Miles Witham
@oldertrialsprof.bsky.social
Academic geriatrician; NIHR Newcastle BRC and CRF; BGS vice-president for research. Ageing, Sarcopenia, MLTC, better trials for and with older people, big data and a dash of global health.
Through the purple door today for BGS Trustees Board meeting. @gerisoc.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Through the purple door today for BGS Trustees Board meeting. @gerisoc.bsky.social
Interested in how we can improve resistance exercise training for older people with #sarcopenia or #frailty? Our national BEPOP benchmarking project team will be presenting results from the second wave of data collection at the AGILE conference in May! Sign up here: www.tinyurl.com/AgileConf2025
April 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Interested in how we can improve resistance exercise training for older people with #sarcopenia or #frailty? Our national BEPOP benchmarking project team will be presenting results from the second wave of data collection at the AGILE conference in May! Sign up here: www.tinyurl.com/AgileConf2025
@newcastleage.bsky.social team at @gerisoc.bsky.social conference - showcasing our work on #sarcopenia intervention selection. Help shape our research on what a good sarcopenia intervention looks like! forms.office.com/e/HN1F1tGGhc
April 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@newcastleage.bsky.social team at @gerisoc.bsky.social conference - showcasing our work on #sarcopenia intervention selection. Help shape our research on what a good sarcopenia intervention looks like! forms.office.com/e/HN1F1tGGhc
Give us a Christmas gift by completing our national sarcopenia survey - your responses will help keep Santa fit and active in old age bit.ly/4heSey6. @gerisoc.bsky.social @age-and-ageing.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Give us a Christmas gift by completing our national sarcopenia survey - your responses will help keep Santa fit and active in old age bit.ly/4heSey6. @gerisoc.bsky.social @age-and-ageing.bsky.social
Prof Colin McCowan discussing gaps in methodological knowledge that the cross #NIHR collaboration on #MLTC will address @nihr.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Prof Colin McCowan discussing gaps in methodological knowledge that the cross #NIHR collaboration on #MLTC will address @nihr.bsky.social
Kickoff for our cross- #NIHR collaboration on #MLTC launch event in London - Profs Sayer and Khunti presiding! @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Kickoff for our cross- #NIHR collaboration on #MLTC launch event in London - Profs Sayer and Khunti presiding! @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
Cross-NIHR collaboration on MLTC colleague Peter Hanlon discussing adverse impacts of hospital admission for people with MLTC at #BGSConf. @gerisoc.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Cross-NIHR collaboration on MLTC colleague Peter Hanlon discussing adverse impacts of hospital admission for people with MLTC at #BGSConf. @gerisoc.bsky.social
Nearly full house for our #BGSConf Presidents Round, showcasing some of the best abstracts in quickfire 3 min presentations. Well done to all the presenters! @gerisoc.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Nearly full house for our #BGSConf Presidents Round, showcasing some of the best abstracts in quickfire 3 min presentations. Well done to all the presenters! @gerisoc.bsky.social
Prof Peter Buckle (NIHR HRC) talking at #BGSConf - diagnostics are just as much about the people and care systems as they are about the tech @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Prof Peter Buckle (NIHR HRC) talking at #BGSConf - diagnostics are just as much about the people and care systems as they are about the tech @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
Tim Hicks from NIHR Newcastle HealthTech Research centre discussing unmet needs for care home diagnostics at #BGSConf. Lot of suggestions, but also lots of valuable context on the human side of testing in care homes. @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Tim Hicks from NIHR Newcastle HealthTech Research centre discussing unmet needs for care home diagnostics at #BGSConf. Lot of suggestions, but also lots of valuable context on the human side of testing in care homes. @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
Prof Gail Hayward at #BGSConf explaining the role of NIHR HealthTech Research Centres - helping develop better diagnostics and health tech for older people. @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Prof Gail Hayward at #BGSConf explaining the role of NIHR HealthTech Research Centres - helping develop better diagnostics and health tech for older people. @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
Dr Oly Todd - our BGS Rising Star lecturer for 2024. Rehearsing evidence on BP management for older people wirh frailty and his research contribution to this important area @gerisoc.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Dr Oly Todd - our BGS Rising Star lecturer for 2024. Rehearsing evidence on BP management for older people wirh frailty and his research contribution to this important area @gerisoc.bsky.social
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
The Dragons (and the audience) have decided! Everyone's a winner, but large language models get the most... @gerisoc.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 10:35 AM
The Dragons (and the audience) have decided! Everyone's a winner, but large language models get the most... @gerisoc.bsky.social
And we are off... @gerisoc.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 9:40 AM
And we are off... @gerisoc.bsky.social
The money is here for our @gerisoc.bsky.social Dragons to disburse to the winner of our AI and healthtech Dragons Den event today...
November 20, 2024 at 9:17 AM
The money is here for our @gerisoc.bsky.social Dragons to disburse to the winner of our AI and healthtech Dragons Den event today...
BGS conference going to be popular by the look of the queue for registration!
November 20, 2024 at 8:59 AM
BGS conference going to be popular by the look of the queue for registration!
UK colleagues involved in caring for older people: Please complete our short NIHR Newcastle BRC survey which aims to describe current UK clinical practice around sarcopenia diagnosis and management; your responses will help us to improve research and practice in this crucial area. bit.ly/4heSey6
November 18, 2024 at 10:43 AM
UK colleagues involved in caring for older people: Please complete our short NIHR Newcastle BRC survey which aims to describe current UK clinical practice around sarcopenia diagnosis and management; your responses will help us to improve research and practice in this crucial area. bit.ly/4heSey6
Fantastic Harveian oration tonight at RCP London, given by our very own Professor Avan Sayer. First Harveian oration given by a geriatrician in the 400+ years since the event was established. We are all tremendously proud of you Avan!
October 23, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Fantastic Harveian oration tonight at RCP London, given by our very own Professor Avan Sayer. First Harveian oration given by a geriatrician in the 400+ years since the event was established. We are all tremendously proud of you Avan!
📢Delighted to announce the publication of a Nature Reviews Disease Primer on #Sarcopenia, led by members of the AGE Research Group and the Ageing, Sarcopenia and Multimorbidity Theme within the
NIHR Newcastle BRC
nature.com/articles/s41...
NIHR Newcastle BRC
nature.com/articles/s41...
September 25, 2024 at 8:52 AM
📢Delighted to announce the publication of a Nature Reviews Disease Primer on #Sarcopenia, led by members of the AGE Research Group and the Ageing, Sarcopenia and Multimorbidity Theme within the
NIHR Newcastle BRC
nature.com/articles/s41...
NIHR Newcastle BRC
nature.com/articles/s41...