Stephen Lim
@stephenlim.bsky.social
Clinical Academic Geriatrician, NIHR Advanced Fellow, Uni of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton Research Leaders Programme #AcademicGeris
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The final #ARCseminar of 2025 is at 1pm TODAY!
Creative arts for #dementia
➡️ eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
With:
🔹Dr @stephenlim.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social
🔹Dr Ming-Hung Hsu @arceastofengland.bsky.social
🔹Dr Megan Polden @arcnwc.bsky.social
🔹Prof Linda Clare @penarc.bsky.social
Creative arts for #dementia
➡️ eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
With:
🔹Dr @stephenlim.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social
🔹Dr Ming-Hung Hsu @arceastofengland.bsky.social
🔹Dr Megan Polden @arcnwc.bsky.social
🔹Prof Linda Clare @penarc.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The final #ARCseminar of 2025 is at 1pm TODAY!
Creative arts for #dementia
➡️ eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
With:
🔹Dr @stephenlim.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social
🔹Dr Ming-Hung Hsu @arceastofengland.bsky.social
🔹Dr Megan Polden @arcnwc.bsky.social
🔹Prof Linda Clare @penarc.bsky.social
Creative arts for #dementia
➡️ eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
With:
🔹Dr @stephenlim.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social
🔹Dr Ming-Hung Hsu @arceastofengland.bsky.social
🔹Dr Megan Polden @arcnwc.bsky.social
🔹Prof Linda Clare @penarc.bsky.social
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Don't miss the final national #ARCseminar of 2025
Wed 9 July - Creative arts for #dementia
eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research.
Wed 9 July - Creative arts for #dementia
eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research.
June 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Don't miss the final national #ARCseminar of 2025
Wed 9 July - Creative arts for #dementia
eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research.
Wed 9 July - Creative arts for #dementia
eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research.
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A fantastic afternoon spent yesterday bringing together colleagues from the Centre for Ageing Resilience in an Ageing Environment and our team @acha020.bsky.social - lots of possibilities for cross-London collaboration to bring the whole research pipeline for ageing together end-to-end!
April 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
A fantastic afternoon spent yesterday bringing together colleagues from the Centre for Ageing Resilience in an Ageing Environment and our team @acha020.bsky.social - lots of possibilities for cross-London collaboration to bring the whole research pipeline for ageing together end-to-end!
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Well done Lee-Ann (Our Social Care Research lead) and Mel @buresearch.bsky.social going to Westminsters to talk Tech and Social Care and Mel on seldom heard voices
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
@basw-uk.bsky.social @hantsconnect.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @rorycj.bsky.social
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
@basw-uk.bsky.social @hantsconnect.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @rorycj.bsky.social
Academics represent BU at two Parliamentary events
www.bournemouth.ac.uk
April 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Well done Lee-Ann (Our Social Care Research lead) and Mel @buresearch.bsky.social going to Westminsters to talk Tech and Social Care and Mel on seldom heard voices
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
@basw-uk.bsky.social @hantsconnect.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @rorycj.bsky.social
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
@basw-uk.bsky.social @hantsconnect.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @rorycj.bsky.social
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You know what's better than having over 60 Dementia #DEMCOMM Researchers? Having a festival to celebrate Dementia Week May 19-25 - #DEFEST with
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
@stephenlim.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/demfest25
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
@stephenlim.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/demfest25
March 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
You know what's better than having over 60 Dementia #DEMCOMM Researchers? Having a festival to celebrate Dementia Week May 19-25 - #DEFEST with
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
@stephenlim.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/demfest25
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
@stephenlim.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/demfest25
Delighted to be working with @arcwessex.bsky.social Prof Julia Sinclair and team to better understand alcohol use disorder in older adults. www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/research-are...
March 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Delighted to be working with @arcwessex.bsky.social Prof Julia Sinclair and team to better understand alcohol use disorder in older adults. www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/research-are...
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Alcohol and muscle - interactions with ageing & sarcopenia
@stephenlim.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social our research lead for Ageing & dementia joins our #alcohol #nutrition conference with @nutritionsociety.bsky.social
@uhsftresearch.bsky.social @skaistelin.bsky.social
@stephenlim.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social our research lead for Ageing & dementia joins our #alcohol #nutrition conference with @nutritionsociety.bsky.social
@uhsftresearch.bsky.social @skaistelin.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Alcohol and muscle - interactions with ageing & sarcopenia
@stephenlim.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social our research lead for Ageing & dementia joins our #alcohol #nutrition conference with @nutritionsociety.bsky.social
@uhsftresearch.bsky.social @skaistelin.bsky.social
@stephenlim.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social our research lead for Ageing & dementia joins our #alcohol #nutrition conference with @nutritionsociety.bsky.social
@uhsftresearch.bsky.social @skaistelin.bsky.social
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SR: Impact of #deprescribing on sarcopenia:
- no effect on skeletal muscle mass
- some studies find ⬆️ in strength, phys. perf. & nutritional status.
Pairing DeRx with nutrition & exercise therapies may further prevent sarcopenia. More research needed:
bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
- no effect on skeletal muscle mass
- some studies find ⬆️ in strength, phys. perf. & nutritional status.
Pairing DeRx with nutrition & exercise therapies may further prevent sarcopenia. More research needed:
bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
The evidence and impact of deprescribing on sarcopenia parameters: a systematic review - BMC Geriatrics
Background Polypharmacy (concomitant prescription of ≥ 5 medications) affects a third of older people, and evidence suggests an association with sarcopenia (loss of skeletal muscle mass/quality, muscl...
bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
SR: Impact of #deprescribing on sarcopenia:
- no effect on skeletal muscle mass
- some studies find ⬆️ in strength, phys. perf. & nutritional status.
Pairing DeRx with nutrition & exercise therapies may further prevent sarcopenia. More research needed:
bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
- no effect on skeletal muscle mass
- some studies find ⬆️ in strength, phys. perf. & nutritional status.
Pairing DeRx with nutrition & exercise therapies may further prevent sarcopenia. More research needed:
bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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De-prescribing for people with #MCI Mild cognitive impairment. The STOP-DEM project produced a toolkit to help www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/research-are...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @stephenlim.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
@uhsft.bsky.social
#polypharmacy
@nihrarcs.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @stephenlim.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
@uhsft.bsky.social
#polypharmacy
February 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
De-prescribing for people with #MCI Mild cognitive impairment. The STOP-DEM project produced a toolkit to help www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/research-are...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @stephenlim.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
@uhsft.bsky.social
#polypharmacy
@nihrarcs.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @stephenlim.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
@uhsft.bsky.social
#polypharmacy
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Comorbidities among older persons living with dementia do not appear to cluster into distinct groups or patterns highlighting the importance of taking an individualized approach for chronic disease management. #geriatrics #dementia agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Comorbidities among older persons living with dementia do not appear to cluster into distinct groups or patterns highlighting the importance of taking an individualized approach for chronic disease management. #geriatrics #dementia agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Piloting a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: a developmental study academic.oup.com/ageing/artic... - one of the final papers from the DACHA, led by the indefatigable @hdemcop.bsky.social - too many colleagues involved to tag here - but all named below.
January 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Piloting a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: a developmental study academic.oup.com/ageing/artic... - one of the final papers from the DACHA, led by the indefatigable @hdemcop.bsky.social - too many colleagues involved to tag here - but all named below.
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If you attended the roundtable discussion on no- and low-alcohol products this morning at the SPECTRUM Alcohol Knowledge Exchange Workshop, you might be interested to find out more about our NIHR-funded project evaluating and responding to the public health impact of no- and low-alcohol drinks.
No/Lo Project - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
The No/Lo Project investigates whether non-alcoholic or low-alcohol drinks can improve people’s health. These drinks are beers, ciders, wines, spirits that are alcohol-free or contain a little alcohol...
sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
January 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If you attended the roundtable discussion on no- and low-alcohol products this morning at the SPECTRUM Alcohol Knowledge Exchange Workshop, you might be interested to find out more about our NIHR-funded project evaluating and responding to the public health impact of no- and low-alcohol drinks.
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#LTC residents spent 47.5% of their day doing nothing. Interventions need to be personalized to combat effectively the highly individual nature of boredom. Person-centered #dementia care provides a valuable intervention strategy to meet this requirement.
#Alzheimers #caregiving #mentalhealth
#Alzheimers #caregiving #mentalhealth
Everyday life and boredom of people living with dementia in residential long-term care: a merged methods study - BMC Geriatrics
Background Everyday life in residential long-term care is widely portrayed as boring. However, empirical evidence on this topic remains limited, particularly for the vulnerable group of people living ...
bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#LTC residents spent 47.5% of their day doing nothing. Interventions need to be personalized to combat effectively the highly individual nature of boredom. Person-centered #dementia care provides a valuable intervention strategy to meet this requirement.
#Alzheimers #caregiving #mentalhealth
#Alzheimers #caregiving #mentalhealth
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#anticholinergics
Dec 2024
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Conclusions
The highest anticholinergic exposure was associated with greater white matter hyperintensity (WMH) burden
Dec 2024
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Conclusions
The highest anticholinergic exposure was associated with greater white matter hyperintensity (WMH) burden
Cumulative anticholinergic exposure and white matter hyperintensity burden in community‐dwelling older adults
Background Anticholinergic exposure is associated with dementia risk; however, the mechanisms for this association remain unclear. The objective of this study was to examine the association between ...
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#anticholinergics
Dec 2024
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Conclusions
The highest anticholinergic exposure was associated with greater white matter hyperintensity (WMH) burden
Dec 2024
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Conclusions
The highest anticholinergic exposure was associated with greater white matter hyperintensity (WMH) burden
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Our paper on the impact of living with multiple long-term conditions on everyday life: a qualitative evidence synthesis. The 'work' is not only around medications and healthcare use, it is also emotional & financial with lots of learning & adaptation
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
December 18, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Our paper on the impact of living with multiple long-term conditions on everyday life: a qualitative evidence synthesis. The 'work' is not only around medications and healthcare use, it is also emotional & financial with lots of learning & adaptation
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Registration will soon be open for ARC South London's 2025 Implementation Science Masterclass. Learn from international experts in the field and receive guidance on how to work more effectively on your own implementation projects. #ImpSci
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...
December 18, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Registration will soon be open for ARC South London's 2025 Implementation Science Masterclass. Learn from international experts in the field and receive guidance on how to work more effectively on your own implementation projects. #ImpSci
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...
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What is knowledge mobilisation? And how does it work?
Our #KnowledgeMobilisation (#KM) lead Helen Baxter and Sheffield's @joelangley.bsky.social joined the Essential Implementation podcast for a chat about KM a few weeks back, to answer these questions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Bv...
Our #KnowledgeMobilisation (#KM) lead Helen Baxter and Sheffield's @joelangley.bsky.social joined the Essential Implementation podcast for a chat about KM a few weeks back, to answer these questions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Bv...
What is knowledge mobilisation? Sense making and creating stories with KM
YouTube video by Essential Implementation
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:27 PM
What is knowledge mobilisation? And how does it work?
Our #KnowledgeMobilisation (#KM) lead Helen Baxter and Sheffield's @joelangley.bsky.social joined the Essential Implementation podcast for a chat about KM a few weeks back, to answer these questions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Bv...
Our #KnowledgeMobilisation (#KM) lead Helen Baxter and Sheffield's @joelangley.bsky.social joined the Essential Implementation podcast for a chat about KM a few weeks back, to answer these questions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Bv...
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The cross-ARC Mental Health Implementation Network (MHIN) held a course on leadership and professional development skills led by Prof Norman Sartorius and Prof Sir Graham Thornicroft, former ARC South London Director
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social
World leaders in mental health share knowledge with ARC network
As part of the capacity-building activities for the cross-ARC Mental Health Implementation Network (MHIN), the team held a course on leadership and professional development skills led by Prof Norman S...
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk
December 10, 2024 at 10:24 AM
The cross-ARC Mental Health Implementation Network (MHIN) held a course on leadership and professional development skills led by Prof Norman Sartorius and Prof Sir Graham Thornicroft, former ARC South London Director
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social
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Among healthy, physically active older adults, muscle mass and sarcopenia were not improved by vitamin D, daily omega-3s, or a simple home exercise program compared with control over 3 years. #geriatrics #medsky
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 23, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Among healthy, physically active older adults, muscle mass and sarcopenia were not improved by vitamin D, daily omega-3s, or a simple home exercise program compared with control over 3 years. #geriatrics #medsky
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Was great to chair the inaugural executive group for the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing with colleagues joining across health, research, social care and public health
If this has got you curious you can learn more here
acha.qmul.ac.uk
If this has got you curious you can learn more here
acha.qmul.ac.uk
The Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA) - Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing
The Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA) is a new research, education and training centre from Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London with ambitious plans to lead innovative r...
acha.qmul.ac.uk
November 27, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Was great to chair the inaugural executive group for the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing with colleagues joining across health, research, social care and public health
If this has got you curious you can learn more here
acha.qmul.ac.uk
If this has got you curious you can learn more here
acha.qmul.ac.uk
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Exceptional work from Sam and Steve Lim on the ImPACt project brendoncare.org.uk/40-faces-of-...
www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/research-are...
@bmj.com @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
#olderpeople
@shaunlintern.bsky.social @adamgordon1978.bsky.social
www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/research-are...
@bmj.com @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
#olderpeople
@shaunlintern.bsky.social @adamgordon1978.bsky.social
40 Faces of Brendoncare - Dr Sam Meredith - Brendoncare
Dr Sam Meredith from Southampton University played a key role in the development of volunteer-led exercise classes at our community clubs.
brendoncare.org.uk
December 3, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Exceptional work from Sam and Steve Lim on the ImPACt project brendoncare.org.uk/40-faces-of-...
www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/research-are...
@bmj.com @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
#olderpeople
@shaunlintern.bsky.social @adamgordon1978.bsky.social
www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/research-are...
@bmj.com @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
#olderpeople
@shaunlintern.bsky.social @adamgordon1978.bsky.social
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December 5, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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An interview by Bart’s Life Sciences with @proflizsampson.bsky.social
and me about our proposed work at the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing bartslifesciences.org/transforming...
and me about our proposed work at the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing bartslifesciences.org/transforming...
Transforming Healthy Ageing: Insights from the Pioneers Leading the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing - Barts Life Sciences
Welcome to this special interview with two of the three distinguished professors who have been appointed as Professorial Chairs for the newly established Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA) at B...
bartslifesciences.org
December 5, 2024 at 11:53 AM
An interview by Bart’s Life Sciences with @proflizsampson.bsky.social
and me about our proposed work at the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing bartslifesciences.org/transforming...
and me about our proposed work at the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing bartslifesciences.org/transforming...
Reposted by Stephen Lim
Great to see good friends supported on a mission!
An interview by Bart’s Life Sciences with @proflizsampson.bsky.social
and me about our proposed work at the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing bartslifesciences.org/transforming...
and me about our proposed work at the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing bartslifesciences.org/transforming...
Transforming Healthy Ageing: Insights from the Pioneers Leading the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing - Barts Life Sciences
Welcome to this special interview with two of the three distinguished professors who have been appointed as Professorial Chairs for the newly established Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA) at B...
bartslifesciences.org
December 5, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Great to see good friends supported on a mission!