JO'Keeffe
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Gerontologist, RANP; @sigmaireland PR, Events & Newsletter Editor; @rcsi FFNM/HTA;Leas Cathaoirleach @dunlaoghaireff; @irishgerontsoc PastVP; #OlderPersonsCare
Dublin, Ireland
Joined April 2016
Perfect conditions this evening 👌 for first run 🏃♂️ since the 18th of Sept. Not a bad one too if I may say so myself!! 🙌😃😃
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In the latest episode of #NMBIVoice podcast CEO Carolyn Donohoe explains regulation's dual role: protecting public while supporting nurses and midwives. To get new episodes automatically click Follow on your player 🎧Available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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🧠 #Delirium is one of the strongest prognostic indicators we have. That alone means that effective delirium detection processes at the front door/ED = an obligation. https://t.co/w0Ne0WppUa
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Congratulations to @NaomiDavey13 @caro_brod @CollopyEll53759 Dr's Emily Buckley, Ciara Weadick & Kehinde Babatunde on leading our inaugural Older Person's @svuh Simulation Session: Managing a Fall in the Older Person. Fantastic interdisciplinary learning and collaboration🙌👏📖
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Lovely to join the pupils, parents, teachers, SNAs and the entire school community as we marked the 50th anniversary of St Oliver Plunkett School, Monkstown, a fantastic local school that has been supporting children with specific reading difficulties for five decades It was
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Shocking statistic: Tackling issues like hearing loss & obesity could prevent up to 100k dementia cases in Ireland! This critical insight comes from research by @tilda_tcd. Proactive health management is key to protecting brain health. Read here: https://t.co/YjsI8x77da
#Dementia
irishtimes.com
Researchers identified that over 70% of adults aged 50 or older in Ireland have at least four treatable risk factors
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✨ New IGS Flashcard Released! We’re excited to share the latest instalment in our Flashcard series. This edition focuses on Age-Friendly Healthcare Systems. Download▶️ https://t.co/2PN8631A00
#IGS #Gerontology #AgeFriendly #Healthcare #Education #HealthyAgeing
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A full day full of action. A drive to @UL for the @Rowfit_ Provincial Indoor Rowing Championship in the M1000m for @DalkeyRowing (equalled PB from 4 yrs ago on back of injury ). Drive home 🏡 and, now pitch side for @IrishRugby 🇮🇪 v @Springboks 🇿🇦 here in @AVIVAStadium #TeamOfUs
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Winter viruses are rising. SVUH is asking staff, patients & visitors to please take time to get vaccinated and help protect one another. Read more: https://t.co/BdajVMTc2A
#SVUH #TeamSVUH #GetVaccinated #StayWellThisWinter
stvincents.ie
St. Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) is calling on its entire community — staff, patients, families and visitors — to take time this week to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 as winter...
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Tá vacsaíní fliú agus COVID sábháilte, éifeachtach agus saor in aisce do go leor daoine. Le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais, labhair le do dhochtúir teaghlaigh nó le do chógaiseoir nó téigh chuig https://t.co/XCpH7QY2df
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🎙️ New IGS Podcast: Major Trauma in Older Adults Featuring Louise Brent (TUH) & Pamela Hickey (CUH) discussing how trauma presents differently in older adults — and why age-informed pathways matter. 🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/nwAdcADhku
#IGS #Ageing #Gerontology #TraumaCare
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77% of those with severe decline in cognitive performance during follow period up had 4 or more dementia risk factors. 🚨 An estimated 32480 cases of severe cognitive decline were potentially preventable/delayable by addressing these modifiable risk factors!!!
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Study highlights the need for greater education and attention to concept of brain health through public health messaging. We also need to develop a clinical framework focused on delivering opportunity of dementia prevention.
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Most common risk factors were hypertension, obesity, smoking, and hearing loss. Of particular concern was persistent and increasingly high levels of inadequately addressed CVS risk factors across waves.
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71%, 61%, and 54% had 4 or more modifiable risk factors for dementia at consecutive study waves - equivalent to over 500,000 people in Ireland with four or more risk factors on weighted population analysis at wave 6.
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🚨New @tilda_tcd study. How prevalent are modifiable dementia risk factors in Ireland 🧠 🇮🇪? 12-year observational study in community-dwelling older adults. Massive opportunity to optimise brain health for many!! @drnire @RoseAnnekenny1 @alzheimersocirl
bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Dementia is potentially preventable and deferrable yet remains a major cause of disability, dependency and mortality worldwide. The 2024 Lancet Commission on dementia identified 14...
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Great to see 40 new Gardaí assigned across Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown. 20 new Gardaí will be deployed to Dún Laoghaire, 8 to Blackrock, and 12 to Dundrum. This is the largest divisional allocation nationwide in this intake and with the population of DLR up by nearly 30,000
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New @ALONE_IRELAND report explores who benefits from 3rd sector care coordination & how community orgs bridge gaps in older adult support. https://t.co/cMmZFIxtbv
#Ageing #CommunityCare #Ireland
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Integrated care in action: New Irish research on Community Specialist Teams for Older Persons shows the impact of multidisciplinary support for frailty in the community. https://t.co/omRfap7boF
#Ageing #IntegratedCare #Frailty #Ireland
link.springer.com
BMC Primary Care - This study explored the clinical and process outcomes of older adults at risk of or living with frailty who received an interdisciplinary Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)...
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Great news for sea swimmers in Dalkey 🌊 €10,000 has been allocated to improve sea swimming facilities and access to the water at Hawk Cliff, Dalkey. Sea swimming has become increasingly popular. Improving facilities and access to the water is a priority for us. Cllr Justin
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