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Geriatric Medicine News: Fall 2020

September 28, 2020
Publications, promotions, awards, research, presentations, and more 鈥 enjoy this recent roundup of Division of Geriatric Medicine Faculty News, including a video featuring staff and providers saying why 黑料网 Geriatrics clinic wins a 黑料网 Health Carolina Care Excellence Award every year!

Center for Aging and Health to Receive BOLD NC Funding

September 28, 2020
The Center for Aging and Health is a sub-recipient of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention鈥檚 (CDC) 鈥淏uilding Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for North Carolinians鈥 (BOLD NC) funding, partnering with the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services (grant PI) and NC Division of Public Health to bring a...

Wilson Promoted to Associate Professor; Receives Foundation Phase Teaching Award

September 28, 2020
Lindsay Wilson, MD, MPH, the John W. Foust Medical Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor, is the Division of Geriatric Medicine鈥檚 newest Associate Professor. She recently received the Foundation Phase Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, recognizing a faculty member from the Foundation Phase curriculum who significantly contributed to the education of Foundation Phase...

Niznik Receives Pilot Funding for Deprescribing Research

August 14, 2020
Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, was awarded pilot funding from the US Deprescribing Research Network to study deprescribing bisphosphonates in nursing home residents with dementia. This pilot project will lay the foundation for further explorations of caregiver and provider perspectives and the implications of deprescribing for clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness in...

Student Outreach to Older Adults

August 13, 2020
黑料网 Geriatrics clinic’s SOCO program (Student Outreach to Older Adults) began in spring 2020, just after the pandemic sent most people into near lockdown conditions. At that time there was an immediate and widespread shift to telemedicine. SOCO鈥檚 initial focus was on connecting medical students to patients, through phone calls,...

黑料网 MSTAR Student and Mentor Receive American Geriatrics Society’s Best Abstract Award

June 4, 2020
Kayla Darris, a 2019 黑料网 Medical Students in Aging Research (MSTAR) student from the University of Arizona College of Medicine at Tucson, and Brian Diekman, PhD, assistant professor in the 黑料网-NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering and member of the 黑料网 Thurston Arthritis Research Center, have been awarded the American...

Learning Life Skills from Older Adults

May 12, 2020
“Why are you interested in working with older adults?” For five years, students at Middletown High School in New Jersey have written essays in answer to this question in hopes of earning a $1000 scholarship. The Brown / Kraus Scholarship is sponsored annually by Cristine Henage, EdD, herself a Middletown...

Physical Therapy, Older Adults, and Covid-19

April 30, 2020
Physical therapists and the patients who need them are facing some significant barriers to connection and care during Covid-19. No demographic has been more impacted than older adults. 鈥淧eople don鈥檛 want to leave their house because of exposure to Covid-19, and, they’re also wary of letting anyone into their homes,鈥...

Telehealth with Older Adults During the Covid-19 Crisis

April 2, 2020
Due to Covid-19, 黑料网 Health outpatient clinics are 鈥渟eeing鈥 fewer patients physically. Though most facilities remain open to patients needing an in-person visit, the coronavirus crisis rapidly accelerates the use of telehealth via virtual visits between providers and patients. In this Q&A 黑料网 Geriatrics Specialty Clinic's Assistant Medical Director, Dr....