A peer forum for @AusFrailty - connecting research students and early career academics with an interest in frailty.
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frailtynexus retweeted
1 Oct 2024
🚨New publication! @AgeingJ
This paper presents the establishment of the Australian Frailty Network (AFN), including the AFN's vision, values, purpose, research activities, action plans, education, and consumer engagement.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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frailtynexus retweeted
19 Aug 2024
You are invited to the Inaugural Webinar of the FSS 2024-25, Wednesday, September 11th, 2024, 12 PM ET. Dr. Dae Kim from Harvard U will present "eFrailty: Making Frailty Assessment Accessible to Clinicians and Researchers." Please REGISTER at mhs.webex.com/weblink/regist…
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We are excited to hear from @DrEHGordon and @David_D_Ward on August 21st about their BMJ paper. Full details and RSVP via - afn.org.au/frailty-nexus/beh…
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22 Jul 2024
Join us tomorrow to hear from @LudlowKristiana as she shares her introduction to Q-Methodology. Full details and RSVP at - afn.org.au/frailty-nexus/tap…
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frailtynexus retweeted
24 Jun 2024
🎤 AFN/@UQ_CHSR Senior Research Fellow @dr_am_young was interviewed by @9NewsQueensland about her mission to improve the food at The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. 🍽️ 🥦🥕🌽
@UQ_News @UQMedicine @UQHealth
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frailtynexus retweeted
7 May 2024
📣 We’re hiring!
🤝 We’re looking for a Consumer Engagement Coordinator to foster partnerships and ensure active consumer involvement in our research activities.
🌐 Apply now: linkedin.com/jobs/view/39166… 📩
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Only a week left to register for this great event!
24 Apr 2024
🔻Upcoming event
Frailty and the power of connectedness
Responding to frailty through social engagement and community connection
📅15th May
🕒12:00-13:00
🛜 Virtual (Zoom)
👇More info & registration
afn.org.au/upcoming-events/f…
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frailtynexus retweeted
24 Apr 2024
🔻Upcoming event
Frailty and the power of connectedness
Responding to frailty through social engagement and community connection
📅15th May
🕒12:00-13:00
🛜 Virtual (Zoom)
👇More info & registration
afn.org.au/upcoming-events/f…
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Join us in June for our next Learning Link-up and hear from @J_vanOppen on delivering person-centred care in geriatric emergency medicine. Details and RSVP at: afn.org.au/upcoming-events/p…
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frailtynexus retweeted
9 Apr 2024
Join us for our next Learning Link-up when we have the pleasure of hearing from @lisakouladjian about the latest digital health solutions to optimise polypharmacy and deprescribing in older adults.
Full details and RSVP here -
afn.org.au/upcoming-events/o…
@AusFrailty @UQ_CHSR
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frailtynexus retweeted
28 Mar 2024
Landmark study by the AFN/@UQ_News/@Macquarie_Uni links delirium and dementia. Our analysis of over 600k patients in NSW reveals patients with delirium had a 39% higher risk of death and 3x the risk of dementia.
@DrEHGordon @David_D_Ward @ProfREHubbard
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Be sure to join us for our @ANZSSFR Annual Scientific Conference focusing on #sarcopenia, #ageing, #frailty and #muscle
🗓️22-24 May, 2024
📍Deakin Downtown, Melbourne
Register using the link below:
anzssfrconference.org
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frailtynexus retweeted
8 Mar 2024
🌈Celebrating Inclusive Care for Gender and Sexually Diverse Elders!
Congratulations to @MarkHughesSW & Team on this newly awarded MRFF grant!
We’re looking forward to the positive impact of this project.
Read more: lnkd.in/gXGDc-Xd
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frailtynexus retweeted
6 Mar 2024
Super excited to join my @AusFrailty colleagues @ProfREHubbard and @LudlowKristiana on this MRFF grant to make aged care more LGBTQI-inclusive - Led by @MarkHughesSW
scu.edu.au/news/2024/lgbtq-a…
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frailtynexus retweeted
6 Mar 2024
Congratulations to @davidecarroll on a successful Frailty-ADD CRE Seed Grant Scheme outcome! 🎉
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frailtynexus retweeted
6 Mar 2024
Congratulations to Katie Arnott on a successful Frailty-ADD CRE Seed Grant Scheme outcome! 🎉
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frailtynexus retweeted
28 Feb 2024
🎯New paper from the AFN team: "Training healthcare professionals to administer Goal Attainment Scaling as an outcome measure": lnkd.in/g63v7Frs
🎯The full GAS training package is available on: lnkd.in/gYgMWwH9
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frailtynexus retweeted
26 Feb 2024
Are you interested in teaching about #delirium?
Check out our new resources for educators.
We offer several slide decks that can freely be used and adapted for your teaching purposes.
deliriumday.com/deliriumteac…
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frailtynexus retweeted
25 Jul 2023
3 sets of repeated chair stands (5 or 10 reps per set), 3 times per week.
Sound feasible?
Over 8 weeks, this was enough to improve:
Muscle thickness: ⬆️8-9%
Muscle quality index: ⬆️40-45%
Relative sit-to-stand power: ⬆️29-38%
Resistance training doesn’t have to be fancy to be effective.
peerj.com/articles/15665/
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