Frances Rickard

Consultant Geriatrician, Perioperative Care and Major Trauma.

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

Geriatric Medicine in Bristol - known for more than just the Bristol Stool Chart!

Link to the full paper “Best Practice in Middle Meningeal Artery Embolisation for cSDH” here:

https://t.co/THQwMsLxrA

[Age_and_Ageing @Age_and_Ageing]

This one is for the Brizzle contingent at #BGSconf: The Bristol Algorithm for MMAE in the management of subdural haematoma. Nice to be known for something other than the Stool Scale...

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

Our summary piece on the ICENI guideline for management of cSDH, focusing on relevance for Geriatricians/Physicians.

https://t.co/etX1XLVycD

@Age_and_Ageing @GeriSoc

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

Excellent to participate in this on behalf of @EuGMSSociety. Geriatricians are an important part of the MDT caring for patients with cSDH. @GeriSoc

Editorial summary also available:

https://t.co/Vzpoi55yur

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

Multidisciplinary consensus-based statement on the current role of mid... https://t.co/51R2Q8x1Wy

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

Multidisciplinary consensus-based statement on the current role of mid... https://t.co/51R2Q8x1Wy

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

Our article on management of subdural haematoma in older people with frailty, now published in @Age_and_Ageing. Hoping it will prove a useful guide to medical specialties who are looking after this complex group more and more. @GeriSoc

https://t.co/WGL7kjxNKL

[Ben Lovell @DrBenLovell]

Being the Med Reg, a thread 🧵

I have noticed that there are many myths about the med reg role, thrown around both on twitter & in real life, presented as absolute truths.

People are making career decisions, or living in mortal dread of being the med reg, based on these myths

[Pharmacopalliation @pharmacopallia]

CODEINE, to prescribe or not to prescribe, that is the question....... Not to prescribe of course! But let's look at some of the reasons why......

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

Thanks for having me @tripomuk! Great to be able to share a bit about what our Geriatric Perioperative Care team are doing @NorthBristolNHS. A fantastic conference all round #TRIPOM2023

[Kevin Tsang @drtintin99]

1/ Another #MorningPaper from @DrGeorgePeck's team on the use of TLSO braces in elderly thoracolumbar fractures @elderlytrauma. Overall available literature has poor quality...

@SMHMajorTrauma @BASStrainees @e1v1m1 @neuro_at_ic @virtualspine

https://t.co/RHG0nIwAak

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

@bethanydev_ So lovely! Have a wonderful wedding day Beth x

[#hellomynameis Shane @drohanlon]

Fond of amlodipine stat?❌

In hospitalized older adults w/ elevated BPs, intensive pharmacologic Rx was associated with a *greater* risk of adverse events.
The findings do not support the treatment of ⬆️ inpatient BPs without evidence of end organ damage
https://t.co/Jm11BiOIFY

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

@DrEmHenderson Congrats Emily! Amazing work 🎉

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

@stewartjsmith Woohooo! Amazing news

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

@bethicillin Amazing news, congrats Bethan!

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

A fond farewell @uhbwNHS, end of an era finishing training where I began all those years ago.

[NBTstroke @NbTstroke]

7 days to go until we're providing 24/7 thrombectomy cover for the Severn region! This also means we can respond 24/7 to acute stroke calls for inpatients @NorthBristolNHS suspected of having a stroke! Are you ready? #thrombolysis #thrombectomy @StrokeWorkforce @NBTRadiology

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

@jonpdowning @RUHBath @acutemedicine @Fionafionakel Uncanny good timing - I did an impromptu delivery of our humidified oxygen tea trolley teaching to juniors and medical students on my ward round this morning!

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

@rjh_conway Looks just like Bristol...
Best of luck and enjoy. Make sure you come back to be a Severn med reg eventually!

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

@DeniseGooch5 @NorthBristolNHS Coming back to Team Silver Trauma 🎉

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

Delighted to have accepted a Consultant Geriatrician post @NorthBristolNHS. A bit mad as it feels like F1 was only yesterday, but very excited for the next chapter!

[Frances Rickard @Francesrick]

What an unexpectedly lovely show of support! Thank you all