UCSF Geriatrics
@UCSFGeriatrics
#Geriatrics Division, University of California, San Francisco @UCSF | Improving the lives of #olderadults through teaching, discovery, and the care of patients
Congrats to Drs. Michi Yukawa & Mike Harper on their NBME shout-out! They’re helping shape the future of medical licensing exams through test development, ethics content, and chronic care cases. #USMLE
Dr. @ashwinkotwalmd.bsky.social was on a urology podcast, @backtableuro.bsky.social, discussing palliative care with UCSF urologist and friend of the division Dr. @lindsayhampson.bsky.social Listen here: backtable.com/shows/urology/…
For #WorldBrainDay2025, Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social spoke on @ktvufox2.bsky.social, @abc7news.bsky.social, @nbcbayarea.com & @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social about early dementia signs, brain health, and @CareDementia’s work to support primary care in early detection
Dr. @ashwinkotwalmd.bsky.social, Dr. Carla Perissinotto, and research team published "Recent Innovations in Peer Programs for Socially Isolated Older Adults: Implications for Public Health Emergency Preparedness" in @agsjournal.bsky.social agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…
Just released: ** New RFA for pilot awards from the US Deprescribing Research Network ** Budget $30K in directs over 1 year. Check out details at: deprescribingresearch.org/network-activi… Informational webinar on August 26th. See above link for more info and to register.
Death is inevitable for us all. While some don't worry about it, others, including patients and clinicians, have #DeathAnxiety. How can we best manage it? #hpm Guests @ChammasDani & @keri_brenner 👉 Full episode at geripal.org/death-anxiety-… 😀 hosts @AlexSmithMD | @EWidera
"Our ability to accompany patients in their existential struggles is deeply tied to our willingness to confront and hold our own mortality." Thank you for the thought-provoking discussion about death anxiety, @GeriPalBlog @ChammasDani @ Keri Brenner.
Death is inevitable for us all. While some don't worry about it, others, including patients and clinicians, have #DeathAnxiety. How can we best manage it? #hpm Guests @ChammasDani & @keri_brenner 👉 Full episode at geripal.org/death-anxiety-… 😀 hosts @AlexSmithMD | @EWidera
USDeN July Announcements - mailchi.mp/4f831011d682/u…
Cost-Effectiveness of Family Conferences to Reduce Polypharmacy in Frail Older Adults. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…
Viewpoint: Primary care clinicians should be cautious with blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer disease in asymptomatic or subjectively declining patients. ja.ma/44AGpwy @ewidera, @geri_doc
Dr. @mgrowdon.bsky.social, @wjdeardorff.bsky.social, @mikesteinman.bsky.social & team examine loop diuretics and urinary symptom meds in older adults—highlighting a potential prescribing cascade in *The Journal of Gerontology* academic.oup.com/biomedgerontol…
Join Dementia Care Aware on July 24 for “Tried and True and the New: Insights into Dementia Behavior Management” with Dr. Sandeep Pagali. Free CME/CE credit! Register: [ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/regist…\_QRGyV3zFQPiqe4Bm1o6YaQ]
Tune in to Alzheimer’s Speaks for a conversation with Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social on early dementia detection, brain health plans, and steps families can take to reduce dementia risk. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fro…
Drs. @wjdeardorff.bsky.social, John Boscardin, PhD, @alexsmithmd.bsky.social, and @seijlee.bsky.social published "A Multi-Outcome Prognostic Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults Admitted to Skilled Nursing Facilities for Post-Acute Care" in JAMDA jamda.com/article/S1525-…
Congratulations to our faculty, Drs. @stacyhan.bsky.social, Evie Kalmar, Josette Rivera, and Todd James, for completing Teach for UCSF Certificates! Their dedication to education strengthens teaching in our division and across #UCSF. #MedicalEducation
Dr. Anna Chang (@annachangucsf.bsky.social) will be celebrated at the SFVA Director’s Quarterly Awards Ceremony on Monday July 21st 12-pm in the SFVAMC Auditorium and over Teams for her 20 years of service to SFVA. Congratulations Anna!
“It’s time we stop seeing aging as a crisis,” says Dr. Louise Walter (@lwaltermd.bsky.social) in UCSF Campus Life. Learn how UCSF is supporting caregivers & reducing waitlists through Care at Home. geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/louise-wa…
Thank you Jackie Kruser and Gordon Rubenfeld for such a beautifully written and thoughtful editorial on our recent @JAMANetworkOpen paper. A key message of the editorial is that systemic biases lack flexibility for the plurality of values and priorities jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
Dr. @lizdzeng.bsky.social’s UK-based study on clinical deceleration in dementia care is published in @jamanetworkopen.com—and it’s the featured article! An editorial by Kruser & Rubenfeld highlights its powerful insights on end-of-life care. geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/elizabeth…
NCIRE-supported researchers, Dr. John Boscardin and NCIRE Board Member Dr. Kristine Yaffe, co-published the study titled, “Regional Differences in Dementia Incidence Among US Veterans”. Read more: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
Many thanks to contributions from all authors and others who provided valuable feedback on drafts. @AmerGeriatrics #geriatrics #DEImatters
JAGS Remains Committed to Scientific Principles That Support Better Health and Function for All Older Adults: Disparities, Diversity in Research, and Respectful Discourse. # geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…