Author Archives: Jamie Garrett

In a recent North Carolina Medical Journal article Entitled Programs and Policies to Prevent Falls in North Carolina, Ellen Schneider and her co-authors state, “Falls are not a normal part of aging.” In addition, the article says that among older adults, falls are the leading cause of both non­fatal and...

Geriatrician John Batsis has noticed a ‘secret sauce’ among his ‘super agers,’ patients who have aged successfully. So what is it? Throughout their lives, these people have all focused on exercise, a proper diet, and socializing. Batsis’ insights dovetail with findings from Northwestern’s Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s...

Mental health is critical to well-being at every age. Join a free virtual event on May 11, 2023 that will empower aging services professionals with the latest tools to improve the lives of older adults in their communities. The 6th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium is an...

Dr. Shakira Grant was recently nominated for a 2023 Healio NextGen Disruptor Award. You can vote for Dr. Grant here (voting closes April 1). According to Healio, “This award recognizes an up-and-coming physician who already is disrupting the status quo in the field through new techniques, new thoughts, questioning methods...

The Washington Post recently spoke with Dr. Margaret Drickamer, the Associate Medical Director of Inpatient Hospice.

Listen as Shakira Grant, MBBS and Jiona Mills talk about Barriers to Participation in Hematology Trials at the 2022 ASH conference,

The International Neuropalliative Care Society (INPCS) honored Laura Hanson MD, MPH with its Outstanding Scientific Contribution Award. The November 2022 award recognized Dr. Hanson’s research in dementia palliative care. In addition, UNC Neurocritical Care faculty member Winnie Lau, MD received an INPCS seed funding award at this meeting.

Recently, UNC Geriatric Medicine personnel attended the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting, GSA22. Held from November 2-6 in Indianapolis, IN, GSA22’s theme was Embracing our Diversity, Enriching our Discovery, Reimagining Aging. Division Chief Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead was joined at the conference by Dr. John Batsis (Associate Professor, Division...

The UNC School of Medicine Student Government honored Dr. Lindsay Wilson (Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine) with the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.

Dr. David Lynch was recently selected for a Clin-STAR Pilot Grant. By encouraging junior and senior researchers from different disciplines and institutions to come together, these Pilot Grants can stimulate new areas of age-related research.