Sarah Wingfield

Geriatrician. Medical Educator. Mom of 3. Opinions my own.

[Sarah Wingfield @swingfieldmd]

I spy a @UTSWInternalMed residency graduate describing why he loves geriatrics! @ArteagaMD @UTSWIMchief

[American Geriatrics Society @AmerGeriatrics]

Find out why AGS member Daniel Arteaga thinks #geriatrics is the future! #ThisIsGeriatrics #IAmGeriatrics #AGSProud

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[Sarah Wingfield @swingfieldmd]

@melsulistio @utswheart @UTSWCardfellow I love this! Congratulations!!

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

No more trying to explain complex and important forms around end-of-life wishes in a completely different language!! Texas physicians, check it out! @AnupamaGangava1 @UTSWNews @TaraDuValMD @UnaMakris @maddieRPMD @TomDaltonMD @texmed @swingfieldmd @DallasCMS @UTSWPalliative

[Sarah Wingfield @swingfieldmd]

@drklam Yes to all of the above. I also think that we have a deep systems knowledge which places us in the ideal position to effect change and inform policy to address the challenges of an aging society.

[Anupama Gangavati @AnupamaGangava1]

Dr Amaka Opute representing #utswgeriatrics at #GSA2022 Educational@interventions to change prescribing practices especially benzodiazepines and sedatives in postoperative older adults!! So proud of her! @swingfieldmd
@crubin2015 @UTSWInternalMed

[Sarah Wingfield @swingfieldmd]

@MartinezZayasMd @chentemorales @ArteagaMD Look at all the great docs in that picture! @UTSWIMchief

[UTSW Internal Medicine Chiefs @UTSWIMchief]

Great lecture on polypharmacy by @MikeSteinman for our UTSWIM residents. Looking forward to grand rounds tomorrow. @thomasjwang1 @dhjutsw1 @DinoKazi

[Sarah Wingfield @swingfieldmd]

@JaclynAlbin @dhjutsw1 @UTSWIMchief @UTSWInternalMed @DinoKazi How do you keep the rabbits from eating them @JaclynAlbin? We have a ton of green tomatoes on our plant but it seems that as soon as they turn red, the rabbits have run away with them!

[Sarah Wingfield @swingfieldmd]

Most recent COVID-19 Modeling for DFW from our team ⁦@UTSWNews⁩. Bottom line: the current surge driven by the Delta variant could be as bad as the surge in winter 2020.
But we are not powerless. Time to #maskup and #gettheshot. https://t.co/ftv6KmHbcf

[Anupama Gangavati @AnupamaGangava1]

Complex surgical decision making in older adult. Focus on delirium prevention, goals of care, discuss best case worst case scenarios with patient and assess what matters most to patient. Wonderful set of presentations @AmerGeriatrics @swingfieldmd @UTSWInternalMed #AGS2021

[Ken Covinsky @geri_doc]

So..US has worlds most expensive health care system
Yet 44% of elders needing equipment to make showering or using toilet safe dont have it
Missed chance to prevent falls/improve QOL Thanks @DrKLam for letting me part of this work
https://t.co/AcsmQxZVNZ @JAMAInternalMed

[Sarah Wingfield @swingfieldmd]

Congratulations to all the medical students matching today! #MatchDay2021

[Sarah Wingfield @swingfieldmd]

Delirium is a serious, costly and often preventable complication of elective surgery in older adults.

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

Healthcare costs attributable to post-operative delirium are $33 billion per year. The economic impact of delirium, severe delirium after elective surgery are substantial. This is a large-scale public health issue rivaling heart disease and diabetes https://t.co/uBZvbmw1dg

[Clay Lewis Jenkins @JudgeClayJ]

NEW: Dallas County Health and Human Services Reports First Known Case of SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.1.7 in Dallas County

[Kahli Zietlow @KahliGoBlue]

Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) improves postop outcomes for older adults. It's a proven model at @DukeGeriatrics and now successfully implemented at UTSW!

Congrats @swingfieldmd @agedoc100! #ThisisGeriatrics @AGSJournal

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[Sarah Wingfield @swingfieldmd]

Older adults showing strength and resilience in the face of adversity. Here’s to a better 2021. ⁦#thisisgeriatrics https://t.co/zT0dFAyjiW

[Sarah Wingfield @swingfieldmd]

All of this 👇 #ThisisGeriatrics

[Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH @RWalensky]

If I have a cup of water, I can put out a stove fire. But I can’t put out a forest fire, even if that water is 100% potent.

That’s why everyone must wear a mask. As a nation, we’ll recover faster if you give the vaccine less work to do when it's ready.

[Una Makris @UnaMakris]

Fantastic Grand Rounds @UTSWInternalMed #geriatrics by Dr. Anu Gangavati on #COVID19 in #LTC - emphasis on how to combat #ageism

[Julie B. Trivedi, MD, CPCC, FIDSA @DrJulieTMD]

One of the most impactful things you can do is to get your flu shot—if you love your friends and family (or even if you don’t), encourage them to be vaccinated too. Call now! (It takes up to 2 weeks to build immunity). #FluShot #COVID19 #Influenza