Implementing the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) program can reduce rates of death after surgery and increase the percentage of patients with documentation ...

Primary care teams reduced their prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to older veterans after participation in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Geriatric Scholars Program. Objectives: The ...

There has been a considerable amount of dialogue recently over the cost savings associated with specialized hospital units for elderly patients, such as geriatric service lines and emergency ...

Kellie Flood, MD (Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care) and Emily Simmons, MSN, RN, CNL, FGNLA (NICHE Coordinator) led the 10th Annual UAB Geriatric Quality Symposium on Friday, September 6, ...

Funding for current and additional GWEPs is necessary for a sustained commitment to geriatrics education and better care for a growing population of older adults. Developing a health care workforce ...

Community-based organizations providing behavioral health services for older New Yorkers will need to effectively deploy data to form critical partnerships with health systems and managed-care ...

Local hospitals are elevating their care for the elderly, in some cases even before the seniors show up at their doors as patients. Mount Carmel Health System, for example, has begun offering tai-chi ...

Saint Louis University's Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) offers comprehensive support services that promote the health and well-being of older adults and their caregivers. GWEP's group ...

Faculty Lead: Ali-Asghar Ali, M.D. Challenges: In the United States, the prevalence of dementia continues to rise. Currently 5.7 million Americans have Alzheimer's, with only 50 percent of individuals ...

Elizabeth Nesset knows that when she graduates from medical school she wants to specialize in geriatrics, the treatment of older people. But already, thanks to a new and one-of-a-kind program at UMD's ...

Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation, in collaboration with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, has launched a new physical therapy residency ...