Tweets re the guest lecture by Prof Sharon Inouye at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (and Cairns via videolink) on 16th October 2017.
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In an hour I’ll be watching a videoconferenced special guest lecture of “Delirium risks and prevention” by @sharon_inouye
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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👉 @sharon_inouye developed the CAM (Confusion Assessment Method) = most widely used method for IDing delirium https://t.co/xgubNd4CGT
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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@sharon_inouye presenting at Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital Grand Rounds today on #delirium prevention in hospital and @ElderLifeProg pic.twitter.com/mstVpONQvT
— Adrienne Young (@dr_am_young) 16 October 2017
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@sharon_inouye: hospitalisation is a pivotal event in the life of an #older person, needs to ensure that hospitalisation isn’t hazardous pic.twitter.com/aUed2qyZt1
— Adrienne Young (@dr_am_young) 16 October 2017
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Prof @sharon_inouye the ‘cascade to dependency’ in older hospitalised adults: preventable hospital-acquired complications in older adults pic.twitter.com/hNQ1EHBdso
— Angela Byrnes (@AngelaByrnesAPD) 16 October 2017
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Hospitalisation is hazardous for older people. Bed rest makes hospitalisation more hazardous. @sharon_inouye #iatrogenic #delirium
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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@sharon_inouye highlighting #delirium is most common complication in #older patients pic.twitter.com/jjhkWDp0an
— Eat Walk Engage (@EatWalkEngage) 16 October 2017
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@sharon_inouye: Nutrition, mobility, and engagement are key to preventing delirium and the “cascade to dependency” @EatWalkEngage pic.twitter.com/E5oyQLKqkV
— Adrienne Young (@dr_am_young) 16 October 2017
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The leading complication of hospitalisation for older people is delirium. At least 40% is preventable. @sharon_inouye #delirium
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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#delirium the most common complication in hospitalised #olderadults but up to 40% of cases preventable – Prof @sharon_inouye
— Angela Byrnes (@AngelaByrnesAPD) 16 October 2017
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Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) for Prevention of Delirium https://t.co/oH3kYuwgfe @sharon_inouye #delirium
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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@sharon_inouye: Examining delirium provides window for improving quality of hospital care; programs such as @ElderLifeProg & @EatWalkEngage pic.twitter.com/HCVv3YwDVS
— Adrienne Young (@dr_am_young) 16 October 2017
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@sharon_inouye: Important implementation strategies for @ElderLifeProg: listening to patient stories, examining & challenging ward routines
— Adrienne Young (@dr_am_young) 16 October 2017
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Prof @sharon_inouye on using volunteers in #healthcare: reintroduces #humanism into care of #olderadults and improves community links
— Angela Byrnes (@AngelaByrnesAPD) 16 October 2017
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Hey EWE! 🐑
Eat Walk Engage a #delirium prevention program https://t.co/G3VCjTa2ms @sharon_inouye— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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Suggestion from @sharon_inouye: Target these 6 #delirium risk factors pic.twitter.com/fqQCqcBSXg
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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Preventing #delirium = the most effective method to prevent falls in hospital. @sharon_inouye
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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Don’t wait for referrals. Screen all hospital patients aged 70+ for #delirium risk factors. Proactive not reactive. @sharon_inouye
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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@sharon_inouye: good evidence for multicomponent MDT #delirium prevention strategies; nil for delirium rooms/units or pharmacological int
— Adrienne Young (@dr_am_young) 16 October 2017
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@sharon_inouye @ElderLifeProg discusses why pharmacological approaches should not be used for #Delirium pic.twitter.com/iPnAPl89wS
— Eat Walk Engage (@EatWalkEngage) 16 October 2017
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Medications cause problems in #delirium. Manage pain, but avoid opioids. Avoid benzos. Low dose Haloperidol if you MUST. @sharon_inouye
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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“Living is not the goal, but living well” @sharon_inouye #delirium
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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The goal in #geriatric medicine is not living, but living well. Allowing #olderadults to keep up the important things – Prof @sharon_inouye
— Angela Byrnes (@AngelaByrnesAPD) 16 October 2017
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@sharon_inouye asked “what is the most important part of @ElderLifeProg?” Mobility, getting older people out of bed @EatWalkEngage
— Adrienne Young (@dr_am_young) 16 October 2017
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#delirium is multifactorial “You typically can’t solve delirium by changing just one thing” @sharon_inouye
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
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@sharon_inouye: For every complex problem, there’s a simple solution. And it’s wrong. #impsci 👏👏👏
— Adrienne Young (@dr_am_young) 16 October 2017
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Delirium Risks and Prevention.
My Tweets = my lecture notes.
Other people’s Tweets also = my lecture notes. 🙂https://t.co/BKcdw4k4hp— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 16 October 2017
Explanation
These Tweets were initially compiled using a social media aggregation tool called Storify https://storify.com/meta4RN/delirium-risks-and-prevention
Unfortunately, Storify is shutting-down on 16 May 2018 and all content will be deleted.
I’m using my blog as a place to mimic/save the Storify pages I created and value.
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Paul McNamara, 10th March 2018
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