I am a supposedly tech-savvy academic but I needed a room full of retirement village residents to tell me how to operate their TV I was presenting on 😂 I accidentally changed channels instead of turning up the volume on the remote so they could listen to pterry! We got there... 🫣

Today is definitely one of those 'halp?' moments...

I really enjoyed the peer review I did last night actually. Sometimes it takes me ages and is not that enjoyable cos the paper probably shouldn't have gone out to review. But this was a really thoughtful study and it was nice to see new work happening in the space! #AcademicSky

Also bring throat sweets, especially if you're doing a poster. I guarantee you won't regret it!

So my dad had a urology procedure recently and I was worried he was gonna be stuck with a catheter permanently, but he's been so on top of everything (pee admin we call it 😂) and he totally nailed the trial without it! So proud of him and he's even got pelvic physio organised 🤗 go dad!!

I'm on holiday in Japan and gosh I love my 10 year old Olympus EM5II camera dearly, but I'm really starting to feel the memory card write times now... upgrade time? But it's been to many countries, torrentially rained on, busted out in -18°C temperatures and dropped half a dozen times. What a tank ❤️

Shh. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve built an academic career on some of this stuff. I got a paper published about a plastic chicken motion sensor that someone used to stop their wife with dementia going outside. That paper’s been referenced over 100 times now.

What an awesome time we had at the International Orthoptic Congress #IOC2025! I loved reconnecting with my UK pals and also meeting Dutch orthoptists Anne and Louise! Anne is supporting Mirjam Tilborg's Directions project at Hogeschool Utrecht about dementia-friendly eyecare 🤗

The language is not person-centred unfortunately, but the actual story is fun! Sometimes it feels like we're living in a headline from the Onion or Betoota Advocate anyway 😅

So hype for a weekend of geeking out with the squad 🤓 #IOC2025

Huge hype for #IOC2025 tomorrow!! I can't wait to see people ❤️

I installed the Dementia Australia Brain Track app on my dad's phone last week when I was visiting cos he said he was worried about his memory. I set it all up with his details so he can get started, but now I have to remind him it's there 😂

Bluesky is “screen reader accessible” the way a staircase with curb cuts on each step is a “wheelchair ramp.” No keyboard nav. No useful landmarks. No focus memory. I lose my place every time I interact with a post. Compliance ≠ usability. Day 23 asking @support.bsky.team to fix this #A11yFail

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

Achievement unlocked: ambushed Prof Susan Kurrle with one of my dementia-friendly eyecare booklets 🏆 Come and see me at poster #212 at lunchtime if you'd like one! I have some cards about Guide Dogs' new SeeWay service for ppl with early vision loss too! #ANZSGM2025

Somebody asked on slido: How effective is the most basic optometry review in identifying more complex visual dysfunction for patients with dementia? Optom role is to rule out contributing factors e.g. binocular vision issues and can refer to neuro-ophthalmologist. #ANZSGM2025

And closing out this plenary session is Elissa Campbell on the very important topic of palliative care. We AHPs have a role here too! @ELDAC_agedcare #ANZSGM2025 Sorry for my wonky one handed pics y'all 😆

Next up is some myth busting about Down Syndrome with Madeleine Healy @MonashHealth! Did you know orthoptists can do functional visual assessments for people with Down Syndrome? They often do great with Kay Pics! #ANZSGM2025

We start Day Two of #ANZSGM2025 with another round of Prof Susan Kurrle AO! Today's case example includes vision impairment as a common co-morbidity of dementia. A reminder about our eye test resources! dementia-org.libguides.com/eye-health-a...

I just wanted to highlight the availability of free interpreting services for private AHPs in 32 LGAs as part of a pilot program until next year: www.health.gov.au/our-work/fre... #ANZSGM2025

Here's Prof Lee-Fay Low presenting to a room full of geriatricians about variations in perceptions of dementia across cultural communities. This is the Facing Dementia Together project #ANZSGM2025

Oh I love this, I've gotta listen when I have a chance!

And the last talk of the day is from Oliver Menzies @HNZTeTokaTumai all about inpatient care for older Maori. #ANZSGM2025

Delighted to be presenting the ESO guideline on aphasia rehabilitation today at #NAC2025 in Uppsala. Panel discussion to follow. Looking forward to considering how we can implement the guidelines in clinical practice across Europe and beyond. @esostroke.bsky.social #LetsTalkAphasia

Dina LoGiudice and Rhiann Suu See share some fantastic research about dementia risk factors in the Torres Strait and other community-led projects #ANZSGM2025

Stellar talk from Joan O'Donnell @notredame about driving and dementia - early and regular conversations about driving are important, just like we found in our research with optometrists! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35914742/ #ANZSGM2025

Prof Renuka Visvanathan is now sharing many clinical pearls on all things nutrition! Different strokes for different folks is a key message along with the importance of oral health care! #ANZSGM2025

Susan Kurrle AO on how neurologists etc refer to geriatricians after a dementia diagnosis for "managing everything else" in her talk about managing multimorbidity for people living with dementia #ANZSGM2025

Closing out the change narrative session at #ANZSGM2025 is Digvijay Khangarot on a shared care neurosurgery intervention at Charlie Gairdners, where geriatricians have a key lead role in the service!

Next up Simon Grof @jewishcarevic @easternhealthau shares on co-designed placement models for allied health students in aged care: stakeholder interviews with residents, staff & students. Setting expectations & active supervision including onsite mentors was key. #ANZSGM2025

Melody Leung @Sydney_Uni shares her PhD project to develop an adaptation framework for mobility interventions across settings. Melody is sharing her site ethics approval trials and tribulations! #ANZSGM2025

It's time to hear some more about the history of the golden angels! Loving the matching gold colour scheme for the talk slides too 😁 A/Prof Katrina Anderson presents about this fabulous volunteer-led model of dementia and delirium care across settings #ANZSGM2025

Mary Ann Kulh @ACTHealth presents a carer-informed approach to supporting people living with dementia and changed behaviours in the ACT! #ANZSGM2025

Here's me presenting about dementia rehabilitation in the change narrative session at #ANZSGM2025! I've already had some great interactions at my poster #212!

Brendan welcomes us to country at the opening of #ANZSGM2025

Prof Susan Kurrle AO opens the #ANZSGM2025 Dementia SIG meeting and highlights current issues with access to neuropsychologists in regional areas. Quick plug for the Masterclass 'Diseases of the Ageing Brain' in Oct: brainmasterclass.com.au

What a great first day at the Nordic Aphasia Conference #NAC2025 in Uppsala! I presented our poster on co-designing a questionnaire about living with #PPA together with @monicanor.bsky.social @ingvildw.bsky.social et al. #Aphasia #primaryprogressiveaphasia

OKAY SO I kinda broke my elbow a bit BUT the show must go on!! Excited for my first time at #ANZSGM2025 to do some more (one-handed) flag-waving for allied health in dementia care! Check out our dementia rehabilitation change narrative talk Weds AM, & primary care training poster! #withAHPsuCAN

Oops... My poor track record with bikes continues! (Awesome weekend on Rotto though!)

Happy World Orthoptic Day y'all! I'm in clinic today supporting the next generation of orthoptists - so proud of my profession and the amazing work we all do around the world 👀❤️🤓 Here's to all of you!! 🎉 #OrthopticsAwarenessWeek #OAW2025 #WorldOrthopticDay #WOD2025

My amblyopia papers never get cited anyway so yoloooooo

I looked up one of my PhD advisors on Scopus today. He is now retired and hasn't been much active since. He has 41 articles associated with him, a few book chapters, and that's about it. To date, his works have been cited 1,117 times. Things were different back in the day. #AcademicSky

The 12th Australasian Cliometrics Workshop will be held 14 Nov 2025 at Monash Uni, Melbourne. Proposals accepted thru 14 July, full papers due 31st Oct. More info: Quoc-Anh Do ([email protected]) & Laura Panza ([email protected]) ECR & grad students particularly encouraged 📉📈🗃📗 #AcademicSky

The "I said yes to too many things" feels are so real this week

Did anyone else take 999,999 psychic damage from this cos I sure did oof

Ready for tomorrow!

LET'S GOOOOOO

This is on Tuesday and I'm totally bricking it #scicomm #academicsky

Over on X: Marianne Piano @mporthoptics.bsky.social features Lindsay Bent from Ambulance Victoria as he presents his ChurchillTrust visit to the UK & #dementia-friendly #ambulance services. x.com/MPOrthoptics... Marianne does a great job live tweeting on #AHPs in #dementia care at symposium.

Tune into ABC Radio Melbourne this am to hear about how everyone can get involved in dementia research! At 11.40am, Jacinta Parsons will chat to Anthony, who lives with dementia. I'll be there to show how taking part in research via platforms like StepUp for Dementia Research improves dementia care!