Publications by authors named "J Gillam"

Background: People with dementia have complex palliative care needs that are often unmet, including physical and psycho-social needs. It is essential to empower people with dementia, family carers and professionals to better assess and manage care needs. We aimed to co-design a palliative dementia care Framework delivered through a digital app to support holistic assessment and decision making for care in the community and care homes-the EMBED-Care Framework.

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Rarely, Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) manifests exclusively in the skin, typically as nodules on the trunk and extremities. Recognition of characteristic histopathologic features enables diagnosis of RDD. A 55-year-old female presented with a 7-year history of cutaneous nodules involving the trunk and extremities.

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Introduction: Shared decision-making intends to align care provision with individuals' preferences. However, the involvement of people living with dementia in decision-making about their care varies. We aimed to co-design the EMBED-Care Framework, to enhance shared decision-making between people affected by dementia and practitioners.

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Background: Despite positive findings around the use of eHealth in dementia care, it is rarely translated into routine practice. This can be facilitated by early involvement of end-users in the development of an implementation plan. This study aimed to co-design strategies to implement an eHealth intervention, the EMBED-Care Framework, to support assessment and decision-making for people with dementia in care homes.

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  • Figurative art began around 50,000 years ago in various regions, and is seen as a unique symbolic behavior exclusive to humans.
  • A phallus-like pendant, dating back 42,000 years, was discovered at the Tolbor-21 archaeological site in Mongolia, indicating early use of sexual symbols by hunter-gatherer communities.
  • This pendant predates known similar representations and suggests interactions between Homo sapiens and Denisovans during a significant period of human migration.
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