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With the temperatures rising in Ireland again, it is important to remember that the older person is at higher risk of becoming dehydrated.#stayhydrated OPNIG INDI Lorna King aoife niland Ciara Pender RD @mariaba01464133 TippUH-NURSING @HrSswhg @ICPOPIreland

Dr Linda Dykes has moved to Bluesky outlines her top tips for using the Clinical Frailty Scale #FrailtyNHS

Advances in muscle health and nutrition: a toolkit for healthcare professionals. The final version of our paper is finally out! TONS of figures for presentations/patient education materials. Can be adapted to any language -check out supplementary files. clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-…

Delighted to have a poster EuGMS - European Geriatric Medicine Society 2022 highlighting the importance of early nutrition intervention for frail adults with malnutrition. Thank you to my @MaterFIT colleagues for presenting

Delighted to have a poster on ED pharmacist interventions for frail older adults presented EuGMS - European Geriatric Medicine Society Thanks to @MaterFIT MMUH Pharmacy and Jenny Kirwan SLT for displaying!

Delighted to have commenced recruitment for my PhD doctoral research project. Details below, and please Retweet and spread the word. UCDFood&Health Clare Corish RD Helen Roche Katy Horner HealthResearchBoard JPI APPETITE HDHL

***REGISTRATION CLOSES TOMORROW *** Mark the launch of the new #IASLT position paper on Role of SLT in Frailty, join a great line-up of speakers for a webinar on this topic on Monday 10th Oct 2-4pm. ***REDUCED STUDENT RATES*** For more info & to register: buff.ly/3DZkrrw

Nutritional care is a human right and a threat to all patients. Fundamental to: 👉 Avoid disease-related #malnutrition 👉 Improve patients’ quality of life 👉 Reduce healthcare costs The #ViennaDeclaration recognized #NutritionalCare as a #HumanRight. bit.ly/Viennadeclarat…

Osteoporosis increases the risk of fracture if you fall. Nutrition is an important factor to support bone health. The below resource is available on the INDI website #worldosteoporosisday indi.ie/images/INDI_Bo…

INDI members Ciara Pender RD Suzanne Doyle RD PhD Eimear Digan RD all representing dietetics in research to impact older adult care #IGS2022 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Dr Colm Byrne from the Mater Hospital tells us about development if the Frailty Intervention Team (FIT) at #IGS2022 Irish Gerontological Society TCD Medical Gerontology

Flying the flag for dietetics in older persons Lorna King 🙌 OPNIG INDI

Focusing on joint discipline working in the area of older persons is essential. BDA Older People Specialist Group Can non OPSG members join? OPNIG @MaterFIT Aideen McGuinness / Bates Lorna King Emma Grant Lisa

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A timely reminder to ensure everyone takes plenty of fluids 💦 as temperatures rise 🌞

Today we launched a Healthy Eating booklet for Older Adults. This booklet and additional resources aims to help older adults stay well, by nourishing their bodies with healthy food and by being active every day gov.ie/HealthyEatingO… #HealthyEatingOver65

With rising temperatures, dehydration is a big risk in older adults. The OPNIG infographics below include some handy tips to ensure older adults are drinking enough throughout the day. These can be accessed on the OPNIG section of the INDI website if you wish to share!

📢 Calling all CORU Ireland Registered Dietitians in Ireland! 🇮🇪 We need your input for our survey on assessing and monitoring muscle strength, mass, and function during nutritional care. Help enhance nutrition care by sharing the survey link: unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eX…. 🙏

Sarcopenia is a risk factor for recurrent falls and prolonged hospital admissions. Our resources can be used to provide education on the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia or to simply raise awareness. #PositiveAgeingWeek

Exciting opportunity as a a Senior Dietitian to join a care of the older persons MDT and experience working on a specialist geriatric ward. INDI Emerging INDI OPNIG rezoomo.com/job/57090