Researchers from the West Health Institute have five posters on display at the 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, representing our latest findings on how healthcare delivery and social services can be improved to enable seniors around the country to age successfully.
Covering issues like Emergency Department use projections and home-care discharge for seniors, caregiver support and improving home-based primary care, these posters showcase the institute’s successful aging research.
Three posters have received special recognition by the organizers, with posters on caregiver support and home-based primary care included in the special Presidential Poster Session Thursday afternoon, while another poster on discharging Emergency Department seniors to home care was selected to be highlighted on AGS’ science walking tour on Friday afternoon.
Please see below for the list of five of our research posters at this important conference, along with discussion times where you can meet the researchers who developed these posters.
| Poster title | Lead author | Co-authors | Poster Number | Discussion | Special recognition |
| Emergency Department Discharge to Home Health by Medicare Beneficiaries for Selective Low-Acuity Conditions | Feng Zeng | Michael Casale, Chris Crowley, Amy Stuck, James Howard, Zia Agha | # C53 | Poster Session C Fri., May 20th 12-1 p.m. | Selection by the Research Committee for the American Geriatrics Society’s Science Walking Tour on Friday at noon |
| Projected Impacts of an Aging Population on Emergency Department (ED) Visits and Hospital Admissions | Feng Zeng | James Howard, Misti Benson, Adrian Kwong, Michael Scherer, Kelly Ko, Zia Agha | # C52 | Poster Session C Fri., May 20th 12-1 p.m. | |
| Caregiver Support on Unmet Mobility and Self-Care Needs in the Homebound Medicare Population | Robert Arieli | Greg Norman Adrian Kwong Zia Agha | # B162 | Poster Session B Thurs., May 19th 4:30-6:30 p.m. | Named to the Presidential Poster Session and Reception at 4:30-6 on Thursday |
| Examining Practice Challenges and Innovations in Delivering Home-Based Primary Care to Frail Elderly | Andrea Morris | Greg Norman, Kristann Orton, Ruchika Rastogi | # C145 | Poster Session C Fri., May 20th 12-1 p.m. | |
| Scaling Home-Based Primary Care to Meet the Needs of Seniors with Multiple Chronic Conditions | Greg Norman | Kristann Orton Julie Beecher | # B114 | Poster Session B Thurs., May 19th 4:30-6:30 p.m. | Named to the Presidential Poster Session and Reception at 4:30-6 on Thursday |
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