VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator)

Geriatrician and palliative care doctor. RT≠endorsement.Opinions mine.

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

Honored to receive the Dr. Solomon memorial award.

I got to talk about #ageism and its impact on health and wellbeing which is a passion project.

Thanks so much to @UCLAHealth #UCLAGeriatrics & dear colleagues Drs. David Reuben, Susan Charette for the honor. @UCLArcmarchime

[Stanford Department of Medicine @StanfordDeptMed]

As the @dgsomucla 2022 David H. Solomon Memorial Award recipient, #StanDOM's VJ Periyakoil (@palliator), is recognized as a clinical research leader in the field of aging! https://t.co/bs9Q7dp5Zo

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

@HeartBobH @WeillCornell @American_Heart @AHAScience @HeartBobH , your sneakers are also cardinal red. Click them thrice to visit us at your old stomping grounds @StanfordDeptMed :)

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

@StanfordMed @StanfordDeptMed CTSA research team is thrilled to take this pic with @NIH @NIHDirector today @CCOS_CTSA @ncats_nih_gov meeting. Dr. Bertagnolli spoke passionately about high quality care for all Americans. #inspiring #CTSApower

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

Thanks🙏 for a wonderful celebration with @FijiEmbassyUS Ambassador Hon. Ilisoni Vuidreketi @StanfordMed @StanfordDeptMed and @CalAging. Visit us at https://t.co/eu9vKOdVhu

[California Department of Aging @CalAging]

🎓 Congrats to the 24 Fijian #CalGrows graduates of @StanfordMed's Longevity & Healthy Aging Program led by @palliator. A memorable day highlighted the community of caregivers w/ remarks from Fiji's U.S. Ambassador Ratu Ilisoni Vuidreketi & Dr. Lloyd Minor, Dean of @StanfordMed.

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

A dear friend and mentor of mine, @DeanMeltzer calls them "#antimentors" 🙃 and explains why it is important to spot them fast and stay away from them. https://t.co/0fJiB9LLDV

[NEJM @NEJM]

Having benefited from excellent mentors over the course of her career, a physician concludes that a true mentor is someone who has more imagination about you than you have about yourself. Read the full Perspective: https://t.co/V060Rg2FOk

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

😍 Ty @Curseen @SoniaMKhunkhun @hollyby and all our @AAHPM peeps. Much <3 to you all!

[Kimberly Curseen @Curseen]

Congratulations VJ @palliator on becoming an AAHHPM fellow you are an amazing leader in our field #hapc24

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

@GinaPiscitello @rabob @UPMC @PittPalCare @PittHPMfellows @PittGIM Thanks @GinaPiscitello for sharing this wonder photo with @rabob. It is well-known that Bob is a pioneer and visionary. Less known is that he is an incredibly generous mentor to many of us 🙏🙏 #grateful. Sharing some vintage Bob-isms here: https://t.co/gdIRjK7XQj

[Sonia Malhotra,MD,MS @SoniaMKhunkhun]

Next, Dr. Cotter discussing #traumainformedcare @AAHPM ‘s DEI pré-con. We have much room for improvement including impacting social determinants of health ,mass incarceration, environmental toxicity, etc - our patients & families in #hapc #pedpc are affected #hapc24 @CoreyTapper

[NEJM @NEJM]

Working with the community, @OhioState clinician–scientists curated trusting relationships that facilitated recruitment and retention of Black Americans in a clinical trial. Read the full Perspective: https://t.co/4qL9oKNXPt

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

#Nursinghome patients successfully used @facebook #Oculus to fulfill #bucketlist vitrual travel

One debilitated patient said "never been underwater; this is the way to go because you are safe. You're actually seeing the real thing, and it's amazing.”

https://t.co/aE4MzHQMR0

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

@NIHAging @StanfordDeptMed @StanfordAGELab @RCMARCC @NIHAging
#geroscience pearls

#MachineLearning analysis identified key mortality predictors
1. ProBNP
2. TNF R1,
3. Lymphocytes,
4. NFL,
5. Cystatin C

We know to check for BNP and ProBNP in patients with CHF. Important to know that it predicts overall mortality beyond CHF.

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

Honored to Chair a session @NIHAging #Geroscience summit -- Wonderful intro by Director Robert Hodes. #longevity #aging. @StanfordDeptMed @StanfordAGELab @RCMARCC

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

Physical #Resilience framework and how to measure. @NIHAging #Geroscience summit

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

@NIHAging #Geroscience summit -- best kept health secret:

1. Get up, set a timer and walk for 6 minutes
2. measure how long you can walk in 6 min.
https://t.co/BmFIt6GMb0 it between every 😄single😄meeting😄.
The 6 min walk test is a marker of functional status in #aging.

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

Sharing @NIHAging #Geroscience summit pearls I am learning: #aging
#WhatMatterMost to #olderadults:

Melissa Gerald @NIA_BSR
Siobhan Addie @SGregg11
Nina Silverberg @Nina_BSil
****advocating that we pivot from longevity to #LongevityHealthspan

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

What are the secrets of #centenarians and their off-spring? #geroscience @NIHAging

Surprise: They do NOT lead "healthier" lifestyles compared to you and me.

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

Dare to become a centenarian? You will be in good company as this cohort is growing by the minute
Learning about the genetic variants seen in #centenarians. #geroscience @NIHAging -- happening now!

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

Dr. Tiffany Wallace Dir,
@NCC_Org Center to Reduce Health Disparities describing numerous initiatives to promote #healthHquity Aging is a/the largest risk factor for #Cancer. @NIHAging #Geroscience.

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

Provocative talk by @NIMHD Dir. PerezStable @EliseopsP "Healthcare has only a small impact on health of patients" --referring to genetic, environmental, behavioral & social aspects are dominant factors.
@StanfordDeptMed
@StanfordAGELab
@RCMARCC
@NIHAging
#Geroscience

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

@NINR Dir.Shannon Zenk @NIHAging #geroscience summit speaking on Structural Disadvantages and Health Disparities-- "Ignoring #SDOH (Social Determinants of health) will lead to inaccurate research. Well said Dr. Zenk!!

[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

Wonderful work @GSmithHPM 💐🍷🎇! The @EarlyCareerSIG is the key group that works to bolster the #LeadershipDevelopment in #hapc @AAHPM

[Grant Smith @GSmithHPM]

It’s been a privilege to serve as the chair-elect, chair, and past-chair of the @AAHPM @EarlyCareerSIG for the past 3 years! Special thanks to @CarolynKezar @DrKyleNealeHPM for making it so fun and meaningful! If you haven’t gotten involved, consider joining a SIG! #hapc23