Adam Gordon MBE

Day 2 of British Geriatrics Society conference #Nottingham @adamgordon1978.bsky.social & Jenni Burton introduce symposium hosted by Assoc Academic Geriatric Medicine - From Diverse Methods to Shared Vision: Setting UK Care Home Research Priorities #BGSconference @gerisoc.bsky.social

@adamgordon1978.bsky.social @vickigphysio.bsky.social @rosespenfold.bsky.social @drterryquinn.bsky.social @drtheodorajones.bsky.social @laramitchdr.bsky.social

@reenadevi.bsky.social presents study on care home priorities for research, working with partner care homes in @nicheleeds.bsky.social #bgsconference @gerisoc.bsky.social @adamgordon1978.bsky.social

Delighted to share details of @nihr.bsky.social James Lind Alliance research priority setting survey for delirium. For completion by UK health/social professionals and those with personal experience of delirium.
Complete the survey and have your say. More details 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...

Ambulance responses to older adults who have fallen: a systematic review AbstractBackground. Approximately 10% of emergency ambulance calls are for adults, 65 years and older, who have fallen. Structured management of this group

Still playing catch-up on articles published over the summer. Next is this one: Ambulance responses to older adults who have fallen: a systematic review: academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

This is wise….but it is, oddly, an ongoing battle in many centres even to maintain the current coverage…

New @age-and-ageing.bsky.social paper: What are we teaching UK medical students about ageing and geriatric medicine? Results of the third British Geriatrics Society national curriculum and teaching survey.

Read it in full at academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

@graceinvaders.bsky.social

Maintaining independence at home after a fall: a process evaluation of the MAINTAIN multicomponent intervention for people living with dementia AbstractBackground. People with dementia who have a fall can experience both physical and psychological effects, often leading to diminished independence.

New paper out in @age-and-ageing.bsky.social: Maintaining independence at home after a fall: a process evaluation of the MAINTAIN multicomponent intervention for people living with dementia. Read it here: academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

New paper in @age-and-ageing.bsky.social - New horizons in improving research capacity in English care homes for older adults: academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

#denpruqm | Claudia Cooper Thrilled to spend today working with London-based home care agency managers to launch a new home care research champion network for our North London Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN). Members ...

We want to generate evidence that leads to better care for everyone living with dementia and neurodegenerative diseases in England, wherever they live and whatever their background.

Read more about how we're collaborating across the @nihr.bsky.social network to achieve this ⬇️

tinyurl.com/ysr42u5b

Paper out: Lessons from the PROTECT-CH COVID-19 platform trial in care homes - important that we learn from our experiences with this large platform trial during the pandemic and use these to shape future care home trial infrastructure.

Read it here: www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/publishe...

When data is more than admin.. "evidence of circumstances supporting culture shift to one where resident data informs day-to-day care. A systematic approach to collecting data on residents’ characteristics and QoL could increase staff awareness and directly inform care planning and delivery. "

Piloting a minimum data set (MDS) in english care homes: a qualitative study of professional perspectives on implementation and data use - BMC Geriatrics Background Digitalisation within English care homes offers potential to make more effective use of substantial data collected by staff during care planning and recording. A pilot minimum data set was ...

Paper out: Piloting a minimum data set (MDS) in english care homes: a qualitative study of professional perspectives on implementation and data use

Find it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@jennikburton.bsky.social @a-mtowers.bsky.social @hdemcop.bsky.social

New paper in Bone and Joint Open: Enhanced recovery following neck of femur fractures – improving outcomes
a survey of current perioperative practice. Read it at: boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.1...

Pubic ramus fractures see substantial variation in management.

Tell us what you currently do by responding to our survey at: qmulbusiness.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

We'll use the insights to prepare future intervention studies.

@katiesheehan.bsky.social @antonyjohansen.bsky.social

A privilege to be in Cairns today as @proflizsampson.bsky.social presented work from the @denpru-qm.bsky.social UK Policy brief on delirium - denpru-qmul.nihr.ac.uk/event/deliri... - Australasian colleagues were taking note @acha020.bsky.social

Last night, we convened the first meeting of the Hub for Dementia in East London (HuDEL). | Claudia Cooper Last night, we convened the first meeting of the Hub for Dementia in East London (HuDEL). HuDEL brings together researchers and clinicians working on dementia across departments and institutions, in...

A great night Wednesday - our first Hub for Dementia in East London (HuDEL) get together. From basic science to psycho-social intervention research our team @qmul.bsky.social cover it all. Hopefully get the whole team together next time too. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

Evaluation of the impact of patient and public involvement on doctoral students in palliative dementia care research - Research Involvement and Engagement Background Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) has moral and practical importance by empowering stakeholders to influence research. Research by doctoral students is a major component of accepted rese...

Lots of tips and a practical guideline in our new paper for doing PPIE well with PhD students in #dementia research - but can apply to all doctoral students and research researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Epping Forest MP visits Whipps Cross Hospital amid renewed calls for redevelopment acceleration

www.neilhudson.org.uk/news/epping-...

CARE is being screened in London tomorrow at @berthadochouse.bsky.social, 6pm - reserve your FREE ticket now.

After, Dir. Alastair Cole will host a special panel with @adamgordon1978.bsky.social (Prof. of Care of Older People at the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing)

🎟️ dochouse.org/event/care/

Looking forward to speaking on a panel next Wednesday as part of the Care documentary screening tour, showing at Bertha Doc House in London.

Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/care-docum...

How does such a thing happen?

Do you work in or with care homes?

The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre for Community Healthcare are collecting perspectives, opinions and ideas about how technology can support and shape the care delivered in care homes.

Please take 10 minutes to give your thoughts: forms.office.com/e/4tnrpKhLgy

Experiences of social care needs assessments among people with neurodegenerative conditions. Call for research participants. We want to hear the experiences of people living with neurodegenerative conditions or caring for a family member or friend with a neurodegenerative condition. Photo: two people sat on a bus.

What is the study about? We want to explore the views and experiences of people living with a neurodegenerative condition and their unpaid carers, in the process of care needs assessments and their access to and use of subsequent care and support Why is this important? Social care needs assessment are a person’s gateway to accessing care and support to help them in their daily lives and as their condition progresses. What do I need to do as a participant? You will take part in a remote interview with a member of the research team via Microsoft Teams, at a time convenient to you. The interview will be audio-recorded and last a maximum of 45 minutes. Get involved. For further information, or to get involved in the study, please contact either Dr Clarissa Giebel (clarissa.giebel@liverpool.ac.uk) or Emma Williams (emma.williams2@liverpool.ac.uk). Logos for the University of Liverpool, the National Institute of Health and Care Research, Queen Mary University of London and the Liverpool Dementia and Ageing Research Forum.

📋 Have you had a Social Needs Care Assessment or Carer's Needs Assessment in the past two years?

🧠 Do you live with, or care for someone with, a neurodegenerative condition (such as dementia, MS or MND)?

🗣️ You could take part in an interview or survey to share your experience. Full details below 👇

75 years ago Marjory Warren described the harms of immobility during hospitalisation - this @age-and-ageing.bsky.social journal discussion paper, written with @martinezvelilla.bsky.social discusses where we've made progress and, more importantly, where we haven't.

academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

Delayed Discharges: Why It’s Hard To Say How Many Are Due To Social Care Capacity | The King's Fund We don’t know how many delayed discharges are due to lack of social care capacity, say Simon Bottery and Sarah Arnold, and that’s because we stopped counting.

We don’t know how many delayed discharges are due to lack of social care capacity, say @blimeysimon.bsky.social‬ and @sarah-arnold.bsky.social‬ – and that’s because we stopped counting.

Read the blog: buff.ly/L1Gb8Oc

Meanwhile at Whipps
Cross…

Excellent @adamgordon1978.bsky.social is updating us on the current outlook of community care. #AddingLifeToYears #AGILEconf25

Was great to get out of the office on a trip to Hull yesterday.
Lots to think about from visiting the Jean Bishop Centre and @adamgordon1978.bsky.social @proflizsampson.bsky.social loads to think about for community involvement and proactive care that @acha020.bsky.social might want to do too

What an amazing line up at the upcoming @agilecsp.bsky.social conference! Book your tickets now and come and join us 🤩🤩 @briandolan.bsky.social @vickigphysio.bsky.social @adamgordon1978.bsky.social @jojenningsnhs.bsky.social @claireocphysio.bsky.social