posthumously in the inaugural Dr Michael Boland award. #woncaeurope2024 WONCA Europe Irish College of GPs

Dr Niall O’Reilly presenting his research on Ukrainian refugees experiences of General Practice in Ireland at @woncaeurope #woncaeurope2024

Really interesting study form Marion Biermans from Radboud University on the increased cardiovascular risk of atypical #antipsychotics WONCA Europe A vulnerable group that needs proactive monitoring of their CV risk. #woncaeurope2024

As part of my PhD research, I am looking to form a Patient and Public (PPI) group to inform my research. I am eager to hear your thoughts and opinions about this research project and how I can ensure it is relevant and beneficial to women in Ireland.

Looking for parents & caregivers in Ireland to share their thoughts about receiving information and advice about how to feed their baby, and how best to test if this info and advice is useful! Please complete and/or share: tinyurl.com/mu4t9u69 #InfantFeeding

This target trial including 12 644 nursing home residents found that deprescribing antihypertensive medication was associated with less cognitive decline, particularly among those with dementia Dementia Research Network Ireland jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Looking forward to working with BMC Series on the editorial board for #BMCPrimaryCare

The GP team Queen's University Belfast 🎓 are delighted to invite colleagues from across Ireland to come to Belfast for #AGPI25 7-8th March Irish College of GPs nigelhart UCC GP RCSI Department of General Practice HRB PrimaryCare CTNI Further details and abstract submissions here: qub.ac.uk/research-centr…

New systematic review of guideline recommendations for older & frail adults w/ #diabetes from Age_and_Ageing: buff.ly/3OlOeyx Great to see relaxed a1c targets for the frail & medically complex mentioned in many guidelines! However, more guidance is still needed.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care has seen remarkable growth in the past 5 years. A new Review from The Lancet Digital Health explores the potential of AI to improve care management, clinical decision-making efficiency, and more: hubs.li/Q030Hj_r0

Delighted to publish this article in the British Geriatrics Society blog on research conducted in UCC GP on prescribing cascades and #polypharmacy led by Emma Wallace funded by HealthResearchBoard Dr Ann Doherty Sean Kennelly Frank Moriarty UCCMedicine Grad Studies CoMH UCC

Looking forward to hosting our #GP Tutor event in Western Gateway in UCC tomorrow Jan 15th @ 7:30pm Workshop focuses on GP teaching &assessment of medical students in 3rd yr of the grad entry & 2nd yr of direct entry. All UCC GP tutors welcome. CPD accredited from Irish College of GPs

Delighted to share this publication in JAMA Network Open Collaboration with colleagues in 14 European countries exploring Older Adults’ with Polypharmacy Attitudes Toward Deprescribing jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…