Category: Geriatric Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill MSTAR Program Funded by the National Institute on Aging
Through a third round of funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), UNC’s Medical Students Training in Aging Research – MSTAR – program will continue as a National Training Center from 2020 through 2025.
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: September 1 – September 30, 2020
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Jennifer Goralski, MD, received an NIH K23 grant to study “Quantitation and Spatial Registration of Airways Dysfunction With Dynamic 19F MRI In Cystic Fibrosis.” Division of Infectious Diseases Victor Garcia-Martinez, PhD, received an NIAID grant in the amount of $621,932 to study “In Vivo Evaluation of HIV Latency Reversal Strateg … Read more
Geriatric Medicine News: Fall 2020
Publications, promotions, awards, research, presentations, and more – enjoy this recent roundup of Division of Geriatric Medicine Faculty News, including a video on UNC Geriatrics’ most recent Carolina Care Excellence Award!
Center for Aging and Health Receives BOLD NC Funding
The Center for Aging and Health is a sub-recipient of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for North Carolinians” (BOLD NC) funding, partnering with the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services (grant PI) and NC Division of Public Health to bring a public health, coordinated, systematic approach to our state’s brain h … Read more
Wilson Promoted to Associate Professor, Receives Foundation Phase Teaching Award
Lindsay Wilson, MD, MPH, the John W. Foust Medical Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor, is the Division of Geriatric Medicine’s newest Associate Professor. She recently received the Foundation Phase Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, recognizing a faculty member from the Foundation Phase curriculum who significantly contributed to the education of Foundation Phase students t … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: July 1 – July 31, 2020
Division of Geriatric Medicine Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, was awarded pilot funding from the US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) for his proposal entitled “Deprescribing Bisphosphonates in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.” Division of Hematology Stephan Moll, MD, received an award from the Anticoagulation Forum for “2020 Clinical Fellowship Award in General Vascular M … Read more
Niznik Receives Pilot Funding From the US Deprescribing Research Network
Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD was awarded pilot funding from the United States Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) for his proposal entitled “Deprescribing Bisphosphonates in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.” The 1-year award seeks to: 1) develop operational definitions for identifying deprescribing of bisphosphonates using Medicare administrative … Read more
Kizer Recognized in Carolina Care Highlight
John S. Kizer, MD John S. Kizer, MD, professor of medicine and vice chief in the division of geriatric medicine, was recognized in a new Carolina Care Highlight. He is described by one patient as really knowing “how to listen and help me to sort out various dimensions of my medical situation.” The patient adds, “I’ve had many physicians through the years, and I do know Dr. Kizer … Read more
McCann, Hanson Worked Proactively to Support Congregate Living Communities Early in the Pandemic, UNC Health Receives ‘Community Health Partnership Award’
Meghan McCann and Laura Hanson, MD, MPH Nursing homes and assisted-living centers remain particularly vulnerable during the pandemic, but thanks to Meghan McCann, UNC Medical Center’s Vice President of Operations, Laura Hanson, MD, MPH, professor of geriatric medicine, and community teams with a proactive approach, residents and healthcare personnel have been supported in the com … Read more
Kistler Says Contact With Older Loved Ones Should Remain Limited to Keep Them Safe
Christine Kistler, MD, MASc As COVID-19 restrictions ease, Christine Kistler, MD, MASc, associate professor of geriatric and family medicine, advises the community, as much as possible, to continue to limit contact with older adults “in order to keep them safest.” Kistler was interviewed by the News and Observer for an article that suggests risks to older adults should be careful … Read more
Corbie-Smith, Cené Discuss COVID-19 Spike in North Carolina
Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc, and Crystal Cené, MD, MPH An Associated Press article published in the Winston-Salem Journal recognized North Carolina’s highest one-day increase to date in coronavirus cases. The article states part of the growth in cases comes from the increase in tests, but another “driving force behind the uptick” is believed to be “residents traveling throughou … Read more
Muss Receives ASCO’s Allen S. Lichter Visionary Leader Award For Improving Cancer Care in Older Adults
The American Society of Clinical Oncology honored Hyman B. Muss, MD, FASCO, the Mary Jones Hudson Distinguished Professor of Geriatric Oncology at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, with the 2020 Allen S. Lichter Visionary Leader Award for his career-long dedication to improving the care of older patients with cancer.