To better introduce myself, I am a lecturer in mental health nursing @GCUSHLS and a doctoral researcher. My research focuses on understanding the burden of bladder and bowel conditions in Scotland, with a focus on people living with dementia (1/2)
New commentary available now on a very interesting study considering the effectiveness of mental health first aid in the context of the pandemic.
https://t.co/xTzWcXbsiA
Enormous lies here from your new HHS Secretary
The HPV vaccine (Gardasil) is safe, effective, and is on the way to ELIMINATING cervical cancer!
RFK Jr is an anti vaccine fanatic who would rather your daughter got cervical cancer than a vaccine
Horrible, horrible man.
When are activities of daily living NOT activities of DAILY living? @DrTerryQuinn describes in 2-mins whether ADL questionnaires are serving us as measurements of older people's abilities https://t.co/w7ebo8QtnO
Blog: https://t.co/ApGtZexDWi
Full paper: https://t.co/gtDsuSaqpW
amazing follow. I love the internet. what if you could log into twitter in 1850 and see like, Ignaz Semmelweis posting a different awkward selfie every day captioned with "Zee evidence is unmistakable: handwashing saves lives"
@ScotRail just to say thank you to Barry the conductor on today’s 10:41 service from Inverness to wick. He was so kind and considerate to all the passengers, really went above and beyond it was much appreciated if you could pass that on somehow?
I was thrilled to discuss the significance and considerations of #dementia#research collaborations in low- and middle-income countries #LMICs at the Brain Ageing and Dementia in LMICs conference in Nairobi, highlighting examples from NOMAD and START in N.Macedonia.
1. I feel like this is such obvious advice that it's taken for granted & so no one says this to young scientists but READ PAPERS, read all the papers. As you move up in your career you'll have a lot less time to do this. Read everything that appeals to you not just in your field
Gisèle Pelicot waived anonymity in a mass rape trial, so that "macho, patriarchal society that trivialises rape" could change. Her courage unfathomable, no honour too great, she stood up for ALL women, changed history and yet Time's Person of the Year is a male sexual assaulter:
Advanced nurse practitioners looking for a new challenge?
2.0 FTE Lecturer in nursing (advanced practice/health visiting/district nursing)
https://t.co/HeA2anTthA
(Footnote: leading experts warn that “At least 60 individuals with eating disorders have died through physician-assisted death, including in jurisdictions limiting the practice to terminal conditions...[the Leadbeater bill] fails the public safety test]” https://t.co/pxJXR9wlYM)
Funded PhDs on place & memory, Univ of Stirling. Apply by Dec 20, start March/April 2025. Background open, study eg dynamic relations of place & memory; navigating together in space & time; disorientation & difficult places; cognitive ecologies of the city https://t.co/1i7LGC4LKx