Charlotte Squires
@charlottesquires.bsky.social
Geriatric medicine registrar and PhD student researching care trajectories and geriatric syndromes. Small details and big pictures. Based in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders.
Since I started work we’ve made so much progress with diagnosing delirium, ascertaining its relationship with dementia, and advocating for informed and compassionate care of people suffering it.
Still so much to do though and so many unknowns…..
#WDAD2025
Still so much to do though and so many unknowns…..
#WDAD2025
March 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Since I started work we’ve made so much progress with diagnosing delirium, ascertaining its relationship with dementia, and advocating for informed and compassionate care of people suffering it.
Still so much to do though and so many unknowns…..
#WDAD2025
Still so much to do though and so many unknowns…..
#WDAD2025
Strong House of God vibes from the Sun today….
Headline does no favours to older people or the folk looking after them
Headline does no favours to older people or the folk looking after them
January 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Strong House of God vibes from the Sun today….
Headline does no favours to older people or the folk looking after them
Headline does no favours to older people or the folk looking after them
Slightly forgot about Burns night so made tofu curry which is quite possibly as far from haggis as you can get 😂
We’ll have our veggie one tomorrow #burnssupper
We’ll have our veggie one tomorrow #burnssupper
January 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Slightly forgot about Burns night so made tofu curry which is quite possibly as far from haggis as you can get 😂
We’ll have our veggie one tomorrow #burnssupper
We’ll have our veggie one tomorrow #burnssupper
Cold sheep on todays winter run ❄️🥶🏃♀️👟🐑🐏😀
January 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Cold sheep on todays winter run ❄️🥶🏃♀️👟🐑🐏😀
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New preprint! Which regions of the human brain are most strongly related to individual differences in general cognitive functioning? And what are the underlying neurobiological properties of those areas? | bioRxiv | doi: 10.1101/2024.12.17.628670 🧠
December 18, 2024 at 11:46 AM
New preprint! Which regions of the human brain are most strongly related to individual differences in general cognitive functioning? And what are the underlying neurobiological properties of those areas? | bioRxiv | doi: 10.1101/2024.12.17.628670 🧠
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#ChooseGeriatrics
Profile: Richard Biram
@richardbiram.bsky.social
Chair England Council
“I don’t remember hearing much about geriatric medicine during my training years. My first job as a doctor happened to be on a geriatric medicine ward and I absolutely loved it.”
@gerisoc.bsky.social
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Profile: Richard Biram
@richardbiram.bsky.social
Chair England Council
“I don’t remember hearing much about geriatric medicine during my training years. My first job as a doctor happened to be on a geriatric medicine ward and I absolutely loved it.”
@gerisoc.bsky.social
👉🏻Repost
December 11, 2024 at 4:42 PM
#ChooseGeriatrics
Profile: Richard Biram
@richardbiram.bsky.social
Chair England Council
“I don’t remember hearing much about geriatric medicine during my training years. My first job as a doctor happened to be on a geriatric medicine ward and I absolutely loved it.”
@gerisoc.bsky.social
👉🏻Repost
Profile: Richard Biram
@richardbiram.bsky.social
Chair England Council
“I don’t remember hearing much about geriatric medicine during my training years. My first job as a doctor happened to be on a geriatric medicine ward and I absolutely loved it.”
@gerisoc.bsky.social
👉🏻Repost
@mancunianmedic.bsky.social just found your 2008 JRSM article as the profanosaurus sprung to mind this morning!
It’s a great article! I think we’ve made some progress if not quite enough…
It’s a great article! I think we’ve made some progress if not quite enough…
December 9, 2024 at 1:59 PM
@mancunianmedic.bsky.social just found your 2008 JRSM article as the profanosaurus sprung to mind this morning!
It’s a great article! I think we’ve made some progress if not quite enough…
It’s a great article! I think we’ve made some progress if not quite enough…
I am a huge fan of lymphoma action after my dalliance with #hodgkins a few years ago. They are a super charity ❤️
If you can please donate to @lymphomaaction.bsky.social all donations by Monday will be matched by @biggive.bsky.social
Lymphoma is the most prevalent cancer in young adults
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December 7, 2024 at 11:45 AM
I am a huge fan of lymphoma action after my dalliance with #hodgkins a few years ago. They are a super charity ❤️
Today I am off to observe the battery of cognitive testing @edinunilbc.bsky.social participants undergo to get some insight for my own PhD project
I am also looking forward to the WGH Christmas door tradition!
I am also looking forward to the WGH Christmas door tradition!
December 6, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Today I am off to observe the battery of cognitive testing @edinunilbc.bsky.social participants undergo to get some insight for my own PhD project
I am also looking forward to the WGH Christmas door tradition!
I am also looking forward to the WGH Christmas door tradition!
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Geriatricians of BlueSky.
Can anyone help? Does anyone know the name of a Geriatrician who works at Rutland (Oakham) Community Hospital in Leicestershire?
Feel free to reply or DM.
Thank-you.
Can anyone help? Does anyone know the name of a Geriatrician who works at Rutland (Oakham) Community Hospital in Leicestershire?
Feel free to reply or DM.
Thank-you.
December 4, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Geriatricians of BlueSky.
Can anyone help? Does anyone know the name of a Geriatrician who works at Rutland (Oakham) Community Hospital in Leicestershire?
Feel free to reply or DM.
Thank-you.
Can anyone help? Does anyone know the name of a Geriatrician who works at Rutland (Oakham) Community Hospital in Leicestershire?
Feel free to reply or DM.
Thank-you.
Excellent #phdlife week this week
I’ve met (v cool) roboticists at the Caring Machines symposium and then a bevy of other PhD students at a joint Wellcome/ACRC event
Collab is fab as they say
Pic of a space robot for interest
I’ve met (v cool) roboticists at the Caring Machines symposium and then a bevy of other PhD students at a joint Wellcome/ACRC event
Collab is fab as they say
Pic of a space robot for interest
December 4, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Excellent #phdlife week this week
I’ve met (v cool) roboticists at the Caring Machines symposium and then a bevy of other PhD students at a joint Wellcome/ACRC event
Collab is fab as they say
Pic of a space robot for interest
I’ve met (v cool) roboticists at the Caring Machines symposium and then a bevy of other PhD students at a joint Wellcome/ACRC event
Collab is fab as they say
Pic of a space robot for interest
Medical student interviews this week at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Feels like yesterday though I am old enough Edinburgh didn’t interview me 😅
Great to see keen looking future colleagues! Good luck all (and when the time comes #choosegeris
Feels like yesterday though I am old enough Edinburgh didn’t interview me 😅
Great to see keen looking future colleagues! Good luck all (and when the time comes #choosegeris
December 4, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Medical student interviews this week at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Feels like yesterday though I am old enough Edinburgh didn’t interview me 😅
Great to see keen looking future colleagues! Good luck all (and when the time comes #choosegeris
Feels like yesterday though I am old enough Edinburgh didn’t interview me 😅
Great to see keen looking future colleagues! Good luck all (and when the time comes #choosegeris
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Whilst we are talking about dying & giving people choices
Can our government also choose to fund #PalliativeCare so that #hospices aren’t depending on charitable donations
Why should end-of-life care need local people to run marathons & hold cake sales- which contributes to #inequities in care
Can our government also choose to fund #PalliativeCare so that #hospices aren’t depending on charitable donations
Why should end-of-life care need local people to run marathons & hold cake sales- which contributes to #inequities in care
What a powerful programme highlighting the devastating financial position the hospice sector is experiencing.
Thank you @danielhewittitv.bsky.social @tobyhporter.bsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @katherinesleeman.bsky.social & all the other voices included in the report.
Thank you @danielhewittitv.bsky.social @tobyhporter.bsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @katherinesleeman.bsky.social & all the other voices included in the report.
This is a must-watch tonight at 8:30pm. Thank you @danielhewittitv.bsky.social for reporting on the financial crisis the #Hospice sector is experiencing.
The government must provide urgent & sustainable action in order for us to continue to provide #palliativecare
www.itv.com/watch/news/k...
The government must provide urgent & sustainable action in order for us to continue to provide #palliativecare
www.itv.com/watch/news/k...
November 29, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Whilst we are talking about dying & giving people choices
Can our government also choose to fund #PalliativeCare so that #hospices aren’t depending on charitable donations
Why should end-of-life care need local people to run marathons & hold cake sales- which contributes to #inequities in care
Can our government also choose to fund #PalliativeCare so that #hospices aren’t depending on charitable donations
Why should end-of-life care need local people to run marathons & hold cake sales- which contributes to #inequities in care
Word of the day is ‘homeostenosis’ ie a loss of adequate homeostasis, so often seen in #frailty #geriatricmed
I’m unsure if the stenosis root is quite ‘right’ (but am not a classicist) but it’s a great concept. How have I not heard it before?
Obv have used it about 12 times today already 😅
I’m unsure if the stenosis root is quite ‘right’ (but am not a classicist) but it’s a great concept. How have I not heard it before?
Obv have used it about 12 times today already 😅
November 27, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Word of the day is ‘homeostenosis’ ie a loss of adequate homeostasis, so often seen in #frailty #geriatricmed
I’m unsure if the stenosis root is quite ‘right’ (but am not a classicist) but it’s a great concept. How have I not heard it before?
Obv have used it about 12 times today already 😅
I’m unsure if the stenosis root is quite ‘right’ (but am not a classicist) but it’s a great concept. How have I not heard it before?
Obv have used it about 12 times today already 😅
Reposted by Charlotte Squires
Thank you @ncfcareforum.bsky.social for inviting @gerisoc.bsky.social to the panel. 3 million people work in social care & health care in the UK, so much we can do together to ensure people age well & older people are supported to live well, independently & healthily. Lots to do together!!
Plenary session at #CEOsConf2024 now moving on to a panel discussion around ensuring diverse & excluded voices are included in conversations so we can create better outcomes for people & communities @vicrayner.bsky.social @tlap.bsky.social @mencap.bsky.social British Geriatrics Society
November 26, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Thank you @ncfcareforum.bsky.social for inviting @gerisoc.bsky.social to the panel. 3 million people work in social care & health care in the UK, so much we can do together to ensure people age well & older people are supported to live well, independently & healthily. Lots to do together!!
Pilgrimage to the #witches well near Edinburgh castle today on the way home as I am currently a bit obsessed
The inscription suggests the artists wasn’t that convinced that the accused were in fact….all innocent 🤔
The inscription suggests the artists wasn’t that convinced that the accused were in fact….all innocent 🤔
November 26, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Pilgrimage to the #witches well near Edinburgh castle today on the way home as I am currently a bit obsessed
The inscription suggests the artists wasn’t that convinced that the accused were in fact….all innocent 🤔
The inscription suggests the artists wasn’t that convinced that the accused were in fact….all innocent 🤔
Today’s fact is that Heberden (of the nodes, ofc) Also came up with the term ‘angina pectoris’.
Osler commented on the feeling of ‘imminent dissolution’ - angina animi - we all learn in medical school.
From an article suggesting silent angina is a geriatric syndrome (not sure I agree)
Osler commented on the feeling of ‘imminent dissolution’ - angina animi - we all learn in medical school.
From an article suggesting silent angina is a geriatric syndrome (not sure I agree)
November 26, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Today’s fact is that Heberden (of the nodes, ofc) Also came up with the term ‘angina pectoris’.
Osler commented on the feeling of ‘imminent dissolution’ - angina animi - we all learn in medical school.
From an article suggesting silent angina is a geriatric syndrome (not sure I agree)
Osler commented on the feeling of ‘imminent dissolution’ - angina animi - we all learn in medical school.
From an article suggesting silent angina is a geriatric syndrome (not sure I agree)
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🌟PhD Opportunity🌟
Investigate the links between opioids, other analgesics, and cognitive decline/dementia. Supervisors include researchers at Edinburgh and Glasgow University and the Karolinska Institute! Learn more about this Precision Medicine PhD and apply below!⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Investigate the links between opioids, other analgesics, and cognitive decline/dementia. Supervisors include researchers at Edinburgh and Glasgow University and the Karolinska Institute! Learn more about this Precision Medicine PhD and apply below!⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Chronic pain, analgesic prescribing, and cognitive decline
Precision Medicine Project - Chronic pain, analgesic prescribing, and cognitive decline
usher.ed.ac.uk
November 20, 2024 at 2:23 PM
🌟PhD Opportunity🌟
Investigate the links between opioids, other analgesics, and cognitive decline/dementia. Supervisors include researchers at Edinburgh and Glasgow University and the Karolinska Institute! Learn more about this Precision Medicine PhD and apply below!⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Investigate the links between opioids, other analgesics, and cognitive decline/dementia. Supervisors include researchers at Edinburgh and Glasgow University and the Karolinska Institute! Learn more about this Precision Medicine PhD and apply below!⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
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@rosespenfold.bsky.social describing dementia diagnosis in acute hospital setting and sharing in primary care1:4. Often older living with more frailty and lower socioeconomic- receiving poorer community interventions @gerisoc.bsky.social #BGSconf
November 21, 2024 at 1:04 PM
@rosespenfold.bsky.social describing dementia diagnosis in acute hospital setting and sharing in primary care1:4. Often older living with more frailty and lower socioeconomic- receiving poorer community interventions @gerisoc.bsky.social #BGSconf
November 20, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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Come join us at #bgsconf tomorrow for this interactive and important workshop on moral injury. We want to hear people's experience and what we in @gerisoc.bsky.social can do to support #gerisky
November 19, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Come join us at #bgsconf tomorrow for this interactive and important workshop on moral injury. We want to hear people's experience and what we in @gerisoc.bsky.social can do to support #gerisky
Family ethos at the moment is not ‘stop and smell the roses’ but ‘stop and watch the tractors’ (out of shot, it was a John Deere for #tractorbsky)
November 15, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Family ethos at the moment is not ‘stop and smell the roses’ but ‘stop and watch the tractors’ (out of shot, it was a John Deere for #tractorbsky)
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I'm on the lookout for doctors with hobbies again! This time particuary interested in ones that have a cultural significance to you or link you to your heritage (I think I'm thinking dance, food etc but I don't really know) Does that make sense? Email me arimmer@bmj.com if it does or to correct me
November 13, 2024 at 4:57 PM
I'm on the lookout for doctors with hobbies again! This time particuary interested in ones that have a cultural significance to you or link you to your heritage (I think I'm thinking dance, food etc but I don't really know) Does that make sense? Email me arimmer@bmj.com if it does or to correct me
After leaving 'the other place' a few months ago I have predictably caved #networking #learning and/or #procrastinating
Hello again, online friends!
Hello again, online friends!
November 12, 2024 at 2:46 PM
After leaving 'the other place' a few months ago I have predictably caved #networking #learning and/or #procrastinating
Hello again, online friends!
Hello again, online friends!