Geriatricians Houman Javedan & Vicky Tang discuss Preoperative Assessments for Older Adults, emphasizing CGAs, frailty screening, and the Geriatric Surgery Verification program to optimize outcomes. #medsky 👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp375 😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

GeriPACTs bring specialized team-based care to older veterans with complex needs - smaller panels, geriatric training & more social work/pharmacy support. But are they better than standard care? #medsky 👉 Blog post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp372 😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

In hospitals, dementia often goes unseen. We validated the informant-based Clinical Dementia Rating, showing that listening to caregivers offers a reliable way to detect cognitive impairment at the bedside @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Dr. Angela Suen authored a review on pulmonary function test interpretation in older adults, highlighting advances, limitations, and key considerations for clinicians. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Drs. @julia-adler-mils.bsky.social, Mitch Erickson, Todd James, @serogersmd.bsky.social, James Hardy & colleagues published in Annals of Emergency Medicine on Age-Friendly EDs—showing mCGA may reduce admissions for older adults. doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

Grant rejection is part of every researcher’s journey — and it never stops, no matter your career stage. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-fail...

Goals of care discussions are still taboo in many places—"Addressing this significant gap through proactive communication strategies and systemic changes is vital for ensuring truly patient-centered care." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @prepareforyourcare.org

We discuss the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, what it is, benefits, JAGS study showing it's more cost-effective vs usual care, & who it helps the most. #medsky    👉 Full Ep: bit.ly/GeriPalEp370 😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social 😀 Guests: Eric Wong & Thiago Avelino-Silva

Excellent work led by @stirlandia.bsky.social highlighting the critical link between multimorbidity 🩺 and dementia 🧠—important insights for better care of older adults! alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @atlanticfellows.bsky.social @ucsfmac.bsky.social @ucsfprevention.bsky.social

Once upon a time, radiology rounds were a daily part of the work flow of the inpatient medical team. What has been lost with its demise? Nice essay @JAMAInternalMed Reading Room jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

My great-grandmother was born 150 years ago. In this special article @agsjournal.bsky.social , we tell a little about her story and reflect on resilience and aging. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @kencovinsky.bsky.social

#Dementia patients having Lucid Episodes can be impactful for family, loved ones, #caregivers, and others. We discuss this impact with nurse researcher Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi & philosopher Andrew Peterson. #medsky   bit.ly/GeriPalEp358 - hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

Making the case for the importance of music as medicine. #medsky geripal.org/music-as-med...

Congrats to Dr. @alexsmithmd.bsky.social‬ on receiving the 2025 Excellence in Faculty Advising Award from the TICR Program! Honored for outstanding mentorship—well deserved! 🎉 #UCSF #ClinicalResearch #FacultyExcellence

Top 10 Tips #Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Supporting Coping in Serious Illness. # 6 is key - patient’s coping is not “good” or “bad”; instead, ask how it serves or hinders a patient in a given time and situation. #medsky #palliativecare www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10....

Drs. Silva (@geritjas.bsky.social‬) & ‪@seijlee.bsky.social‬ call on geriatricians to lead with impact today while building a stronger future in their new @agsjournal.bsky.social‬ editorial: “Geriatricians: Maximizing Impact Now…” #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, received the 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award from @AFARorg for her impactful, multidisciplinary research in health services and aging. Congrats, Dr. Hunt! 👏

Tomorrow (May 21), join Drs. Chanmi Park and David Levine for a great talk on reducing #delirium in the post-acute hospitalization period. Learn more and register: deliriumnetwork.org/webinars/upc... @nidus-delirium.bsky.social @johndevlinpharmd.bsky.social

Honoring our amazing faculty at the 27th Holly Smith Dinner! 🎉 Congrats to Drs. Jacklyn Katz, @leahjwitt.bsky.social, @alexsmithmd.bsky.social, @rconant.bsky.social, Lynn Flint & @seijlee.bsky.social on your well-deserved awards! 👏 #UCSF

Making It Count Twice: A Single Age-Friendly Deprescribing Workshop for Either Medical Residents or Geriatric Fellows. #geriatrics #medsky agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌟 PREPAREforYourCare.org just relaunched with a fresh look, new features, and updated resources to support patients, caregivers & clinicians in advance care planning. Explore now: prepareforyourcare.org

The editors of the three major journals in Geriatric Medicine give their perspectives on several important topics related to journal editing and publishing. #geriatrics @gerisoc.bsky.social @amergeriatrics.bsky.social agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Misplaced keys? Forgotten items? Is it more than aging? In @JAMAInternalMed, @ewidera.bsky.social & @kencovinsky.bsky.social urge caution on the marketing push for Alzheimer’s blood biomarkers in primary care. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Hospitalized patients with dementia are infrequently present in GOC conversations and less likely to have their values and preferences for medical care documented within a GOC note. #geriatrics #palliativecare agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Today we discuss Nudging Critical Care Clinicians to consider a more Palliative approach to care and the associated JAMA IM study. Does nudging work? Guests Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, and Jaspal Singh. #medsky   bit.ly/GeriPalEp356 - hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

Comparative Safety of Medications for Severe Agitation: A Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines 2.0 Systematic Review. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The PREPARE website has been completely redesigned! ✔️ Faster and easier to use ✔️ More modern and accessible ✔️ Enhanced with new videos and educational content ✔️ Available in English and Spanish for all of our online programs Explore the updates → prepareforyourcare.org #AdvanceCarePlanning #PREPARE

Re: Target Trial Emulation Studies: When used well, can lead to a more rigorous OBSERVATIONAL study AND: It is misleading to suggest these studies in any way resemble a RCT Kind of like saying I am going to emulate a baseball game without bats and balls

Misplaced keys? Forgotten grocery items? Is it more than normal aging that merits an #Alzheimer biomarker for brain amyloid? Our editorial argues that we should be wary of the marketing push for the use of blood based biomarkers in primary care. #medsky #Alz jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New @laben paper out! We found that more caregiving days per week = more burden, regardless of how many hours are spent each day. Assess the paper here 👉🏻 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I also just learned that @jamainternalmed.com is now on Bluesky too.

Sing-along state of the science at #AGS2025 by @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @kencovinsky.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social complete with light sticks at 8:45 am #WeAreGeriatrics

#ags25 #agslitreview @amergeriatrics.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social

Callback to the @geripal.bsky.social #thickenedliquidschallenge #ags2025 #WeAreGeriatrics #litreview Commonly used but data sparse for dysphasia in hospitals and nursing homes. “Thin” evidence for mortality reduction and patients dislike

The UCSF Division of Geriatrics gathered for a warm, pizza-filled evening at Gino’s East after Day 1 of #AGS25 in Chicago—celebrating community, collaboration, and deep dish! 🍕💙 #geriatrics

Spotted at #AGS25. In this issue of "Stars - They're just like us!" @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @geripal.bsky.social @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social @amergeriatrics.bsky.social

#AGS25 Geri Lit Review @amergeriatrics.bsky.social Thank you @kencovinsky.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social for an incredibly fun and memorable learning+sing-along experience about all things #Geriatrics! @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social

Congrats to @rconant.bsky.social on receiving @amergeriatrics.bsky.social Clinician of the Year award! Well deserved!

What language do you use when talking about deprescribing? Fabulous research from Nancy Schoenborn #AGS25 showing what resonates more with patients

Join ZSFG's Age-Friendly ED for a screening of Keys Bags Names Words on May 30, 4–6 PM at Pride Hall (2540 23rd St). Stay for a Q&A with the director & AFED team. 📍 RSVP: forms.office.com/r/LUsk3gEkac

Amy Byers, PhD, MPH, John Boscardin, PhD, and others published "Sexual Trauma, Suicide, and Overdose in a National Cohort of Older Veterans" in Annals of Internal Medicine. www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10....

Sketching ppl strolling the streets before they disappear into the Chicago breeze. #AGS25

Thank you @lwaltermd.bsky.social for sharing this Michelle Obama quote. Love seeing all those who have inspired me, my geriatrics peers from @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social & Boston Medical Center, and those I've mentored along the way. We need our #geriatrics community now more than ever #AGS25

Today, people with #HIV are living into advanced ages with nearly half over age 55. So what are the implications for clinical care? for Loneliness? Stigma? Screening? Guests Peter Selwyn and @geri4life.bsky.social   bit.ly/GeriPalEp354 - hosted by @alexsmithmd.bsky.social and @ewidera.bsky.social

We discuss 3 recent clinical trials involving #Psilocybin and patients with #SeriousIllness, what it helps treat, and approaches of microdosing and psilocybin-assisted therapy. Guests James Downar, Ali John Zarrabi and Margaret Ross.   bit.ly/GeriPalEp355 - hosted by Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera

Dr. Rebecca Sudore (@prepareforyourcare.org), Dr. James Harrison & team explore why patients feel unheard during hospital-to-SNF transitions. Read in Health Expectations: doi.org/10.1111/hex....

UCSF Geriatrics and colleagues from across the country cheered on the Cubs and Giants at Wrigley during #AGS2025. Big thanks to @kencovinsky.bsky.social & @ewidera.bsky.social for organizing a fun night of baseball! ⚾️🙌

How can we reduce #delirium in the post-acute hospitalization period? In two weeks, join Chanmi Park and David Levine as they discuss this important topic. Learn more and register: deliriumnetwork.org/webinars/upc... @nidus-delirium.bsky.social @johndevlinpharmd.bsky.social

Drs. @maliberti.bsky.social, @kencovinsky.bsky.social, and Da Silva (@geritjas.bsky.social) validate the use of the Clinical Dementia Rating for diagnosing dementia in hospitalized older adults in their new @agsjournal.bsky.social publication agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Recently, Wiley recognized a NIDUS #Delirium Network paper published in #Alzheimer’s & #Dementia as one of the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 2023! Congrats! deliriumnetwork.org/nidus-paper-... @alz.org @johndevlinpharmd.bsky.social @nidus-delirium.bsky.social