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UCSF Age-Friendly Health System Geriatrics

WEBUCSF has been recognized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as an Age-Friendly Health System- Committed to Care Excellence which is the highest level awarded for exemplars in the movement. The UCSF Division of Geriatrics is committed to building an Age-Friendly Health System, one that focuses on the special needs of all older adults.

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URL: https://geriatrics.ucsf.edu/patient-care/ucsf-age-friendly-health-system

PREPARE for Your Care Geriatrics

WEBLab Overview: The PREPARE for Your Care (PREPARE) Research Lab Our research focuses on aging, health literacy, health disparities, developing and testing tools to facilitate health communication and informed medical decision making, especially for historically marginalized older adults. For example, we designed and tested easy-to-read …

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Dementia Care Aware Geriatrics

WEBDementia Care Aware is a training and support program that empowers primary care providers and their teams to assess and address dementia. We provide online training on an initial 5-10-minute screening called the cognitive health assessment (CHA) and additional training on important topics and resources for the next steps in evaluation and …

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Healthcare Providers – OAC Toolkit Items: Clinical

WEBGeriatric Depression Scale (Short Form) A 15-item, short screening tool utilized to detect depression in older adults. It has been validated in older populations. Administration of questionnaire takes approximately three minutes. It is …

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UCSF Care at Home Geriatrics

WEBContact Information. To find out more about Care at Home or to refer a patient, please call us at (415) 514-3577. About Us UCSF Care at Home was established in 1999 with a philanthropic gift from the Richard and Maria Ury Endowment in honor of Dr. Harry Weinstein to teach medical students about home care to frail adults.

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Research Geriatrics

WEBWe are proud to be contributing to improvements in clinical care and public policy that enhance the quality of life of older adults ranging from the most healthy to the most frail and dependent older adults and their caregivers. Research webpages managed by: [email protected]. Our research is grounded in a deep respect for older persons

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Welcome Dr. Helen Chen! Geriatrics

WEBWe are excited to share the wonderful news that Dr. Helen Chen will start her new role as Associate Chief of Staff for Geriatrics, Palliative and Extended Care service line at San Francisco VA Health Care System on Monday 12/19! In addition to her VA role, Dr. Chen is also a Professor in the Division of Geriatrics, and will serve as our Division’s Diversity, …

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Find Home Care, Products, and Other Services Geriatrics

WEBGetting Paid by Medicaid for Caring for a Family Member Click the link above to access a guide explaining how Medicaid-funded programs in different states enable beneficiaries to hire caregivers, often family members, with Medicaid covering the costs.

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Research Areas Geriatrics

WEBWe conduct leading research to understand and remedy the impact of loneliness on quality of life and health outcomes among older adults. Our investigators are exploring music as a means for improving quality of life for older adults with cognitive decline. Led by biostatistician W. John Boscardin, PhD, our team is developing novel research

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Krista Harrison, PhD Geriatrics

WEBSecondary Analysis of Existing Datasets for Dementia and Palliative Care Research: High-Value Applications and Key Considerations. Volume 21 of Issue 2. 2017. PMID: 29265949. Petrillo LA, Dzeng E, Harrison KL, Forbes L, Scribner B, Koenig BA. How California Prepared for Implementation of Physician-Assisted Death: A Primer.

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Susan Schneider, MD, MSPH Geriatrics

WEBUniversity of California San Francisco. UCSF School of Medicine | Department of Medicine UCSF Medical Center. Search

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UCSF Center for Geriatric Care Geriatrics

WEBThe UCSF Center for Geriatric Care offers personalized care from doctors who specialize in the needs and concerns of older adults. Our nurses and social workers are also trained in supporting the health of seniors. The center provides podiatry, psychiatry, psychology, and laboratory services on-site. Physical therapy and imaging services are

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San Francisco Veterans Administration Health Care (SFVAHC) System

WEBThe San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) Geriatrics Clinic. The San Francisco VA Geriatrics Clinic offers enhanced expertise for managing older Veterans both for primary care and geriatrics consultation. Our team of physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and dieticians strive to optimize

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Dr. Jennie Gubner won the Best Paper Award from the Geriatrics

WEBDr. Jennie Gubner won the Best Paper Award from the Geriatrics Education Section of the American Geriatrics Society for her presentation "Transforming undergraduate student perceptions of dementia through collaborative filmmaking: Intergenerational films about music and memory"

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Anna Chodos Serves as Director of Whole Person Geriatrics for the …

WEBAnna Chodos, MD, MPH is now the Director of Whole Person Geriatrics for the San Francisco Health Network. In this role, she will be responsible for geriatricizing the ambulatory care services in the network, which include behavioral health, ambulatory specialty services, primary care and jail health services. A key goal is to make …

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Age-Friendly Emergency Department (AFED) Geriatrics

WEBUCSF. Mission: Ensure a patient-valued older adult emergency department experience through high quality resource optimization, community relationships, diversity of engaged health professionals, respecting the patient desire to attain their desired level of independence and function.

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Find Emotional Support and Mental Health Services Geriatrics

WEB415-567-2020 Ext 218. Contact: Most Reverend Salvator J. Cordileon, Archbishop of San Francisco. Place of worship for grief, connection, and prayer. Center for Attitudinal Healing. 415-331-6161. 33 Buchanan Drive. Sausalito, CA 94965. Support offered for people faced with a life-threatening illness and grief.

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Current Fellows Geriatrics

[email protected]. Track: Geriatric Medicine. Undergraduate school, degree, and what they studied: University of California, Berkeley, BA in Public Health. Medical school: University of California, Davis School of Medicine. Residency program name and field: Kaiser Permanente Oakland - Internal Medicine, Health Equity & Disparities Track.

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Drs. Craig Haney, Brie Williams, and Cyrus Ahalt Publish The …

WEBThe Consensus Statement from the Santa Cruz Summit on Solitary Confinement and Health – offers critical updates to the Mandela Rules governing the use of solitary confinement given advances in research and knowledge of the harms of this practice published by Craig Haney PhD, Brie Williams MD, and Cyrus Ahalt MPP in the …

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Find Day Health, Dental and Specialty Care Geriatrics

WEB415-750-4111. www.ioaging.org. 8:00am- 4:00pm, pick-up service provided (must be able to meet transport at the curb), full day stay required. Good for higher needs individuals (with Advanced Alzheimer’s & Dementia) and higher functioning individuals. Day Care- $88 per day (out-of-pocket)

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Research by Drs. Vicky Tang and Louise Walter Featured in …

WEBJournalist, Liz Szabo, worked with faculty in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics, including Drs. Vicky Tang and Louise Walter, for her series "Treatment Overkill."." This series published online in Kaiser Health News recently won First Place for the National Headliners Award for online beat reporting.. The judges said that in a wo rld where "more is better", smart in …

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