Division of Geriatric Medicine

Fellows are encouraged to pursue scholarly activity during fellowship and are supported to present annually at the American Geriatrics Society national meeting. Faculty assist fellows in identifying scholarly projects based on fellow interest. Projects have included quality improvement (QI) initiatives, educational interventions, clinical research, and case presentations. Fellows also frequently attend and present at additional local, regional, and national conferences including the University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine Research Day, Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society, and the Pennsylvania Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Society.

AGS Meeting Year	Fellows	Poster/Presentation/Abstract
2025	KC Miller, Abby Schmucker & Mark Simone	Effect of an education intervention on nursing assessment of delirium using the Confusion Assessment Method
2025	Vimmi Panchal, Robert Simons, and Danna Zevy	Assent vs Consent in Patient Care
2025	Joseph Young, Bruce Kinosian	Patterns of outpatient care and emergency department utilization among homebound older adults not receiving Home-Based Primary Care
2025	Margaret Heller, Abby Schmucker, Lee Young, Danna Zevy	Diabetes management in a VA Community Living Center
2023	Eva Szymanski; Julianna Ricco; Rebecca Brown ;Edna Schwab; Lena K. Makaroun	The signs are subtle: Recognizing and supporting older veterans experiencing financial abuse
2023	Eva Szymanski; Jessica Zuo; Emily Fessler; Ryan Chippendale; Jennifer Ouellet; Leah Schechter; Richard Marottoli; Rachel Miller	Implementation of a Geriatric Assessment SmartPhrase: A Multi-Institution Pilot-Study
2023	Rebecca Russell; Mary Hofmann, H Bollman, K Cummings, A Fessler, A Spinelli	Patterns for ED Transfer and Re-admission Rates of a VA Community Living Center
2023	Rebecca Russell; Eva Szymanski; Matthew Van Dongen; Julianna Ricco; James McGee; Janea Stevens, Tipsy Jesteen; Marjorie Marenberg; Mary Hofmann; Mark Simone	Improving Vaccination Rates at a Veterans Affairs Community Living Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative
2022	David Zheng; Carolyn Sciblo; Jacqueline Nghiem; Grecia Rico; Mark Simone; Mary Hofmann	Quality Improvement Project: Reducing a VA CLC Long-Term Care Unit's ED Transfer and Readmissions Rate
2022	Carolyn Sciblo; Rachel Miller; Alyson Michener; Mariana Gonzalez	"Aging in Place": Teaching Geriatrics through a Virtual Experience
2021	Fotini Debonera; Marlyn Abraham; Miriam Mati; Daniel Kim; Edna Schwab; Mary Hofmann	Weight loss during the pandemic: suboptimal follow up and rapid morbidity progression in the world of telemedicine
2021	Merlyn Abraham	Operation Connect- Using Technology to Combat Older Adult Social Isolation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2019	Reshma Shah	High Frailty Identified in The House Call Patient Population
2019	Linnea Pepper	An 85 Year Old Woman with Hallucinations, Falls and Gait Apraxia: An Unusual Presentation of Lupus Cerebritis
2019	Linnea Pepper	Stress and Cognitive Complaints in Older Adults
2019	Alyson Michener	Integrating Geriatrics into Internal Medicine Core Curriculum: Aging Theme
2019	Alyson Michener	Where did your dental implant go?
2019	Alyson Michener	U.S. House Call Practices in 2014: Mismatch of Providers, Practices, and Patients
2019	Jain Ankur	Bats, Rabies and a Skilled Nursing Facility: A Potentially Lethal Combination

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