Our team want to know how those aged 65 years and older feel about accessing primary care health services, and if they would access these services if they had questions about their medicines. Click here for more information: redcap.link/inform #agingresearch #ageingresearch #polypharmacy

It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Our colleagues here at University of Aberdeen are running a great workshop this afternoon, featuring one of our ACER PPI volunteers discussing her experiences of the support provided by our digital accessibility colleagues to participate as a co-researcher.

Exciting new initiative- ARC-HIVE: Anticholinergic Reduction Collaboration Hive- a new network focused on reducing anticholinergic medicines in older people. Register for our inaugural event on 21st May 1-4pm here: forms.office.com/e/vZkZruNYSw #ageingresearch #agingresearch #polypharmacy

Our team want to know how those aged 65 years and older feel about accessing primary care health services, and if they would access these services if they had questions about their medicines. Click here for more information: redcap.link/inform #agingresearch #ageingresearch #polypharmacy

Did you know oral health and dental pain are rarely considered in those living with dementia? Find out more about what can be done in our new paper: www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/10... #dementiaresearch #ageingresearch

Meet the team! Prof. Phyo Myint is lead clinical academic within ACER and Professor of Medicine of Old Age. His research interests include: Clinical epidemiology Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases Clinical geriatrics Read more about Prof. Myint here: www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/profile...

Further evidence of the harms of anticholinergic medicines.

Professor Louise Allan is seeking a Research Fellow in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy at University of Exeter for a programme of research to design an adapted rehabilitation intervention for people with Lewy body dementia. Closing: 26 Feb www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Have you seen any of our press releases today? Empowering older people to become more active in their medicine management #prescribing #ageingresearch #agingresearch #polypharmacy #geriatrics news.stv.tv/north/regula...

A large-scale review identified several licensed drugs that might one day help reduce the risk of #dementia Co-led by our #NIHR Dementia Capacity Building Research Fellow, Dr Ilianna Lourida > Learn more: tinyurl.com/bddjzkwz @nihrarcs.bsky.social @cambridgeuni.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Great line up of speakers. Looks like a super conference! #primarycare #researchscotland

What a great line up of speakers to start 2025! #NHSResearchScotland #Ageingresearch

The EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research has launched a transnational call for health and social care research with a focus on the moderate and late stages of neurodegenerative diseases. Closes 4th March www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/heal...

What a fantastic initiative! Many congratulations to @ageingbetter.bsky.social #positiveageing

We're running a micro-grant programme to support community groups & local voluntary sector organisations to take action on the #AgeWithoutLimits Day. Join our Micro-grants info session on 21 Jan:

Interested in helping us to reduce use of anticholinergics in older people? Click here for more info on our study looking to empower older people and caregivers to be more informed and involved in medicines: www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/researc... #ageing#deprescribing#ACER#ageingresearch#olderpeople