Symposia
- Date:
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- Track: Research
- CME/CE: 1.0 - AMA Credits, AAFP Prescribed Credits, ABIM MOC Credits, CMD Clinical Credits, Nursing Credits, Pharmacy Credits, Social Work Credits
- Q & A: Chat
Co-Moderators: Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS; Camille P. Vaughan, MD, MS; Peter M. Abadir, MD
Sponsored by the Research Committee
Communications Coach: John P. Beilenson, MA (Strategic Communications & Planning)
This fast-paced, interactive session will showcase some of the meeting’s best new research and innovation. Top-rated abstracts submitted to AGS are selected for inclusion. Presenters will give the highlights of their research findings in five minutes or less and the audience will have an opportunity to discuss and ask questions. Learning Objectives: (1) describe at least one emerging concept or new scientific focus in aging research; (2) summarize the key findings of at least three projects with relevance to care of older adults; and (3) identify at least three AGS-affiliated individuals conducting exciting research in aging.
| AGE SELF CARE: A Program to Improve Aging in Place Through Education, Incremental Behavior Change and Group Learning Tracy Nguyen & Belinda C. Tang, BS |
| Family Caregiving for Community-Dwelling Older Adults Living with Dementia: A Population-Based Descriptive Study in Ontario, Canada Nathan M. Stall, MD, PhD, FRCPC |
| Methamphetamine Use Among Older Adults Living with HIV Benjamin Hyun Han, MD |
| The Development of Mesoporous Melanin Nanoparticles as Drug-Delivery Carriers for the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Mary C. Kaufmann, BA |
| Nationally Representative Estimates of Short- and Longer-Term Hospital Readmissions after Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older Americans Yi Wang, PhD |
| Grasping the Risk: Handgrip Strength as a Predictor of Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults Thiago J. Avelino-Silva, MD, PhD |
| Beers’ List Alerts Help Reduce Antipsychotic and Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Hospitalized Older Adults Lynn McNicoll, MD |
| Fear of Falling in Older Adults: A Feasibility Randomized Control Trial of Virtual GERAS DANCE Patricia Hewston, OT Reg (Ont), PhD |
Pharmacy and Social Work credit types are available for live participation only. Attendees may claim a maximum of 26.25 pharmacy contact or social work credit hours.