Congratulations Mike Wasserman on the honorable The Foundation for PALTC Medicine and AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine 2022 William Dodd Service Award. You inspire us all! #PALTC22

The #COVID19 pandemic resulted in 400k fewer NH employees and are not returning. 30% of RNs leave the profession within 2 years. Change will require multiple changes, higher wages is only a small component of a complex issue. AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine #PALTC22

Great practical pearls shared by Michael Cinque, PharmD. If a patient experiences a fall, fatigue or confusion, take a look at the med list. AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine #paltc22 #drive2deprescribe #polypharmacy

Overheard at AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine conference: “don’t be a dictator, be a collaborator.” Staying open, curious, engaged is the recipe for team based care and success in quality improvement projects. #PALTC22 #leadershipskills

Congratulations to AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine Best Poster Winners, all fighting to reduce #polypharmacy. Less meds=safer and better care. #PALTC22

As chief of RUSH Geriatric Medicine, I could not be prouder of my team. Improving overall health of our communities means caring for adults in #paltc settings too. Rush University System for Health RUSH Internal Medicine

Top 20 ranked RUSH Geriatric Medicine is seeking a #geriatric #physician for a multifaceted clinical setting. Vast research and academic opportunities.

Former and current Rush Geriatric Fellows reunion #AGS22 with Geriatric MD, all whom are pursuing academic careers at leading institutions across the US. #Rushsquad RUSH Internal Medicine Rush University System for Health

For the third year in a row, RUSH is ranked among the nation’s best on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 #BestHospitals Honor Roll. rsh.md/3S3Liai

Sharing prognosis & effectively leading goals of care meetings is a key skill set to have when treating complex patients and older adults. Thanks AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine for highlighting our #paltc22 presentation. nivedita gunturi, md Geriatric MD Magdalena Bednarczyk RUSH Internal Medicine Rush University System for Health

The Chicago Geriatrics community is strong, collaborative and supportive! Multiple great places to train and work. Love the growing family and network density of mission-driven providers and researchers across our institutions. #strongertogether ❤️❤️❤️

Compelling data and guidance presented by Brad Spellberg re: invasive bacterial infection treatment transition from IV to oral antibiotics during RUSH Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Switch to oral antibiotics when: 👇🏻

Preoperative Rehabilitation Is Feasible in the Weeks Prior to Surgery and Significantly Improves Functional Performance. J Frailty Aging (2022). doi.org/10.14283/jfa.2…

Everyone: "How is any of this legal?" PBM=Insurer=Pharmacy: "Jimothy, when you make enough money, you get to write the laws." What a spectacular (and scary) take on the work of Stacy Mitchell and others at ILSR over the years exposing this anti-competitive shell game. 1/

The editors resigning from Aging Cell are encouraging Re-tweet / distribution of their open letter below. I am copying this for my followers and their colleagues in support of wide distribution👇 #academictwitter #academiclife #academicchatter #phdlife #edchat #scicomm #HigherED

As a Geriatrician and a fellow human, what an example of positive ageing & and what a way to go; at home, with family, comfortably, quickly and enjoying life up until your final days. What a woman.

In the first study of its kind, Yale researchers found striking differences in the mortality rate of older Americans within a year of having major surgery. These differences were particularly pronounced for conditions such as frailty or dementia. news.yale.edu/2022/10/19/fra…

🚨New Health Affairs paper led by Kate Jun Staffing shortages observed during the pandemic would have been worse if not for foreign-born staff remaining in the nursing home workforce short🧵 healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…

CGA evals identify previously missed medical conditions & preclude unnecessary interventions, leading to improved health outcomes. Timely medical interventions in addition to functional and nutritional optimization can reverse onset of frailty. #AGS24 #gerionc #fightfrailty

Caregivers are one of the backbones of the healthcare team, yet are a frequently silent and unrecognized partner. By supporting the CG, we improve the health of our patients. It takes a village, great work by C4C program! RUSH Internal Medicine Rush University System for Health