Category: Geriatric Medicine
Keep Calm and Come Together Safely During the Holiday Season
Christine Kistler, MD, associate professor of geriatric medicine, discourages indoor holiday gatherings and offers advice for staying safe in the Consumer Reports article “Keep Calm and Come Together.”
Dale Encourages Special Flu Vaccine For Seniors
Maureen Dale, MD, told WRAL News that it’s even more important during a pandemic that seniors get a flu shot. “Even though we don’t have a COVID-19 vaccine yet, there are other respiratory viruses, particularly the flu, that we can protect ourselves from,” Dale said, recognizing a special flu vaccination designed to help seniors overcome immune deficiencies.
Geriatrics Division at GSA Annual Scientific Meeting
2020 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD is an invited speaker for the Health Sciences Presidential Symposium at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting. The presidential symposium on “The Past, Present and Future of Health Sciences Research” will showcase junior and senior researchers’ perspective on how their science began, ways th … Read more
Maureen Dale on Directing the Geriatrics Fellowship in 2020
Maureen Dale, MD, took the reins of the Division of Geriatric Medicine’s Fellowship program in 2020, following in Dr. Margaret Drickamer’s footsteps as Program Director. Dale’s passion for geriatrics, patient care, and mentoring the next generation of Geriatricians stand out to colleagues and Fellows. You’ve been Associate Director of the Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine since 20 … Read more
Wilson Named New Co-Director of Individualization Phase, Felix’s Contributions Celebrated
Lindsay Wilson, MD, MPH Lindsay Wilson, MD, MPH, the John W. Foust Medical Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor in the UNC Department of Medicine and associate professor in the division of geriatric medicine, has been named co-director of Individualization Phase. Ana Felix, MD, MBBCh, who has led the Individualization Phase since its inception, will transition leadership to a … Read more
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