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Questions Raised About Prescribing Painkillers for Dementia Patients (BBC Radio Four)

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An investigation into the role of big pharma in the international opioid crisis, from BBC Radio 4, touches upon questions about the ethics and suitability of pain management embedded semi-routinely in care for persons with dementia: Full Audio Link … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, Pain, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Analgesic Misuse, Analgesic Treatments for People With Dementia, Availability of Opioid Painkillers, Avoidable Harm, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Four, BBC Radio Four File on 4, BBC Radio Four’s “File on Four” Programme, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Big Pharma, Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine: University of Bergen, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care: University of Bergen, Department of Health and Care (Bergen Norway), Department of Psychiatry: Harvard Medical School, Deprescribing, Distressed Behaviour, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Evidence Uncertainties, Expert Opinion on Drug Safety (Journal), Fentanyl, Harvard Medical School, Impact of Opioids, McLean Hospital (Belmont USA), McLean Institute for Technology in Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services: McLean Hospital (Belmont USA), Medicines Optimisation Group: University of East Anglia, Morphine, NIHR CLAHRC East, NIHR CLAHRC Eastern, Norway, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Analgesics Dependency, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Deprescribing, Opioids, Optimising Prescribing and Deprescribing in Older Adults With Dementia, Over-Medication, Over-Prescribing, Pain Control and Dementia in the Acute Hospital, Pain Management, Pain Prevalence, Pain Relief, Painkillers, Patient Harm, Psychological and Behavioural Distress, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Strong Opioids: First-Line Maintenance, Strong Opioids: First-Line Oral Opioids, Strong Opioids: First-Line Transdermal Patches, Tackling Over-Medication, Tramadol, Treatment of Pain to Reduce Behavioural Disturbances, University of Bergen, University of East Anglia, University of East Anglia Medicines Optimisation Group, University of Exeter Medical School, Untreated Pain, USA, USA Opioid Epidemic | Leave a comment

Healthy Eating: Unhealthy Disagreements About the Causes of Obesity (BBC News / NHS Choices / NOF / PHC / PHE)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An epic battle for hearts and minds appears to be underway, concerning the relative merits of alternative approaches to tackling obesity at the population level through diet and nutritional advice. The National Obesity Forum and the Public Health Collaboration … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Guidelines, In the News, Integrated Care, International, National, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Patient Information, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adiposity, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Behind the Headlines, Bergen Medical Research Foundation, Calorie-Focused Thinking, Cherry-Picking Studies (Allegation), Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction, Department of Clinical Medicine: University of Bergen, Department of Heart Disease: Haukeland University Hospital, Dietary Choices, Dietary Factors, Dietetics, Dr Alison Tedstone: Public Health England, Dr Aseem Malhotra: Senior Adviser to the National Obesity Forum, Eat Fat Cut The Carbs (PHC / NOF), Eat More Fat Controversy, Eating and Drinking, Eating Well, Eatwell Guide and Eatwell Plate, Eatwell Guide For Healthy Eating, Eatwell Guide. Public Health England (PHE), Eatwell Plate, Eatwell Plate: External Reference Group Review, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Excess Energy Intake, Haukeland University Hospital, Health Policy, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Eating Dietary Guidelines for United Kingdom, Healthy Eating Guidelines (PHC / NOF), Healthy Eating Guidelines and Weight Loss Advice For the United Kingdom, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Healthy Weight, Improving Dietary Habits, Integrated Prevention Approaches, Junk Food, KG Jebsen Centre for Diabetes Research, Life Course Approach, Life-Course Approach to Healthy and Active Ageing, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Intervention Programmes, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Low-Fat High-Carbohydrate (LFHC) Diet, Mainstream Dietary Guidance: Avoidance of Foods Based on Saturated Fat Content, Mainstream Dietary Guidance: Dietary Reference Value of No More Than 35% Total Fat, Mainstream Dietary Guidance: Recommended Quality and Quantity of Carbohydrates, Meltzerfondet, Metabolic Syndrome, Mixed Messages, Modifiable Risk Factors, Myth-Busting, National Advisory Committee on Nutritional Education (USA), National Obesity Forum, Non-Adherence to Systematic Review Methods (Allegation), Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health, Obesity, Obesity and Diabetes, Obesity Epidemic, Obesity in the UK, Obesity Risk, Obesity Risk Factor, Obesity Statistics, Obesity Time-Bomb, Overlapping Risk Factors, PHC / NOF Advice to Avoid Snacking To Reverse Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes, PHE: Public Health England, Poor Dietary Advice (Allegations Reciprocal), Preventing Excess Weight Gain, Preventing Type 2 Diabetes, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Agenda Linking Dementia and Other Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention Approaches, Prevention of Dementia, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Prof Simon Capewell: Faculty of Public Health, Professor David Haslam: Chairman of National Obesity Forum, Public Awareness, Public Health, Public Health Collaboration (PHC / NOF), Public Health Collaboration (PHC), Public Health Interventions, Real Food Lifestyle, Risk Factors, Royal Society for Public Health, SACN: Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (Successor to COMA), Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN), Staying Healthy for Longer, The Real Food Lifestyle (PHC / NOF), Tolerance of Ambiguity, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, University of Bergen, Very High-Fat Low-Carbohydrate (VHFLC) Diet, Weight Loss Advice For The United Kingdom (PHC / NOF), Western Norway Regional Health Authority, You Cannot Outrun a Bad Diet (Myth of Physical Inactivity and Obesity) | Leave a comment

Funding Initiative (JPco-fuND) for International Dementia Research (MRC)

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The EU Joint Programme for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) has announced €35 million (£25.7 million) funding for research into neurodegenerative diseases. Nine of the 21 research projects involved will benefit UK research teams; these will receive MRC funds through … Continue reading →

Pain in Impaired Cognition: EU COST Programme (COST TD1005 Action)

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) offers an inter-governmental framework which sponsors and promotes collaboration between researchers in Europe. One component of this work is the EU-COST initiative entitled “Pain in impaired cognition, … Continue reading →

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