Tim Wilkinson

Neurologist at University of Edinburgh. Research interests in dementia, epidemiology and health data science.

[Tim Wilkinson @tim_neuro]

I'm delighted to share this study, just published in Lancet Healthy Longevity, which looks at antipsychotic prescribing and mortality in people with dementia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic 🧵 1/10
https://t.co/eSMwvJ8tuy @BHFDataScience @SAILDatabank

[Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic @AnneRowlClinic]

🧵2/2
We've a great line up of confirmed speakers & are proud to have the Belinda Weller Distinguished Lecture by Prof Jacqueline Palace, Oxford.
Register today: https://t.co/ERRw0VPXG6
#neuroimmunology_MS_25 #research #education

[npj Digital Medicine @npjDigitalMed]

Here @npjDigitalMed we love a good author thread describing their paper. Well done to @Veronicabreira et al. on conducting this #systematicreview looing at the effects of self-guided #digitalhealth interventions in neuropsychiatric disorders.

Full thread below...

https://t.co/FrweE8tq0w

[Verónica Cabreira @Veronicabreira]

Cognitive symptoms across neuropsychiatric disorders are common but remain largely undertreated.
In this new meta-analysis we investigated the effects of self-guided digital interventions in a wide range of clinical outcomes: https://t.co/eVhixPpcvn

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

"The visions of future healthcare that have produced the mission to generate more doctors in shorter timeframes do not come from those who see medicine on its front lines."

@AndrewElder on the suggestion we “make” our doctors in shorter timeframes
https://t.co/IiJFUpcx3d

[Tim Wilkinson @tim_neuro]

Thanks for inviting me to write a blog on the SAIL Dementia e-Cohort which, in my biased opinion, is a great resource for dementia research!

[SAILDatabank @SAILDatabank]

🌟Spotlight on research🌟

In recognition of #WorldAlzheimersMonth, we spoke to researcher Dr Tim Wilkinson to find out more about the SAIL Dementia e-Cohort and how it is advancing research into Alzheimer's disease and Dementia.

✍️ Read more here: https://t.co/p5NMO29pgf

[Tim Wilkinson @tim_neuro]

@drphiliplee1

[Tim Wilkinson @tim_neuro]

@drphiliplee1 mais monsieur, c'était il y a 14 ans, est-ce que je serai un jour pardonné ? 😔

[SVDResearch @SVDResearch]

🧠💡THIS AFTERNOON!

Join us at 3:30pm for "Blood Flow and Brain Health: Tackling Dementia Through Vascular Research" at @RoyalSocEd & online 🧬🩸

Discover how we can influence policymakers, research funders, and the public to prioritise brain health.

https://t.co/myZ9vHuYhn

[Royal Society of Edinburgh @RoyalSocEd]

It's Friday, and we've got a jam-packed day of fun at Curious festival!

Connect with some of Scotland's leading minds in fields ranging from forensic science and history to healthcare and neuroscience at today's events.

Book: https://t.co/dFzCBVGskg

[Ian MacCormick @MaccormickIan]

So much potential for exciting, clinically relevant discoveries!

@EdinUniBrainSci @SVDResearch

https://t.co/D9vVGHufWF

[Charis Wong (chariswong.bsky.social) @DrCharisWong]

🚨 Funded #PhD studentship opportunity! 🚨

Join us @CAMARADES_ (@Maclomaclee @profEmilySena and I) and Prof Joanna Wardlaw
to develop data-driven methods to identify and prioritise drugs for vascular #dementia.

info: https://t.co/kIi56C3zuD

@racingdementia

Please share!

[Kathryn Bush @DrKathrynBush]

If you live in the most deprived areas of the UK, your risk of epilepsy is increased by 34% compared to if you live in the least deprived. This is true for adults and children. Read more about it here: https://t.co/1M5pRpQGLp

[Zack Ferguson @zackferguson]

Doing an LP: anaesthetists vs medics

[Tim Wilkinson @tim_neuro]

I’m looking forward to taking part in this!

[Neurosciences, RIE @DCNNeuro]

Keen to join our Epilepsy Specialist Nurse team? Trainee post advertised now: https://t.co/qNxLeeq3c1 Get in touch if you’d like more info! @LeavyYvonne

[Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) @HDR_UK]

📻 ICYMI Catch Cathie Sudlow talking to @jimalkhalili about the opportunities for health data, the importance of public trust, and @TheBHF Data Science Centre, on BBC Radio 4 - The Life Scientific - now on iPlayer.

#DataScience

https://t.co/6B6lo2gLaK

[Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic @AnneRowlClinic]

📢We are looking for ambitious medically qualified individuals (with current GMC registration) who wish to start a career as a clinical academic in multiple sclerosis/neuroimmunology research by pursuing a PhD in a world-class research environment.
Apply https://t.co/5YoZBdIwq7

[Conor Maguire @CPJMEdinburgh]

Join our team! We are looking for a consultant geriatrician for 1 year locum post in Edinburgh. Terrific team and a great hospital @MedWgh https://t.co/odN4Fop8VN @YoungGeris @RCPEdinTrainees @ses_imt

[Tim Wilkinson @tim_neuro]

This work was possible due to the amazing CVD-COVID-UK initiative, led and supported by @BHFDataScience and @HDR_UK
HDR UK have written an article explaining the paper as well: https://t.co/oiECB3oIJr 10/10

[Tim Wilkinson @tim_neuro]

I'm delighted to share this study, just published in Lancet Healthy Longevity, which looks at antipsychotic prescribing and mortality in people with dementia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic 🧵 1/10
https://t.co/eSMwvJ8tuy @BHFDataScience @SAILDatabank

[Tim Wilkinson @tim_neuro]

Of course, we should continue to avoid or deprescribe antipsychotics whenever possible, given the risks of death and stroke with these drugs. 9/10