Welcome
to the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care's monthly newsletter!
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Welcome to our 2019 Fellows!
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On July 1st we welcomed 6 Geriatrics and 4 Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellows to our program. We are looking forward to a great fellowship year filled with learning and growth!
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Another successful Medical Student Trainee in Aging Research (MSTAR) program wrapped in August. This year’s fifteen students worked closely with mentors on projects which were presented on July 22 and 29, and will be submitting abstracts of their research to national meetings over the following academic year. Research topics included: ADRD, smoking cessation, cannabis use in older adults, sleep in SNFs, hearing loss, study recruitment and retention, and nutrition in adult day centers (ADCs). Thank you to Hibah Khan, MPA for coordinating another great summer for our trainees and to our mentors for helping students learn more about aging and research during their eight weeks with NYU. We hope to continue the program next year.
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All are invited to attend the Center for Cognitive Neurology’s Research Day on Wednesday, September 18th, from 10am-5pm in Alumni Hall B/Farkas Breezeway. Research Day will feature speakers and poster presentations encompassing the entire spectrum of the CCN’s efforts in the basic, translational, and clinical disciplines of brain aging research. This year will also feature a special clinical session focusing on the latest clinical and research approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of dementing illnesses. Joshua Chodosh MD, MSHS will present on Brain Care in Primary Care as part of the morning Clinical Session, with Scientific Presentations and Poster Presentations to follow in the afternoon. See full agenda here. You can RSVP here.
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Division Faculty Highlights
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Ben Han, MD, MPH, Joseph Palamar, PhD, MPH and team published a new paper in JAGS highlighting binge drinking among older adults: nationally, 10.6% of adults age 65+ are current binge drinkers. The paper has received excellent media coverage, picked up by outlets including the New York Times, NBC News, CBS Newspath, CNN, Newsweek, and TIME. Read the paper here and the NYU press release here. See full media coverage with links below.
Full list of media coverage:
New York Times
NBC News
CNN
CBS Newspath (will air on local stations around the country)
Daily Mail
Newsweek
Health
HealthDay (picked up by WebMD, US News, UPI, and others)
Quartz
MarketWatch
Pacific Standard
TIME
Healio Primary Care
Philly Voice
ZME Science
Earth.com
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An NYU cohort of hearing experts including Josh Chodosh, MD, MSHS, published a paper on hearing loss and patient activation in the July issue of JAGS (published online in April). Read the paper here.
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The July 24 issue of the Briefings in Palliative Medicine e-newsletter highlighted a paper on the NYU Kidney CARES program authored by Jennifer Scherer, MD, and team in the July issue of the Journal of Palliative Medicine. Read the newsletter highlight here and the paper here.
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Joseph Lowy, MD, chapter titled "The Use of Palliative Care in Organ Patients and End-of-Life Issues" was published in the Principles and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases book in August. You can access the chapter through the SpringerLink website here.
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Luyi Zhang, MD, received her medical degree from Stony Brook University, NY and completed her internal medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Phiadelphia, PA.....
Click here to learn more about Dr. Zhang!
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Stephanie Schmitz, MD, joined the NYU SOM faculty in August and will be splitting her clinical service at Bellevue between the Palliative Care and Psychiatry consultation services and the Primary Care Behavioral Health outpatient clinic....
Click here to learn more about Dr. Schmitz!
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Crytalinda Rapozo is a Hispanic American who grew up in the Bronx and prides herself of her ability to speak both Spanish and English. Crystalinda obtained her BA in Psychology from John Jay College (CUNY)....
Click here to learn more about Crystalinda!
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Noelia Taverez is a Queens, NY native Latina and is currently double majoring in Biology and Business Entrepreneurship at Marymount Manhattan College.....
Click here to learn more about Noelia!
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Miriam (Mimi) Merkin, MPA, joins us from nearby New Jersey. She recently graduated from NYU with an MPA in health policy and management with the goal of improving....
Click here to learn more about Mimi!
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Arlenis Ferreiras is from West New York, New Jersey and is very proud of her Dominican descent. Arlenis graduated from Rutgers University....
Click here to learn more about Arlenis!
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Mindfulness in Health Care: Cultivating Resilience and Preventing Burnout
Wednesday, Sept. 11
12:00 pm
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Location: NYU Winthrop Research and Academic Center
101 Mineola Boulevard, Mineola, NY, 11501
Room G-013 & G-024
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Center for Cognitive Neurology Research Day
Wednesday, Sept. 18
10:00 am-5:00 pm
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Location: Alumni Hall B/ Farkas Breezeway
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Medical Cannabis for Older Adults: Cutting through the Smoke and Mirrors
Wednesday, Nov. 13
12:00 pm
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Location: NYU Winthrop Research and Academic Center
101 Mineola Boulevard, Mineola, NY, 11501
Room G-013 & G-024
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