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🏠🏥 #Delirium on admission to hospital is an independent factor for the need for post-acute care vs discharge home. 🔬 Study of 1928 community-dwelling patients aged >75 🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36532949/ #WDAD2023 @iDelirium_Aware

World Delirium Awareness Day at UHK - working to make identification and management of delirium everyone's business.

Delirium is everyone’s business! Occupational therapists help teams know the person and their strengths, identify meaningful and social activities for delirium prevention, and diagnose delirium. What’s YOUR role? @EatWalkEngage #WDAD2023

‼️ Little-known #delirium fact: ➡️ Most delirium already present on hospital admission ➡️ 2/3 prevalent vs 1/3 incident 🧠 Implications: 🔸 Front-door detection is crucial 🔸 Treatment at least as important as prevention 🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29966197/ #WDAD2023

For World Delirium Awareness Day - new series of videos on communication in #delirium care. Here is delirium survivor & medical doctor Dr S on spending time with patients, getting to know them as people. youtu.be/46WgLicE0GQ via @YouTube #WDAD2023 @iDelirium_Aware

🏥 #Delirium is commonly complicated by falls, especially in hospitals 📕 The new World Falls Guideline recommends screening for delirium 🔗 academic.oup.com/ageing/article… #WDAD2023 @iDelirium_Aware @Age_and_Ageing @RowanHarwood

‼️ We need to use the word 'delirium' for #delirium. 🚫 no more 'acute confusion', 'acute on chronic confusion', etc. ➡️ Only use 'acute encephalopathy' for the underlying pathology 📕 Key consensus article: link.springer.com/article/10.100… #WDAD2023 @iDelirium_Aware

🧠 #Haloperidol commonly used as a 'treatment' for #delirium ❓ Yet the only recommended use is for severe distress/safety concerns ➡️ New ICU study: haloperidol ineffective in improving mortality/other outcomes 🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36286254/ #WDAD2023 @iDelirium_Aware

It's day 2 of our GeriEm Series: Frailty Dr Bas De Groot shares his wealth of knowledge about frailty with Deirdre in today's episode 🧠 Eager to hear Dr Groot's third top tip? You'll just have to tune in! linktr.ee/thecase.report #TCR #GeriEM

Unexplained Fall- Think Transient Loss of Consciousness and Syncope #eugms2022

Today we have launched our 2022 Staff Flu Vaccination campaign in UHK #FightFlu

@ProfOrtuno @A_MacLullich @TCDGerontology @STEP_Tipperary Great work Siobhan @SiobhanR10

Continuing to celebrate Positive Ageing Week @Mercycork Today at lunchtime we are screening the movie documentary “Older Than Ireland” All welcome …. #PositiveAgeingWeek2022 #AWorld4AllAges @AgeAction

Great morning raising awareness about Sarcopenia in Tipperary University Hospital. Even used some novel ways of testing strength #10lbsofpotatoes #internationaldayofolderpersons #sarcopenia @LKDietitian @SiobhanR10 @mariaba01464133 @TippUHnursing @sayers2_karen @indi_OPNIG

Day 2 positive ageing week at UHK included education stand in canteen, a visit from the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Advisors providing education and advice and the very popular Minnie the therapy dog !! @moynihan_barry @hospital_kerry @uhknursing @alzheimersocirl

Good Morning! Our Mobile Info Service will be outside University Hospital in Tralee, Kerry from 10.30-12.30pm and outside the @BonSecours Hospital from 1.30-3.30pm. today! Our Dementia Advisers will be there to provide info & support. @virginmedia #DementiaSupports

Celebrating Positive Ageing Week 2022 @Mercycork Events planned all week to reframe, reconnect & reimagine #AgeEquality #AWorld4AllAges #PositiveAgeingWeek

Day 1 Positive Ageing Week at UHK. Opportunity to reframe how we think, feel and act towards older people. Afternoon tea, creamy buns and dancing supported by the fantastic enhanced care team. @uhknursing @hospital_kerry @AgeAction

Celebrating Positive Ageing Week in the @hospital_kerry Emergency Department by sharing some thoughts from our patients and colleagues - make sure to stop by and have a look 💬 @AgeAction #AgeEquality

@sean9n @emmavardy2 4/ The @EatWalkEngage programme has recently published positive findings in #delirium prevention. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35006265/ This systematic review covers prior prevention trials: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32531089/