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🚨🚨🚨 our #UTIhour on pediatric #UTI is in ONE HOUR! Join us on Zoom at 9am EDT/1pm UTC, or watch the recording later when you can!

Zoom link on our site: UTIGA.org/upcoming

Recording will be on: UTIGA.org/past

See you guys soon!
July 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Prescription of 2 or more STOPPFall medications is independently associated with all falls, injurious and unexplained falls, all fractures and hip fractures. Review these meds! academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
The association between STOPPFall medication use and falls and fractures in community-dwelling older people
AbstractIntroduction. Falls and fractures are common among older people. The Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions in older adults with high fall r
academic.oup.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Let's make hospitals safer for people with #Parkinson's.
"On time," means supporting people to take their meds within 30mins of the prescribed time or symptoms could increase.
Excellent supportive resources here for hospitals and all HCPs.
#GetItOnTime
parkinsons.org.uk/professional...
#pharmsky
Time critical medication and Get It On Time campaign resources
Information and resources for professionals on time critical medication for Parkinson's, including the Get It on Time campaign and resources.
parkinsons.org.uk
June 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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The overview of AMR that you always wanted (someone else to write) - amazing!

Truly brilliant paper with great figures! @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Antimicrobial resistance: a concise update
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to global public health, with approximately 5 million deaths associated with bacterial AMR in 2019. Tackling AMR requires a multifaceted and cohesive...
www.thelancet.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Positive early signal that the introduction of the RSV monoclonal antibody immunisation to all babies from September in Ireland is working. National uptake around 80% though and could be better.

#rsv
#vaccinations
December 11, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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Two new additions to the fantastic Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines.

Mouthcare: tinyurl.com/5n6v38st

Spiritual Distress: tinyurl.com/y4k67ja5
Mouth care | Right Decisions
tinyurl.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:46 AM
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November 24, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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A reminder after celebrating Thanksgiving dinner: many individuals with dementia are placed on thickened liquid diets that impacts quality of life with no good evidence that it benefits them. #medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Thinning Evidence for Thickened Liquid Diets in Dementia and Dysphagia
A little less than a decade ago, our local hospice and palliative care team decided to attempt what we called a “thickened liquid challenge.” This simple challenge was intended not as a mere one-off t...
jamanetwork.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:45 AM
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🚨 Attention Hospital and Academic Pharmacists in Ireland 🚨

We are setting up a new Education & Research SIG in the Hospital Pharmacist Association of Ireland & would love for you to join! HPAI have sent an email out today with details on how to join the SIG! Reach out if you want to get involved!
November 28, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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My first #IDSky post will be a shameless promotion of our new UTI WikiGuideline!

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Of 37 questions, only 6 had enough data to fully meet criteria for a clear recommendation!
Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Urinary Tract Infections
This consensus statement creates a clinical guideline for the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections that addresses the gap between the evidence and recommendation strength.
jamanetwork.com
November 8, 2024 at 3:04 AM
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Another #MedSky #Skeetorial

Iron deficiency is relatively frequent and seen by all types of physicians.

For years, iron supplements were given multiple times a day.

Now we know that should never happen.

So why the change?
1/n
November 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM