Lucy Stirland
@stirlandia.bsky.social
Academic Old Age Psychiatrist, Edinburgh.
Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health
@atlanticfellows.bsky.social
Interested in multimorbidity, dementia, and complicated people
https://edin.ac/3BQMryK
Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health
@atlanticfellows.bsky.social
Interested in multimorbidity, dementia, and complicated people
https://edin.ac/3BQMryK
Reposted by Lucy Stirland
EADC (European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium) Meeting in Edinburgh, October 30-31, Playfair Library Hall. As a Member Centre, we are honoured to be co-hosting this pan-European meeting, which is dedicated to advancing our scientific understanding of Alzheimer's disease. #Alzheimer #EADC #UoE
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
EADC (European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium) Meeting in Edinburgh, October 30-31, Playfair Library Hall. As a Member Centre, we are honoured to be co-hosting this pan-European meeting, which is dedicated to advancing our scientific understanding of Alzheimer's disease. #Alzheimer #EADC #UoE
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🧠🩺Comorbidities and comorbidity burden in patients with neurocognitive disorders
👉A detailed, in-depth study of comorbidities (individual comorbidities and comorbidity indices) in >3000 real-life patients seen in memory clinics💡
@hcl-recherche.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
👉A detailed, in-depth study of comorbidities (individual comorbidities and comorbidity indices) in >3000 real-life patients seen in memory clinics💡
@hcl-recherche.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
August 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🧠🩺Comorbidities and comorbidity burden in patients with neurocognitive disorders
👉A detailed, in-depth study of comorbidities (individual comorbidities and comorbidity indices) in >3000 real-life patients seen in memory clinics💡
@hcl-recherche.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
👉A detailed, in-depth study of comorbidities (individual comorbidities and comorbidity indices) in >3000 real-life patients seen in memory clinics💡
@hcl-recherche.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📑 New paper 📑
Our review on #multimorbidity in #dementia is out now @alzdemjournals.bsky.social
It summarises this quickly growing research field and is packed with relevant references
Thanks to @istaart.bsky.social for supporting our international Work Group to write it
doi.org/10.1002/alz....
Our review on #multimorbidity in #dementia is out now @alzdemjournals.bsky.social
It summarises this quickly growing research field and is packed with relevant references
Thanks to @istaart.bsky.social for supporting our international Work Group to write it
doi.org/10.1002/alz....
Multimorbidity in dementia: Current perspectives and future challenges
Multimorbidity—the co-occurrence of two or more chronic health conditions—affects > 86% of people with dementia. It is associated with cognitive and functional decline, reduced health-related qualit.....
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
📑 New paper 📑
Our review on #multimorbidity in #dementia is out now @alzdemjournals.bsky.social
It summarises this quickly growing research field and is packed with relevant references
Thanks to @istaart.bsky.social for supporting our international Work Group to write it
doi.org/10.1002/alz....
Our review on #multimorbidity in #dementia is out now @alzdemjournals.bsky.social
It summarises this quickly growing research field and is packed with relevant references
Thanks to @istaart.bsky.social for supporting our international Work Group to write it
doi.org/10.1002/alz....
Thanks to all at #AAIC25 for a great week catching up with the latest science, nurturing networks and making new connections.
See you in London 🇬🇧 next year!
See you in London 🇬🇧 next year!
July 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Thanks to all at #AAIC25 for a great week catching up with the latest science, nurturing networks and making new connections.
See you in London 🇬🇧 next year!
See you in London 🇬🇧 next year!
What a turnout of people interested in #multimorbidity and dementia #AAIC25!
If you couldn't make it and would like to join our Work Group email list, sign up here
forms.gle/UDP3E5SHm52r...
Thanks to @istaart.bsky.social for the ongoing support
If you couldn't make it and would like to join our Work Group email list, sign up here
forms.gle/UDP3E5SHm52r...
Thanks to @istaart.bsky.social for the ongoing support
July 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
What a turnout of people interested in #multimorbidity and dementia #AAIC25!
If you couldn't make it and would like to join our Work Group email list, sign up here
forms.gle/UDP3E5SHm52r...
Thanks to @istaart.bsky.social for the ongoing support
If you couldn't make it and would like to join our Work Group email list, sign up here
forms.gle/UDP3E5SHm52r...
Thanks to @istaart.bsky.social for the ongoing support
Great, well-attended and diverse session on social determinants of health #AAIC25
Particularly pleased to hear from my GBHI classmate Hanna Cho from Yonsei University 🇰🇷 @atlanticfellows.bsky.social
Particularly pleased to hear from my GBHI classmate Hanna Cho from Yonsei University 🇰🇷 @atlanticfellows.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Great, well-attended and diverse session on social determinants of health #AAIC25
Particularly pleased to hear from my GBHI classmate Hanna Cho from Yonsei University 🇰🇷 @atlanticfellows.bsky.social
Particularly pleased to hear from my GBHI classmate Hanna Cho from Yonsei University 🇰🇷 @atlanticfellows.bsky.social
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Our second #AAIC25 special is live! Dr James Brady with @stirlandia.bsky.social, @isabelscst.bsky.social & @felixwittmann.bsky.social. Video & audio streaming now.
pod.fo/e/304afe
pod.fo/e/304afe
July 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Our second #AAIC25 special is live! Dr James Brady with @stirlandia.bsky.social, @isabelscst.bsky.social & @felixwittmann.bsky.social. Video & audio streaming now.
pod.fo/e/304afe
pod.fo/e/304afe
Today at lunch #AAIC25: join our @istaart.bsky.social Work Group to discuss #Comorbidity and #Multimorbidity in Dementia
📍 Room 808
🗓️ 12:15-2pm
Drop in when you're free!
📍 Room 808
🗓️ 12:15-2pm
Drop in when you're free!
July 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Today at lunch #AAIC25: join our @istaart.bsky.social Work Group to discuss #Comorbidity and #Multimorbidity in Dementia
📍 Room 808
🗓️ 12:15-2pm
Drop in when you're free!
📍 Room 808
🗓️ 12:15-2pm
Drop in when you're free!
Reposted by Lucy Stirland
Our second #AAIC25 special is live! Dr James Brady with @stirlandia.bsky.social, @isabelscst.bsky.social & @felixwittmann.bsky.social. Video & audio streaming now.
pod.fo/e/304afe
pod.fo/e/304afe
Dementia Researcher: AAIC Day Two 2025 Highlights
In this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) first and second day of the main event in Toronto and Online, 27the - 31st July...
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July 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Our second #AAIC25 special is live! Dr James Brady with @stirlandia.bsky.social, @isabelscst.bsky.social & @felixwittmann.bsky.social. Video & audio streaming now.
pod.fo/e/304afe
pod.fo/e/304afe
Pleased to meet Katheryn Cousins @upenn.edu from the @istaart.bsky.social Comorbidity and Multimorbidity in Dementia Work Group. She's presenting real-world data about comorbidities, race, and dementia biomarkers #AAIC25
July 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Pleased to meet Katheryn Cousins @upenn.edu from the @istaart.bsky.social Comorbidity and Multimorbidity in Dementia Work Group. She's presenting real-world data about comorbidities, race, and dementia biomarkers #AAIC25
Great start to #AAIC25 at our #multimorbidity Immersive - thanks to all attendees for stimulating conversations
@istaart.bsky.social
@istaart.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Great start to #AAIC25 at our #multimorbidity Immersive - thanks to all attendees for stimulating conversations
@istaart.bsky.social
@istaart.bsky.social
Pleased to see @jayblusk.bsky.social discussing #multimorbidity and #dementia in the @bmj.com
Jay is a member of our @istaart.bsky.social Comorbidity & Multimorbidity in Dementia Work Group - join us at #AAIC25 later this month!
Jay is a member of our @istaart.bsky.social Comorbidity & Multimorbidity in Dementia Work Group - join us at #AAIC25 later this month!
July 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Pleased to see @jayblusk.bsky.social discussing #multimorbidity and #dementia in the @bmj.com
Jay is a member of our @istaart.bsky.social Comorbidity & Multimorbidity in Dementia Work Group - join us at #AAIC25 later this month!
Jay is a member of our @istaart.bsky.social Comorbidity & Multimorbidity in Dementia Work Group - join us at #AAIC25 later this month!
Applications are open for the @atlanticfellows.bsky.social for Equity in Brain Health
Join a global community addressing #brainhealth challenges @ucsfmac.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social
www.gbhi.org/apply
Join a global community addressing #brainhealth challenges @ucsfmac.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social
www.gbhi.org/apply
June 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Applications are open for the @atlanticfellows.bsky.social for Equity in Brain Health
Join a global community addressing #brainhealth challenges @ucsfmac.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social
www.gbhi.org/apply
Join a global community addressing #brainhealth challenges @ucsfmac.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social
www.gbhi.org/apply
In case you weren't already convinced that geriatricians are great, #AtlanticFellows @geritjas.bsky.social adds compelling, person-centred evidence
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@atlanticfellows.bsky.social
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@atlanticfellows.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In case you weren't already convinced that geriatricians are great, #AtlanticFellows @geritjas.bsky.social adds compelling, person-centred evidence
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@atlanticfellows.bsky.social
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@atlanticfellows.bsky.social
Great day at #SDRC2025 hearing diverse examples of #dementia research in Scotland.
Now on my way to the @nihr.bsky.social Multiple Long-Term Conditions conference to complete the set!
Now on my way to the @nihr.bsky.social Multiple Long-Term Conditions conference to complete the set!
May 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Great day at #SDRC2025 hearing diverse examples of #dementia research in Scotland.
Now on my way to the @nihr.bsky.social Multiple Long-Term Conditions conference to complete the set!
Now on my way to the @nihr.bsky.social Multiple Long-Term Conditions conference to complete the set!
I'm already looking forward to meeting the enthusiastic members of our @istaart.bsky.social Comorbidity and Multimorbidity in #Dementia work group in person - see you at #AAIC25!
April 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I'm already looking forward to meeting the enthusiastic members of our @istaart.bsky.social Comorbidity and Multimorbidity in #Dementia work group in person - see you at #AAIC25!
Reposted by Lucy Stirland
Scottish people: your insights are needed for our study!
This first survey collects which questions about brain health you think are important to be answered by research: uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
This first survey collects which questions about brain health you think are important to be answered by research: uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
April 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Scottish people: your insights are needed for our study!
This first survey collects which questions about brain health you think are important to be answered by research: uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
This first survey collects which questions about brain health you think are important to be answered by research: uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Reposted by Lucy Stirland
Specialist sight and hearing assessments must be a standard for people with dementia as new research suggests they’re falling through the cracks of care and connection Read the new ALLIANCE dementia research > www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/de...
Dementia assessments for people with Deafness, Deafblindness or Visual Impairment - report published - Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
A working group of the Cross-party Group on Deafness aims to improve care pathways and support for people with dementia who also experience Deafness, Deafblindness or Visual Impairment, including BSL ...
www.alliance-scotland.org.uk
April 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Specialist sight and hearing assessments must be a standard for people with dementia as new research suggests they’re falling through the cracks of care and connection Read the new ALLIANCE dementia research > www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/de...
Reposted by Lucy Stirland
Reposted by Lucy Stirland
The University of Edinburgh is seeking an Epidemiologist with particular expertise in statistics and healthcare data science for their Stroke and Vascular Dementia Theme. Closing date: 8th May
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/epidemio...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/epidemio...
Epidemiologist: Stroke and Vascular Dementia
The University of Edinburgh is seeking an Epidemiologist with particular expertise in statistics and healthcare data science for their Stroke and Vascular Dementia Theme
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
April 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The University of Edinburgh is seeking an Epidemiologist with particular expertise in statistics and healthcare data science for their Stroke and Vascular Dementia Theme. Closing date: 8th May
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/epidemio...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/epidemio...
This paper in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social outlines the contribution of 8 (mostly cardiovascular) comorbidities to #dementia risk over time.
Elegant and important work from @anjaleist.bsky.social and colleagues
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Elegant and important work from @anjaleist.bsky.social and colleagues
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
April 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This paper in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social outlines the contribution of 8 (mostly cardiovascular) comorbidities to #dementia risk over time.
Elegant and important work from @anjaleist.bsky.social and colleagues
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Elegant and important work from @anjaleist.bsky.social and colleagues
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The findings from my focus group project on #dementia and #multimorbidity are now available to download as an infographic
Thanks to the Global Brain Health Institute and @nrs-ndn1.bsky.social for supporting this work. It was an enjoyable and illuminating process!
www.gbhi.org/projects/exp...
Thanks to the Global Brain Health Institute and @nrs-ndn1.bsky.social for supporting this work. It was an enjoyable and illuminating process!
www.gbhi.org/projects/exp...
Exploring the Priorities of People with Dementia and Multiple Conditions | Global Brain Health Institute
Most people with dementia have at least two further health conditions. However, research usually studies dementia on its own. People with several co-existing conditions are often excluded from drug tr
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March 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The findings from my focus group project on #dementia and #multimorbidity are now available to download as an infographic
Thanks to the Global Brain Health Institute and @nrs-ndn1.bsky.social for supporting this work. It was an enjoyable and illuminating process!
www.gbhi.org/projects/exp...
Thanks to the Global Brain Health Institute and @nrs-ndn1.bsky.social for supporting this work. It was an enjoyable and illuminating process!
www.gbhi.org/projects/exp...
Today I'm excited to launch the findings of my focus group project, sharing co-produced priorities for research into #dementia alongside other conditions
This pilot project is funded by the Global Brain Health Institute, @alzassociation.bsky.social and @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
edin.ac/4ipLVaC
This pilot project is funded by the Global Brain Health Institute, @alzassociation.bsky.social and @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
edin.ac/4ipLVaC
March 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Today I'm excited to launch the findings of my focus group project, sharing co-produced priorities for research into #dementia alongside other conditions
This pilot project is funded by the Global Brain Health Institute, @alzassociation.bsky.social and @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
edin.ac/4ipLVaC
This pilot project is funded by the Global Brain Health Institute, @alzassociation.bsky.social and @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
edin.ac/4ipLVaC
Do your patients struggle with the MoCA? It's hard for AI chatbots too!
Great study in the Christmas @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Great study in the Christmas @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Age against the machine—susceptibility of large language models to cognitive impairment: cross sectional analysis
Objective To evaluate the cognitive abilities of the leading large language models and identify their susceptibility to cognitive impairment, using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and additio...
www.bmj.com
December 24, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Do your patients struggle with the MoCA? It's hard for AI chatbots too!
Great study in the Christmas @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Great study in the Christmas @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Reposted by Lucy Stirland
Impressive attempt to consider sex differences in dementia not just as a biological construct, but a social one: Early life exposure to structural sexism and late‐life memory trajectories among black and white women and men in the United States
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Early life exposure to structural sexism and late‐life memory trajectories among black and white women and men in the United States
INTRODUCTION We investigated whether early life exposure to state-level structural sexism influenced late-life memory trajectories among United Staes (U.S.) -born women and men and determined whethe...
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December 18, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Impressive attempt to consider sex differences in dementia not just as a biological construct, but a social one: Early life exposure to structural sexism and late‐life memory trajectories among black and white women and men in the United States
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...