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‘Ageism Awareness Day’ Draws Attention to Ageism’s Impact

October 9, 2024
According to Yale gerontologist Dr. Becca Levy, “The single most important factor in determining longevity—more important than gender, income, social background, loneliness or functional health—is how people think about and approach the idea of old age.” In addition, Dr. Levy’s research reveals that it’s never too late for a person...

Dr. John Batsis Presents at 2024 RCCN Workshop in San Francisco

June 28, 2024
Dr. John Batsis recently presented at the National Institute on Aging’s Research Centers Collaborative Network Workshop on Nutrition and Aging Biology in San Francisco. He spoke on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists’ Effect in Older Adults.

Dr. John Batsis: the ‘secret sauce of super agers’

March 16, 2023
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...

Dr. Shakira Grant nominated for 2023 Disruptor Award

March 2, 2023
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...

Dr. John Batsis presents to National Council on Aging

March 2, 2022
In October 2021, Dr. John Batsis represented the American Geriatrics Society at an Obesity and Equitable Aging Roundtable held by the National Council on Aging (NCOA). As a follow-up to that event, the NCOA held a virtual meeting on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Featured in this meeting was Dr. Meena...

Teepa Snow: What to prescribe after a dementia diagnosis

January 25, 2022
Occupational therapist Teepa Snow has made it her mission to show dementia in a positive light. “Dementia is a syndrome, not a single condition,” Teepa says. “It can be a primary or secondary issue, can happen at any age, and has many causes and forms.”

Center for Aging and Health Receives Grant to Expand Existing Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network

September 29, 2021
UNC’s Center for Aging and Health and the University of Louisville Trager's two-year HRSA grant will fund “FlourishConnect’ which will create and deliver COVID-19-specific education and training to the nursing home workforce, residents, families, and caregivers.

Student Outreach to Older Adults

August 13, 2020
UNC 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’s initial focus was on connecting medical students to patients, through phone calls,...

Telehealth with Older Adults During the Covid-19 Crisis

April 2, 2020
Due to Covid-19, UNC Health outpatient clinics are “seeing” 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 UNC Geriatrics Specialty Clinic's Assistant Medical Director, Dr....

COVID-19 in Older Adults: Biese Publishes Key Points for Providers

March 26, 2020
Kevin Biese, MD, MAT, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, with co-authors, has published key information on the role of the ED in diagnosis and acute management of COVID-19 in older adults.