IGS Podcast

In this episode, Edel talks to Dr. Diarmuid O’Shea. Dr. O’Shea is a consultant Geriatrician in St. Vincent’s Hospital, previous

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In this episode, Edel talks to Professor John Cooke about gerontological simulation. Professor Cooke is a consultant geriatrician in the University Hospital Waterford, National Doctors Training and Planning (NDTP) and South/South West Hospital Group Clinical Director for

Professor Cooke will be part of a gerontological simulation education session at this year’s IGS Annual Scientific Meeting. They discuss his career in geriatric medicine and education, gerontological simulation, it’s role in education, research in the area of simulation and practical tips on how to introduce sim in your setting.

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In this episode, Edel talks to the Irish Gerontological Society (IGS)  President Dr. Emer Ahern. Emer is a Consultant Trauma and Orthogeriatrician in Cork University hospital and was appointed National Clinical Advisor Group Lead (NCAGL) for Older Persons in May 2022. They discuss Emer's career and journey to the specialty of geriatric medicine, her experience with the IGS and NCAGL roles, urgent and emergent care plan for older adults, age friendly healthcare design and lots more.

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- The Irish Gerontological Society https://www.irishgerontology.com/

- The 4Ms Framework– What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility https://www.ihi.org/initiatives/age-friendly-health-systems/resources-and-news

-WHO Decade of Healthy Ageing https://www.who.int/initiatives/decade-of-healthy-ageing#:~:text=The%20United%20Nations%20Decade%20of,communities%20in%20which%20they%20live.

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In this episode, Edel talks to fellow physiotherapist Dr. Esther Clift, who is a Consultant Practitioner in Frailty in the NHS. They discuss Esther's career, advanced practice for HSCPs (AHPs), the consultant practitioner role and virtual wards.  

They mention documents and resources including:

- “Multi-professional consultant-level practice capability and impact framework” Health Education England. https://healtheducationengland.sharepoint.com/sites/APWC/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FAPWC%2FShared%20Documents%2FConsultant%2FMulti%2Dprofessional%20consultant%2Dlevel%20practice%20capability%20and%20impact%20framework%2DJune%202023%2Epdf&parent=%2Fsites%2FAPWC%2FShared%20Documents%2FConsultant&p=true&ga=1

-“Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England” Health Education England. https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/multi-professionalframeworkforadvancedclinicalpracticeinengland.pdf

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In this episode, Edel talks to Louise Brent. Louise is the Irish Hip Fracture Database and Major Trauma Audit Manager with the National Office of Clinical Audit. 

This episode has been released on the same day as the publication of the 10th Hip Fracture Report from the Irish Hip Fracture Database (IHFD). They discuss the journey of the Irish Hip Fracture Database over the last decade, the standards of care and best practice tariff, findings from this year’s report, research in the area and plans for the future.

More information on the Irish Hip Fracture Database available at www.noca.ie

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In this episode, Edel talks to British Geriatrics Society (BGS) President Professor Adam Gordon. They discuss Adam's career and journey to the specialty of geriatric medicine, his experience with the BGS, intermediate care and social care, the future of care homes and lots more.

They mention documents and resources including:

- "Intermediate care framework for rehabilitation, reablement and recovery following hospital discharge" https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PRN00761-intermediate-care-framework-rehabilitation-reablement-recovery-following-hospital-discharge.pdf

-"A new community rehabilitation and reablement model" https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PRN00761ii-a-new-community-rehabilitation-and-reablement-model.pdf

-"Ambitions for change: Improving healthcare in care homes" https://www.bgs.org.uk/resources/ambitions-for-change-improving-healthcare-in-care-homes#:~:text=The%20NHS%20across%20the%20UK,professionals%20involved%20in%20care%20delivery.

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In this episode, Edel talks to Dr.Rosa McNamara. Rosa is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine in St. Vincent’s University Hospital and Chair of the Geriatric Emergency Medicine special interest group of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine.

They discuss what drew Rosa to working with older people, the ideal ED, current pathways and services in GEM, educational resources and opportunities for innovation in older persons care.

They mention educational resources including The Case.Report Podcast http://www.thecase.report/

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In this episode, Edel talks to Dr. Colm Henry, Consultant Geriatrician and Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE. Dr. Henry will be awarded the IGS Presidential Medal at this year's Annual Scientific Meeting on September 28th to 30th (details on www.irishgerontology.com).

Dr. Henry discusses what drew him to geriatric medicine, his journey to leadership, the COVID19 pandemic and the ageing population and its impact on Irish healthcare services.

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In this episode, Edel talks to Deirdre Lang, the Nursing Rep on the IGS Executive Committee and the Director of Nursing/National Lead for Older Persons Services in Ireland.

They discuss Deirdre's career, what drew her to gerontology, ageing well, Get Up Get Dressed Ger Moving, the National Frailty Education Programme and Deirdre's advice for leading and implementing change.

Deirdre discusses the recently published National Frailty Education Report, read more here https://www.lenus.ie/handle/10147/635572

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To mark World Delirium Awareness Day, Edel talks to Dr. Niamh O'Regan, ANP Marie Doyle and Dr. Emily Buckley from University Hospital Waterford. They discuss what is delirium, plans for world delirium awareness day, detecting managing and preventing delirium and lots of useful educational resources. The hashtag for World Delirium Day is #WDAD2023 and follow iDelirium_Aware on the day. 

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