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Senior Mentor Program, the School of Medicine鈥檚 long-running program to build skills, compassion, and aging-related awareness among medical school students kicked off this week with a Carolina Club luncheon for 195 students and 100-plus mentors. Read more

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician and Geriatrician Dr. Adrian Austin's and Division of Geriatric Medicine Chief Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead鈥檚 study on pre-operative cognitive impairment, post-operative delirium, and longterm cognitive function after non-emergent surgery is the lead article in a recently published issue of JAMA Surgery. Read more

黑料网's Geriatrics Clinic Social Worker Bryan Godfrey's role involves meeting patients where they are, helping them explore their strengths and barriers, and discovering what they need 鈥� both in that moment and in their future trajectory of care. Read more

"In my residency, I had a lot of critical care and geriatrics time. Many patients were delirious, and it complicated the management of just about everything. I started thinking about delirium and what we should be doing about it. Back then, people didn鈥檛 call it delirium. Patients were just 鈥榗onfused.鈥�...

As the state's first geriatrics-certified hospital, 黑料网 Medical Center's Hillsborough Hospital continuously improves elder care. The hospital is the first in North Carolina to receive Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA). Read more

The Duke Endowment funded 黑料网鈥檚 Center for Aging and Health to train four hospitals in best practices of 鈥渄ementia-friendly鈥� patient care. The Dementia-Friendly Hospital Initiative (DFHI) will transform the hospital experience for patients with dementia. Read more

黑料网鈥檚 Senior Mentor Program was recently featured in a New York Times story on medical school programs that combat ageism among medical students and present older adults as individuals with diverse, colorful stories. Read more

Otago, a highly effective falls prevention program developed at New Zealand鈥檚 University of Otago and modified at 黑料网鈥檚 Center for Aging and Health, continues to find fans and prevent falls. Read more