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Category: Geriatric Medicine

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    Highlighting Geriatric Medicine During June Awareness for Alzheimer’s and Dementia

    Junève Toche, MD, partners with families at UNC Eastowne’s Geriatric Specialty Clinic to care for patients and promote health and quality of life. June is the nationally recognized month to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s and other dementias that affect memory, and behavior, conditions that affect the majority of people who are 65 and older. It’s also a great time to spotlight … Read more

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    American Geriatrics Society 2021 Annual Meeting Offers a Chance for Reflection

    David Lynch, MD, and John Batsis, MD David Lynch, MD, and John Batsis, MD, wrote a Doximity op-ed on key takeaways from the American Geriatrics Society 2021 Annual Meeting May 12–15. “The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2021 Annual Meeting took place virtually from May 12–15. Joseph Shega, MD, program chair, framed the meeting’s objective in his introduction as an opportunity t … Read more

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    Bynum Receives the Mary and Thomas Hudson Distinguished Professorship

    Left to right: Hillary Spangler, Katie Allen, Daniel Duddleston, Deb Bynum, Monty Williams and Mike Croglio Deb Bynum, MD, MMEL, FACP, has been awarded the Mary and Thomas Hudson Distinguished Professorship in the Division of Geriatric Medicine. On Thursday, June 3, residents held a surprise party to celebrate her. “Being a distinguished professor is a wonderful honor, and today … Read more

  • Christine Kistler, MD

    Civic Life Suffers From Pressure On Black Men

    Christine Kistler, MD About the same number of young Black men and women reach voting age in North Carolina every year, but there’s a huge gender gap each time ballots are counted. In 2020, when Donald Trump won the state by 74,500 votes, Black women cast 622,000 ballots but Black men cast only 402,000 — a startling gap of 220,000 votes. Christine E. Kistler, MD, MASc, associate … Read more

  • Dr. John A. Batsis

    How Older Adults Can Regain Their Game After Being Cooped Up For Over a Year

    John Batsis, MD John Batsis, MD, associate professor in the division of geriatric medicine and Gillings School of Public Health, told CNN that older adults should start slow and build steadily, after being cooped up for over a year during the pandemic. “From my experience, older adults are eager to get out of the house and do what they did a year ago. And guess what? After being … Read more

  • Christine Kistler, MD

    The Startling and Troubling Voting Gap with Black Men

    Christine Kistler, MD Christine Kistler, MD, MASc, associate professor in the division of geriatric medicine and department of family medicine, was featured in a Yahoo report, originally published in the News and Observer. The report recognizes the gender gap among the number of Black men and women who reach voting age in North Carolina every year. “You are less likely to have a … Read more

  • April- Grants and Funding

    Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: April 1 – April 30, 2021

    Division of Geriatric Medicine John Batsis, MD, was awarded $225,000 from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging to develop and test a remote-sensing resistance band exercise system with a team of researchers from Dartmouth. Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, was awarded a 5-year K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award by the NIH’s National Institute on Aging for “Deprescribing … Read more

  • Dr. John A. Batsis

    Batsis Team Receives NIH Startup Funding for Remote Physical Therapy Monitoring System

    John Batsis, MD John Batsis, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of geriatric medicine, and a team of researchers from Dartmouth who founded SynchroHealth, have been awarded nearly $225,000 from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging to develop and test “BandPass.” The remote-sensing resistance band exercise system will allow health care providers to monitor, evalu … Read more

  • Josh Niznik, PharmD, PhD

    Niznik Receives KO8 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award

    Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor in the division of geriatric medicine, was awarded a 5-year K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award by the NIH’s National Institute on Aging for “Deprescribing Bisphosphonates in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.” The study seeks to evaluate the risks and benefits of deprescribing versus cont … Read more

  • Dr. John A. Batsis

    Sarcopenic Obesity Associated with Increased Risk of Impaired Cognitive Function in Older Adults

    John Batsis, MD The prevalence of obesity with sarcopenia is increasing in adults aged 65 years, and this geriatric syndrome places individuals at risk for synergistic complications. John A. Batsis, MD, associate professor in the division of geriatric medicine, led a study to investigate whether sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity are associated with greater long-term risk of impair … Read more

  • Josh Niznik, PharmD, PhD

    Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling

    Josh Niznik, PharmD, PhD Among older Americans, deaths from falls are up sharply, dovetailing with a surge in use of medications that increase the risk of falling, researchers say. Two decades ago, about 57% of U.S. seniors took medications that increased their risk of falls. By 2017, that number had risen to 94%, and deaths caused by falls had more than doubled, a new study foun … Read more

  • Daniel S. Reuland, MD, MPH

    Experts Recommend Shared Decision-Making Prior to Lung Cancer Screening

    Dan Reuland, MD, MPH In a viewpoint perspective published in JAMA on March 9, 2021, a University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher and two other experts endorsed the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) requirement for a patient and their doctor to engage in a shared discussion of benefits and harms before proceeding with a low-dose … Read more