Piers Dawes
@PiersDawes
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Professor of Audiology University of Queensland & University of Manchester
Brisbane, Australia
Joined March 2015
I am increasingly concerned about X's socially irresponsible and anti-science conduct. See you on Bluesky https://t.co/oPzoGySWoO
apnews.com
A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
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The Olympics of audiology is coming to Australia in 2030! The 39th World Congress of Audiology will take place in Sydney from the 5-8 May 2030 with Dr Barbra Timmer (UQ) as the President of the organizing committee. @UQHealth
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Hearing loss, dementia and professional rabbit holes! @UQHealth @ManchesterBRC @ManCAD_UoM @sense_cog
https://t.co/bLmGQBKX2B
entandaudiologynews.com
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Challenges for family members to provide hearing support to long-term care home residents with dementia https://t.co/OHTg6ok38c
@sense_cog @ManchesterBRC @ManCAD_UoM @UQHealth
tandfonline.com
Hearing loss is highly prevalent in long-term care home (LTCH) residents with dementia (“residents”) and exacerbates confusion and communication difficulties. Residents rely on caregivers, includin...
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Longitudinal study of hearing in musicians https://t.co/Ozy7uIeTpj
@ManchesterBRC @ManCAD_UoM @UQHealth
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Congratulations to Dr Hannah Cross who won Postgraduate Research Student of the Year at the @OfficialUoM Distinguished Achievement Awards 2024 👏 Dr Cross was a Manchester BRC PhD student and now works on a BRC project looking at the prevalence of hearing loss in care homes.
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Identifying targets for intervention to improve the provision of hearing support for residents living with dementia in long-term care https://t.co/q9d2JYBPRV
@sense_cog @UQHealth @ManCAD_UoM @ManchesterBRC
tandfonline.com
Hearing loss and dementia are common in long-term care home (LTCH) residents, causing communication difficulties and worsened behavioural symptoms. Hearing support provided to residents with dement...
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Capabilities, opportunities and motivations of staff to provide hearing support to long-term care home residents with dementia https://t.co/7FC2lTWozT
@ManCAD_UoM @ManchesterBRC @UQHealth @sense_cog
tandfonline.com
Many long-term care home (LTCH) residents have dementia and hearing loss, causing communication difficulties and agitation. Residents rely on staff for hearing support, but provision is often incon...
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Two days of productive discussion with Hearing Health Sector Alliance in Canberra on hearing care in Australia. Thanks to Chris Carlisle and colleagues from the Department of Health and Aged Care @UQHealth
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Hearing loss and dementia - a problematic narrative? https://t.co/fvAguuSwxa
@ManchesterBRC @ManCAD_UoM @sense_cog @UQHealth
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‘Do people with cognitive impairment benefit from cochlear implants? A scoping review’ Now published!👇🏻 #cochlearimplant #mildcognitiveimpairment #dementia
https://t.co/zRZxWI6xKX
link.springer.com
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - To identify and evaluate the evidence for the benefits of cochlear implants for people with cognitive impairment or dementia in terms of speech...
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Directly comparing Montreal Cognitive Assessment performance across languages - cultural/linguistic factors do matter! https://t.co/gcinUqW2RD
@ManchesterBRC @UQHealth @sense_cog
@MoCA_Cognition
#Dementia #hearing
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Background Cognitive screening tools enable the detection of cognitive impairment, facilitate timely intervention, inform clinical care, and allow long-term planning. The Montreal Cognitive Assessm...
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Over half of adults with severe or greater hearing loss live with cognitive impairment or dementia. Do people with dementia benefit from cochlear implants? Review published in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology https://t.co/MZHknZh5EX
@sense_cog @UQHealth @ManchesterBRC
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Hearing loss and dementia - A problematic narrative? https://t.co/fvAguuSwxa
audiology-worldnews.com
Interview with Prof. Kevin Munro that suggests research has not found solid evidence of links between hearing loss and dementia, and hearing loss treatment and dementia.
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Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids and Dementia - Don’t Let the Science be Hijacked by Hype https://t.co/p3jcYNqBiE
audiologyonline.com
There is an association between hearing loss and cognitive decline, and hearing loss is also a risk factor for dementia. This course reviews the evidence that hearing loss causes dementia and...
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Interested in doing research on social connections and wellbeing in older adults with hearing loss? This job would suit someone with an audiology, speech pathology, psychology or similar background. https://t.co/tGe4mbRff3
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Interested in research on hearing/vision in aged care? 1 year FT postdoc job available https://t.co/xh6NIlGCvc
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Skip the hype. Rather than linking hearing loss (HL) to dementia risk, focus on known benefits of addressing HL (improved communication & QoL, & healthy aging). https://t.co/4q9BRu7EIh
@BSAudiology1 @BAAudiology @BSHAAUK @ENT_AudsNews @PiersDawes @ManCAD_UoM @ManchesterBRC
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