Liam Jones
@liamljones.bsky.social
Specialty Registrar in Geriatrics and General Internal Medicine. NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow at the University of Southampton. Micro-adventurer. Connoisseur of fine cheeses and ugly shoes.
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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...
Complete the survey and have your say. More details 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
A Delirium (UK) James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
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November 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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...
Complete the survey and have your say. More details 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
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For older people living with frailty ⬆️ risk of death persists further than the immediate postop period.
It is important to identify frailty within emergency laparotomy care.
Further work should explore the holistic implications of surgery.
#AnSky #SurgSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
It is important to identify frailty within emergency laparotomy care.
Further work should explore the holistic implications of surgery.
#AnSky #SurgSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
May 30, 2025 at 6:03 AM
For older people living with frailty ⬆️ risk of death persists further than the immediate postop period.
It is important to identify frailty within emergency laparotomy care.
Further work should explore the holistic implications of surgery.
#AnSky #SurgSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
It is important to identify frailty within emergency laparotomy care.
Further work should explore the holistic implications of surgery.
#AnSky #SurgSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
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Implementing physician-delivered delirium screening via electronic health records improved the identification of delirium among older hospital patients. https://ja.ma/4dDW8zh
May 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Implementing physician-delivered delirium screening via electronic health records improved the identification of delirium among older hospital patients. https://ja.ma/4dDW8zh
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Terminal lucidity & paradoxical lucidity seen with advance dementia are brief moments in where individuals suddenly regain clarity, communicate, and reconnect in ways thought to be lost. On today’s GeriPal episode, we do a deep dive on these experiences. #medsky
Lucid Episodes: Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi & Andrew Peterson
On this week's podcast we discuss Lucid Episodes and what they might mean to the person with dementia, their family, clinicians, and others.
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May 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Terminal lucidity & paradoxical lucidity seen with advance dementia are brief moments in where individuals suddenly regain clarity, communicate, and reconnect in ways thought to be lost. On today’s GeriPal episode, we do a deep dive on these experiences. #medsky
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Dignity has no use by Date: the ongoing challenge of ageism in Scottish society. #ageism #discrimination #olderage #humanrights
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Dignity has no use by Date: the ongoing challenge of ageism in Scottish society
This extended blog is the substance of a speech given to the EVH conference on the 17th May. Thank you for being here. Thank you, too, for turning up to a conversation which if surveys
scottishcare.org
May 31, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Dignity has no use by Date: the ongoing challenge of ageism in Scottish society. #ageism #discrimination #olderage #humanrights
scottishcare.org/dignity-has-...
scottishcare.org/dignity-has-...
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Myth: Keep #delirium patients sedated and in bed.
Fact: Focus on treating causes, maintaining good physiology, & as much as possible maintaining mobility & continuing rehabilitation.
Fact: Focus on treating causes, maintaining good physiology, & as much as possible maintaining mobility & continuing rehabilitation.
May 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Myth: Keep #delirium patients sedated and in bed.
Fact: Focus on treating causes, maintaining good physiology, & as much as possible maintaining mobility & continuing rehabilitation.
Fact: Focus on treating causes, maintaining good physiology, & as much as possible maintaining mobility & continuing rehabilitation.
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Excellent output from an #EAMA project to support the teaching and dissemination of #IntrinsicCapacity to medical students.
#Geriatrics #Ageing #Aging #Health #Care #WHO #PHC #PrimaryCare #MedSky
Please use and share the brochure below (English version):
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#Geriatrics #Ageing #Aging #Health #Care #WHO #PHC #PrimaryCare #MedSky
Please use and share the brochure below (English version):
www.eama.eu/Uploads/Inte...
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May 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Excellent output from an #EAMA project to support the teaching and dissemination of #IntrinsicCapacity to medical students.
#Geriatrics #Ageing #Aging #Health #Care #WHO #PHC #PrimaryCare #MedSky
Please use and share the brochure below (English version):
www.eama.eu/Uploads/Inte...
#Geriatrics #Ageing #Aging #Health #Care #WHO #PHC #PrimaryCare #MedSky
Please use and share the brochure below (English version):
www.eama.eu/Uploads/Inte...
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Comorbidities among older persons living with dementia do not appear to cluster into distinct groups or patterns highlighting the importance of taking an individualized approach for chronic disease management. #geriatrics #dementia agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Comorbidities among older persons living with dementia do not appear to cluster into distinct groups or patterns highlighting the importance of taking an individualized approach for chronic disease management. #geriatrics #dementia agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Exploring the Role of #Antibiotics in Hospice #Care - The Journal of #Frailty & #Aging
There is still much work to do to improve #antibiotic prescriptions in #hospice care...
#Geriatrics #PalliativeCare #Health #Medicine #MedSky
There is still much work to do to improve #antibiotic prescriptions in #hospice care...
#Geriatrics #PalliativeCare #Health #Medicine #MedSky
Exploring the Role of Antibiotics in Hospice Care - The Journal of Frailty & Aging
Background The decision regarding the use of antibiotics in hospice care, whether to initiate, defer, or discontinue therapy, presents challenges. This study aims to explore the characteristics of…
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November 25, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Exploring the Role of #Antibiotics in Hospice #Care - The Journal of #Frailty & #Aging
There is still much work to do to improve #antibiotic prescriptions in #hospice care...
#Geriatrics #PalliativeCare #Health #Medicine #MedSky
There is still much work to do to improve #antibiotic prescriptions in #hospice care...
#Geriatrics #PalliativeCare #Health #Medicine #MedSky
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#Frailty screening with comprehensive #geriatrician-led multidisciplinary assessment for older adults during #emergency hospital attendance in Ireland (SOLAR): a randomised controlled trial
#Care #Geriatrics #OlderPersons #CGA #ER #Research
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#Care #Geriatrics #OlderPersons #CGA #ER #Research
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Frailty screening with comprehensive geriatrician-led multidisciplinary assessment for older adults during emergency hospital attendance in Ireland (SOLAR): a randomised controlled trial
Geriatrician-led multidisciplinary assessment of older adults living with frailty
was associated with reduced time spent in the emergency department setting at index
visit and lower rates of nursing h...
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November 20, 2024 at 9:08 PM
#Frailty screening with comprehensive #geriatrician-led multidisciplinary assessment for older adults during #emergency hospital attendance in Ireland (SOLAR): a randomised controlled trial
#Care #Geriatrics #OlderPersons #CGA #ER #Research
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#Care #Geriatrics #OlderPersons #CGA #ER #Research
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Can music play an important role for those at the end of life? What about for dementia patients and caregivers? We examine the role of Music as Medicine with 3 guests: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, and Theresa Allison. #medsky
bit.ly/GeriPalEp357 - @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
bit.ly/GeriPalEp357 - @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Can music play an important role for those at the end of life? What about for dementia patients and caregivers? We examine the role of Music as Medicine with 3 guests: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, and Theresa Allison. #medsky
bit.ly/GeriPalEp357 - @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
bit.ly/GeriPalEp357 - @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
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🎉 I am thrilled to launch the Dementia Journeys website - a new digital platform sharing powerful stories from carers, & exploring what better end-of-life dementia care looks like based on research from the UCL/KCL EMBED-Care programme
👉 www.dementia-journeys.com
#DementiaActionWeek 1/8
👉 www.dementia-journeys.com
#DementiaActionWeek 1/8
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May 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🎉 I am thrilled to launch the Dementia Journeys website - a new digital platform sharing powerful stories from carers, & exploring what better end-of-life dementia care looks like based on research from the UCL/KCL EMBED-Care programme
👉 www.dementia-journeys.com
#DementiaActionWeek 1/8
👉 www.dementia-journeys.com
#DementiaActionWeek 1/8
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Well said. Not including older adults in research studies about diseases that primarily affect older adults is just ageism, pure and simple.
slate.com/technology/2...
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The Most Common Kind of Cancer Patient in America Is the One We Study the Least
At 82, would former President Joe Biden even qualify for the trials he funded?
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May 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Well said. Not including older adults in research studies about diseases that primarily affect older adults is just ageism, pure and simple.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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Myth that IV #antibiotics ＞ PO is powerful. Yet, evidence:
🤜PO = IV efficacy almost always (prob'ly not in sepsis)🫸PO =🥇line for stable pts
👌IV: best if can't take PO or infxn has no effective PO Tx
PO: ⬆️ pt exprnc, ⬇️ 🏥 resources, ⬇️🌎 impact
www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/05/20/1... @drug-evidence.bsky.social
🤜PO = IV efficacy almost always (prob'ly not in sepsis)🫸PO =🥇line for stable pts
👌IV: best if can't take PO or infxn has no effective PO Tx
PO: ⬆️ pt exprnc, ⬇️ 🏥 resources, ⬇️🌎 impact
www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/05/20/1... @drug-evidence.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Myth that IV #antibiotics ＞ PO is powerful. Yet, evidence:
🤜PO = IV efficacy almost always (prob'ly not in sepsis)🫸PO =🥇line for stable pts
👌IV: best if can't take PO or infxn has no effective PO Tx
PO: ⬆️ pt exprnc, ⬇️ 🏥 resources, ⬇️🌎 impact
www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/05/20/1... @drug-evidence.bsky.social
🤜PO = IV efficacy almost always (prob'ly not in sepsis)🫸PO =🥇line for stable pts
👌IV: best if can't take PO or infxn has no effective PO Tx
PO: ⬆️ pt exprnc, ⬇️ 🏥 resources, ⬇️🌎 impact
www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/05/20/1... @drug-evidence.bsky.social
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Drs. Silva (@geritjas.bsky.social) & @seijlee.bsky.social call on geriatricians to lead with impact today while building a stronger future in their new @agsjournal.bsky.social editorial: “Geriatricians: Maximizing Impact Now…” #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Drs. Silva (@geritjas.bsky.social) & @seijlee.bsky.social call on geriatricians to lead with impact today while building a stronger future in their new @agsjournal.bsky.social editorial: “Geriatricians: Maximizing Impact Now…” #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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"Let's boil this down: AI for back office and admin tasks? Yes. AI for diagnostics and training? Perhaps, but we need to understand the impact on patient care."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the future of medicine
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the future of medicine
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
May 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"Let's boil this down: AI for back office and admin tasks? Yes. AI for diagnostics and training? Perhaps, but we need to understand the impact on patient care."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the future of medicine
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the future of medicine
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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10 principles of verbal de-escalation - from the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry.
Many of these can be applied when a person with #delirium is distressed and "agitated".
Many of these can be applied when a person with #delirium is distressed and "agitated".
May 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
10 principles of verbal de-escalation - from the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry.
Many of these can be applied when a person with #delirium is distressed and "agitated".
Many of these can be applied when a person with #delirium is distressed and "agitated".
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Myth: Sedatives (like benzos) are mostly helpful in calming delirium.
Fact: Sedatives often worsen delirium. Non-drug approaches (reorientation, hydration, mobility) are first-line treatments.
Fact: Sedatives often worsen delirium. Non-drug approaches (reorientation, hydration, mobility) are first-line treatments.
May 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Myth: Sedatives (like benzos) are mostly helpful in calming delirium.
Fact: Sedatives often worsen delirium. Non-drug approaches (reorientation, hydration, mobility) are first-line treatments.
Fact: Sedatives often worsen delirium. Non-drug approaches (reorientation, hydration, mobility) are first-line treatments.