National Ambulance Service Advanced Paramedics and Beaumont Hospital Physio & Occupational therapists, responding to low acuity 999/112 calls from older people

Joined February 2020
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Pathfinder is a @slaintecare funded collaboration between @AmbulanceNAS&Beaumont Hospital OT&PT Departments.We aim to safely treat >65 year old 999/112 callers at home rather than ED.@DubFireBrigade, @BeaumontEDnurse,Primary Care, Geriatricians&MDT are integral to our new service
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Delighted to present at the ISCP Annual Conference Saturday on Pathfinder's experience of research and partnership, past, present and future! @AmbulanceNAS @OtBeaumont @clarkedave @RCSI_Physio @WeHSCPs @slaintecare @DubFireBrigade @NeuroPTBeaumont
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Paul Bernard, Louise McGettigan & Willie Howard – Pathfinder: Research and Partnership #ISCPConf2025
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Congratulations to our colleagues in Letterkenny, forging ahead with initiative collaborative care pathways for older people within their homes with fellow community and hospital experts. Looking forward to hearing more & good luck with the write up!
As 2024 closes, so does our pilot on POC blood testing. What a year & what a success for ACP in NAS! Thank you to everyone who has supported us. We're delighted to have achieved so much-with added integration of local cardiac team to avoid ED admissions. Now, lets gets writing!🥳
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Thrilled to present our experience of interdisciplinary working at the "Knowledge and Skills Framework for HCPs working with older people" workshop yesterday Inspiring day learning from all the QI projects occurring nationally @AmbulanceNAS @irishgerontsoc @Beaumont_Dublin
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Huge congratulations to Catherine Kelly, Gary Gardiner and the entire Donegal Pathfinder team, winners of best poster in the "Access and Integration" category in today's #HSEConference24. Well deserved recognition of their innovative work in bedside blood testing.
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Great to interact with B watch Kilbarrack and Northstrand @DubFireBrigade today. Thanks for hosting us. @PathfinderACP @FITTBeaumont @NAS_Swords @nas_training
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Ciara Breen, an occupational therapist, describes the importance of thinking about cognition in #LongCovid. #LongCovidPhysio #LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovidAwarenessDay2024 #COVIDPersistente
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Many interesting insights from the SIG topic on Leadership for Integrated Care hosted by JP Harnett. @baker_ross speaking on the opportunities to gain insights on what is required for Leadership for Integrated Care. What works for people, what are their challenges and obstacles. This research can ideally happen in parallel to creating integrated services-lets learn as we do. Strong messages around the need to properly invest in Leadership for integration through communities of practice, mentoring/coaching and skills development. Key message: there are new competences required for Leadership in Healthcare and we need to resource this sooner rather than later. #ICIC24 @IFICInfo
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Extremely proud to present the Pathfinder service development & research @RCSI_Physio to date to an international audience #ICIC24 many thanks to #slaintecare for the opportunity. Inspirational day, reflecting on the integration/ collaboration of our 2 organisations so far.
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"78% of older patients want an alternative care pathway to admission to ED." @YvonneORiordan1 @FITTBeaumont presenting on Pathfinder at #ICIC2024. @WeHSCPs @bea
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Received such a warm welcome from all @AmbulanceNAS NEOC today. Special thanks to the Clinical Hub for facilitating the visit. Huge insight gained by appreciating a "typical day", & how we can further strengthen links for @PathfinderACP processes nationally @Beaumont_Dublin
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On behalf of everyone in @AmbulanceNAS, a big thank you to @lawrence_kenna for all of his hard work in the development of Pathfinder nationwide. We wish him every success as he leaves NAS for a second time and returns to college to study caring for older people. Thank you. 👌
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An incredibly informative and encouraging letter in last week's @kerryman_ie about the new Pathfinder Service available in Kerry. To read more about how Pathfinder works, go to bit.ly/47FzgdT
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Great to have ⁦@DubFireBrigade⁩, ⁦@PathfinderTUH⁩, @Pathfinder Beaumont & all of our ⁦@AmbulanceNAS⁩ Dublin managers together today exploring how we can improve service delivery across the capital.
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Great work Kerry Pathfinder ⁦@PathfinderACP⁩ 👌
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A fantastic afternoon celebrating the amazing work happening across the entire HSE. A privilege to be invited to share our journey so far in such inspiring company. Thank you @HSE_HR @slaintecare #HSEExcellenceAwards2023
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Introducing the IGS Flashcard Series, an educational initiative offering concise, expert insights into key geriatric topics led by Dr. Naomi Davey & Dr. Ciara Gibbons. Have a look at the first flashcard "Diagnosing Dementia", feedback welcome! PDF Link: mcusercontent.com/2f8dc97d5a…
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A great day of learning @PHECC research conference this week. Great to meet up with our Cork Pathfinder colleagues and huge congratulations on their winning poster. @BurkeDearbhla @AislinnGriffin1 @vondizzle1 @PathfinderACP @AmbulanceNAS
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