Helping Older Adults Live Well As They Live Longer
The Division of Geriatric Medicine trains the future leaders in Geriatric Medicine to meet the healthcare needs of America’s older adults. Our expertise in providing complex comprehensive care to older patients shapes the didactic, research, and clinical experience of UNC medical students, residents, and fellows. Through multiple partnerships with diverse Divisions, Departments, and Schools at the nation’s oldest public university, the Division’s work brings the latest evidence-based findings into healthcare practice to improve the care of older adults.
Our Faculty are outstanding clinician-educators who serve as Course Leaders, Program Directors, Clinical Directors, and Investigators for research grants. Through our Geriatrics Specialty Clinic, Geriatric Inpatient Hospital Service (ACE unit), community-based Continuing Care Retirement Center clinics, and Program of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) affiliations, we offer diverse learning experiences in a variety of clinical settings.
Our Center for Aging and Health is a leading force in expanding geriatrics expertise throughout the state’s health workforce and provider network. Center programs promote best practices for aging health and advance new strategies for practice change such as the Dementia Friendly Hospital Initiative, Project ECHO Geriatric Care medical education, and the Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (CGWEP).
Adults over 85 are the fastest growing segment of the US population. In North Carolina, adults 65 and older will increase from 1.6 million to 2.6 million in the next two decades. Our goal is to leverage this new age of aging to improve care for older patients, who are helping to re-write medical history as they pioneer new horizons in health and longevity.
Geriatric Medicine & Center for Aging and Health News
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American Geriatrics Society Recognizes Dale and Wilson at AGS19
The Division of Geriatric Medicine was well represented at AGS19, the American Geriatrics Society’s 2019 annual scientific meeting. Among the faculty, fellows, students, residents, and UNC MSTAR researchers attending, two Geriatrics faculty members were distinguished by special honors. Congratulations to the Division of Geriatric Medicine’s Maureen Dale, MD, a 2019-2020 Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging … Continued
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Dementia Friendly Training at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus
Hospital-wide dementia-friendly training is well underway at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus, where nearly two-thirds of all staff and providers who interact with patients have completed training. The Division of Geriatric Medicine and the Center for Aging and Health are piloting this ground-breaking program to improve care for patients with dementia.
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Hanson and Winzelberg Lead the Department of Medicine’s Palliative Care Program
After a widespread search, Ron Falk, MD, chair of the department of medicine has named Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH, director of the department’s palliative care program, and Gary Winzelberg, MD, MPH, has been named the associate director.