Check out Q&A by #MacGeriUpdate2024 Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Whitlock! She is a board-certified anesthesiologist, with a keen interest in the #geriatric population. She published JAMA on cardiac 🫀 interventions & memory decline, read #OpenAccess: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Stump the VitalTalk Communication Experts: Gordon Wood, Holly Yang, Elise Carey VitalTalk geripal.org/stump-the-vita…

The Division of Geriatrics kicked off the 2024-2025 year with a Welcome Picnic at Harding Park on August 24th! 66 members and their families enjoyed face painting, dragon boat racing, new swag, and a tasty lunch. Thanks to all who attended!

We try to Stump Three #VitalTalk Communication Experts with some of the most challenging communication scenarios that we (and some of our listeners) could think up. Guests Gordon Wood, Holly Yang, MD, Elise Carey, MD. #hapc Episode bit.ly/GeriPalEp324 - hosts Alex Smith, MD | Eric Widera, MD

Today marks the 108th birthday of the Marine Corps Reserves, and NCIRE celebrates the brave service members of the Marine Corps Reserve. Thank you for your service! veteran.com/marine-corps-r…

Thanks for having us GeriPal - A Geriatrics & Palliative Care Podcast! We had a great time! #hapc #meded #geripal Elise Carey, MD Gordon cc: VitalTalk

Check the research briefing of our recent paper in Nature Aging that described the association between the planetary health diet and cognitive decline in #ELSABrasil. Kudos to the brilliant Natalia Goncalves! nature.com/articles/s4358….

For every study that helps us decide whether to start a new medication, there should be an equal & opposite study to help us decide when to stop a medication. With that new law of medicine, I present you this study on beta-blocker discontinuation after MI nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Congratulations to NCIRE-supported Principal Investigator Dr. Jeffrey Zimmet and his research team for setting another record-breaking month in July 2024 with 134 subjects enrolled, and a total of 1,712 randomized subjects for the IMPROVE Study at the SFVAHCS site!

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Should you or someone you know need help, please do not hesitate to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988; Veterans may dial and press 1 for specialized care. You are not alone. veteranscrisisline.net

“They’d come home weak and tired and go to bed,” she said. “It’s a day until they feel back to normal, and then it’s time to go back to dialysis again. I didn’t want that regimen.” Via Paula Span nytimes.com/2024/09/01/hea…

Drug trials: No preregistration except for the outcome variable and no data transparency. What could go wrong?

This September, World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, NCIRE joins the global effort to raise awareness and challenge the stigma around Alzheimer's disease and other dementia. Learn more about the NCIRE supported Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative: adni.loni.usc.edu

📣#USDeNwebinar Please join us on 10/1 at 2pm ET/11am PT for: "N-of-1 Trials to Promote Deprescribing" w/#DrParagGoyal Register here: jhjhm.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Eric Widera, MD “But we know that many people who have amyloid and tau in the brain will never develop dementia in their lifetime,” Eric Widera, MD said. “We need a lot more research before we define tens of millions of people as having Alzheimer's based on biomarkers alone.”

Who do you want on a work group revising the definition of #Alzheimer’s disease? The system is broken when Pharma and diagnostic companies are the ones defining who is sick. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) knew this when NIH told them to take their name off the workgroup title journals.lww.com/neurotodayonli…

Dr. Angela Suen (Angela Suen)'s new study in CHEST reveals lower palliative care use & higher ICU use at end of life for COPD/IPF vs lung cancer at UCSF. Mentored by Drs. Ashwin Kotwal (Ashwin Kotwal) & Rebecca Sudore (Rebecca Sudore). #PalliativeCare buff.ly/3Xz3Jsx

Allowing Patients to Die: We discuss what it means to have #QualityOfLife, respecting #GoalsOfCare, limitations of #AdvanceDirectives, ethics of rationale suicide +more. Guests Louise Aronson & Bill Andereck. #hpm Episode bit.ly/GeriPalEp325 - hosts Alex Smith, MD | Eric Widera, MD

Join Dementia Care Aware's webinar, “Primary Care's Role in Assessing Decision-Making in Patients with Dementia,” on Sept 16, 12-1pm. Legal & medical insights by Caleb E. Logan. Register: bit.ly/DCASeptemberWe…

On Aug 28, Dementia Care Aware hosted an in-person event in Imperial County, providing training, resources, and discussions on dementia care. Presentations covered cognitive health, local resources, and legal capacity. #DementiaCare #Healthcare