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Pennsylvania Medical Directors Association Living Will and Healthcare Power of Attorney Advance Health Care Directives and Health Care Decision Making for Incompentent Patients Intitute on Aging - Univ of Pgh Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society Western Division 713 Ridge Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Phone: 412-321-5030 FAX: 412-321-5323 |
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President's Message Fred Rubin, MD - October 2011 |
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Fall Program
Tuesdsay, October 11 6:00 PM The Monterey Bay Fish Grotto Speaker G. van Londen, MD, MSc This program is complimentary to all members. Continuing medical education credits as well continuing education units have been submitted. For information on becoming a member, verifying membership status, or program details contact society administrator, Nadine Popovich, at 412-321-5030 or email npopovich@acms.org. Special thanks to Harmony Hospice for their support of this program. |
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CME Available
CME Credit Hours:
0.5Lost in Transition: Medication Reconciliation Target Audience: Target audience is physicians specializing in geriatric medicine and general practitioners currently engaged in clinical activities related to the treatment of elderly patients. Educational Objectives: Following the presentation, participants will be able to:
Author: Zachary A. Marcum, PharmD, BCPS - T32 Postdoctoral Geriatric Fellow, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine (Geriatrics). Presented by University of Pittsburgh Click here to access the course. You are required to create an account to view the course. |
Geriatrics Society holds 20TH Annual Clinical Update
Under the leadership of
course
directors Drs. Shuja Hassan, Judith S. Black, and Neil M. Resnick, the
course is a premier
educational event in the region. Over 400
geriatrics professionals from all disciplines, including
physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician
assistants, social workers, long term care and managed care providers,
and
health care administrators participated in key plenary sessions,
numerous
breakout sessions, and featured ‘Ask the
Physician’ sessions. During the ‘Ask
the Physician’ sessions, participants had the opportunity to pose
challenging questions from their own practices to geriatric-focused
subspecialists
in the fields of Cardiology, Neurology, Endocrinology, Psychiatry,
Podiatry and
Social Work. A highlight of the
three-day conference
included the keynote address “Successful
Aging” presented by guest faculty Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, MACP;
Vice President
for Research, Group Health, Executive Director & Senior
Investigator Group
Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA. The conference is jointly sponsored by the Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society – Western Division; the Aging Institute of UPMC Senior Services and University of Pittsburgh, in partnership with UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences. Planning is underway for the 2013 Clinical Update. Members of the Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society – Western Division receive a discount when registering for the conference! To inquire about becoming a member, contact Nadine Popovich at 412-321-5035 ext 110 or email npopovich@acms.org. HELP
Conference
held in Pittsburgh
The Hospital Elder Life
Program was
developed by Sharon K. Inouye, MD, professor of medicine, Beth Israel
Deaconess
Medical Center, Harvard Medical School; Milton and Shirley F. Levy
Family
Chair. Fred Rubin, MD; Chair,
Department of Medicine, UPMC Shadyside; Professor of Medicine,
University of
Pittsburgh School of Medicine and President of the Pennsylvania
Geriatrics
Society – Western Division, served as course director for the program,
along
with Dr. Inouye. This innovative
model
program was designed to improve the hospital experience for older
patients by
helping them maintain their cognitive and functional abilities;
maximizing
independence at discharge; assisting with the transition to the home;
and
preventing unplanned readmission. Through HELP, the hospital becomes a place where older patients can feel secure as they participate in their course of treatment and maintain some control over their own recuperation. Hospitals around the world have implemented the program and HELP has received extensive coverage in medical journals and mainstream media. For more information on HELP and delirium, or to learn how to become a HELP site, please visit www.hospitalelderlifeprogram.org. |
The tenth
international Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) was held in
Pittsburgh, PA
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This
prestigious award
supports medical students’ interest in geriatrics by offering
recipients an
honorarium to be used solely to defray the costs of attending the
American
Geriatrics Society national conference. Recipients received honorariums
up to
$1500.00. Each abstract is reviewed and
voted on by the Board of Directors. A
presentation was held prior to the dinner symposium (held in
conjunction with
the 2012 Clinical Update in Geriatric Medicine) where awardees were
introduced
and presented with a certificate of excellence and honorarium
presentation. Below are the titles of the
winning
abstracts:
Lolita Nidadavolu
Identification of differentially
expressed microRNAs in a progeroid mouse model
Jason
Sanders
Is Lens Transparency
Associated with Cardiovascular or
Metabolic Disease or
Cognitive
Function in Older Women? Defining a New
Biomarker of Aging
Gray
Matter Atrophy
The
award is named after David C. Martin, MD, who established
the first geriatric fellowship in Pittsburgh, PA. The ultimate goal of
this
prestigious award is to encourage and prepare future physicians in the
field of
geriatric medicine. Since its inception, the Society is proud to Have
awarded
over $61,000 to medical students interested
in the field of geriatric medicine.
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| President | Fred Rubin, MD | ||||||
| Secretary/Treasurer | Judith S.
Black, M.D., M.H.A |
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| Mission Statement: | The Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society - Western Division is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all older persons. It is a non-profit organization of physicians and other health care professionals committed to the provision of quality health care for older persons. As a regional affiliate of the American Geriatrics Society, the organization provides leadership for professionals, policy makers and the public in the area served. The organization aids in the efforts of the American Geriatrics Society in developing, implementing and advocating programs in patient care, research, professional education, public policy and public information for the Pennsylvania and region. | ||||||
| Educational Programs | Annually
sponsors the Clinical Update in Geriatric Medicine
Conference held each spring. The winner of the 2003 American Geriatrics
Society State Affiliate Achievement Award, this dynamic local
conference features an array of in-depth topics on geriatric
conditions. Formats include lectures by internationally respected
authorities. Continuing medical education credits are also available.
The Fall Educational Program provides members a clinical review and update of common problems affecting the elderly. Each year, a different medical specialty or subspecialty is featured. |
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| Newsletter and Website | Keeps those in the field updated on programs and issues related to geriatrics on a local and state level. The newsletter is published twice a year. The website offers timely information for members regarding other geriatric programs in and around the area, as well as public policy issues that are being addressed. | ||||||
| Public Policy Forum | Provides representation at the national and state level of the American Geriatrics Society. By communicating with elected representatives on the state and regional level, the Society has the opportunity to influence policy and educate Congress about the important role geriatricians and other health care professionals play in caring for the nation's elderly. | ||||||
| Awards and Grants: | One of the goal's of the PA Geriatrics Society - Western Division is to encourage and support medical students who are interested in the field of geriatric medicine. The David C. Martin Award helps defray the cost of attending the American Geriatrics Society Annual Conference by offering recipients an honorarium of up to $1,500 to exhibit their work. In addition, a medical student research grant is also awarded to local students taking part in summer research programs. Over the last 5 years, the Society has awarded approximately $57,000.00 to medical students and is confident that this support will encourage medical students' interest in geriatrics with the goal of preparing future physicians in the field of geriatric medicine. | ||||||
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