Delighted to have PSI Division of Neuropsychology Chair, Dr Tom Burke & chartered members @sarahjcasey.bsky.social & Dr Sarah Clarke (who presented on day) join us for our #FNDIreland conference. Great to have @leoistdp.bsky.social delivering keynote address on #FND at upcoming PSI conference. 💚🧡

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

#ECTRIMS2025 has been fantastic. Particularly enjoyed meeting these fab members of the All-Ireland MS Research Network (AIMS-RN), a stimulating, multidisciplinary Irish #MS clinical research community ✨️ Ideas sparked & plans for collaboration! 🙌🧠 aims-rn.org

It's been fab to bring #neuropsychology research from @svuh.bsky.social to #ECTRIMS2025 👌 with @fiokeeffe.bsky.social Shout out to Laura Davenport and Lauren Costello for their research and work on some super posters 🙌

Delighted with the emphasis on cognition and wellbeing at #ECTRIMS2025 🙌 It's been an amazing learning opportunity so far as well as a great forum for sharing ideas and meeting clinicians and researchers from Europe and around the world who are passionate about supporting people living with #MS ✨️

Delighted that @leoistdp.bsky.social is a #KeynoteSpeaker at #PSICONF25 ✨️ His experience supporting people with #FND will be inspirational to practitioner psychologists in Ireland! 📅 Earlybird ends 22/09 💻 Book Now to join us! www.psychologicalsociety.ie/conference/r...

📢 Interested in a career in neuropsychology?! Join us in @svuh.bsky.social: Early career award candidates will share their awesome neuropsych research! 🧠 #Neuropsychology researchers and clinicians will describe varied, rewarding career journeys. Register👇 www.psychologicalsociety.ie/events/Neuro...

📢 #JOB ALERT: Excited we are hiring a 1.0WTE Senior Psychologist in #Stroke!! Come and join a fab #neuropsychology service in @svuh.bsky.social 🧠🙌 Closing 3rd July; must be eligible to work as a senior practitioner psychologist in Ireland Further info here 👀👇 www.stvincents.ie/jobs/hr25e13...

This #WorldMSDay let's think about early #MS #diagnosis! Awareness events like those by MS IRELAND empower you to recognise early signs & symptoms of MS. Early detection leads to early intervention with treatments that help prevent further issues. See events 👀👇 www.ms-society.ie/world-ms-day-2025

For all people who work with Neuropsychology, whether it is in the clinical or academic world, you should check out our Discord server! Here we promote a space where people in the field can interact and learn from each other in a professional chatting environment. discord.gg/SmNaDsdvBG

Fantastic opportunity for someone pursuing a career in clinical neuropsychology! 👀👇

📢 Open call for applications! Are you a #neuropsychology trainee interested in a leadership position? The INS Student Liaison Committee has SIX open positions, applications are due June 30th! Check out the positions and requirements here: buff.ly/gWDtd7s

🧚‍♀️📢 we are looking forward to welcoming a new senior psychologist colleague in Cystic Fibrosis! Join us in the fab #SVUH #Psychology Department @svuh.bsky.social 👀👇 Check out this job at St. Vincent's University Hospital: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

Excited to be joined by hospital psychology colleagues from around Ireland at @svuh.bsky.social for #IHPG2025 research and networking day 🤗 Looking forward to stimulating presentations and chats! 🧠

New quest, task 1: pass the keeper of the knowledge 😹 #neuropsychology #cpd

This is a fantastic achievement for @fndireland.bsky.social, Dr Aoife Laffan, and colleagues and no mean feat in the current health service climate 👏 A very welcome step in developing specialist pathways for supporting those living with FND in Ireland. 🙌

Critical findings from my man @bryandjames.bsky.social at Rush Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Social activities may delay dementia onset by 5 years. That delay could result in $500,000 savings in healthcare costs. #ENDALZ #Alzheimer's alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Not long now till the #grandstretch 🤗

#FNDIreland are delighted to support participation in this study by researcher Lisa Callanan at the @uniofgalway.bsky.social. This survey is open to those with #FND aged 18 years plus. Please scan the poster QR code or click this link psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 💚🧡

"Iatrogenic harm in FND" – new review article @brain1878 very much the work of Caoimhe McLoughlin – a short thread. academic.oup.com/brain/advanc... 1/

#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #IDPwD2024

On #International #Day for #persons with #Disabilities we are minded to think how we can amplify the #leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #participation #representation #IDPwD2024

“Physicians may assume they know what the person wants. With practice and training, they learn that until you ask, you can never really be sure.” 👉🏻 www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...

Oh, I just finished watching the excellent TV adaptation of The Burning Girls on Netflix. 10/10 recommend as a book and a TV limited series! Would love to win these!!

From today, @nihr.bsky.social funding applications must demonstrate how research addresses health & care inequalities. A vital step for inclusive, impactful science. 🌍📊 Learn more: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/inclusion-no...

#yourvotematters Great advocacy piece by Dr Karen Foley, CEO, ABI Ireland Another important consideration for how you cast your vote in #GE24 Brain injury: Rehab is crucial, but survivors are often forgotten and just left to exist jrnl.ie/6554038

People with #MS and other #neurological conditions: your vote matters!! Neuropsychological services are few & far between: underfunded, & understaffed. Vote wisely to elect politicians who will work to improve your access to evidence-based supports!🧠 @naiireland @DONPSI #GE24 x.com/MSIRELAND/st...

A mapping of how Bluesky is becoming the new Scientific Twitter mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...

Check out this randomized controlled trial of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for depression in Parkinson's. Spoiler alert: In the age of drugs, this tried and true approach works too, as Diana Koszycki and colleagues report in the the Movement Disorders Journal.

👩‍⚕️ 1 in 5 GP appointments are for folks with functional symptoms. 🫣 For some people these can be caused by how emotions are being dealt with. 🎙I had a discussion about this with Neurologist Dr Agne Straukiene and reflected on how this be managed for people who have both MS and functional symptoms.

Delighted to read the @donbps.bsky.social #briefing paper on #neuropsychological & psychological management of Functional Neurological Disorder; highlights central role of psychology in effective #multidisciplinary, #integrated care. #FND 👀👇 @hselive.bsky.social!! www.bps.org.uk/guideline/fu...

These starter packs are fab to help the transition to Bluesky! Here is a fantastic one for #Neuropsychology by @stephanierossit.bsky.social 👀👇

1/ So, I'm now going to share some of my favourite #FND resources (aimed at OTs/AHPs) and a few recent papers I found really interesting. I'm no FND expert but I have been involved in some programmes and it's a really exciting area of practice & when we get things right we can make such a difference

Looking forward to seeing people I know and people I follow!