Congralations to Dr Chris Millett for his award of a HEFCE Clinical Senior Lectureship and to Dr Liz Koshy for her NIHR Researcher Development Award. Dr Millett will be supporting NIHR CLAHRC projects in NW London, as well as continuing his work on quality improvement in primary care. Dr Koshy will be completing a PhD on childhood infection under the supervision of Dr Sonia Saxena.
Resources on brief physical activity guidance for older adults in isolation for patients and clinicians Giving Older Adults Brief Physical Activity Advice. Given current clinical pressures, clinicians dealing with older adults will likely have limited time, and this adapted 3As model may provide a possible structure to clinician’s advice. Ask: Permission to discuss physical activity as something that could make a difference to health and wellbeing Advise /Explain/Explore: Ask how they physical activity levels have changed and what they could do to increase it? Agree: A plan considering what they will do, how they will do it. Try to ensure that it includes some cardiovascular, muscle and bone strengthening activities including resistance exercises, balance and co-ordination elements to the plan. Cardiovascular : Ideally the individual should be slightly out of breath when performing the activity. Aim to build to 150 minutes
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