Category: Geriatric Medicine
‘Dementia Friendly Hospitals Day’ recognizes expansion of special training program
(Republished from the UNC Health Care and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom) Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead speaking at the ‘Dementia Friendly Hospitals Day’ event. Photo Credit: Tom Fuldner Photography Governor Cooper proclaimed Sept. 26, 2019, as ‘Dementia Friendly Hospitals Day’ in North Carolina. UNC Health Care marked this occasion by celebrating the expansion of its special training … Read more
Dale explains the importance of dementia-friendly training on WCHL Radio
Maureen Dale, MD, was interviewed by WCHL radio, discussing UNC’s Dementia Friendly Hospitals Initiative and the first year of dementia-friendly training at the Hillsborough campus.
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: September 1-September 30, 2019
Division of Geriatric Medicine Laura Hanson, MD, MPH, will lead NIA’s new IMPACT Collaboratory’s Patient and Caregiver Reported Outcomes (PCRO) Core, funded by a five-year, $1.4 million grant. Learn more. Division of Hematology/Oncology Lisa Carey, MD, will receive $400,000 from Susan G. Komen to study how HER2+ tumors respond to HER2-targeted therapies. She is one of three UNC S … Read more
Hanson plays key role in NIA’s IMPACT Collaboratory
Laura Hanson, MD (Republished from the UNC Health Care and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom) UNC will play a key role in the National Institute on Aging’s (NIA) newly announced IMPACT Collaboratory, a national research incubator to improve care and quality of life for people living with dementia. Laura Hanson, MD, will lead the collaboratory’s Patient and Caregiver Reported Outcom … Read more
Larson explains how older adults can see the world and stay healthy
Claire Larson, MD, assistant professor in the division of geriatric medicine, is featured in a new UNC Health Talk article for older adults who travel. She offers 11 tips and suggestions that older adults need to keep in mind to stay healthy during a big trip.
Greganti Retires After Distinguished Career
Andrew Greganti, MD, the Charles Addison and Elizabeth Ann Sanders Distinguished Professor, and vice chair of the department of medicine has retired following more than 40 years of distinguished service as faculty at the UNC School of Medicine. Greganti was universally loved and respected by fellow physicians, patients, internal medicine residents, and hospital staff. He is well … Read more
Center for Aging & Health Receives $3.75 Million Grant to Create Age-Friendly Health Care
UNC’s Center for Aging and Health has received a five-year, $3.75 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide geriatrics training statewide through the Carolina Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (CGWEP). Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: July 1-July 31, 2019
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Shehzad Z. Sheikh, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology, and post-doctoral fellow Takahiko Toyonaga, MD, PhD, have received a fellowship research award from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. Read more. Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Crystal Wiley Cené, … Read more
Welcome to our new Geriatrics Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Care Fellows!
Welcome to our new Geriatric Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Care Fellows! Coming from close by (Charlotte, Durham) and far away (San Francisco, Beirut), this new class of Fellows is united by a commitment to advance the skills and training necessary to provide the highest quality of compassionate, person-centered care. We are thrilled that they’re pursuing their training h … Read more
MSTAR at UNC: Medical Students Training in Aging Research
2018 MSTAR Student Charmara Dharmasri with UNC MSTAR Associate Program Director Dr. Ellen Roberts For 25 years, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) has sponsored the MSTAR program for Medical Students Training in Aging Research. The MSTAR program seeks to build research skills among medical students and encourage them to consider involvement in future research that contributes … Read more
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 … Read more
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.