UCSF Geriatrics
@ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social
#Geriatrics Division, University of California, San Francisco
@UCSF | Improving the lives of #olderadults through teaching, discovery, and the care of patients
@UCSF | Improving the lives of #olderadults through teaching, discovery, and the care of patients
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Sickle cell disease brings lifelong challenges—from severe pain to systemic inequities. Today our guests share how palliative care supports patients through compassion, trust, and whole-person care. 💜 #medsky
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp380
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp380
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Sickle cell disease brings lifelong challenges—from severe pain to systemic inequities. Today our guests share how palliative care supports patients through compassion, trust, and whole-person care. 💜 #medsky
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp380
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp380
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
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📣 Are you an age-friendly health researcher?
Join us Dec. 7 for the AFHS Research Symposium, held as a pre-conference to the 2025 IHI Forum. We will bring together leaders & innovators to advance evidence-based practices in age-friendly care across diverse settings.
Registration👉 lnkd.in/g28nxc9x
Join us Dec. 7 for the AFHS Research Symposium, held as a pre-conference to the 2025 IHI Forum. We will bring together leaders & innovators to advance evidence-based practices in age-friendly care across diverse settings.
Registration👉 lnkd.in/g28nxc9x
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📣 Are you an age-friendly health researcher?
Join us Dec. 7 for the AFHS Research Symposium, held as a pre-conference to the 2025 IHI Forum. We will bring together leaders & innovators to advance evidence-based practices in age-friendly care across diverse settings.
Registration👉 lnkd.in/g28nxc9x
Join us Dec. 7 for the AFHS Research Symposium, held as a pre-conference to the 2025 IHI Forum. We will bring together leaders & innovators to advance evidence-based practices in age-friendly care across diverse settings.
Registration👉 lnkd.in/g28nxc9x
Now recruiting: Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Geriatrics, Palliative & Extended Care at SFVAHCS/UCSF! Lead clinical & educational programs serving Veterans. Apply by 12/31/25 👉 [https://jobs.practicelink.com/jobs/1496531]
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Geriatric Medicine Job | San Francisco VA Health Care System | San Francisco, CA
Geriatric Medicine Job | San Francisco VA Health Care System | San Francisco, CA
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November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Now recruiting: Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Geriatrics, Palliative & Extended Care at SFVAHCS/UCSF! Lead clinical & educational programs serving Veterans. Apply by 12/31/25 👉 [https://jobs.practicelink.com/jobs/1496531]
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Our Geriatrics Clinical Fellows made shrinky dinks, starring their pets, AI image-to-cartoon capabilities, and a Californian avocado!
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Our Geriatrics Clinical Fellows made shrinky dinks, starring their pets, AI image-to-cartoon capabilities, and a Californian avocado!
Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social, shares the fifth GERI Video, *“Dementia Assessment and History.”* Learn what details to gather after a positive cognitive screen to guide accurate diagnosis. Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RQ4...
GERI Videos: Dementia Assessment and History
After a positive cognitive screen, what information is needed from the medical history? This video walks through what information about cognitive symptoms and functional decline should be gathered to…
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November 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social, shares the fifth GERI Video, *“Dementia Assessment and History.”* Learn what details to gather after a positive cognitive screen to guide accurate diagnosis. Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RQ4...
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Join us! @ewidera.bsky.social & @alexsmithmd.bsky.social are giving UCSF Geriatrics Grand Rounds on Wed., Nov 5, 4-5pm PT.
The topic is "What we've learned from nearly 400 GeriPal podcasts."
Join via zoom or in person.
Via zoom: ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
See graphic for more info. #medsky
The topic is "What we've learned from nearly 400 GeriPal podcasts."
Join via zoom or in person.
Via zoom: ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
See graphic for more info. #medsky
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Join us! @ewidera.bsky.social & @alexsmithmd.bsky.social are giving UCSF Geriatrics Grand Rounds on Wed., Nov 5, 4-5pm PT.
The topic is "What we've learned from nearly 400 GeriPal podcasts."
Join via zoom or in person.
Via zoom: ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
See graphic for more info. #medsky
The topic is "What we've learned from nearly 400 GeriPal podcasts."
Join via zoom or in person.
Via zoom: ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
See graphic for more info. #medsky
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🩺🧠💜 Glad our Point-Counterpoint on early dementia detection is now published in the Gerontological Society of America’s Public Policy & Aging Report, tackling both the promise of early intervention and the challenges our healthcare systems still face. academic.oup.com/ppar/article...
Benefit or harm? Arguments for and against early detection of dementia in primary care
This Point-Counterpoint article critically examines the ongoing debate over the early detection of dementia in primary care settings. The “Point” perspecti
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November 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🩺🧠💜 Glad our Point-Counterpoint on early dementia detection is now published in the Gerontological Society of America’s Public Policy & Aging Report, tackling both the promise of early intervention and the challenges our healthcare systems still face. academic.oup.com/ppar/article...
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🌟 It's National Diabetes Month! 🌟
Take charge of your health with Advance Care Planning. Visit Prepare for Your Care to create your plan today. #NationalDiabetesMonth #AdvanceCarePlanning #PrepareForYourCare
Take charge of your health with Advance Care Planning. Visit Prepare for Your Care to create your plan today. #NationalDiabetesMonth #AdvanceCarePlanning #PrepareForYourCare
November 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🌟 It's National Diabetes Month! 🌟
Take charge of your health with Advance Care Planning. Visit Prepare for Your Care to create your plan today. #NationalDiabetesMonth #AdvanceCarePlanning #PrepareForYourCare
Take charge of your health with Advance Care Planning. Visit Prepare for Your Care to create your plan today. #NationalDiabetesMonth #AdvanceCarePlanning #PrepareForYourCare
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November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month! It's the perfect time to prepare for #ACP! Check out prepareforyourcare.org to learn more about #advancecareplanning. #hospicemonth #hapc
November 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month! It's the perfect time to prepare for #ACP! Check out prepareforyourcare.org to learn more about #advancecareplanning. #hospicemonth #hapc
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Happy #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth! Honor your caregivers by sharing your wishes for medical care. @PREPAREforcare can help. #ACP We also have NEW materials just for caregivers!! Visit PREPAREforTHEIRcare.org!! #caregivers
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Happy #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth! Honor your caregivers by sharing your wishes for medical care. @PREPAREforcare can help. #ACP We also have NEW materials just for caregivers!! Visit PREPAREforTHEIRcare.org!! #caregivers
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#DayOfTheDead is a celebration of life for all ages. A great way to honor your family is to share your medical wishes. Check out PREPAREforyourcare.org for resources for people, family, and caregivers 💀🌹 #caregivers
November 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#DayOfTheDead is a celebration of life for all ages. A great way to honor your family is to share your medical wishes. Check out PREPAREforyourcare.org for resources for people, family, and caregivers 💀🌹 #caregivers
Dustin Le and Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social from the Division’s Caregivers As Partners in Care Teams (CAP-CT) program brought the Halloween spirit to life as Abby Saja from the hit KPop Demon Hunters movie!
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Dustin Le and Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social from the Division’s Caregivers As Partners in Care Teams (CAP-CT) program brought the Halloween spirit to life as Abby Saja from the hit KPop Demon Hunters movie!
The UCSF Age-Friendly Health System team bids a heartfelt farewell to Melody Luo, MPH, whose compassion and leadership revived the ACE Unit Volunteer & ACE-ercise programs. Wishing her all the best at Kaiser! 💙
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The UCSF Age-Friendly Health System team bids a heartfelt farewell to Melody Luo, MPH, whose compassion and leadership revived the ACE Unit Volunteer & ACE-ercise programs. Wishing her all the best at Kaiser! 💙
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Billing in geriatrics doesn’t have to be confusing—or undervalued. Our guests share how to get paid fairly for the complex, team-based work geriatricians do—while supporting quality care for older adults. #medsky
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp379
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp379
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Billing in geriatrics doesn’t have to be confusing—or undervalued. Our guests share how to get paid fairly for the complex, team-based work geriatricians do—while supporting quality care for older adults. #medsky
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp379
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp379
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
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Fab Grantmakers In Aging conference! Highlights: Janet Spears’ inspiring remarks at Metta Fund’s dinner, hearing my ASA RISE mentees Nandini Singh & Eryn Kimura speak, co-presenting on Club 75 w Sandra Rivas & Dani Soto, & Angie Perone’s video stories with LGBTQ+ older adults.
October 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Fab Grantmakers In Aging conference! Highlights: Janet Spears’ inspiring remarks at Metta Fund’s dinner, hearing my ASA RISE mentees Nandini Singh & Eryn Kimura speak, co-presenting on Club 75 w Sandra Rivas & Dani Soto, & Angie Perone’s video stories with LGBTQ+ older adults.
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Lead the way in #AdvanceCarePlanning this season!
See what’s new from prepareforyourcare.org
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#PREPAREforYourCare
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#PREPAREforYourCare
PREPARE for Día de los Muertos and the Holiday Season
Email from UCSF Lead the Way: Make Advance Care Planning a Priority in Your Community PREPAREforYourCare.org has had over 500,000 pageviews thus far in 2025, with engagement across every state and ove
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October 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Lead the way in #AdvanceCarePlanning this season!
See what’s new from prepareforyourcare.org
📖 Read: conta.cc/4ottzIU
✉️ Subscribe: prepareforyourcare.org/en/prepare/p...
#PREPAREforYourCare
See what’s new from prepareforyourcare.org
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#PREPAREforYourCare
Archstone Fellow Nandini Singh, MPH, spoke at the *Leaders of Today and Tomorrow Luncheon* during the GIA Conference, sharing how community and intergenerational connection shape her “why” in aging.
October 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Archstone Fellow Nandini Singh, MPH, spoke at the *Leaders of Today and Tomorrow Luncheon* during the GIA Conference, sharing how community and intergenerational connection shape her “why” in aging.
🧠 New from Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social: “Brief Cognitive Tests for Dementia,” the latest in the GERI Videos: Brain Health Topics series. Learn how to choose the right screening test for your patients. Watch here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1hb...
GERI Videos: Brief Cognitive Tests for Dementia
Cognitive tests are a key part of identifying dementia. In this video, we discuss 3 main factors to consider when choosing a screening test most appropriate for a particular patient.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🧠 New from Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social: “Brief Cognitive Tests for Dementia,” the latest in the GERI Videos: Brain Health Topics series. Learn how to choose the right screening test for your patients. Watch here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1hb...
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Are Slow Codes ever ethical? We dive into the gray area of CPR, shallow compressions, walk don't run, compassion with deceit, outcomes vs values, bioethics vs real world, trust, + more. #medsky
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp378
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp378
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Are Slow Codes ever ethical? We dive into the gray area of CPR, shallow compressions, walk don't run, compassion with deceit, outcomes vs values, bioethics vs real world, trust, + more. #medsky
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp378
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp378
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
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Is faking CPR always wrong? We discuss the defense of the slow code in this weeks podcast. #medsky #bioethics
Are Slow Codes ever ethical? We dive into the gray area of CPR, shallow compressions, walk don't run, compassion with deceit, outcomes vs values, bioethics vs real world, trust, + more. #medsky
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp378
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp378
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Is faking CPR always wrong? We discuss the defense of the slow code in this weeks podcast. #medsky #bioethics
Dr, @annachodos.bsky.social and colleagues explore the benefits and risks of early dementia detection in primary care in their point–counterpoint article in the *Public Policy & Aging Report.* academic.oup.com/ppar/advance...
Benefit or harm? Arguments for and against early detection of dementia in primary care
This Point-Counterpoint article critically examines the ongoing debate over the early detection of dementia in primary care settings. The “Point” perspecti
academic.oup.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Dr, @annachodos.bsky.social and colleagues explore the benefits and risks of early dementia detection in primary care in their point–counterpoint article in the *Public Policy & Aging Report.* academic.oup.com/ppar/advance...
Drs. Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, @kencovinsky.bsky.social, and colleagues examine how rural family caregivers use dementia support services in *Frontiers in Public Health*. #Geriatrics www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Drs. Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, @kencovinsky.bsky.social, and colleagues examine how rural family caregivers use dementia support services in *Frontiers in Public Health*. #Geriatrics www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
Congratulations to Siqi Gan, MPH, NCIRE Principal Statistician, on receiving the NCIRE Special Contributions Award! 🎉 Her excellence, innovation, and dedication inspire us all. #NCIRE
October 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Congratulations to Siqi Gan, MPH, NCIRE Principal Statistician, on receiving the NCIRE Special Contributions Award! 🎉 Her excellence, innovation, and dedication inspire us all. #NCIRE
The latest GERI Videos: Brain Health Topics is out! 🎥 Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social, explains why and how to screen for dementia, and the benefits of early recognition. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH4D...
GERI Videos: Why and How to Screen for Dementia
Early recognition of dementia can make a big difference. This video explains why screening is important, what tools are commonly used, and how screening helps guide care. It also touches on the…
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October 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The latest GERI Videos: Brain Health Topics is out! 🎥 Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social, explains why and how to screen for dementia, and the benefits of early recognition. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH4D...
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Today’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s was a beautiful reminder that we’re never alone in this fight. This is what community looks like 💜 🏳️⚧️🌈🌻 with Alzheimer's Association of Northern California & Northern Nevada, On Lok, & UCSF School of Nursing. #ENDALZ
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Today’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s was a beautiful reminder that we’re never alone in this fight. This is what community looks like 💜 🏳️⚧️🌈🌻 with Alzheimer's Association of Northern California & Northern Nevada, On Lok, & UCSF School of Nursing. #ENDALZ