Dr. Kenneth Rockwood (@Krockdoc) has been appointed to the Order of Canada!🎉 A pioneer in geriatrics and frailty, his decades of innovation and advocacy have improved the lives of older adults worldwide. Congratulations!🇨🇦
@research_dal@HealthNS#OrderOfCanada
Excited to announce the release of the book, "Frailty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessment, Management, and Prevention"! Dive into a comprehensive exploration of managing frailty with insights from various fields. https://t.co/hj2WxAEYli
95% of studies say that ageism is bad for health
VS
64% of racism
Dr. E-Shien Chang tells us about the costs of ageism at SPA 2024 @Aging_SMART@CIHR_IA
@CIHR_IRSC@CIHR_IA Summer Program in Aging 2024 (SPA) has started! In 2006 Dr. Anne Martin-Matthews brought students and experts together from across Canada to learn from each other. 18 years later, SPA has supported over 350 trainees.
@UBC@Aging_SMART @UBC_CogMobLab
Social Vulnerability and Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults. https://t.co/5DUhyUH7F3 Being socially vulnerable was associated with increased length of stay, having excess hospital days, and being discharged to long term care from hospital. Nice paper, led by @cm_jasmine
Panel discussion at #aisummit in London, UK on the challenges around ethical and inclusive use of AI in multiple industries.
Key point: demographics data required but often difficult to obtain.
Spending the summer in London working with @TheISEH@UCL as part of my @CIHR_IRSC CGS-MSFSS! Excited to connect with UK researchers about frailty, ageing, and ML/AI while here. Would be happy to chat or receive recommendations about anything!
Check out our article recently accepted in EJPC on the role of frailty in cardiac rehab. There is increasing evidence that we should address frailty in people living with cardiovascular disease! https://t.co/vcUaoyLWxZ @olga_theou@KehlerScott@Krockdoc@McArthurCaitlin
My paper from my honours thesis is finally published in IOVS. This was where I began to learn the ins and outs of research! Check it out here: https://t.co/vUXffEaUHb
Happy to announce that our @ccna_ccnv Synapse competition was successful! We'll use machine learning methods to identify potential frailty-related clusters in Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia in the UKBiobank. Thanks to our team @aditya_nar15, Selena Maxwell, Mahboubeh Motaghi.