Robert Briggs

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Robert Briggs

Robert Briggs

@rob__briggs

Consultant Geriatrician St James’s Hospital with special interest in Cognition, Falls & Syncope and Acute Geriatric Medicine.

Ireland Katılım Temmuz 2014
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Irish Gerontological Society
Irish Gerontological Society@irishgerontsoc·
Symposium submissions are now OPEN for our 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting. This year's theme is “Ageing with Innovation: Are we Ready?” 📝 Submit: Title +3 abstracts 🤝 2+organisations & disciplines 🎤 3 speakers ⏰ Deadline: 23 April 2026 (midnight) 🔗app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/81853/s…
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Adrian Boyle
Adrian Boyle@RCEMPolicyVP·
rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/upl… This report by the All Party Parlimentary Group on Emergency Care went under the radar yesterday (the media was distracted) but contains some really important information. A rambling thread 1/n
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Ben Zaranko
Ben Zaranko@BenZaranko·
A short seven years (!) after I started writing the code, it’s great to see this paper published. We use high-frequency NHS to data show that short-staffed, less experienced nursing teams deliver worse outcomes – with the largest mortality impacts for patients with sepsis.
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TILDA
TILDA@tilda_tcd·
Congratulations @McGarveyCaoimhe on the publication of this fantastic paper @BMJ_Open. "This study identifies a powerful opportunity to act on dementia prevention." Read the paper "How prevalent are modifiable dementia risk factors in Ireland?" here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/11/…
TILDA@tilda_tcd

🧠 Great to see @IrishTimes coverage of new TILDA research showing that tackling treatable risks like hearing loss, inactivity & high cholesterol could prevent thousands of cases of dementia in Ireland. irishtimes.com/health/2025/11… #TILDA #BrainHealth #DementiaPrevention (1/3)

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Margaret McCartney
Margaret McCartney@mgtmccartney·
great from @docib bmj.com/content/390/bm… - do join the @rcgp overdiagnosis group. What is a 'normal' level of error, an 'acceptable' and 'optimal' level of harm - both in terms over and under overdiagnosis and treatment: problem is that counting is often in only one direction
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St Patrick's Athletic FC
St Patrick's Athletic FC@stpatsfc·
We love this ❤️ 👏 93-year-old St Patrick’s Athletic fan Johnny King pictured outside Richmond Park before attending last Friday’s Dublin Derby against Bohemians Thanks for the support, Johnny 🤝 #StPatsFC 🔴⚪️ 📸 @sportsfile
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Irish Times Letters
Irish Times Letters@ITletters·
Letter to the Editor: Kathleen McLoughlin from Roscrea, Co Tipperary writes about the restorative power of the care her 90-year-old mother receives and the value of home care. irishtimes.com/opinion/letter…
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Sarah Donnelly
Sarah Donnelly@sarahmdonnelly1·
Tax breaks were given to developers of private nursing homes by successive governments- the estimated cost of the State subsidy was €10 billion. Investors were attracted by tax breaks, rather than an interest or understanding of older people and their care #RTEInvestigates
Micheál Martin@MichealMartinTD

What was uncovered by RTÉ Investigates was horrific and absolutely unacceptable. Our priority at this stage is those living in the nursing homes.

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Robert Briggs@rob__briggs·
Our new @Age_and_Ageing paper shows how ABPM biomarkers predict future falls in older people: - x4 increase in falls if dips in sBP below 100 - 3% falls reduction for every 1 mmHg increase in lowest sBP value - Higher morning surge --> more falls academic.oup.com/ageing/article…
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Rose Anne Kenny
Rose Anne Kenny@RoseAnnekenny1·
MISA was established through philanthropic funds to be a national exemplar and test bed for models of clinical care delivery and seamless acute/community services for older persons. The 4 pillars - clinical research education creativity - are the first working model for An Academic Health Sciences Campus in Ireland. AP and Chuck Feeney knew that ageism is common in hospital systems hence they created a dedicated facility to safegaurd quality care for older patients. This legacy must be protected and nurtured.
St James's Hospital@stjamesdublin

We're delighted to welcome the Irish SpRs in Geriatric Medicine for a day of education & training in clinical updates & new service models for which #MISA is recognised 🏥 #education

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St James's Hospital
St James's Hospital@stjamesdublin·
We're delighted to welcome the Irish SpRs in Geriatric Medicine for a day of education & training in clinical updates & new service models for which #MISA is recognised 🏥 #education
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Paul Claffey
Paul Claffey@NIRSandFar·
A fantastic @RCPI_news SpR education day for geriatric medicine trainees covering the whole spectrum of falls, syncope and vestibular assessment with practical sessions and great talks from @RoseAnnekenny1 @rob__briggs @amandahlavan @conalcunningham to name a few! #fasu #thanks
St James's Hospital@stjamesdublin

We're delighted to welcome the Irish SpRs in Geriatric Medicine for a day of education & training in clinical updates & new service models for which #MISA is recognised 🏥 #education

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@tilda_tcd @drnire @RoseAnnekenny1 @alzheimersocirl @BMJ_Open @McGarveyCaoimhe @IrishTimes @docib