{"id":8479,"date":"2022-11-29T08:16:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T13:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/?p=8479"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:33:39","slug":"unc-geriatric-medicine-attends-gsa22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/unc-geriatric-medicine-attends-gsa22\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Geriatric Medicine Represented at GSA22"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, UNC Geriatric Medicine personnel attended the Gerontological Society of America\u2019s Annual Scientific Meeting, GSA22<\/a> from November 2-6 in Indianapolis, IN.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead at GSA22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Division Chief Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead<\/a> (pictured at right) was joined at the conference by Dr. John Batsis (Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine; Associate Professor, Gillings School of Global Public Health), Dr. David Lynch (Medical Director, Inpatient Geriatrics Service), Tiffany Driesse (Center for Aging and Health Research Assistant), Jennifer Hubbard (CGWEP<\/a> Social\/Clinical Research Assistant), and Caroline Buse (UNC School of Medicine student). Below are highlights of this year\u2019s GSA meeting.<\/p>\n

GWEP Preconference<\/h4>\n

Before the conference proper, CGWEP<\/a> Social\/Clinical Research Assistant Jennifer Hubbard attended GSA22\u2019s GWEP-CC Pre-Conference Meeting. \u201cThe preconference had an excellent line-up of speakers on different topics,\u201d said Hubbard. Some of these topics included the 4Ms<\/a> consumer tools developed by Community Catalyst, Age-Friendly sustainability amongst urban and rural GWEPs, delivering 4Ms care in a community-based setting, and advocacy updates from the National Association for Geriatric Education (NAGE). According to Hubbard, \u201cAdditionally, a common theme for improving the GWEP grant was integrating the 4Ms and MIPS.\u201d<\/p>\n

James McKenney Travel Award<\/h4>\n

\"CarolinePrior to GSA22, GSA and the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education<\/a> (AGHE) announced Caroline Buse as a recipient of the James McKenney Travel Award<\/a>. Buse officially received the award during the meeting\u2019s AGHE Awards Presentation.<\/p>\n

In addition to receiving the award at GSA22, Buse also presented her MSTAR research \u2013 Elective Medicine: Are Older Women with Early Breast Cancer Receiving Post-primary Treatment Interested?<\/em> Collaborators on this research were Erin O\u2019Hare along with Buse\u2019s mentors Hyman Muss, MD and Kristen Nyrop, PhD. Buse is a third-year medical student and a 2021 UNC MSTAR<\/a> alum.<\/p>\n

Dr. John Batsis<\/h4>\n
Poster Presentation<\/h5>\n
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Dr. John Batsis with his GSA poster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. John Batsis<\/a> presented a poster entitled, Protein Supplementation Negatively Impacts Glucose Homeostasis in a Weight Loss Intervention in Older Adults<\/em>. Dr. Batsis was the first author while Geriatric Medicine colleagues Drs. David Lynch and Hillary Spangler<\/a> were co-authors.<\/p>\n

Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n

Dr. Batsis also served as a panelist in an Interdisciplinary Public Policy Discussion Session. Run by the GSA Policy Committee on Geroscience, the session provided perspectives from representatives of all the major GSA sections. Specifically, Dr. Batsis represented Health Sciences and discussed policy implications of Geroscience treatments, trials, and science in relation to public health.<\/p>\n

Dr. David Lynch Presentation<\/h4>\n

Dr. David Lynch<\/a> gave a talk entitled Mid-Arm Muscle Circumference and Cognitive Decline<\/em>. Dr. Lynch was first author while Dr. Batsis was co-author on this research. About the conference, he said, \u201cI love the conference. Our group had a lot of opportunities to network and build collaborations with other aging researchers from across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tiffany Driesse Presentation<\/h4>\n

At GSA22, Research Assistant Tiffany Driesse gave a presentation entitled Usability Study of Technology-based Dietary Assessment among Older Adults, specifically Benefits and Barriers to Emerging Voice-based Technologies to promote dietary recall among Older Adults<\/em>.<\/p>\n

About the conference she said, \u201cOverall all I thought GSA was great. It is a very research-focused conference allowing the CAH booth to discover lots of recruitment opportunities along with networking.\u201d Driesse is first author on this research while Drs. Hillary Spangler, David Lynch, and John Batsis are co-authors.<\/p>\n

Learn More about UNC Geriatric Medicine<\/h4>\n