Henry Woodford
@henriatric.bsky.social
Consultant geriatricians in northeast England. Tries to keep fit, writes books (bought your copy of Essential Geriatrics yet?), the wholly frail, likes dogs.
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Drum roll!! This is a very special document and will CHANGE PRACTICE www.bgs.org.uk/PragmaticPre...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Drum roll!! This is a very special document and will CHANGE PRACTICE www.bgs.org.uk/PragmaticPre...
Very excited to announce the launch of a new book of case studies in geriatric medicine. Released on 28th November
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www.routledge.com/Challenging-...
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Very excited to announce the launch of a new book of case studies in geriatric medicine. Released on 28th November
www.routledge.com/Challenging-...
www.routledge.com/Challenging-...
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This study highlighted that anticholinergic and sedative medications to avoid in older people are still frequently prescribed despite the development and regular updating of potentially inappropriate medication criteria
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Assessing the prevalence of anticholinergic and sedative medications to avoid in older adults from the French Health Data System
Background
In older people, medications with anticholinergic or sedative properties are associated with falls, frailty, and functional and cognitive impairment. These medications are often described.....
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January 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This study highlighted that anticholinergic and sedative medications to avoid in older people are still frequently prescribed despite the development and regular updating of potentially inappropriate medication criteria
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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With frailty present in 45% of heart failure patients and this group probably being the most challenging. This should absolutely be accounted for in guidelines.
Should the management of people with frailty and heart failure deviate from the guidelines?
@lucypgeridoc.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
@lucypgeridoc.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Appropriate management of heart failure in older people with frailty
Guideline directed medical therapy for heart failure for older people with frailty may do more harm than good, say Henry Woodford and colleagues
The management of heart failure is evolving. Recent c...
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November 30, 2024 at 10:59 AM
With frailty present in 45% of heart failure patients and this group probably being the most challenging. This should absolutely be accounted for in guidelines.
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Excellent stuff from @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social and Henry Woodford. The tables are super helpful to assess where the evidence is (or isn’t). Again- we need to think differently when prescribing for older people with frailty. Personalised prescribing. www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Appropriate management of heart failure in older people with frailty
Guideline directed medical therapy for heart failure for older people with frailty may do more harm than good, say Henry Woodford and colleagues
The management of heart failure is evolving. Recent c...
www.bmj.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Excellent stuff from @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social and Henry Woodford. The tables are super helpful to assess where the evidence is (or isn’t). Again- we need to think differently when prescribing for older people with frailty. Personalised prescribing. www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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Want to learn more about managing patients with frailty on the acute take? Join me on Thursday giving a SAM webinar. 2 CPD points. Free for @acutemedicine.bsky.social members. £15 if not
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November 27, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Want to learn more about managing patients with frailty on the acute take? Join me on Thursday giving a SAM webinar. 2 CPD points. Free for @acutemedicine.bsky.social members. £15 if not
www.eventsforce.net/eventage/fro...
www.eventsforce.net/eventage/fro...
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One off doses of antihypertensives for asymptomatic hypertension is associated with increased risk of AKI.
Similarly randomly throwing darts in the air for no reason is associated with increased risk of ADITH.*
Will this madness never end?
*A dart in the head
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Similarly randomly throwing darts in the air for no reason is associated with increased risk of ADITH.*
Will this madness never end?
*A dart in the head
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:06 PM
One off doses of antihypertensives for asymptomatic hypertension is associated with increased risk of AKI.
Similarly randomly throwing darts in the air for no reason is associated with increased risk of ADITH.*
Will this madness never end?
*A dart in the head
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Similarly randomly throwing darts in the air for no reason is associated with increased risk of ADITH.*
Will this madness never end?
*A dart in the head
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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This is great! So happy to see our Polypharmacy masterclass series helping shape clinicians of the future. 😊
‘National Polypharmacy Masterclass
Prescribing Safely in Older People’ for Foundation Trainee Pharmacists tutorial this morning. Great learning at Care Home Service, West London NHS Trust
Thanks to Health Innovation Network, Clare Howard, Lauren Walker & Lawrence Brad
vimeo.com/948287939/ac...
Prescribing Safely in Older People’ for Foundation Trainee Pharmacists tutorial this morning. Great learning at Care Home Service, West London NHS Trust
Thanks to Health Innovation Network, Clare Howard, Lauren Walker & Lawrence Brad
vimeo.com/948287939/ac...
November 27, 2024 at 12:36 PM
This is great! So happy to see our Polypharmacy masterclass series helping shape clinicians of the future. 😊
Should the management of people with frailty and heart failure deviate from the guidelines?
@lucypgeridoc.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
@lucypgeridoc.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Appropriate management of heart failure in older people with frailty
Guideline directed medical therapy for heart failure for older people with frailty may do more harm than good, say Henry Woodford and colleagues
The management of heart failure is evolving. Recent c...
www.bmj.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Should the management of people with frailty and heart failure deviate from the guidelines?
@lucypgeridoc.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
@lucypgeridoc.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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Chris Whitty highlights that geriatricians can’t prevent frailty. A systematic, concerted public health and policy effort is required #bgsconf
November 21, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Chris Whitty highlights that geriatricians can’t prevent frailty. A systematic, concerted public health and policy effort is required #bgsconf
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A speaker at #bgsconf just mentioned “a local geriatrician” and @sparklystar55.bsky.social and I immediately thought, “for local people” - sorry not sorry
a man and a woman wearing glasses are posing for a picture together
ALT: a man and a woman wearing glasses are posing for a picture together
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November 21, 2024 at 10:28 AM
A speaker at #bgsconf just mentioned “a local geriatrician” and @sparklystar55.bsky.social and I immediately thought, “for local people” - sorry not sorry
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Una Clancy at #BGSConf discussing the wide spectrum of clinical consequences of small vessel disease - delirium, stroke, falls, apathy. Microinfarcts underdiagnosed as a cause for acute deterioration? @gerisoc.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Una Clancy at #BGSConf discussing the wide spectrum of clinical consequences of small vessel disease - delirium, stroke, falls, apathy. Microinfarcts underdiagnosed as a cause for acute deterioration? @gerisoc.bsky.social
Could small vessel disease contribute to many presentations in older people with frailty? #BGSconf
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with cerebral small vessel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Apathy, fatigue, and delirium associated independently with worse WMH, whereas subjective
cognitive complaints did not. The association of anxiety, dementia-related behaviours,
emotional lability, and...
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November 21, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Could small vessel disease contribute to many presentations in older people with frailty? #BGSconf
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Are we doing person-centred meditation reviews?
November 21, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Are we doing person-centred meditation reviews?
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Evidence that less can be more when it comes to drug treatment. #MedSky 🧪
Deprescribing of Antihypertensive Medications and Cognitive Function in Nursing Home Residents
This cohort study investigates the association between antihypertensive deprescribing and changes in cognitive function in nursing home residents.
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November 11, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Evidence that less can be more when it comes to drug treatment. #MedSky 🧪
Geriatrics is easy. Four simple steps…
November 20, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Geriatrics is easy. Four simple steps…