WCM Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
@wcmgeripal.bsky.social
Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine @WeillCornell.bsky.social 🗽
https://geriatrics-palliative.weill.cornell.edu/
https://geriatrics-palliative.weill.cornell.edu/
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CREATE PI Dr. Czaja presented a keynote address on The Role of Technology in Supporting Aging in Place Conference on Aging in Place at the University of Bergamo, Bergamo Italy.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
CREATE PI Dr. Czaja presented a keynote address on The Role of Technology in Supporting Aging in Place Conference on Aging in Place at the University of Bergamo, Bergamo Italy.
"Our muscle mass and our performance peak in our mid-30s and start to naturally decline after that. We need to change our expectations and we need to change how we exercise as we get older.” -Dr. Emily Finkelstein
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
You should act your age – at least when it comes to exercise. Here’s why
Adapting your fitness routine to your physical realities can help prevent injury from over-exercising
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"Our muscle mass and our performance peak in our mid-30s and start to naturally decline after that. We need to change our expectations and we need to change how we exercise as we get older.” -Dr. Emily Finkelstein
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Congratulations to our incredible Advanced Practice Providers, and to Palliative Care PA Tanya Uhlmann for receiving the PA Award in Teamwork! @weillcornell.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Congratulations to our incredible Advanced Practice Providers, and to Palliative Care PA Tanya Uhlmann for receiving the PA Award in Teamwork! @weillcornell.bsky.social
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More work with @pallipsych.bsky.social is out today! We asked nursing home staff about their perceptions of palliative care, their engagement with advance cafe planning and which components of pall care are most valuable to them. doi.org/10.1111/jgs....
Training and Practice Gaps in Nursing Home Palliative Care: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Background Palliative care needs are prevalent among nursing home (NH) residents. However, access to and integration of palliative care services remain limited. NHs often rely on a workforce with va...
doi.org
September 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
More work with @pallipsych.bsky.social is out today! We asked nursing home staff about their perceptions of palliative care, their engagement with advance cafe planning and which components of pall care are most valuable to them. doi.org/10.1111/jgs....
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🧠 Join us Sept 30, 11AM–1:30PM EDT for “Aging, Technology & Decision Making” — a free virtual event on AI & decision tools for older adults, featuring CREATE PI Dr. Wally Boot.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/agingtech2025
#GSA #AgingTech #Gerontology
🔗 Register: bit.ly/agingtech2025
#GSA #AgingTech #Gerontology
August 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🧠 Join us Sept 30, 11AM–1:30PM EDT for “Aging, Technology & Decision Making” — a free virtual event on AI & decision tools for older adults, featuring CREATE PI Dr. Wally Boot.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/agingtech2025
#GSA #AgingTech #Gerontology
🔗 Register: bit.ly/agingtech2025
#GSA #AgingTech #Gerontology
And that's a wrap!🎉 Our 2025 GPS Scholars, Shanyna, Lucas, Emily, Andrea, Sydney, and Robert (not pictured), showcased their final presentations. We are so proud of these future leaders in #GeriPal!
August 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
And that's a wrap!🎉 Our 2025 GPS Scholars, Shanyna, Lucas, Emily, Andrea, Sydney, and Robert (not pictured), showcased their final presentations. We are so proud of these future leaders in #GeriPal!
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📢 CREATE PI Wally Boot talks with The New York Times about whether emerging tech can boost cognitive abilities in older adults! 💻🧠
Older adults are "having to adapt to a rapidly changing technological environment." Dr. Walter Boot comments on cognitive effects and what to expect: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/h...
How Older People Are Reaping Brain Benefits From New Tech
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
📢 CREATE PI Wally Boot talks with The New York Times about whether emerging tech can boost cognitive abilities in older adults! 💻🧠
Many older Americans are drawn to meaningful social engagement, even amid financial hardship. -Dr. Karl Pillemer via @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/working-at-8...
America's oldest workers can't retire. Here's how they're getting by.
For America's oldest workers, retirement isn't possible. Workers in their 80s live paycheck to paycheck, use Social Security, and dip into savings.
www.businessinsider.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Many older Americans are drawn to meaningful social engagement, even amid financial hardship. -Dr. Karl Pillemer via @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/working-at-8...
Older adults are "having to adapt to a rapidly changing technological environment." Dr. Walter Boot comments on cognitive effects and what to expect: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/h...
How Older People Are Reaping Brain Benefits From New Tech
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Older adults are "having to adapt to a rapidly changing technological environment." Dr. Walter Boot comments on cognitive effects and what to expect: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/h...
"Caregivers often neglect their own health, their own well-being and their own needs" -Dr. Catherine Riffin
Read more: geriatrics-palliative.weill.cornell.edu/about-us/new...
Read more: geriatrics-palliative.weill.cornell.edu/about-us/new...
July 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"Caregivers often neglect their own health, their own well-being and their own needs" -Dr. Catherine Riffin
Read more: geriatrics-palliative.weill.cornell.edu/about-us/new...
Read more: geriatrics-palliative.weill.cornell.edu/about-us/new...
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Free public webinar: Join me and art therapist Joshua Brancheau to learn about #ArtTherapy (and participate in an arts-based activity!) events.weill.cornell.edu/event/transf...
July 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Free public webinar: Join me and art therapist Joshua Brancheau to learn about #ArtTherapy (and participate in an arts-based activity!) events.weill.cornell.edu/event/transf...
Our new Program for the Study and Support of Caregivers will train both family and professional caregivers, while better integrating them into the practice of medicine.
@weillcornell.bsky.social
impact.weill.cornell.edu/summer-2025/...
@weillcornell.bsky.social
impact.weill.cornell.edu/summer-2025/...
Labor of Love
Weill Cornell Medicine faculty seek to better integrate family and paid caregivers into the practice of medicine, guided by the knowledge that what’s good for the caregiver is good for the patient.
impact.weill.cornell.edu
July 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our new Program for the Study and Support of Caregivers will train both family and professional caregivers, while better integrating them into the practice of medicine.
@weillcornell.bsky.social
impact.weill.cornell.edu/summer-2025/...
@weillcornell.bsky.social
impact.weill.cornell.edu/summer-2025/...
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Medical humanities programs have the ability to attract diverse interest, unlocking non-verbal communication and tapping into the power of symbolism/metaphor, as well as opportunities for community-building. #MedHum #hapc www.capc.org/blog/how-to-...
Integrate Medical Humanities into Palliative Care - CAPC - Blog
Discover how medical humanities interventions—like poetry, art, and music—can strengthen your palliative care practice, support your team, and improve patient care.
www.capc.org
July 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Medical humanities programs have the ability to attract diverse interest, unlocking non-verbal communication and tapping into the power of symbolism/metaphor, as well as opportunities for community-building. #MedHum #hapc www.capc.org/blog/how-to-...
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📰 'How to Integrate Medical Humanities into Your Palliative Care Practice' by Ian B. Kwok, MD; J. Redwing Keyssar, RN; Gayle Kojimoto, BA; and Michael W. Rabow, MD, FAAHPM
🔗 ow.ly/KaPa50WmBfu
Learn how integrating medical humanities can strengthen your palliative care practice and more.
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Learn how integrating medical humanities can strengthen your palliative care practice and more.
July 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
📰 'How to Integrate Medical Humanities into Your Palliative Care Practice' by Ian B. Kwok, MD; J. Redwing Keyssar, RN; Gayle Kojimoto, BA; and Michael W. Rabow, MD, FAAHPM
🔗 ow.ly/KaPa50WmBfu
Learn how integrating medical humanities can strengthen your palliative care practice and more.
🔗 ow.ly/KaPa50WmBfu
Learn how integrating medical humanities can strengthen your palliative care practice and more.
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Join the CREATE team at #APA2025 for a powerful Skill Building Session!
The Conduct of Technology-Behavioral Interventions with Older Adult Populations
📅 Aug 8, 2025
🕦 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Colorado Convention Center, Room 111
🎓 Co-sponsored by Divisions 20 & 21
The Conduct of Technology-Behavioral Interventions with Older Adult Populations
📅 Aug 8, 2025
🕦 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Colorado Convention Center, Room 111
🎓 Co-sponsored by Divisions 20 & 21
July 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Join the CREATE team at #APA2025 for a powerful Skill Building Session!
The Conduct of Technology-Behavioral Interventions with Older Adult Populations
📅 Aug 8, 2025
🕦 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Colorado Convention Center, Room 111
🎓 Co-sponsored by Divisions 20 & 21
The Conduct of Technology-Behavioral Interventions with Older Adult Populations
📅 Aug 8, 2025
🕦 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Colorado Convention Center, Room 111
🎓 Co-sponsored by Divisions 20 & 21
Our Division is partnering with the PA Department of Aging to prevent elder abuse across the state of Pennsylvania: www.yahoo.com/news/pennsyl...
Pennsylvania officials work to prevent elder abuse
(WHTM) — Pennsylvania officials are looking at better ways to prevent elder abuse in the state. The PA Department of Aging held a learning session with area agencies on aging to see how multidisciplin...
www.yahoo.com
July 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Our Division is partnering with the PA Department of Aging to prevent elder abuse across the state of Pennsylvania: www.yahoo.com/news/pennsyl...
Congratulations to our graduating #PalliativeCare fellows! #hpmClassOf25 🎉
June 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Congratulations to our graduating #PalliativeCare fellows! #hpmClassOf25 🎉
Congratulations to our graduating Class of 2025 #Geriatrics Fellows!! 🥳
We are so so proud of you!
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We are so so proud of you!
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June 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Congratulations to our graduating Class of 2025 #Geriatrics Fellows!! 🥳
We are so so proud of you!
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We are so so proud of you!
www.instagram.com/p/DLaVwSFOeV...
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Today, Wally Boot shares CREATE’s latest work using large language models as search and decision-making tools to support older adults at UPenn’s Summer Innovation Institute!🔍🤖 Focus: Collaborative Design & Co-Creation for Health Equity #AI #HealthEquity #Innovation #LLM #AgeTech
June 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Today, Wally Boot shares CREATE’s latest work using large language models as search and decision-making tools to support older adults at UPenn’s Summer Innovation Institute!🔍🤖 Focus: Collaborative Design & Co-Creation for Health Equity #AI #HealthEquity #Innovation #LLM #AgeTech
Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day! #WEAAD
The Center on Elder Abuse Solutions acknowledges the devastation and loss to individuals, families, and society when an older adult is affected by #elderabuse. Older adults deserve to live without fear and harm. elderabuse.weill.cornell.edu/home
The Center on Elder Abuse Solutions acknowledges the devastation and loss to individuals, families, and society when an older adult is affected by #elderabuse. Older adults deserve to live without fear and harm. elderabuse.weill.cornell.edu/home
June 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day! #WEAAD
The Center on Elder Abuse Solutions acknowledges the devastation and loss to individuals, families, and society when an older adult is affected by #elderabuse. Older adults deserve to live without fear and harm. elderabuse.weill.cornell.edu/home
The Center on Elder Abuse Solutions acknowledges the devastation and loss to individuals, families, and society when an older adult is affected by #elderabuse. Older adults deserve to live without fear and harm. elderabuse.weill.cornell.edu/home
This Sunday 6/15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day #WEAAD - an internationally recognized day to acknowledge and understand #elderabuse and its implications for older adults around the world.
Over the next few days, follow us for more updates and tips on this important issue!
Over the next few days, follow us for more updates and tips on this important issue!
June 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This Sunday 6/15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day #WEAAD - an internationally recognized day to acknowledge and understand #elderabuse and its implications for older adults around the world.
Over the next few days, follow us for more updates and tips on this important issue!
Over the next few days, follow us for more updates and tips on this important issue!
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The CREATE team is enjoying a vibrant exchange of ideas and research with the Smart Age team in Heidelberg, Germany. This is bidirectional collaboration at its best! 🇺🇸🤝🇩🇪
June 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The CREATE team is enjoying a vibrant exchange of ideas and research with the Smart Age team in Heidelberg, Germany. This is bidirectional collaboration at its best! 🇺🇸🤝🇩🇪
Dr. Mark Lachs: "Beauty is profound, and beauty is however you define it... changing throughout life." at @nytimes.com Well Festival youtube.com/watch?v=4hUQ...
June 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Dr. Mark Lachs: "Beauty is profound, and beauty is however you define it... changing throughout life." at @nytimes.com Well Festival youtube.com/watch?v=4hUQ...
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🚨 New in Fortune 🚨 CREATE PI Wally Boot discusses the promise and the peril of using AI to combat loneliness in older adults. Can machines really offer social support, or are we missing something human?
Read more: fortune.com/well/2025/05...
Read more: fortune.com/well/2025/05...
The reality of AI's promise to curb older adults' loneliness
Can an AI chatbot help older adults feel less lonely?
fortune.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🚨 New in Fortune 🚨 CREATE PI Wally Boot discusses the promise and the peril of using AI to combat loneliness in older adults. Can machines really offer social support, or are we missing something human?
Read more: fortune.com/well/2025/05...
Read more: fortune.com/well/2025/05...
Are AI chatbots solving the loneliness crisis for older adults? Dr. Walter Boot weighs in: fortune.com/well/us/2025...
The reality of AI's promise to curb older adults' loneliness
Can an AI chatbot help older adults feel less lonely?
fortune.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Are AI chatbots solving the loneliness crisis for older adults? Dr. Walter Boot weighs in: fortune.com/well/us/2025...