TheWrinkle

A Geriatrician-Internist in Ontario, Canada promoting dialogue about aging, wellness, and brain health.

[TheWrinkle @TheWrinkle2]

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[TheWrinkle @TheWrinkle2]

10 myths about aging. Learn more in NIA’s latest Healthy Aging email: https://t.co/tyLdzNs6FE

[TheWrinkle @TheWrinkle2]

@jasonkarlawish ...or PLWD with a responsive behaviour.

[Fading Memories podcast @Jennifer_Fink]

In today's episode, Linda Johson-Fordini & I are talking about what to do about resistance, how to set limits, and how to share the caregiving load. We're lucky that this isn't a three-hour episode!

[TheWrinkle @TheWrinkle2]

Which vaccines do older adults need? Learn more in NIA’s latest Healthy Aging email: https://t.co/3i0vZu8XSH
NOTE: Monkeypox vaccine is not on the list!

[JAGS @AGSJournal]

Vaccination against COVID-19 protects infected individuals against hospitalization, regardless of frailty status. #geriatrics https://t.co/EwX56PSWuY

[Canadian Geriatrics @CanGeriSoc]

Happy #SeniorsMonth - a time when we recognize our amazing older adults and the contributions they have made in communities across the country.

[TheWrinkle @TheWrinkle2]

Sign up at https://t.co/1Z1tw8Lykx for this FREE talk!
I'll be speaking along with Julie Kerkhof, Jeanetta Grawbarger and Patricia Ferrari.

[TheWrinkle @TheWrinkle2]

Change in frailty status may prerict mortality.

[Age_and_Ageing @Age_and_Ageing]

Frailty in the oldest old: is the current level or the rate of change more predictive of mortality? https://t.co/notdyueB5n

[Peter Nydahl @NydahlPeter]

A systematic review of the effect of early mobilization on length of stay for adults in the intensive care unit including 10 RCT and 1291 patients showed trend towards reduced LOS
@niccjournal
https://t.co/EUjYve4X0C

[Sinai/UHN Healthy Ageing and Geriatrics Program @SinaiGeriatrics]

The 2022 Geriatrics Institute Education Day, "There's No Place Like Home" is fast approaching! It's not too late to register and secure your spot. Register here: https://t.co/TeSCcRzNW9

[TheWrinkle @TheWrinkle2]

Many older adults with mental health diagnoses are "boarded" in the ED every day. https://t.co/Hnmyf4KFcO via @HealthyDebate

[Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario @EAPreventionON]

May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month. Sexual violence against seniors is a form of invisible elder abuse. Visit our website to learn more about the issue:

https://t.co/YmwSiLKvXW

#SVPM2022 #EAPO

[JAGS @AGSJournal]

Diabetes treatment deintensification in nursing homes: When less is more. #geriatrics https://t.co/ahCsv3uL2u

[JAGS @AGSJournal]

A 12-month home-based supervised, progressive exercise program was more effective than usual care in improving functioning and physical performance after a hip fracture. #geriatrics https://t.co/8EYYdRzAJs

[SickNotWeak @SickNotWeak]

This event is free and starts online in 20 minutes! #SickNotWeak #mentalhealth

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

"Instead of investing profits to improve care, [private long-term care providers] deliver those profits to the shareholders." — @SharleenStewart (@SEIU). At 8/11pm with @DrSamirSinha (@SinaiGeriatrics), @DLDunc416 (@OLTCAnews) & @spaikin | Producer @sandragionas #onpoli #onhealth

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

The best way to fix long term care in Ontario is to not put people into long term care, says @DrSamirSinha (@SinaiGeriatrics). Tonight at 8/11pm with @SharleenStewart (@SEIU), @DLDunc416 (@OLTCAnews), and @spaikin | Producer: @sandragionas #onhealth #onpoli #onelxn

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

‘I made friends here’ — Inside a Home for #LGBTQ🏳️‍🌈Seniors, by @GregoryNYC
https://t.co/qU3wzH4m1p via @nytimes @NeglectedNo #aging #eldercare

[TheWrinkle @TheWrinkle2]

Welcome news. Acknowledging and addressing trauma is an important step in providing safe care for our elders in LTC. #intergenerationaltrauma, #LTC

[Family Councils Ontario @FamCouncils_ONT]

Exciting news from #familycouncilsontario

#diversity #DEI #longtermcare #caregivers #eldercare #aging