Live from Canada! Lovely to hear updates from the INSTILLED study: conducting stakeholder-informed adaptations of psychosocial interventions for people living with dementia in diverse communities! @jbudge.bsky.social @denpru-qm.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

Great to see lots of interest in our survey of memory services in England undertaken by Oliver Kelsey, one of our fantastic Early Career Researchers, pictured with @claudiacooper.bsky.social, Co-Director of #denpruQM at #AAIC25 @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social Pre-print available: shorturl.at/IcsTa

‪Interesting international discussions around the dementia workforce education and training sparked by the work of one of #denpruQM talented Early Career Researchers, Malvika Muralidhar, at #AAIC25 with @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social Paper available: shorturl.at/1gUax

A great pic from the team from the team at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2025) in Toronto this week. Hope they have an interesting and productive time sharing work and meeting colleagues from around the world! #AAIC25 @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

🧠 Are you affected by a neurodegenerative condition such as #dementia, #parkinsons, #MS or #MND? 📋 Have you had a Social Care Needs Assessment or Carer's Needs Assessment? 🗣️You could take part in an interview to share your experience. 📨Contact Dr Clarissa Giebel: [email protected]

At the Transitions Project Launch ar King's College, hearing about Deinstitutionalisation in South America

Very interesting seminar by Alexandra Burton this month at CPMH on creative health interventions to support the physical and mental health of people living with mental health problems.

Great work from Dr Alexandra Burton and colleagues around the role of #socialprescribing and wellbeing of older adults

Paul Wilson of @manchester.ac.uk & ARC-GM led a National Institute for Health and Care Research-funded study on the success of #socialprescribing link workers following a Government plan to empower NHS patients to feel more supported in accessing healthcare services. 👉 Read more: bit.ly/3FQnmpI

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Interested in #SocialCare research in PRUs? Join this webinar to hear Sedi Zabihi & @claudiacooper.bsky.social from DeNPRU-QM present findings from an analysis of English death certificates, looking at the comorbidities of people who die with dementia. 🕑 2pm 📅 5 June 👉 Register: shorturl.at/Y77f8

Join NIHR DeNPRU-QM at Queen Mary as a Research Assistant to support dementia & neurodegeneration policy research. 18-month role, apply by 6th May @denpru-qm.bsky.social www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Ya está abierta para responder nuestra encuesta para comprender las prácticas, actitudes y conocimientos de los profesionales #chilenos respecto al cuidado de personas mayores con deterioro o preocupaciones cognitivas: appletree.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #Chile #demencia #prevención

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A meta-review and synthesis of the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for people living with dementia nearing the end of life and their family carers - pls share!

🧠 Our current national survey focuses on Older People's Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs). 🗺️ We'd like to speak to teams in Derby, Northampton, Leeds and the Pennine Care region. 📨 Is this you, or someone you know? If so, please e-mail [email protected] for more information. Thank you!

Thank you @rcpsych.bsky.social for inviting us to share our national survey of dementia diagnosis and care in English Memory Services at #OAPsych2025 last week. @claudiacooper.bsky.social and Ollie Kelsey joined Dr Charlotte Deasy & @alzheimersresearchuk.org on a panel chaired by Dr Jeremy Isaacs.

New paper! Providing inclusive care and empowering people with #dementia as a clinical pharmacist: a #qualitative study - when engaging patients & carers in decision-making, which can be empowering, cultural beliefs & preferences must be considered - pls share www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In our randomised controlled trial, we found that clients receiving NIDUS-family by video-call, phone or in-person were more likely to achieve the goals they set than those who didn’t receive NIDUS-family. You can read more about this study here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38310894/

You can visit our website to learn more about the NIDUS-Family intervention, access the intervention materials and read our blog posts! thenidusstudy.co.uk

Well done Alice and Giulia 😊!!

The genetic relationship between ADHD and depression www.nationalelfservice.net?p=213966 #ADHD #Depression #Genetics #BiologicalPsychiatry 🧵 THREAD

Great update from Agnes on the SCENE study into the role of social coaches in psychosis

New research, born out of community engagement work, shows that the symptoms people report prior to receiving a dementia diagnosis vary across ethnic groups. www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2... @qmulfmd.bsky.social @charlesmarshall.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social

Mariana and Agnes did a wonderful job presenting their work today!

It's been an exciting week following the announcement of the Rhinoderma darwinii rescue operation from Tantauco Park to the London Zoo, part of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). This vital initiative underscores the importance of international collaboration in safeguarding Darwin's frog.

Very productive first Business meeting of the year! Really happy with the work from the PhD reps, I look forward to the new initiatives to keep motivated and supported our very friendly graduate community 💕

The second #dementiaworkforce review from @denpru-qm.bsky.social focuses on the social care workforce @nihrsscr.bsky.social www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

The third #dementiaworkforce review from @denpru-qm.bsky.social focuses on healthcare professionals @claudiacooper.bsky.social www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Thank you to the panel and everyone who joined us in York for a great event. The #dementiaworkforce research which formed the foundations for the discussion are available as three preprints. The first focuses on the student workforce www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Best body doubling experience: get the most work done before the plate gets emptied! #greektortoise #tortoise

Adults who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be living shorter lives than they should, finds a world-first study led by Professor Josh Stott & Dr Elizabeth O'Nions @uclpals.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ja...

A great presentation from Saskia Delray, Madeleine Walpert and Malvika Muralidhar our early and mid-career researchers summarising the evidence from @denpru-qm.bsky.social ’s systematic reviews on dementia training in social care and for healthcare professionals and those in training.