Exciting!! #Dysphagia

Trip through a winter wonderland for work today

Today of all days I did a random weekend shift at the big hospital. Due to severe snow I was picked up by a fantastic volunteer 4x4 service and got home via an expert Bus driver and a train that changed its mind and unusually stopped at my town as all the other trains were cancelled.

Introduction to Palliative Care—an open-to-all clinical training course for clinicians from all specialties and professions. 📖 Learn what palliative care is, how it’s delivered, and its impact on quality of life. https://ow.ly/8svy50VEb8t #hpm #hapc

📜 Today we are launching the Transparent Pledge. Please read and sign it here: 👉 tinyurl.com/TransparentAction Transparent Action is a group of parents who want to take action in support of their trans, non-binary and gender diverse loved ones and the wider trans+ community.

Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?

So looking forward to my favourite pre-Christmas Chaos activity. It's been a busy, draining and at times challenging year and this is the prefect way to process and move on

the entire debate cis people have about trans people is moronic to start but it’s also a debate most trans people don’t care about, being that if we are viewed as “real women or men” or not. no one gives a fuck. it changes nothing about the reality that transitioning rocks

Today is a day we mourn our dead. And we fight like hell for the living. 🕯️

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Amid anti-trans politics, today is a day of reflection. A day to mourn those we have all lost. Each name is a reminder to love and fight for each other, and especially for those most marginalised. With solidarity, we will build a better world for us all.

Still buzzing from the excitement of seeing @profaliceroberts.bsky.social in Aberdeen last night. Enthralling from beginning to end. Massive fangirling from me as I have followed her since Time Team days!

Foggy mornings but beautiful autumn colour in Aberdeen

Really enjoyed our Acute Care at Home SLT CEN meeting today. We had presentations on, and discussed, Ultra Rapid response services and using Patient reported outcomes data. Am buzzing with ideas 💡 for our service

@angelapointon.bsky.social, Elaine Hunter and I had the opportunity to talk #dementia, #brainhealth and the role of AHPs to physio students at #RGU today. Lots of engagement and hopefully good feedback.

How wonderful to have a joint meeting with the Welsh AHP dementia forum today. Great discussions about the newly published ADI report about rehabilitation in dementia and it's implications for AHPs

Would really appreciate your thoughts on supervision for SLTs gaining competence in the management of dysphagia post qualification in the UK. If you would be happy to share your thoughts please snap the QR below or use this link forms.office.com/e/ndzqgBFF4u

Absolutely fantastic day at the #RCSLT Scottish hub day. A wee contribution by myself and @sltros.bsky.social with a lightening talk on how we have used data in developing SLT frailty services but really enjoyed brilliant and challenging talks on AI and leadership

A lovely day in Gairloch, I am not a mountain climber and barely tolerate hills, this seemed to be doable but required some actual climbing which was terrifying! But amazing views all the way to Skye

☑️ New research in @Age_and_Ageing ⭐️The 4AT is more than a #delirium tool: a score of ≥1 has an 87% sensitivity for known #dementia in older hospital patients. ➡️ Could assist in identifying dementia in hospital inpatients. Link below 👇

I see a lot of this in people referred due to swallowing difficulties where no one has explained to the family or the person that this is part of increasing frailty and a trajectory that is predictable.

In a world full of so much misery, you can ALWAYS rely on bollards to make things better. #WorldBollardAssociation

Hello Bluesky! 👋🏻 We’re back with some exciting new episodes in the pipeline…. But in the meantime why not have a browse and a listen of our back catalogue: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/dom...

Very lucky to have been given the opportunity to see this last night. I didn't know what it was about and only vaguely knew who Rhod was. But the show is side splittingly funny, desperately sad, thought provoking and positive. I spent the way home explaining H+N cancers to my non SLT friends though

You know I love history and facts! This reel features some history on Pride, its roots, and the decades of activism that inspired it. This history and the activists who fought for change is one of the reasons Pride month is so important. Here's to celebrating Pride all year long!🌈 #pridemonth

We are doing a survey to understand why other professionals do/don't refer people with Primary Progressive Aphasia for speech-language support We want Drs, nurses, psychologists, social workers, OTs, PTs & any other profession. The survey can be accessed here: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

It's an ongoing and oft highlighted situation: People living with dementia have unmet needs in relation to communication, there are not the services to meet these needs and awareness of the support available is limited :(

Obligatory poster selfie! Come to 212 and chat to me about dementia rehabilitation! #ANZSGM2025

The best dresses for summer wedding guests, according to an insane article in the Guardian. This one is primary school art smock meets Alien 3.

Interesting that they forgot to mention that Scotland does have Dementia strategies. However we all still face significant issues in meeting the needs of people living with dementia

🎉 I am thrilled to launch the Dementia Journeys website - a new digital platform sharing powerful stories from carers, & exploring what better end-of-life dementia care looks like based on research from the UCL/KCL EMBED-Care programme 👉 www.dementia-journeys.com #DementiaActionWeek 1/8

Co-author Theresa Yao writes: "How much do you know about dysphagia? Probably not much based on our review which found low awareness across society (unless you're an SLP). To provide timely care, we need to educate & better assess" pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/... #ASHASIG13 Available #OpenAccess!

New book! Looking forward to reading and sharing. @annavolkmer.bsky.social

It's curious to me how much we let 'hard' data talk loudest. Quantitative stuff plays a part. But when we're considering person-centred services & relational interactions, then it's all our human experiences & connections that tell the real story. That's not fanciful, it's life.

🧠💜 #DementiaAwareness Event Join us on Monday, 2nd June, from 9.30am to 3pm at the Conference Room, Level 5, Matthew Hay Building (ECC) at ARI for a special event dedicated to raising awareness about #dementia. #DementiaAwarenessWeek #DAW25 @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social

Can a routine vaccine prevent dementia? www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-a-r...

My new book arrived in time for a train trip

Did you see our article in the latest Bulletin about Acute Care at Home?? Want to know more or talk about your service?Come and join our CEN!

We are doing a survey to understand why other professionals do/don't refer people with Primary Progressive Aphasia for speech-language support We want Drs, nurses, psychologists, social workers, OTs, PTs & any other profession. The survey can be accessed here: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

🎙️ New Podcast: Learn how LEGO Serious Play is helping researchers uncover deep insights in dementia studies, with @annavolkmer.bsky.social @warrendonnelly.bsky.social @joelangley.bsky.social & Alys Griffiths pod.fo/e/2ccfbb

Afternoon walk

How can communities support people loving with dementia? Especially how to support themselves, is it infrastructure, funding, opportunity?

#BBC launching special new season across TV, iPlayer+Radio called Memories and #Dementia: Starting the Conversation, led by Dr Punam to help start conversations between those living with #dementia +friends, families+carers by evoking memories of their past through content from the BBC’s archive. 1/

It's Swallowing Awareness Day! A day to think about that marvel of anatomy in your throat, the larynx. You swallow hundreds of times per day - should I repost this every time I swallow? No, that's crazy - way too many swallows! Swallowing Awareness Day! Hooray!

@sqanews.bsky.social Dear SQA, currently doing a first aid course and have come across this gem. There is no such thing as 'mild' choking, you are either coughing (can breathe) or choking (can't breathe). Severe coughing yes, mild choking, no.

Take as much time as possible to travel to places unknown | James Jobson @bylines.scot

I love working with our H@H team, and the vast majority of our patients really appreciate the service

We must get better at avoiding, recognising and treating delirium. I still see Pleasently Confused on notes, there is no such thing..