Presented by @UNCGeriatrics - a Project ECHO series open to all providers. Each monthly session will have a designated topic addressed in a 15-minute didactic, with the majority of the 1-hour session dedicated to case discussion.
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Major News! The newly established joint Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center is an NIH-funded center that will focus on identifying early changes in dementia and factors contributing to disparities.
#Geriatrics#Dementia@UNC_SOM
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Fair wages for direct care workers connect directly to better care for older adults and to stronger, healthier communities across our state. Proud of NC for joining this work! @NcAging@PHInational
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Hanson, who was awarded $4.1 million from the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 for the #ADRD Palliative Care Trial, the first major clinical trial of comprehensive #dementia-specific #palliativecare. 👏🏽
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Trump calls testing a double edge sword and says that since you find more cases when you test, he told his people to slow testing down. I kid you not, he just said that.
#TulsaTrumpRally
Over 1000 participants in @UNC_SOM Town Hall meeting listening to powerful black voices from @UNCKidney@UNCDeptMedicine@unc_peds. We are doing the necessary work of listening, trying to understand, and transforming understanding into action. #whitecoats4blacklives
Thanks to the Center for Aging & Health's Cris Henage and Carol Julian for bringing a wealth of great #aging health & #caregiver resources to the SAS Work | Life Center Eldercare Fair today in Cary! #Geriatrics
Congratulations to Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, on his selection for the Journal of @AmerGeriatrics Society (JAGS) Junior Reviewer Program! Dr. Niznik is 1 of 18 junior faculty selected for the program from a competitive pool of #aging research peers. @josh_niznik @UNCDeptMedicine
UNC is 1 of 7 national training sites where med students conduct #aging-related research w/ faculty from multiple disciplines. The 2019 #MSTAR (Medical Students Training in Aging Research) cohort is stellar. They even cleaned up after the welcome dinner! 😀 👏🏽 #UNCAgingResearch