
Louise McGettigan
@louisemcg_pt
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Care of the Older Person
Beaumont Hospital
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03-12-2016 09:08:20
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Delirium is present in 10% of older ED patients. It is an acute medical emergency, yet often goes unrecognized. In this article we outline some of the common pitfalls in delirium screening and tips to improve identification of the high-risk condition. gedcollaborative.com/jgem/pitfalls-…

Great to see classes back up and running! Greatly missed by a lot of older adults over the past 2 years! 💪 FITT Beaumont



Need some tips & tricks to manage syncope & falls in older adults in your ED-take a look at some of the work on our GEM teaching board thanks to Louise McGettigan Carol Lyons #GEM Irish Gerontological Society IAEM Beaumont Hospital BeaumontEDnursing


The final FITT huddle, 52 weeks closes the year in Dublin. I’ve never had such a bitter sweet change over. Absolutely delighted to be reunited in Cork with the hubby and little one, but I’ll miss the great colleagues from my time in Beaumont Hospital FITT Beaumont National Thrombectomy Service Ireland


Well done on our physio Louise McGettigan highlighting her fantastic project on sarcopenia screening in the Emergency Department BeaumontEDnursing Beaumont Hospital Physio Department CPD Beaumont Hospital IAEM Irish Gerontological Society


Lovely morning presenting on behalf of Pathfinder Alternative Care Pathway with Lawrence Kenna on our patient feedback study.. Older people want to be in their own homes 🏡 🩺

A date for your diary!📅 Our next Memory Cafe, Cupan Tae is on March 8 in the Naomh Barróg CLG Kilbarrack at 2pm. For more: email [email protected] or call 083-0145869. Pop in and enjoy a chat, cake and a cup of tea or coffee and sharing of advice. #DementiaSupports




We are raising funds for much needed equipment for our physiotherapy department in Beaumont Hospital 🏋♀️ Please get involved and support if you can 🙏we would love to have as many people as possible running/walking on the day ✨️🏃♀️ register.enthuse.com/ps/event/BigBe… Beaumont Neuroscience Physio


World Physiotherapy Day Beaumont Hospital … promoting the Beaumont Foundation Fun Run …. Register here for a 5km Fun Run in St Anne’s Park on September 29th register.enthuse.com/ps/event/TheBi… 🏃🏃♀️🏃♂️


Thrilled to present our experience of interdisciplinary working at the "Knowledge and Skills Framework for HCPs working with older people" workshop yesterday Inspiring day learning from all the QI projects occurring nationally National Ambulance Service 🇮🇪🚑 Irish Gerontological Society Beaumont Hospital


Delighted to present at the ISCP Annual Conference Saturday on Pathfinder's experience of research and partnership, past, present and future! National Ambulance Service 🇮🇪🚑 OTBeaumontHospital Dave Clarke RCSI School of Physiotherapy National HSCP Office, HSE Sláintecare Dublin Fire Brigade Beaumont Neuroscience Physio