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📌​#IMAGINEProject ceases its activity on https://t.co/GAUyL4BHIq

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The greek team presented a poster at the 3rd Cretan Lifestyle Conference (Oct 29 - Nov 2)! The poster, titled "Creating a Better Tomorrow for People Living in Nursing Homes in Crete – The IMAGINE Project", shared insights on the lifestyle of nursing home residents in Crete🌿

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IMAGINE wishes you Happy Holidays🎄and a Happy New Year 🎉!

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Two abstracts were submitted:
​⚫​"Creating a Better Tomorrow for People Living in Nursing Homes in Crete"
​🔵 "Actions to Respond to Antimicrobial Resistance in Long-Term Care Facilities in Crete."

A great opportunity to showcase the #IMAGINEProject!

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🇬🇷The greek team participated in the Panhellenic Congress on Health Economics, Health Policy, and Health Services Research on December 4th

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👉​They presented the IMAGINE Project’s tools and educational material for nursing homes, plus results from the first APO registration in Greek nursing homes.

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📢The second day focused on evaluation and communication strategies to ensure the project’s sustainable impact in more settings and countries. Read more here​⤵️​
https://t.co/wrdNjRXN8C

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The #IMAGINEProject held its fifth face-to-face meeting on November 28-29 in Vilnius, Lithuania, to review progress and plan next steps for its final year

https://t.co/wrdNjRXN8C

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📊From Feb 1 to Apr 30, 2025, the project will compare data to assess impact on antibiotic misuse, infections, and hygiene improvements

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🔵​⚫​Today was the second day of the #IMAGINEProject six-month meeting, focusing on the presentation of the project's communication and evaluation components 📊

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At the #IMAGINEProject six-month meeting, each country is sharing their experience with the intervention workshops—full of encouraging and insightful feedback!! 🌍✨

Here are some pictures! 📸

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Hello from Vilnius! 🇱🇹 We're at the IMAGINE Project face-to-face six-month meeting

🌍💡 Ready to collaborate, share ideas, and keep innovating together!

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❓​Urinary tract infections occur naturally and cannot be influenced by human behavior

FALSE❌​

✅UTIs can be prebented by good hygiene and adequate fluid intake

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❓​Women are much more prone to UTIs than men

TRUE

✅​Due to anatomical factors such as having a shorter urethra compared to men. This shorter distance between the bladder and the external environment makes it easier for the bacteria to cause infections

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❓​A foul-smelling urine in a resident, even without other urinary symptoms, is synonym of infection.

FALSE❌

​✅Among patients without urinary symptoms, the presence of foul-smelling urine can be the result of problems other than UTI

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❓​A positive urinary dipstick fot leukocyturia in a resident means urinary tract infection

FALSE❌

✅Up to half of the residents aged 65 or older have asymptomatic leukocyturia, and this percentage is even higher among residents with chronic urinaty incontinence

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❓Urinary tract infection can be prevented, even in nursing homes

TRUE!

✅Several strategies are useful to prevent urinary tract infections, such as drinking plenty of water or emptying the bladder when there is urgency to urinate

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❓​A permanent catheter does not increase the risk of developing Urinaty Tract Infection

FALSE❌

✅A permanent utinary catheter is the most common cause of developing Urinary Tract Infection

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