James M. Lai
@JamesLaiMD
Associate Director of Clinical Services Division of NYU Geriatrics and Palliative Care
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09-07-2019 11:16:50
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Hey American Geriatrics Society -PLEASE reconsider alternating virtual yr conferences. In-person connection is everything in our #Geriatrics community. 1 yr Fellows will miss the networking entirely, possibly hurting career kickoff. Also reduces Resident/Med Student exposure to field! #AGS23
*NEW STUDY, 🧵: Immunotherapy drugs have revolutionized #lungcancer care. Yet its unclear if older patients in clinical practice benefit. Led by terrific student (now Penn Medicine intern) Teja Voruganti, we took a look bit.ly/3HBqBzG (1/n)
Instead of wasting money on aducanumab, pay for programs proven to help people living with dementia. Home-based personal care services, comprehensive dementia care programs & community-based palliative care. bit.ly/3FYz5xb Lauren Hunt Krista Lyn Harrison Ken Covinsky
Mass General Brigham won’t offer Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug bostonglobe.com/2021/09/28/bus… via The Boston Globe
Methylphenidate for Apathy in Alzheimer Disease—Why Should We Care? ja.ma/3CUmvxi via JAMA Neurology part of JAMA Network Compelling results here: apathy in persons with MCI/dementia caused by #Alzheimers may be treatable Paula Span GeriPal - A Geriatrics & Palliative Care Podcast
In this video, Terri Fried, MD Geriatrics at Yale Yale Pepper Center, offers additional insight into her new Annals article, 'Effect of the STAMP Intervention on Completing Multiple Advance Care Planning Activities in Ambulatory Care.' Yale School of Medicine Yale Internal Medicine The Pepper OAIC Coordinating Center acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.73…
Advancing the science of advanced care planning: Important new findings from Dr. Fried & colleagues Geriatrics at Yale Yale School of Medicine A brief, easily delivered, tailored print intervention increased participation in advance care planning in ambulatory care settings bit.ly/3mMVCGS
Very excited that Brienne Miner, Assistant Professor of Geriatrics & Pepper Scholar alumnus Yale School of Medicine, is new recipient of #NIA #GEMSSTAR award, allowing her to expand an innovative line of research focusing on sleep deficiency and aging Geriatrics at Yale Yale Internal Medicine The Pepper OAIC Coordinating Center
Great podcast about #Aducanumab (Aduhelm) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s with Aaron Kesselheim, Harvard Prof (previous member of the FDA advisory committee), & Jason Karlawish, Univ of Penn Prof. #AAIC21 #medtwitter
Episode bit.ly/GeriPalEP182 - hosts Alex Smith, MD | Eric Widera, MD
Geriatric Grand Rounds: 'MR in Aging/Dementia' and 'Nuclear Medicine in Neurodegenerative Diseases' m.yale.edu/98p via Geriatrics at Yale
We are looking for a Geriatric Clinician Educator to join our amazing Geriatrics at Yale team! apply here: apply.interfolio.com/81801