⏰If you are planning to apply for the Frailty-ADD CRE Seed Grant Scheme, a reminder that submissions close Friday 12 January 2024, 17:00 AEST. @AusFrailty

I am so looking forward to this presentation!

@anzsgm president and our @CeraCRGH Co-Director Prof Vasi giving an inspiring talk on @SydneyLHD STRONG clinic

WHAT is in this toolkit? ✅Educating & Encouraging – communicating WHY physical activity is important ✅Engaging & Supporting – ensuring physical activity programmes and services meet the NEEDS of older people ✅Enabling Every Day – ensuring that ENVIRONMENTS where older people live, work and socialize support physical activity. WHO is this toolkit for? 👉policy- & decision-makers at different levels of gov 👉 inc. health, social, welfare, community services 👉 providers of sport, exercise & recreation facilities and programmes 👉 transport and urban planning 👉heads of medical organizations, health and care 📖Read the full report: iris.who.int/handle/10665/37… 👏@fiona_bull @JuanaWillumsen @LandaisRobyn

You are invited to the next webinar of the Global Frailty Network Frailty Seminar Series. Dr. Anne Henry will present "Integrated Care for Frailty." Please REGISTER at mhs.webex.com/weblink/regist…

Older people are everyone's business. It behoves all those working in healthcare (with exception of midwifery/children's to complete the National Frailty Education Programme to understand the fundamentals of frailty (that includes managers, porters, doctors, volunteers) 👇

Such a pleasure talking about our latest paper on hospital utilisation trends. We have to act now to implement innovative solutions to the hospital crisis. @UQ_CHSR @UQMedicine @LenCG

We are excited to announce our next event - a Masterclass on Implementation Science from @dr_am_young . If you're keen to join our peer community (everyone welcome ) please contact us here or at frailtynexus@uq.edu.au

Physical activity is #medicine ! 🏋️‍♀️🏃‍♂️ New review shows exercise improves health across diseases in older adults. Let's get moving! 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️ #ExerciseIsMedicine Key points: Exercise treats conditions like #dementia #frailty #sarcopenia where drugs often fail or cause harm. 💊❌ Must use evidence-based modes like resistance training at proper doses. 🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♂️ Review Rx with exercise like other meds. 💊💪 Watch for interactions! Integrate exercise pros into care teams. 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️🏃‍♀️ Change medical training to value exercise. 🏥🎓 📲📲📲📲📲📲sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @exerciseworks @Ageing_Better @uda_longevity @EuGMSSociety @GeriSoc @AmerGeriatrics @WHOCenterFrailt

Was great to talk with #Insightplus about our latest article on hospital utilisation trends, published in the @theMJA. Thank you @LenCG , @stephenjduckett and Thakeru Gamage for being wonderful co-authors and mentors. Read more 👇 @UQ_CHSR @UQHealth @AusFrailty

This figure is staggering! A lot higher than I expected before we started this study.

We are inviting submissions to #BMCPrimCare's Frailty in Primary Care collection. Check out our guest editorial looking at the challenges, innovations and future directions in frailty research and clinical practice. bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.co… @BMC_series @AusFrailty

Tune in to this very interesting talk!

Totally agree!

Hi all. If you’re a student or ECA with an interest in frailty, please complete the survey below. Your feedback is much appreciated. #frailtyresearch #AusFN #education

3 solutions to the emergency care crisis from BGS President @adamgordon1978: 1. Shift in attitudes - half of patients have frailty. 2. Front door frailty. 3. Investment in rehabilitation. Until we fix rehab, the revolving door will continue. @RCollEM

Please tune in for this presentation by my wonderful colleagues @David_D_Ward & @DrEHGordon, led by our wonderful mentor @ProfREHubbard. A great presentation to be sure!

We are on the edge of a demographic cliff. For the first time in human history there are more people aged over 65 years than there are aged less than 5 years. Managing this requires a complete redesign of the healthcare system and we need to get ready! #…lnkd.in/gHN9VBur

Excited to be in lovely Edinburgh and Scotland for the #BGSConf. A great time to recharge, listen to the latest updates in the field and meet some new colleagues. I’ve being in the UK for a number of weeks learning about the different frailty networks and…lnkd.in/gYHi_8W7

“The shift from illness to wellness….” Wise words from the CEO of Health and Wellbeing Queensland, @RobynLittlewoo1 👏 Love this. So important to consider all levels of a systems-wide approach to tackle the health of nations. lnkd.in/gJGsGq6J