Catherine Speirs

Senior Physiotherapist | Respiratory 🩺🫁| ICPCD | QMU Edinburgh graduate 👩🏼‍🎓

[Ailish Houlihan @AilishHoulihan]

Ballinasloe COPD Support Group details below
#WorldCOPDDay @eimeargriffno1 @ohara_aoife @physiocath @EmmaBurkeCNS

[Ailish Houlihan @AilishHoulihan]

Celebrating #WorldCOPDDay today. 5 COPD Support Groups in @CHO2west Weekly exercise classes in all groups to support people living with COPD to manage breathlessness, improve fitness levels and improve quality of life. Exercise also improves mental wellbeing. Details to follow..

[Catherine Speirs @physiocath]

Delighted to present our research “Can pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) resolve sarcopenia in patients with chronic lung disease?” at @irishthoracicS conference today.
@cprc @eimeargriffno1
#eastgalwayroscommon #integratedcare #copd #asthma #sarcopenia

[@NCPRespiratory @NCPRespiratory1]

Lots of information & goodies at the @COPDSupportIre stand... support World COPD day 15th Nov. Register for the step challenge at https://t.co/SqR1C8gHxL @irishthor

[Aoife Sheehan @aoifemaries]

@CPRC_ISCP are delighted to support @COPDSupportIre in their Word COPD Step Challenge! Great networking @irishthoracicS conference 2023!

[Emma Burke @EmmaBurkeRANP]

Excited to Launch our MECC Register in East Galway/Ballinasloe Chronic Disease Hub. #makingeverycontactcount @CHO2west @MakingMeccWork @NCPRespiratory1 Well done team ❤️🫁💉#integratedcare

[Ciara Hanrahan @Ciara_Han1]

Do you deliver physical activity or exercise programmes for people with chronic lung disease living in the Republic of Ireland?

Please consider taking part in a survey about the use of behaviour change techniques in promoting physical activity?

Click 👇
https://t.co/pOhveZcjkz

[Catherine Speirs @physiocath]

@CHO2westjobs @eimeargriffno1

[HSE West and North West Jobs @CHO2westjobs]

Community Healthcare West Recruitment have launched a campaign for the post of: Physiotherapist, Senior (Respiratory). Campaign Ref:CHW130-SPRIC-2023.Closing date: Tuesday 14th November 2023 at 12 noon.
Advert Link: https://t.co/YSmxZ6dmTP

[Spark Innovation Programme @ProgrammeSpark]

We were proud to support @sandragreen91 with funding to design the Inhaler Toolkit for Green Prescribers - Spark Seed Project!💚 https://t.co/0k2dXQInT0

Great example of frontline innovative activity from the powerhouse group @IrishDocsEnv💪

@irishthoracicS @ICGPnews @NDTP_HSE

[Catherine Speirs @physiocath]

@iscp_pd @ICPOPIreland @OrlaT6 @eve_stanley1 @WeHSCPs @eimeargriffno1 @ohara_aoife

[Professional Development @ ISCP @iscp_pd]

Afternoon session at #ISCPConf23
This Friday!

Respiratory Integrated Care

Registration & full programme
https://t.co/HDSDv7STdy

@ICPOPIreland @physiocath @OrlaT6 @eve_stanley1 @WeHSCPs #respiratory #pulmonaryrehab

[Catherine Speirs @physiocath]

Great to have a new #COPD support group coming to Tuam. Please share and spread for anyone you know living with #COPD who would be interested in attending. Thank you @COPDSupportIre.
@CPRC_ISCP @_ISCP_ @CHO2west

[COPD Support Ireland @COPDSupportIre]

New Support Group coming soon to Tuam!
@AilishHoulihan @CHO2west @TuamHerald @TuamWhatsOn @tuamguide @radiomidwest @GalwayCoCo @NCPRespiratory1 @PracticeNurses @ICGPnews @Anail_Ireland @HsehealthW @CarersIreland @AgeFriendlyIrl

[EimearGriffin @eimeargriffno1]

Good reminder on the back of spirometry re accreditation last week @physiocath @EmmaBurkeCNS

[Catherine Speirs @physiocath]

Great 2 days learning everything about spirometry

[Emma Burke @EmmaBurkeRANP]

Thank you to Karen and Nigel for Accreditation in Spirometry @ARTP_chair @LJ4Karen We’re back!!! @CHO2west @Deirdregarvin2 @RitaCorcoran11 @CatherineSpiers @CiaraSherlock10 @phillipaneedham

[Catherine Speirs @physiocath]

Thank you! Great conference

[Catherine Speirs @physiocath]

Delighted to have my poster displayed at the Enhancing Community Care Conference in Dublin Castle yesterday- Is community pulmonary rehabilitation environmentally friendly? #ecc #pulmonaryrehabilitation #sustainablehealthcare
@CHO2west

[Alessio Bricca @a_bricca]

Educate your patients about the importance of muscle strength 🦵

Prevent #sarcopenia by building muscle in youth and maintaining it in middle age to reduce muscle loss as we age.

BUT it is never too late to benefit from improving muscle strength.

Here's why👇

🧵Thread

[Europe Region of World Physiotherapy 🇪🇺 @ERWorldPhysio]

Today it is #WorldLungCancerDay2023 🫁

Research shows that #Physiotherapy helps #Prevent #LungCancer & reduce its mortality through:

🚩 Early detection
💪 Promoting an active & healthy lifestyle
🫁 Enhancing lung function
📉 Reducing complications
📈 Improving #QualityOfLife

[Catherine Speirs @physiocath]

Really inspiring talk this morning @GalwayIntArts
‘The manager who doesn’t do hospital trolleys’ @RothwellGrace