Frailty Research

Out now, open access, in Internal Medicine Journal @The_IMJ "Prevalence of frailty and pain in hospitalised cancer patients: implications for older adult care" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/im…

Congratulations Francine!

Congratulations to @EdithCowanUni Assoc/Prof Rosemary Saunders for winning the Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation's Research Impact Award, which recognises an individual or team whose research has made a significant impact on healthcare & patient outcomes. @ramsayhealth

I am participating in an ePoster competition in #ramsayresearchmonth Please support me by voting for my poster via surveymonkey.com/r/eposterpeopl… My poster is "Marcus Ang - Are you afraid of falling? A prospective analysis." Thank you so much!🙏 @MediaDoctorAU @FrailtyResearch

Celebrating Ramsay Research Month at Hollywood Private Hospital @marcusang87 @ramsayhealth ramsayhealth.com.au/Ramsay-Researc…

Very excited to share our recent work: Factors associated with risk of falling among younger inpatients in a mental health setting-A systematic review #falls #fallprevention Thank you for the opportunity @IreneNgune @FrailtyResearch GelayeNadew doi.org/10.1111/jocn.1…

The first #ICILNM2023 was held in Perth last week, focusing on the excellence & innovation achieved in the nursing & midwifery sector throughout Australia & the world. The ECU School of Nursing & Midwifery was very well represented with a number of presentations & posters.

A big congratulations to Francine Ocampo! Francine is supervised by ECU's Dr Rosemary Saunders & undertook a systematic scoping review of hospital volunteer programs for older people in acute care. @crac_ecu

At #ICILNM2023? Check out Rosemary Saunders presentation 3.05pm today in Ballroom 3. "Optimising outcomes for hospitalised older adults – nurse led volunteer support interventions: a stakeholder evaluation"

What is the point prevalence of frailty & pain in an acute private hospital? Find out here: doi.org/10.1038/s41598… Authorship includes ECU's Ass. Prof. R. Saunders, Dr K. Crookes, K. Seaman, Dr S. Ang, Ass. Prof. B. Ewens, Dr O. Gallagher, R. Graham & Prof. B. O'Connel.

Centre for Research in Aged Care - Newsletter - Issue 7 - March 2023 - mailchi.mp/0ce09ba9168d/6…

New @SciReports point prevalence of #frailty and pain in an Australian acute private hospital 26.7% of patients were frail 68.1% were experiencing current pain nature.com/articles/s4159…

Special issue of @Collegian_AU on Caring for Older People out now. Includes our discussion paper "Nurses leading volunteer support for older adults in hospital: A discussion paper" sciencedirect.com/journal/colleg…

On #IVD2022 retweeting our model of nurse-led volunteer support for hospitalised older adults and sending a huge thank you to all the volunteers on our programs that have made such of difference to the patients, families and staff

"Families' experiences of volunteers supporting older adults in hospital" Rosemary Saunders' poster at @gerontologyau

Volunteers making a difference to care of older adults in hospital: A nurse-led model of volunteer support @katecrookes at @gerontologyau last week

Congratulations to our CI Rosemary Saunders who was awarded an ECU EMCR Grant "Improving pain assessment for hospitalised older adults following orthopaedic surgery using a technology-driven pain assessment: An effectiveness-implementation pilot study."

How can trained volunteers support older adults in hospital, alongside RNs? Engage with the discussion in “Nurses leading volunteer support for older adults in hospital: A discussion paper,” published in Collegian. Access here: doi.org/10.1016/j.cole… @crac_ecu #olderadults

Our new systematic review of #nurses perceptions of #volunteer support in health care out now in @INR_Journal #nursingresearch @crac_ecu onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

Australasian Conference on Care of Older People starts Sunday. There is still time to register @crac_ecu @AusHartford ecu.edu.au/schools/nursin…