A new issue of the Canadian Geriatrics Journal is now available! As always, our content is #OpenAccess and free to read and share. Read Vol 29, No 1 (March 2026) online at: cgjonline.ca/index.php/cg...

#Geriatrics #GeriatricMedicine #GeriatricCare

Truly every #Geriatrics - trained professional in this country (even those who lean conservative) has to be looking at this with horror that someone with clearly moderate to early advanced #cognitive #impairment has access to the #nuclear codes.
I don't think the Founders ever intended this.

Today, @amergeriatrics.bsky.social
awards Dr. Thomas Cudjoe, MD, MPH, MA, the Arti Hurria Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in Internal Medicine focused on #Geriatrics #AGS26

Yeah I figured this out for myself quickly in 2008, as an unemployed total basket case for a few months. While #doctors are not immune from layoffs, especially now with #hospitals closing, it is exceedingly rare in #Geriatrics, and if you are board certified with a pulse can find job within a week

#SGIM26 spotlight: Distinguished Professor of Geriatrics, Dr. Kenneth Covinsky.

A UCSF professor, his work on aging, functional outcomes, and improving care for older adults has had a lasting impact on clinical practice.

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#SGIM #Geriatrics #HealthyAging

my parents occasionally say “hey you should come [practice #Geriatrics] in #India!”

Lmao no. While some older adults exist in India, society has not been accommodating of their needs at all (and #Geriatrics does not exist as a specialty except in tiny very wealthy pockets where it’s only concierge)

Statin Therapy for Primary Prevention and Clinical Outcomes in Adults Aged 80 and Older. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70375

Promoting Healthy Sleep–Wake and Circadian Rhythms to Prevent Delirium: Next Step, Target Engagement. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70369

#Geriatrics #oralcare

Days at Home After Serious Health Events Among Community-Living Older Persons. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70376

I'm late to the party, but:
Other than exercise, plant-based diets, and social engagement, there aren't individual-level interventions for #longevity with very strong evidence for the moment.
#Geriatrics

That's the one indication where you can and probably should use #Benadryl. Hopefully very rare use. But using it for any other reason, especially sleep is completely anathema in the #Geriatrics world

In #Geriatrics? Highly anticholinergic, dozens of patients who have taken one dose and hospitalized for urinary retention/renal failure needing Foley catheters, ileus, delirium/falls, etc
Geriatricians despise it. Hell, I took one pill of Tylenol PM a few weeks ago, so dizzy I couldn’t stand

These LKA questions aren’t hard, but not looking forward to having to keep track of 60 questions every quarter for 4 years when I have to renew #Geriatrics too next year

I feel for you who are triple or quadruple boarded (eg IM/heme/onc or IM/pulm/crit care or IM/Geri/palliative/something else)

Participatory Approach to Program Sustainment: Example From a Multisite National Geriatrics Telemedicine Program Background: Sustainment of evidence-based programs within dynamic health care environments requires ongoing adaptation to internal and external changes. Yet, strategies to support the sustainment of large-scale programs in heterogeneous settings are understudied. We developed and implemented a 3-phase participatory approach to support the sustainment of GRECC Connect, a 19-site Veterans Health Administration program that uses a hub-and-spoke model to expand rural access to geriatric specialty care. Objective: Our goal is to describe a novel participatory approach for identifying sustainment strategies for large-scale health care programs in complex environments, using our experience with GRECC Connect as an example to illustrate the application of this approach. Methods: We implemented the following 3-phase participatory approach with GRECC Connect team members from 19 hub sites. Phase 1: hub site clinicians and staff completed the Program Sustainment Assessment Tool, a publicly available online self-assessment of sustainability capacity. Phase 2: all sites then participated in a virtual retreat to exchange information, knowledge, and experiences related to sustainment strategies. Phase 3: each site submitted a locally-developed sustainment plan created with input from hub site team members. The sustainment plan worksheet included 3 questions asking respondents to reflect on the value of the participatory approach to sustainment. The process and experience of implementing this approach were also documented in structured meeting notes. Responses to Likert scale questions were analyzed with descriptive statistics, and qualitative data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: Overall, there was a high level of participation across all 19 hub sites. In phase 1, a total of 25 individuals from 14 sites responded to the Program Sustainment Assessment Tool survey; in phase 2, a total of 58 individuals from 19 sites attended the retreat; and in phase 3, a total of 17 site sustainment plans were completed. Three primary sustainment paths were proposed and discussed during the retreat. Sites varied in their confidence to sustain program activities, but were able to articulate several barriers and facilitators specific to their site. The level of specificity in the sustainment plans varied considerably across sites. Most sites reported that this participatory approach was “very useful” (ie, ≥7 on a 10-point Likert scale) for planning their program sustainment. Conclusions: This approach offered a framework for sites to learn from one another, anticipate local barriers and facilitators, and move from reflection to identifying next steps for maintaining core program activities. Here, we describe the process used to guide 19 site teams through sustainment activities. We found the process is well-received, with sites reporting that their participation was useful for planning their sustainment journey. In elucidating our process, we provide a blueprint for other programs seeking to support sustainment across heterogeneous health care networks. Trial Registration:

JMIR Formative Res: Participatory Approach to Program Sustainment: Example From a Multisite National Geriatrics Telemedicine Program #Telemedicine #HealthcareInnovation #Geriatrics #PatientCare #RuralHealth

Association Between Different Analgesic Use and Hypertension Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Osteoarthritis. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70380

22nd EuGMS CONGRESS | Lille, France - September 16-18, 2026

Have you submitted your abstract yet?
Don't miss the chance to present your #research at the 22nd #EuGMS Congress in the beautiful city of Lille!

"Optimising Function: A Key to Healthy #Ageing".

🔗 Submit here: www.eugms2026.com

#Geriatrics #Aging #Health #Care #OlderPersons #Science #MedSky

Perennial Challenges With More-Than-Modest Deprescribing. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70374

Internal Medicine debuts first of its kind Elder Capacity Assessment and Mistreatment Fellowship McGovern Medical School is the eleventh largest medical school in the United States. Located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, the school was established by the Texas Legislature in 1969 to ad...

We're incredibly proud of our very own McGovern Medical School @uthealthhouston.bsky.social Dr. Julia Hiner and excited to share this tremendous milestone in caring for older adults with the groundbreaking Elder Capacity Assessment and Mistreatment Fellowship. #geriatrics
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Chronic Insomnia and Excess Cannabis Ingestion in an Older Adult—A Clinical Report of Complex Geriatric Care. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70389

Effects of Ceiling Fans on Self-Reported Symptoms and Mood-State in Bed-Resting Older Adults Exposed to Indoor Overheating. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70388

Potential Risks of Blocking GDF15-Based Brain Energy Sensing. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70399

From angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor exposure to a pragmatic pharmacist-led deprescribing intervention, & validating measures between the electronic health record and Medicare Claims, geriat... From angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor exposure to a pragmatic pharmacist-led deprescribing intervention, & validating measures between the electronic health record and Medicare Claims #geriat...

From ARNI exposure to a pragmatic pharmacist-led deprescribing intervention, & validating measures between the electronic health record and Medicare Claims, #geriatrics research is shaping the future of care. Don’t miss the #AGS26 Plenary Paper session. bit.ly/3PtWRuS

Experts establish “gold standard” for measuring delirium severity in patients with dementia A UAB study validates a rigorous expert panel method as a reliable gold standard for measuring delirium severity in patients with and without dementia, supporting future clinical tools and advancing g...

Experts establish “gold standard” for measuring delirium severity in patients with dementia www.uab.edu/news/researc...

#Alzheimers #dementia #delirium #geriatrics #neurology #MedSky

Use of Conventional Artificial Intelligence Methods in the Identification of Frailty: A Scoping Review. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70387

Reasons Behind Continuity of In-Hospital Deprescribing Post Discharge: A Qualitative Study Deprescribing reduces inappropriate polypharmacy in older adults and may be initiated in hospital. However, deprescribing changes initiated during a hospital admission are not always continued post di...

Reasons Behind Continuity of In-Hospital #Deprescribing Post Discharge

1. Acceptance of deprescribing by patients and usual #care providers
2. Comprehension of the deprescribing plan
3. Supportive post-discharge environment

#Geriatrics #Health #Hospital #MedSky

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Are Nursing Homes Misprescribing Antipsychotics? The HHS Inspector General claims that some nursing homes are inappropriately diagnosing residents with schizophrenia and prescribing antipsychotics without proper oversight.

The two IG reports--based on a selection of 40 nursing homes flagged for dementia care failings--are damning. Same story for decades--not enough staff, too many people being failed.

My story for @medscape.com

#geriatrics #Psychsky #eldercare #schizophrenia #Alzheimers #dementia #neurology

#Geriatrics for #oncologists. #Oncology for #geriatricians.
At the core of the #SIOGAdvancedCourse: real cases and multidisciplinary exchange.
Improving care for older adults with #cancer needs more than one perspective.
Join us.
📍 17–19 June 2026
https://loom.ly/KB-gC5I
#GeriOnc

Annual Wellness Visits and Timing of Advance Care Planning Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Cognitive Impairment. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70368

The Prevalence of Central Nervous System-Active Polypharmacy in US Nursing Homes The American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria strongly recommend that older adults avoid the concurrent use of ≥3 central nervous system-active (CNS) medications because of the increased risk of fall...

The Prevalence of Central Nervous System-Active #Polypharmacy in #NursingHomes

- Highly prevalent, esp among residents with psychiatric comorbidity and in #pain
- Need for #deprescribing strategies and nonpharmacologic interventions

#Geriatrics #LTC #Care #MedSky

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