"A one-liner works in comedy but leads to biases in medicine. Listening, getting to know, & learning from each pt will allow you to serve them best." Mfon Effiong Umoh Johns Hopkins Medicine Tatiana Prowell, MD  Jessica Halem, MBA 🌈 dominic llewelyn Javeed Sukhera MD PhD Lisa A. Cooper, MD tinyurl.com/fp5zp8e5

A 95 year old patient in the hospital taught me that "humans learn in three ways, through schooling, through reading, and through being around older folks". I completely agree! #geriatricianloading

Great 1st week of orientation for Geriatric Medicine Fellowship! Glad to finally arrive at a destination I've been heading towards for so long! Honored to be a part of this incredible cohort! Excited for the year ahead! #firstdaypic #28thgrade #alwayslearning #geriatricianloading

Great presentations at Johns Hopkins Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology #grandrounds ! Tips for #communication strategies in the clinic and talking about ways to be #inclusive in research studies! Excellent talk by Jennifer Anne Deal #thisisgeriatrics

Dr. Mfon Effiong Umoh spoke at grand rounds about the importance of screening for social isolation, particularly among the #homebound She shared actionable resources for helping connect our #olderadults to resources. Our fellows Johns Hopkins Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology are so incredible 💜 Jessica Colburn, MD

Congratulations to Johns Hopkins Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology fellow Mfon Effiong Umoh presenting her outstanding work at European Delirium conference in Milan ! Jessica Colburn, MD Mariah Robertson MD MPH American Delirium Society Heidi Lindroth

“This is encouraging because it means simple interventions may be meaningful.” Mfon Effiong Umoh #Aging #Dementia #Social #Isolation #Tech #Intervention

"All medical specialties need to screen for isolation. Asking pts who their social supports are & who they feel close to is a good starting point."- Mfon Effiong Umoh Johns Hopkins Medicine Hopkins Bayview IM Residency colleen christmas Mariah Robertson MD MPH Susan Lehmann, MD #MedTwitter tinyurl.com/5ffybyrf

NEW: Today, I released a Surgeon General's Advisory on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation facing our country, the destructive impacts it has on our collective health, and the extraordinary healing power of our relationships. Surgeongeneral.gov/loneliness #Connect2Heal 1/8

Johns Hopkins Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology fellows out and about at the #AGS23 dance party last night! I could not be prouder or more inspired by these amazing doctors (and also our fellows not pictured here!). #BestJobEver #ProudPD American Geriatrics Society Mariah Robertson MD MPH

Great times American Geriatrics Society conference. Enjoyed the Long beach sun with my amazing co-fellows (David Hurwitz, MD, MBA , Sana Durrani April Ehrlich, MD), presented some work I do with Thomas Cudjoe on social isolation in older adults, and heard many amazing talks! Johns Hopkins Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology

Appreciating my amazing co-fellows who I had the best time with, learning at American Geriatrics Society. Mfon Effiong Umoh on social isolation, David Hurwitz, MD, MBA on prognostic models for mortality risk predication and Blen on managing supine hypertension. You bring me so much joy! Johns Hopkins Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology

Had a great time teaching general surgery interns about Delirium this morning with Dr. Emily Gao, future Geriatrician extraordinaire! #Bayviewstarfish Hopkins Bayview IM Residency Johns Hopkins Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology

Study from Cincinnati Children's found that children in households reporting food insecurity or problems accessing nutrition benefit programs in the first 4 months of life were associated with adverse behavioral functioning at 6 months. ja.ma/3vh252X

"A huge part of #Medicine is hearing #PatientStories and #OlderAdults have the best stories," says #JHGeriatrics #PostDoc #Fellow Mfon Effiong Umoh in her #IAmGeriatrics interview w/American Geriatrics Society. Hear what else she has to say in the video below! Johns Hopkins Medicine Hopkins Med News

Congratulations to Mfon Effiong Umoh & #research team on her recent publication JAGS: "The dynamics of #social #isolation among a national sample of community-dwelling #olderadults." Read it here: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg… Hopkins Med News #JHGeriatricsNews

closler.org/lifelong-learn… Always happy to share my thoughts and best practices! Hoping to build a more connected world and shine light on the importance of social connections for overall health.

A manuscript co-authored by the Center's Post-Doctoral Fellows @ML_Pomeroy & Mfon Effiong Umoh was published by Oxford Journals's The Journals of Gerontology: Series A on September 14, 2024. Learn more about our post-doctoral fellows: publichealth.jhu.edu/lipitz-center/…