We are delighted to host Dr. Ken Covinsky Ken Covinsky from UCSF Geriatrics as the Clin-STAR Distinguished Professor at #ATS2024 ! Dr. Covinsky gave a fantastic talk today and will moderate & speak again tomorrow! Clin-STAR Coordinating Center The National Institute on Aging (NIA) ATS Crit Care #gericritcare

Coming up on Fri. 5/24!

NCIRE-supported Principal Investigators Drs. Ken Covinsky and Sei Lee presented at the Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology of Sao Paolo, Brazil Apr 4-6, 2024. The sessions were wide-ranging and focused on opportunities for international collaboration. geriatrics.ucsf.edu/innovations/ep…

Benzos are bad for seniors!!!! Racial differences in inappropriate med use among seniors w dementia. Results showed white participants had more meds, black participants had more antipsychotics but fewer benzos & antidepressants. #SGIM24 ⁦SGIM⁩

This qualitative study assesses the association of anti-Asian hate with older Asian individuals’ health and the clinician’s role in addressing hate incidents. ja.ma/3UH3VDa Jon Shih

A blast from the past stands up well with time. Cutting-edge aging research Yale School of Medicine in clinical, biologic, neurologic & social sciences, w/ introductory comments by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Director, Richard Hodes. Take a look: youtube.com/watch?v=2NbqBe… Yale Internal Medicine

In this general community survey, a low MMSE score (≤23) is not particularly suggestive of dementia, but among patients appearing to a clinician with a complaint of a memory problem, a dementia diagnosis is likely. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

“The first line antidepressant for older people is companionship”

NCIRE-supported researcher Mike Steinman, MD co-authored a research letter in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: “Cognitive, physical, and sensory deficits that can affect everyday medication use among older adults: A national view”. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

Hospice & #palliative care social media influencers. Yes, that’s a thing! We invited 4 of them that focus their efforts on educating the general public about living and dying with a serious illness on last week’s podcast. #palliative #EAPC2024
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So many wonderful people all in one place!

1) Aanand Naik, Dae Kim Dae Kim Harvard Medical School & Parag Goyal Parag Goyal MD MSc Weill Cornell Medicine

2) Our very own Kenneth Boockvar Kenneth Boockvar @UAB connecting with Matthew Growdon Matthew Growdon UC San Francisco

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Well the #USDEN24 annual network meeting has concluded but there is still so much to share!

What was your favorite takeaway?

Thanks SO much to Raha Shahroodi and Jonathan Norton and team for organizing!

Music & Dementia Research Summit at AARP—please join us!

Summary - Music & Brain Health Summit Performance events.aarp.org/event/a8020503…

How it started: How it's going:

Powerful quotes by older Asians & their doctors on their perceptions about living in SF in this JAMA Internal Medicine study by Lingsheng Alex Smith, MD

excellent graphics above by Lingsheng

Group sessions underway until 4pm!

Comment w/ something new you learned OR tag a new connection you made here at #USDEN24

Why not both?

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We are excited to have Ashwin Kotwal, MD, present at #GrandRounds this Thursday, May 16th. Dr. Kotwal will discuss: 'Loneliness & Social Isolation Among Older Adults: Applications to Cognitive Impairment'. Ashwin Kotwal

12 p.m. - 1 p.m. (CST)
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Don’t be shy! It’s all about the connections. Straight from Mike Steinman !

Go say hello. Learn. Chat. Network. 🤝👋

#USDEN24 #networking #research #deprescribing #community

Don’t forget to share with us and tag #USDEN24 ! We’re interested to hear about each of your experiences and takeaways. 📓💭

#USDEN24 #deprescribing #SGIM24 Pre-Conference Day! #deprescribing us