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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Not a great photo, but 8500 steps done today as 'medical foundation year 28' doctor in ED. Have 2 days off as colleagues covering this weekend (as I'm on call next weekend) Wonder if I'll beat that total on Monday and Tuesday when I'm back

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Non ED clinicians looking at the ED board and trying to work.out what's going on

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

So 90s rave Belgium didn't get through, nor did scaffolding man from Cyprus but here's the first 10 semifinalists to join Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and UK on Saturday #Eurovision

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Enjoying some sun and peace in the garden this morning (as are the guinea pigs 'mowing' the lawn for me)

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Was also interesting to see how the fire brigade in Humberside are integrated with the NHS for falls pick up also. Need to see think this could work locally too

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Was great to get out of the office on a trip to Hull yesterday. Lots to think about from visiting the Jean Bishop Centre and @adamgordon1978.bsky.social @proflizsampson.bsky.social loads to think about for community involvement and proactive care that @acha020.bsky.social might want to do too

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Hearing from colleagues about the care of patients and families at the end of life on Syringa ward and ITU at Whipps Cross Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust as part of #dyingmatters awareness week

Photo of 2 female members of staff talking about patients theu cared for at the end of life. Banner advertising Dying Matters Awareness Week behind them.

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Looking forward to pottering in the garden today Good excuse to go to the garden centre to get a new tub (and other bits!) so I can plant my gift from @acha020.bsky.social after the privilege of speaking at the launch event this week

Rowan tree sapling from Alba Trees (packaging next to the tree)

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Proud to be at the #BHHero awards with the amazing nominated Breast Care Team from Whipps Cross Hospital

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

A very frosty and cold run this morning but was good to get out in the sunshine with Ollie dog and his owner

Photo from Blythe Hill Park looking towards Canary Wharf and the city on a very frosty , sunny morning with Ollie (a black golden doodle) stood in the shadow of myself and his owner

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Had a great afternoon at #Wycombepanto today. La Voix was the hardest working person on the stage (and the costume team off stage worked equally hard). Also enjoyed the verbal sparring between her and Vernon Kaye too

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Combining exercise (yes those are boxing gloves) with the #ChooseGeriatrics theme today at the gym

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Not sure today was the best day to travel to Camden from S London, but had a good walk along the canal Enjoying a glass of fizz to celebrate brother-in-law's birthday before settling down to watch #StrictlyComeDancing in a bit

Glass of fizzy wine with table piled with unread magazines and books in the background

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Colleague was very creative today Do you think we can build a new hospital on the profits?

Paper mache urinal taped to a wall in homage to the banana on a wall artwork
Longer lasting, so could be worth much more!

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

As we reach the end of an amazing 3 days of #BGSConf here's the link for the #ChooseGeriatrics campaign to attract doctors, nurses and AHPs to come and work with older adults. www.bgs.org.uk/choose

Poster of the Choose Geriatrics campaign with the website link about this

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Final session for me with @sallygreenbrook.bsky.social Ruth Law, @adamgordon1978.bsky.social and @jkdhesi.bsky.social talking about policy and how @gerisoc.bsky.social can influence national policy to improve care. #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Chain of office handed over from @adamgordon1978.bsky.social to @jkdhesi.bsky.social as President of @gerisoc.bsky.social We've had great leadership the last 2 years and in Jugdeep will continue with strong leadership of our multi-professional society ##BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Plans from @who.int of what is needed for rehabilitation of patients

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Will have to watch back the session this morning about post intensive care syndrome A summary of this in the current session by Kate Tantam on the challenge of rehab after ITU #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The impacts of critical illness on muscle mass in a short time reflects the longer term changes of functional limitation seen over years in development of Frailty #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Now moved from social determinates to care on ITU Our newest Prof in ITU @zudin.bsky.social presenting about muscle wasting

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Not sure I ask enough about poor appetite in patients who dont present with unexplained weight loss. From this study we should be asking about this earlier in people than we do. #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Appetite loss in ageing can be very complex and is very individual #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Kat Price and Tom Yau help support the students about the issues that can up regarding safeguarding. We realised that education and being available to give advice on this is something we have learnt at Griffin (if anyone wants to set up a similar group) #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Rene (details shared with family's permission) She was so much more than her conditions If she said "jump" about how we could run events and the Trust, we all said "How high?" Students learnt so much from her and her experience #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Urs Westbury was a force of nature in supporting the work of Griffin Community Trust Very much missed by all of us who knew her #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Kat and Jamie presenting the work of Griffin Community Trust in East London www.griffincommunitytrust.org Medical and Dental students living next door to sheltered accommodation and befriend the residents there and put events on #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

So what should we be doing as clinicians do to help with this? Be advocates for brain health, ensure equity for access to diagnostics, and ensure research looks at all groups, not just European descent and least deprived populations #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Interesting paper about how poverty affects your cognitive function Due to increased cognitive load with the stress? Is it food differences. Need to do more research in this #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Shocking statistic that if we can lift people out of poverty, we could prevent dementia in 1 in 6 cases in East London #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Big jumps in dementia mortality in 2010 and 2014 due to coding change and Prime Minister's challenge. Still shows that if you are in the most deprived decides your mortality is much higher #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Hearing from @charlesmarshall.bsky.social about risk factors for dementia and social deprivation #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Useful resources for Court of Protection issues. The 39 Essex site www.39essex.com/category/newsletters/ will send regular newsletters with updates from CoP on their cases

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Court of Protection is there to determine if a decision is in the best interests of the individual Bit like a super best interests meeting #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Practical way of approaching psychosis in Parkinson's disease. #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Mix of animation, podcasts and interactive case studies available in the e-learning folder 'Depression in older people' on the NHS learning hub (Plus a certificate to say that you've done this) #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

E-learning tool available via learninghub.nhs.uk for all staff working with older adults to develop awareness and recognition of depression as well as talking to older adults about depression ##BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Work ongoing looking at the UP-COF scale. High scores predict faller status and predicts activity avoidance so far in work ongoing #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Here's a psychological model of why maladaptive concerns about falling can increase risk of falling #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

FES-I validated for assessing fear of falling in out-patient setting in multiple languages (and 7 point scale as good as 16 point) Available at www.fes-i.org #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

How concerns of falling can affect your gait and balance #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Dark red areas common things that can predisposed to anxiety ppst stroke (and some thoughts about what we need to do to support patients with this #BGSConf

Fishbone diagram showing a theory of change for development of anxiety after a stroke.
Dark red text is the more common areas in those with anxiety after stroke

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Would be good to get to the 3rd level of system change. Getting to know people and build relationships is where we are locally and good to improve this #BGSConf

Slide of 6 conditions of system change with 3 levels

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Would be amazing to get figures like this for our local population (next slide they shared has a 75% reduction in occupied bed days) #BGSConf

Slide with data about reduction in harms to patients and better lives led after CGA assessment in Hull

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Looking forward to hearing more about this. Hoping that we may be able to develop a similar service in Waltham Forest #BGSConf

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Being cheeky, but if anyone is interested in the work we are doing in Whipps Cross Hospital with the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing please do came and say hello at #BGSConf this week (with my "alternative" lanyard on) (And particularly keen to hear from AHPs and nurses)

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Age yourself with your first computer

ZX81 microcomputer.
Less memory than a goldfish, and took 30 minutes (at least) to load 'pong' that you bored of within 5 minutes. However this was the 80s so was very exciting.

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

I'm not sure it's that windy here today

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

Congratulations @adamgordon1978.bsky.social on collecting your 'gong' today (and a quick plug for the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing that I'm proud to work with too 😀)

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