The Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine provides a forum for the collaborative exchange of ideas among geriatric emergency medicine researchers, educators, trainees, and clinicians.
Summary of AGEM Annual Business Meeting – 5/16/13, Atlanta, GA
New AGEM Board Members o President – Ula Hwang, MD, MPH o President-elect – Marian (Emmy) Betz, MD, MPH o Past president – Jeffrey Caterino, MD o Secretary – Amer Aldeen, MD o Treasurer – Andrew Chang, MD o At-large members – Kevin Biese, MD, MAT; Adit Ginde, MD, MPH; Maura Kennedy, MD, MPH; Mark Rosenberg, DO, MBA o Resident representative – Anthony Rosen, MD o Medical Student representative – Scott Poland
Awards
The 2013 Gerson Sanders Award was presented to Donna Regenstreif, PhD. Donna is the former John A. Hartford Foundation senior program officer who was instrumental in promoting and supporting the funding of geriatric EM efforts in the 1990s and 2000s. Her close work with Art Sanders, Mary Ann Schropp, and Lowell Gerson in establishing geriatric and emergency medicine collaborative efforts through Hartford, AGS, and SAEM sowed the seeds of funding opportunities that many of us have benefited from (such as the Jahnigan Career Development Award Program) over the last decade.
Excellence in Geriatric Emergency Medicine Research Awards: o Overall: Jin Han, MD, Vanderbilt University: “A Quick and Easy Delirium Assessment for Non-Physician Research Personnel.” o Trainee: Derek Richards, MD, Oregon Health Sciences University: “Predictive Value and Appropriate Ranges of Prehospital Physiologic Criteria for Identifying Seriously Injured Older Adults During Field Triage.” o Medical Student: Shannon Matthews, University of North Carolina: “Age-related Differences in Pain Recovery after Motor Vehicle Collision: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.” o Winners receive $100 gift cards and complimentary membership to AGEM for 1 year (students and trainees).
Donna Regenstrief receives the AGEM Gerson Sanders award from Lowell Gerson
Request for EM applications for NIA R03 GEMSSTAR (Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists’ Transition to Aging Research)
http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/dgcg/grants-early-medical-surgical-specialists-transition-aging-research-gemsstar - While this link has not yet been updated for 2014 applications, the deadline is usually in early October. Please check the NIA website for updates.
For more information about AGEM, including workgroups and future grant funding opportunities, please visit the AGEM community at http://community.saem.org/agem. Please note that you must be a member of AGEM and log in to view members-only content. Join AGEM now! Following is a list of AGEM workgroups and leads. Information on these can be found in the most recent AGEM meeting minutes. o o o o o o o o o o o
SAEM 2014 Didactics submissions (Adit Ginde, Maura Kennedy) AGEM Membership (Ula Hwang) Membership Needs assessment survey (Maura Kennedy) AGEM Journal Club (Chris Carpenter, Alison Southern) Geri ED guidelines (Ula Hwang, Chris Carpenter) SAEM Fellowship Task Force (Kevin Biese) Delirium Workgroup (Jin Han) Mattu/Rosen Geriatric EM textbook (Andrew Chang, Ula Hwang, Maura Kennedy, Scott Wilber) Geriatric EM training programs (Kevin Biese, Chris Carpenter, Lowell Gerson, Tess Hogan, Ula Hwang) Geriatric EM metrics/toolbox workgroup (Chris Carpenter) Geriatric EM research network
AGEM’s mission is to improve the quality of emergency care received by older patients through the advancement of research, education, and faculty development. 2013-2014 marks the Academy’s fifth year. Its goals are:
1. To serve as a unified voice for geriatric emergency medicine researchers, educators, trainees, and clinicians. 2. To provide a forum for individuals committed to geriatric emergency medicine to communicate, share ideas, and generate solutions to common problems. 3. To promote research that improves the care and quality of life of older patients. 4. To advance resident and continuing education and professional development to improve clinical outcomes as they pertain to issues of aging. 5. To foster relationships with other organizations to promote geriatric emergency medicine.
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