IGS Podcast

In this episode, Edel talked to Louise Brent and Pamela Hickey about the Major Trauma Audit and the recent report specifically looking at major trauma in older adults. Louise is the Head of Audit Management at the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) and Pamela is the Audit Programme Manager, Trauma and Surgery at National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA). They discuss the Major Trauma Audit, profile and outcome of older adults post major trauma, the role of prevention and falls awareness, importance of rehabilitation and lots more. For more information on discussion points:Major Trauma Audit information https://www.noca.ie/audits/major-trauma-audit/ Major Trauma Audit Report Focused on Older Adults 2017-2021 (Published June 2024) https://d7g406zpx7bgk.cloudfront.net/x/cbce911363/major-trauma-audit-report-focused-on-older-adults-2017-2021-final.pdf Management of Major Trauma in Older Adults Clinical Guidance Document https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/acute-hospitals-division/trauma-services/resources/management-of-major-trauma-in-older-adults.pdf NOCA Home Safety ResourcesActive at Home: https://a.storyblok.com/f/265949/2126x3307/7bab60da44/ihfd-be-active-at-home-infographic-2021.png Home Safety: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/noca-uploads/general/safety_message_3.png Home Safety: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/noca-uploads/general/Safety_message_1.png Post-Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Service Provision: A National Overview of HSE Funded Services https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/cspd/ncps/stroke/resources/post-acute-inpatient-rehab-service-provision-a-national-overview-of-hse-funded-services-full-report.pdfThe Irish Hip Fracture Database (IHFD) 2024 Report launch webinar will take place November 25th 2025, register here: https://www.noca.ie/news-events/ihfd-national-report-2024-registration-open/ Feedback, questions and suggestions always welcome [email protected]

In this special episode, we celebrate the awarding of this year’s IGS Presidential Medal to Professor Rose Galvin, Professor of Physiotherapy and Co-Director of the Ageing Research Centre at the University of Limerick. Professor Galvin joins Edel to reflect on her journey from clinical practice to research leadership, her interest in applied health research in ageing and the impact of her research on health services and policy. She also shares her insights into the importance of mentoring, leadership and her vision for the future of ageing research. For more information on discussion points:Prof Rose Galvin’s research outputs: https://pure.ul.ie/en/persons/rose-galvinIGS ASM 2025 more information: https://www.irishgerontology.com/events/72nd-annual-and-scientific-meeting\TILDA Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iI7eUvwTiw5DXT6fQhrbg?si=b19a454a52684f73&nd=1&dlsi=a6b4c5a6265044c5TILDA Wave 6 Report: https://tilda.tcd.ie/news-events/2025/2512-Wave6-Key-Findings-Launch/Age Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) more info: https://www.ihi.org/partner/initiatives/age-friendly-health-systems/recognitionAFHS Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Su8iAJlkh7TD5vNDJX3a2?si=007ca509e635494d&nbsp=&nd=1&dlsi=39c8dbe5ef044bf2Feedback, questions, suggestions always welcome to [email protected]

In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Simon Conroy and Dr. James van Oppen about Geriatric Emergency Medicine (GEM). They discuss their respective career paths to the specialty, changes and opportunities in the area, frailty screening, patient reported outcome measures and much more. To learn more about this topic, don’t miss the Geriatric Emergency Medicine session at this year’s IGS Annual Scientific Meeting in Killarney October 2nd-4th. For more information from discussion points:  •BGS Silver Book II: https://www.bgs.org.uk/resources/resource-series/silver-book-ii •Prof Simon Conroy more information and publications https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/84336-simon-conroy/publications •Dr. James van Oppen more information and publications https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James-Van-Oppen •PROM discussed by James https://jpro.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41687-024-00796-8 •More information on this year’s IGS Annual Scientific Meeting ⁠https://www.irishgerontology.com/events/72nd-annual-and-scientific-meeting⁠Feedback, questions, suggestions always welcome to [email protected]

In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Cathal McCrory, Dr. Ann Monaghan and Mary O’Shea from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). Each guest discuss their journey to TILDA and the day-to-day aspects of their role. Throughout the discussion the group highlight some of the interesting findings from the dataset and it’s real world impact. They discuss the international landscape of longitudinal studies and TILDA’s designation as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Longitudinal Studies on Ageing and the Life Course. To hear more, don’t miss the TILDA session at this year’s IGS Annual Scientific Meeting in Killarney October 2nd-4th. For more information from discussion points:   More information on the TILDA Data Workshops https://tilda.tcd.ie/data-workshop/Publications & more information https://tilda.tcd.ie/publications/Previous IGS Podcast with Prof Rose Anne Kenny https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KSNr145MVb4MPpiWK5TFP?si=R4ADRlCoSj2jnaVHD2MxCQFor more information on this year’s IGS AnnualScientific Meeting https://www.irishgerontology.com/events/72nd-annual-and-scientific-meetingFeedback, questions, suggestions always welcome [email protected]

In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Ken Rockwood. Professor Rockwood is a geriatrician, a professor of geriatric medicine at Dalhousie University and leads the Frailty and Eldercare Network fo Nova Scotia Health. As an international leader on frailty, he has more than 600 peer-reviewed publications and nine books to his credit. They discuss his career, understanding frailty, frailty assessment tools, hospital acquired deconditioning and lots more. For more information from discussion points: Prof Rockwood’s Publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kenneth-Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale: https://www.dal.ca/sites/gmr/our-tools/clinical-frailty-scale.html Pictorial Fit‑Frail Scale: https://www.dal.ca/sites/gmr/our-tools/pictorial-fit-frail-scale.html#:~:text=The%20PFFS%20evaluates%20a%20person's,levels%2C%20languages%2C%20and%20cultures. Feedback, questions, suggestions always welcome to [email protected]