The Many Faces of Alzheimer’s

Episode #4. Podcast host Dr. Valerie Twomey, Clinical Neuropsychologist at TUH speaks with Fiona Boyle a Senior Podiatrist in Integrated Care, and Clinical Nurse Specialist Fiona Fullam on How Patients can best manage their Diabetes Complications. The Let’s Talk about Diabetes is a five part series produced with the support of the South Dublin County Partnerships Health Project.
 
Links to resources mentioned in this episode: Retina Screening (https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/diabetic-retina-screening/about/)
Dafne Type 1 (https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/type-1-diabetes/courses-support/doing-a-course/)
Diabetes Federation Ireland (https://www.diabetes.ie/)

Episode #3 Podcast host Dr. Valerie Twomey, Clinical Neuropsychologist at TUH speaks Senior Dietitians Fiona O’Shea and Rachel Sheane who work in the Chronic Disease Management Hub in Tallaght on Diabetes education and what materials are available
 
Additional Resources mentioned in this podcast can be found via the following links: Discover Diabetes (https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/type-2-diabetes/courses-and-support/diabetes-support-courses/#discover-diabetes-type-2)
Health Food Made Easy (https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/our-priority-programmes/heal/community-cooking-programmes.html)
ExWell Exercise Programme (https://www.exwell.ie/)

Episode # 2  Podcast host Dr. Valerie Twomey, Clinical Neuropsychologist at TUH speaks with Michelle Tracey, a patient with Type 1 Diabetes and Ann Fitzpatrick, an Advanced Nursed Practitioner in Diabetes on the reality of living with Diabetes. The Let’s Talk about Diabetes is a five part series produced with the support of the South Dublin County Partnerships Health Project.

In Episode #1 Podcast host Dr. Valerie Twomey, Clinical Neuropsychologist at TUH speaks to Ann Fitzpatrick, an Advanced Nursed Practitioner in Diabetes on what exactly Diabetes is and how it is treated. The Let’s Talk about Diabetes is a five part series produced with the support of the South Dublin County Partnerships Health Project.

Each episode of the Let’s Talk About Down Syndrome series is targeted at individuals with Down syndrome, their families, carers, health and social care staff and anybody who has an interest in the health needs of adults with Down syndrome in Ireland. The series is hosted by Geraldine Kyle, a registered nurse tutor in TUH and mother of a young adult with Down syndrome.
Episode #5 Professor of Ageing & Intellectual Disability at Trinity College Dublin Mary McCarron discusses with podcast host Geraldine Kyle the results of the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Comparative Study on Ageing. In this final episode she shares her thoughts on important ways that healthcare staff can support the health needs of people with Intellectual Disability including Down syndrome.
Transcript for the episode is located at this link
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Each episode of the Let’s Talk About Down Syndrome series is targeted at individuals with Down syndrome, their families, carers, health and social care staff and anybody who has an interest in the health needs of adults with Down syndrome in Ireland. The series is hosted by Geraldine Kyle, a registered nurse tutor in TUH and mother of a young adult with Down syndrome.
Episode #4 Professor Seán Kennelly, Consultant Geriatrician & Clinical Director of the National Intellectual Disability Memory Service and his colleague Evelyn Reilly, Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the National Intellectual Disability Memory Service join Geraldine to discuss the relationship with dementia and Down syndrome and its prevalence. They also talk about what people should be aware of when considering the risks of dementia in people with Down syndrome, very practical advice on how to mind the brain as people with Down syndrome age.
Transcript for the episode is located at this link
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Each episode of the Let’s Talk About Down Syndrome series is targeted at individuals with Down syndrome, their families, carers, health and social care staff and anybody who has an interest in the health needs of adults with Down syndrome in Ireland. The series is hosted by Geraldine Kyle, a registered nurse tutor in TUH and mother of a young adult with Down syndrome.
Episode #3 Fran Kane, a member of the TUH Patient Community Advisory Council and a mother of a young adult with Down syndrome and Suzanne Kennedy, Acute Intellectual Disability Liaison Nurse in TUH discuss some of the important issues that face people with Down syndrome accessing hospital services. They stress the importance of effective communication and how helpful the HSE Health Passport can be in the healthcare journey in hospital.
Transcript for the episode is located at this link
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A free App version can be downloaded to your smart phone from wherever you get your Apps.
 

Each episode of the Let’s Talk About Down Syndrome series is targeted at individuals with Down syndrome, their families, carers, health and social care staff and anybody who has an interest in the health needs of adults with Down syndrome in Ireland. The series is hosted by Geraldine Kyle, a registered nurse tutor in TUH and mother of a young adult with Down syndrome.
Episode #2 In this episode Geraldine is joined by Fiona McGrane, Clinical nurse Specialist in Down syndrome in Children’s Health Ireland and discusses the common health needs of people with Down syndrome and the importance of a smooth transition from the children to adult services, sharing  some practical advice to parents / carers.
Transcript for the episode is located at this link
Check out “The Medical Management Guidelines for Children and Adolescents with Down syndrome in Ireland” at Down syndrome Ireland - Health

Each episode of the Let’s Talk About Down syndrome series is targeted at individuals with Down syndrome, their families, carers, health and social care staff and anybody who has an interest in the health needs of adults with Down syndrome in Ireland. The series is hosted by Geraldine Kyle, a registered nurse tutor in TUH and mother of a young adult with Down syndrome.
Episode #1 Nicola Hart, National Research & Support Specialist of Down syndrome Ireland and Ross O’Neill, Junior Administrator in Down syndrome Ireland speak to Geraldine and share valuable insights about the lived experience of someone living with Down syndrome and important communication strategies that healthcare staff should be aware of.
Transcript for the episode is located at this link
Check out the information and resources available at Down syndrome Ireland (DSI)
Check out some examples of Easy Read resources
Check out the information for healthcare professionals in supporting adults with Down syndrome in hospital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Episode #4 – Let’s talk about brain health and the role our senses play Maria Domsa, Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Lisa Sheridan, Speech & Language Therapist talk about the important role our senses play in brain health. How these five senses are controlled by the brain, the importance of protecting these five senses and how important it is to protect them as we age.