The Dementia Friendly Hospital Initiative will reach a total of 3,900 employees in four hospitals across North Carolina to raise awareness of how patients with dementia experience care and to meet their unique needs with strategic and compassionate treatment. Read more
UNC’s 4th cohort of Interprofessional Geriatrics Fellows featured a cardiologist, a doctor of nursing practice, a pharmacist and a dental hygienist learning as a team about best practices of person-centered interprofessional geriatric medicine. On May 6, they wrapped up their 2018-2019 fellowship year with an insightful look at what makes a health care provider’s office … Read more
IPE Geriatrics Experience is a two-day event bringing 10 faculty members and 250 students from 10 disciplines together to learn about Geriatrics care in a multidisciplinary team environment. This year the event took place at the School of Social Work on the last two Wednesdays in January.
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Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD, FACEP, Emergency Medicine, will speak about UNC Medical Center Hillsborough Hospital’s recent Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) and new protocols for the geriatric patient.
Anil Gehi, MD, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Service, will present “Refresher: Atrial Fibrillation Management” and provide an update on other atrial fibrillation initiatives.
The Division of Geriatric Medicine’s Lindsay Wilson, MD, and Pulmonary Critical Care Physician and Geriatrician Adrian Austin, MD, MCSR, will present “Antipsychotics and Delirium Prevention” on Thursday 2/14 for Department of Medicine Grand Rounds.
Senior Mentor Program, the School of Medicine’s long-running program to build skills, compassion, and aging-related awareness among medical school students kicked off this week with a Carolina Club luncheon for 195 students and 100-plus mentors. Read more
Sascha Tuchman, MD, MHS, and a Hematology/Oncology Clinical Researcher will present on “Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma in Senior Patients.”
To raise awareness of the need for interprofessional education (IPE) and its benefits for both providers and patients, UNC’s Center for Aging and Health and the Office for Interprofessional Education & Practice will jointly sponsor two days of collaborative IPE immersion with a geriatrics focus. Students and faculty from 10 disciplines will share best practices … Read more
To raise awareness of the need for interprofessional education (IPE) and its benefits for providers and patients, the Division of Geriatric Medicine and UNC’s Office for Interprofessional Education and Practice will jointly sponsor two days of collaborative IPE immersion with a geriatrics focus. Students should email Madeline Neal at mnneal@email.unc.edu or call 919-962-3535 by 1/15 … Read more