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Assistant Professor in Community Health | Lead on @hrbireland #HipCog Study | Based @DCUSNPCH

Dublin, Ireland
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@MerrimanNiamh
Niamh Merriman
1 year
๐Ÿšจ#HipCog is looking for healthcare professionals to share their experiences of screening older adults for cognitive issues & delirium after hip fracture. If interested in being involved, please get in touch! @hrbireland @ucd_sphpss
@noca_irl
National Office of Clinical Audit
1 year
Calling all hip fracture healthcare professionals to participate in a @hrbireland study #HipCog to explore cognition and delirium in hip fracture patients led by @MerrimanNiamh. #hipfracture @louisebrent28 @pamelahickey32 @GerMcMahon1 @NCPTOS @irishgerontsoc
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@marywalsh14
Mary Walsh
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Very proud of all my colleagues who came together to achieve this. A true team effort with so much engagement across the school! ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฉถ๐Ÿ™Œ! Delighted to see the focus on career progression for researchers - a much needed priority ๐Ÿ’ช #AthenaSwan #EDI #ResearchCulture
@ucd_sphpss
UCD Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science
1 month
We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the Athena Swan Silver Award๐Ÿ†, in recognition of our ongoing commitment to advancing equality, supporting staff and students, and fostering an inclusive and equitable environment in our School. This award demonstrates the
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@andrewhallortho
Andrew Hall ๐Ÿฆด๐Ÿ”จ โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‰ ๐Ÿฉบ
5 months
๐Ÿ“ฃ Published! This review led by @MerrimanNiamh ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช evaluated how national hip fracture registries capture delirium & cognitive data ๐Ÿ“Š64% collect delirium data ๐Ÿ“Š82% cognitive data ๐Ÿšจ Variation in tools & reporting. ๐Ÿ”— https://t.co/eJ6qvu9t0l #HealthDataScience #medtwitter
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@DRAT_ASI
Dementia Research Advisory Team (The ASI)
5 months
DRAT Members Ray and Kevin are thrilled to collaborate with @MerrimanNiamh, exploring how people living with dementia or cognitive difficulties recover long-term after hip fracture. Their perspectives are vital to shaping care that truly supports recovery beyond hospital. #PPI
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@louisebrent28
Louise
11 months
Truly humbled to see the Irish Hip Fracture Database National Report from @noca_irl featured in the Top 3 downloaded documents in the @RCSI_Irl repository for 2024.
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@ucdrsa
UCD Research Staff Association (RSA)
1 year
Further traction from our #postdocExperience survey - a Nature article https://t.co/xX8BXlYMqB People feel and understand our frustrations. Comparisons made here with Denmark - where postdoc salary is higher and childcare is 60% cheaper! @UCD_Research @UCD_EDI @ucdrscareers
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nature.com
Nature - Female researchers and those from outside the European Union are paying a particularly heavy price to live in Dublin.
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@noca_irl
National Office of Clinical Audit
1 year
โฐ Less than 24 hours to go to the launch webinar for the Irish Hip Fracture Database National Report 2023. Join us tomorrow from 10.30am-12.30pm. The full agenda is available here https://t.co/FnLYQf55em and registration link here: https://t.co/cTCkYKK1cx #HipFracture2024
noca.ie
Registration Open: Launch of the Irish Hip Fracture Database National Report 2023 oversees national clinical audits to enhance patient care. Our findings enable healthcare organisations to benchmark...
@noca_irl
National Office of Clinical Audit
1 year
๐Ÿšจ Just 2 weeks to go! Register now for the launch of the Irish Hip Fracture Database National Report 2023. Join us on the 12th November from 10:30am-12:30pm to explore advancements in hip fracture care, including patient outcomes and the impact of surgical site infection data.
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@noca_irl
National Office of Clinical Audit
1 year
๐Ÿšจ Just 2 weeks to go! Register now for the launch of the Irish Hip Fracture Database National Report 2023. Join us on the 12th November from 10:30am-12:30pm to explore advancements in hip fracture care, including patient outcomes and the impact of surgical site infection data.
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@ojedathies
Cris Ojeda-Thies
1 year
Iโ€™m honored to be part of this project. #Delirium remains underreported and #CognitiveScreening is key - Hip Fracture Registries play a major role in this. Open access & peer comments in the link shared by @MerrimanNiamh below.
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@andrewhallortho
Andrew Hall ๐Ÿฆด๐Ÿ”จ โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‰ ๐Ÿฉบ
1 year
๐Ÿ“ฃ Just published Study protocol for a Scoping Review of Delirium & Cognition Screening performed as part of national hip fracture registries ๐Ÿฆด๐Ÿง ๐ŸŒ https://t.co/nsTlTqkTgW #orthotwitter #MedTwitter
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@louisebrent28
Louise
1 year
@marywalsh14 speaking at the National Cappagh Orthopaedic Nursing Conference about the wonderful work from the @hrbireland HipFORGE study demonstrating how to get long term outcome data for hip fractures through the Irish Hip Fracture Database
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@ifut
IFUT
1 year
In the Seanad last week, @paul_gavan raised the urgent issue of PostDoc Researchers at @ucddublin. Precarious working conditions โณ cannot continueโ€”our researchers deserve fair contracts โœ๏ธ and job security ๐Ÿ”’. It's time for real change! @ucdrsa @IfutUcd #SupportPostDocs
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@marywalsh14
Mary Walsh
1 year
Really looking forward to presenting at this event! Facilitating the inclusion of long-term outcome recording in the @noca_irl #IHFD is one of my proudest impacts from #HipFORGE @hrbireland ๐Ÿ˜Š. This is the 1st annual report showing outcomes including 30-day residence and mobility
@noca_irl
National Office of Clinical Audit
1 year
๐Ÿ“ข Registration is now open! Join us on the 12th November from 10:30am-12:30pm for the launch of the Irish Hip Fracture Database National Report 2023. Weโ€™ll explore the key findings and recommendation arising from the report, as well as related topics such as surgical site
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@noca_irl
National Office of Clinical Audit
1 year
๐Ÿ“ข Registration is now open! Join us on the 12th November from 10:30am-12:30pm for the launch of the Irish Hip Fracture Database National Report 2023. Weโ€™ll explore the key findings and recommendation arising from the report, as well as related topics such as surgical site
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@Ch6East
HSE Community Healthcare East
1 year
Did you know that 16th โ€“ 20th September is Falls Prevention Week? To highlight this, @Ch6East's Older Persons Services will host a series of lunchtime webinars as outlined below. Register now by contacting alison.wellwood1@hse.ie
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@MerrimanNiamh
Niamh Merriman
1 year
A new version of our #HipCog protocol is available after a helpful round of #PeerReview Diagnostic accuracy of screening tools for the detection of neurocognitive disorders in older adults post-trauma: systematic review protocol https://t.co/4FY4mjaNlL #HipFracture @HRBOpenRes
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@MerrimanNiamh
Niamh Merriman
1 year
What a fantastic celebration of all that @marywalsh14 and team have accomplished with #HipFORGE I remain in awe of everything my good friend & colleague Mary has achieved! #HipCog is lucky to have her as a collaborator
@noca_irl
National Office of Clinical Audit
1 year
@marywalsh14 celebrating the @hrbireland HIPFORGE study using the Irish Hip Fracture Database from @noca_irl to collect longer term outcome data. 3 years of hard work and so many amazing outputs. @Blake_Cath from @ucd_sphpss opening the HIPFORGE event today
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