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Lara Mitchell

@laramitchdr.bsky.social
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Geriatrician. Syncope & Cardiovascular health. National clinical lead acute at Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Passionate about QI & Design Scottish Quality & Improvement Fellow And all things books & bikes #frailty #syncope #QI #CardioSky

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Jugdeep Dhesi @jkdhesi.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
@gerisoc.bsky.social look forward to welcoming new @rcphysicians.bsky.social President after the elections. Here we discuss importance of the new President's role in supporting the best interests of the workforce & patients, inc the ageing population @mancunianmedic.bsky.social t.co/5QWOybSBog
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Lucy Lewis @lucylew79.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
How frailty care can be so different. @laramitchdr.bsky.social gives an overview of what is happening in Scotland. Next area of focus: Improving integrated care coordination across primary, community, and acute care. @gerisoc.bsky.social #BGSConf
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Lara Mitchell @laramitchdr.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Check out our infographic with highlights from our @GeriSoc 2024 Cardiovascular meeting below 👇 next meeting date for the diary 🗓 is 12th September in London. Keep an eye 👁 on our events page for the registration!
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Stephen P Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS @spjuraschek.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Doctors seem so reluctant to treat HTN...what evidence supports avoiding BP reduction to the 105-140 mm Hg range? Most hypotensive events are rare/reversible. Clinical Inertia in the Diagnosis and Management of HTN Following Ambulatory BP Monitoring academic.oup.com/ajh/article-...
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Clinical Inertia in the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension Following Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
AbstractBackground. Clinical inertia is common when blood pressure (BP) is high in the office. Little is known about the extent of clinical inertia after a
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Lara Mitchell @laramitchdr.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
This ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Culture is everyone’s business. It starts here ….
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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Print edition!! Yey - so happy about this and a huge well done to Henry Woodford and Dan McKenzie and a big thank you to @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/387/... pls comment! Online or here, we need a debate!
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Royal College of Emergency Medicine @rcem.ac.uk · 18/12/2024
Key points made in our position statement on NHSE's temporary escalation spaces guidance, also referred to as 'Corridor Care'. Read it in full: tinyurl.com/rcemTES 🔊 Sound on for narration. #ResuscitateEmergencyCare
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Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Many teams are using the excellent “Clinical Frailty Scale” developed by the wonderful @krockdoc.bsky.social. (Often referred to as “the one with the pictures”!) BUT it needs to be used properly, so I was pleased to see this infographic with some top tips on how to do that. #MedSky #GeriSky #EOLC
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Lara Mitchell @laramitchdr.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Last week the Ageing & Frailty standards were published from Healthcare Improvement Scotland. They cover the whole journey across health & social care. Driving improvements across the whole system. #frailty #integration #MDT www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot/publications...
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Ageing and frailty standards – Healthcare Improvement Scotland
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Lara Mitchell @laramitchdr.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Hello ahead of the curve peeps…. @emmavardy2.bsky.social been on at me for ages to join…… feeling nervous at starting again! Super interested to connect with you on this platform for all things #frailty #syncope #cardiovascular #QI #design
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