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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 21h

Fantastic to see the September issue of the @gerisoc.bsky.social magazine shining a spotlight on #research! It looks at #clinicaltrials for older people, mentions several aspects of our group’s work, and includes pieces co-authored by our very own @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social and Dr Claire McDonald

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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 4d

Interested in improving how we can improve delivery of resistance exercise for older people with sarcopenia or frailty? Come and hear from some of the teams who participated in BEPOP wave 2!

AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People @agilecsp.bsky.social · 5d

Wave 2 of BEPOP, including 28 UK-based teams, recently completed and this webinar provides an opportunity to reflect as a community on successes and to hear from some of the participating teams on how they improved practice.

Register for the webinar here: tinyurl.com/BEPOPWave2

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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 22d

@gerisoc.bsky.social @agilecsp.bsky.social @vickigphysio.bsky.social @susanneka.bsky.social

AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 23d

📣 Calling clinicians and academics with knowledge and experience of #resistancetraining as an intervention 📣

The #NIHR MLTC Cross NIHR-Collaboration are exploring interventions for people with #MLTC and need your help.

The survey should take around 7-10 minutes to complete - lnkd.in/giUXUp43

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Vivensa Foundation @vivensa.bsky.social · 22d

Read our five recommendations for funders of ageing-related research, based on our landscape report, on the @gerisoc.bsky.social blog: www.bgs.org.uk/five-recomme...
#FundingForAgeingWell #AgeingRelatedResearch

Five recommendations for funders of ageing-related research | British Geriatrics Society

www.bgs.org.uk

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Natasha Fothergill-Misbah @tashmisbah.bsky.social · 26d

I’m recruiting a Qualitative Research Associate to join our TraPCAf team at Newcastle University - full time fixed term until 31.08.26 - further info available at jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... - please share and get in touch with any questions!

Qualitative Research Associate

jobs.ncl.ac.uk

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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great to see this out and thank you to all the sites participating in BEPOP! Wave 3 data collection nearly ready to start... @newcastleage.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great to see this out and thank you to all the sites participating in BEPOP! Wave 3 data collection nearly ready to start... @newcastleage.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · Jul 23

Most of my career has consisted of publishing null results (although I think it's easier to do this in some disciplines than in others)...

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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · Jul 15

@donnawakefield.bsky.social any ideas?

Jo Morrison @jomorrison.medsky.social · Jul 15

EOL Bluesky hive mind - does anyone in UK have a good EOL care dashboard to help improve care?

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Alex Smith, MD @alexsmithmd.bsky.social · Jul 14

Many thanks to contributions from all authors and others who provided valuable feedback on drafts. @amergeriatrics.bsky.social #geriatrics #DEImatters

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) @agsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 14

JAGS Remains Committed to Scientific Principles That Support Better Health and Function for All Older Adults: Disparities, Diversity in Research, and Respectful Discourse. #geriatrics @alexsmithmd.bsky.social
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Jun 26

@oldertrialsprof.bsky.social

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Vicki Goodwin MBE @vickigphysio.bsky.social · Jun 20

@oldertrialsprof.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
this aligns with some of the things we were talking about earlier

Centre for Trials Research @ctrcardiffuni.bsky.social · Jun 20

💡 Research strengthens practice. It drives real improvements for people, patients & policy.

This plan lays foundations for better, evidence-informed care across Wales.

🔗 www.gov.wales/improving-re...

@researchwales.bsky.social @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @cardiffuni.bsky.social 🏥🧠

Improving research skills for nursing, midwifery and allied health professions | GOV.WALES

A strategic action plan for building research capability for health professionals in Wales.

www.gov.wales

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Adam Gordon MBE @adamgordon1978.bsky.social · Jun 6

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

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AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People @agilecsp.bsky.social · May 17

It’s time to hear about Benchmarking Exercise Prescription in Older People - BEPOP from @susanneka.bsky.social, Dr Alex Cropp, Dr Samantha Hartley and Sarah De Biase. #AddingLifeToYears #AGILEconf25

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AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People @agilecsp.bsky.social · May 18

Incredible scenes from our conference! Thank you all for coming, see you in 2027 😉 #AGILEconf27

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Vivensa Foundation @vivensa.bsky.social · Apr 29

Now it’s time for the Academy Excellence Awards. Professor Deborah Dunn-Walters, Chair of Trustees, is in conversation with last year’s winners.

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Vivensa Foundation @vivensa.bsky.social · Apr 29

The winner of the Senior Leader Award, Professor Vicki Goodwin MBE from the University of Exeter, receiving her Excellence Award. “If I can see it and believe it, then I can be it.”

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AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People @agilecsp.bsky.social · Apr 29

An ongoing national project, the Benchmarking Exercise Prescription for Older People (BEPOP) project team are updating us on all things BEPOP in just a few weeks time at our conference. Buy tickets here: tinyurl/com/AgileCon... #AddingLifeToYears #AGILEConf25

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · Apr 30

We've launched our new report 🎉

Led by @proflizsampson.bsky.social, 'Delirium Matters: priorities and opportunities for health and social care policy in England’ has 5 urgent recommendations to improve delirium care in England.

📕 Full report: shorturl.at/pio7T
📝 Policy brief: shorturl.at/khrCT

Professor Liz Sampson, Dr Irini Kounoupias and Nicola Handley with a printed copy of the 'Delirium Matters' report.

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Rose Penfold @rosespenfold.bsky.social · Apr 28

Great to see our systematic review of delirium detection tools used in routine care featured in the JAGS Top 10 studies of 2024:
www.americangeriatrics.org/publications...
Full paper: doi.org/10.1111/jgs....
@agsjournal.bsky.social @amaclullich.bsky.social

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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · Apr 15

Interested in how we can improve resistance exercise training for older people with #sarcopenia or #frailty? Our national BEPOP benchmarking project team will be presenting results from the second wave of data collection at the AGILE conference in May! Sign up here: www.tinyurl.com/AgileConf2025

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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · Apr 10

@newcastleage.bsky.social team at @gerisoc.bsky.social conference - showcasing our work on #sarcopenia intervention selection. Help shape our research on what a good sarcopenia intervention looks like! forms.office.com/e/HN1F1tGGhc

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🎃🦇 Batrick Read 🦇 @oldmandoc.bsky.social · Apr 9

Really interesting talk from Prof Alex Trompeter about new BOAst guidelines on weight bearing.
Makes very interesting point that we know weight bearing is so beneficial in hip fractures but why do we so often restrict it in other lower limb fractures?

#BGSconf

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Holly Paris @bloody--holly.bsky.social · Apr 9

How do we bridge the workforce gaps in delivering future care for an ageing population, closer to home?

@gerisoc.bsky.social Rising star for Research @abijhall.bsky.social tells #BGSconf how #AHPs and support workers are key to delivering this— AHP community #Research 🔑🔑

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Apr 4

📻 Podcast! 📻
The Lancet Healthy Longevity in conversation with our very own @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social discussing the findings from our MET-PREVENT #clinicaltrial and the importance of designing clinical trials for #olderpeople

@nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

www.thelancet.com/multimedia/p...

Multimedia | Podcasts | In conversation with | The Lancet Healthy Longevity

www.thelancet.com

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