Robert Briggs

Consultant Geriatrician St James’s Hospital with special interest in Cognition, Falls & Syncope and Acute Geriatric Medicine.

[Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 @IrelandFootball]

It must be love 💚

[Irish Gerontological Society @irishgerontsoc]

Symposium submissions are now OPEN for our 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting.

This year's theme is “Ageing with Innovation: Are we Ready?”

📝 Submit: Title +3 abstracts
🤝 2+organisations & disciplines
🎤 3 speakers
⏰ Deadline: 23 April 2026 (midnight)
🔗https://t.co/Zui2xZ0aAE

[Adrian Boyle @RCEMPolicyVP]

https://t.co/9gjcXeepMo This report by the All Party Parlimentary Group on Emergency Care went under the radar yesterday (the media was distracted) but contains some really important information. A rambling thread 1/n

[Ben Zaranko @BenZaranko]

A short seven years (!) after I started writing the code, it’s great to see this paper published.

We use high-frequency NHS to data show that short-staffed, less experienced nursing teams deliver worse outcomes – with the largest mortality impacts for patients with sepsis.

[Sean Kennelly @SPKennelly]

🚨New @tilda_tcd study. How prevalent are modifiable dementia risk factors in Ireland 🧠 🇮🇪? 12-year observational study in community-dwelling older adults. Massive opportunity to optimise brain health for many!! @drnire @RoseAnnekenny1 @alzheimersocirl https://t.co/f24E6fVPae

[Caoímhe Mc Garvey @McGarveyCaoimhe]

Delighted to see our study published today in @BMJ_Open Available at https://t.co/IlNhXuVHqv

[TILDA @tilda_tcd]

Congratulations @McGarveyCaoimhe on the publication of this fantastic paper @BMJ_Open. "This study identifies a powerful opportunity to act on dementia prevention."
Read the paper "How prevalent are modifiable dementia risk factors in Ireland?" here: https://t.co/x2WI6lt7sh

[TILDA @tilda_tcd]

🧠 Great to see @IrishTimes coverage of new TILDA research showing that tackling treatable risks like hearing loss, inactivity & high cholesterol could prevent thousands of cases of dementia in Ireland. https://t.co/RTovqXjPZc
#TILDA #BrainHealth #DementiaPrevention
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[Margaret McCartney @mgtmccartney]

great from @docib https://t.co/hHZjQfd4pt - do join the @rcgp overdiagnosis group. What is a 'normal' level of error, an 'acceptable' and 'optimal' level of harm - both in terms over and under overdiagnosis and treatment: problem is that counting is often in only one direction

[TILDA @tilda_tcd]

Today we launch the TILDA Wave 6 Report: Shaping the Future: Longitudinal Trends and Opportunities for Transformation in Health and Social Care in Ireland!

Read the full report: https://t.co/HzJacKk3Q2

#TILDA #HealthyAgeing #HealthResearch #SocialCare @tcddublin

[St Patrick's Athletic FC @stpatsfc]

We love this ❤️

👏 93-year-old St Patrick’s Athletic fan Johnny King pictured outside Richmond Park before attending last Friday’s Dublin Derby against Bohemians

Thanks for the support, Johnny 🤝

#StPatsFC 🔴⚪️

📸 @sportsfile

[Irish Times Letters @ITletters]

Letter to the Editor: Kathleen McLoughlin from Roscrea, Co Tipperary writes about the restorative power of the care her 90-year-old mother receives and the value of home care.

https://t.co/mItAxDiDxX

[Sarah Donnelly @sarahmdonnelly1]

Tax breaks were given to developers of private nursing homes by successive governments- the estimated cost of the State subsidy was €10 billion. Investors were attracted by tax breaks, rather than an interest or understanding of older people and their care #RTEInvestigates

[School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin @TrinityMed1]

The Professors vs Final Med Students Annual Soccer Match kicked off this afternoon in glorious sunshine - Herbert Park. We'll get back with the final winning team soon #ThisIsTrinityMed @tcddublin

[Hypertension @HyperAHA]

RESEARCH ARTICLE: Hypotensive Episodes on 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Cognitive Function: Insights From the SPRINT Study @spjuraschek @PDrawz

https://t.co/kW2zLjOVai

[Robert Briggs @rob__briggs]

Our new @Age_and_Ageing paper shows how ABPM biomarkers predict future falls in older people:

- x4 increase in falls if dips in sBP below 100
- 3% falls reduction for every 1 mmHg increase in lowest sBP value
- Higher morning surge --> more falls

https://t.co/Jy3pwtkuhy

[Rose Anne Kenny @RoseAnnekenny1]

MISA was established through philanthropic funds to be a national exemplar and test bed for models of clinical care delivery and seamless acute/community services for older persons. The 4 pillars - clinical research education creativity - are the first working model for An Academic Health Sciences Campus in Ireland. AP and Chuck Feeney knew that ageism is common in hospital systems hence they created a dedicated facility to safegaurd quality care for older patients. This legacy must be protected and nurtured.

[St James's Hospital @stjamesdublin]

We're delighted to welcome the Irish SpRs in Geriatric Medicine for a day of education & training in clinical updates & new service models for which #MISA is recognised 🏥 #education

[Paul Claffey @NIRSandFar]

A fantastic @RCPI_news SpR education day for geriatric medicine trainees covering the whole spectrum of falls, syncope and vestibular assessment with practical sessions and great talks from @RoseAnnekenny1 @rob__briggs @amandahlavan @conalcunningham to name a few! #fasu #thanks

[Paul Claffey @NIRSandFar]

Flying the flag for #fasu @stjamesdublin and @TCDGerontology too!!