Geriatrics

Falling is no joke when you're a senior citizen or have other balance issues. Vanderbilt engineers are working on a 'smart cane' that could help physical therapists spot and treat problems sooner. Read More

The Vanderbilt Geriatrics and Gerontology Interest Group continues its Fall 2015 Lunchtime Lecture Series with two upcoming lectures. Read More

Home and community-based services for adults and seniors with physical disabilities will be the topic of a Geriatrics and Gerontology Interest Group lecture from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. The lecture will be held in Medical Center East, South Tower, Room 8380B. Read More

Gretchen Geagan of Life-Links Geriatric Care Management will present “Transitions of Care” on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Read More

The Meharry Consortium Geriatric Education Center, in collaboration with the VA Tennesse Valley Healthcare System, invite you to attend the free Alzheimer’s Update Series July 20 and 27. Read More

Registration is now open for the 2012 Geriatric Update Conference for primary care, allied health and related professionals. The conference is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at the Gladys Stringfield Owen Education Center at Baptist Hospital, located at 21st Avenue North and Patterson Street… Read More

Register now for the Geriatric Update Conference June 16. Read More

The 2012 Geriatric Update Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at the Gladys Stringfield Owen Education Center at Baptist Hospital. This conference is designed to meet the educational needs of primary care and allied health professionals working with geriatric patients and to… Read More

(iStockphoto) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development and the Center for Quality Aging present a Geriatrics and Gerontology Interest Group lunchtime lecture on psychosis, agitation and their management with psychotropic medications. Harry Gwirtsman, associate professor of psychiatry and an expert in… Read More

Each year millions of Americans return to the hospital within 30 days of their previous discharge. Although many readmissions could be preventable, most statistical models for predicting them "perform poorly," according to researchers at Vanderbilt and the Oregon Health and Science University and their affiliated VA medical centers. Read More

Image courtesy of Geriatrics and Gerontology Interest Group Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development and the Center for Quality Aging present a Geriatrics and Gerontology Interest Group lunchtime lecture on bariatric and metabolic surgery for the elderly. The talk will be… Read More

Associate Professor of Medicine James Powers will present "Alzheimer's Disease 2011." Read More