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𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲

02/27/2026

👩🏽‍⚕️👨🏻‍⚕️💊 Calling all UCI students interested in healthcare, aging, and interprofessional practice!

Join the Geriatrics Interest Group for a powerful virtual panel:

✨ Team-Based Care for Older Adults: Voices from the Field

📅 Wednesday, March 4, 2026
⏰ 6–7 PM
💻 Virtual Event

Hear directly from experts in Medicine (Dr. Nagina Abdiani, DO), Pharmacy (Dr. Nana Entsuah, PharmD), and Nursing (Nisa Zacharias, MS, FNP-C) as they share real-world insights on collaborative geriatric care.

🔹 Explore career pathways in aging
🔹 Learn how medicine, nursing, and pharmacy work together
🔹 Discover the power of team-based care

If you’re curious about caring for older adults or building a future in healthcare — this is for YOU.

👉 Register now (link in bio / scan the QR code on the flyer!)

02/21/2026

✨ Please join us in welcoming our 2026–2027 Geriatric Medicine Fellows to UCI Health Geriatrics! ✨

We are thrilled to introduce:

🌿 Srijana Bajracharya, MD
🌿 Elizabeth Herrera Perez, MD
🌿 Olga Morgan, MD

Each of these exceptional physicians brings compassion, dedication, and a deep commitment to improving the lives of older adults and their families. From advocacy and education to community engagement and whole-person care, they represent the future of geriatric medicine.

As they begin this next chapter of advanced training, we are excited to support their growth as leaders in Age-Friendly care — centering what matters most to our patients while strengthening the geriatric workforce for Orange County and beyond. 💙

Please join us in giving them a warm welcome! 👏

02/20/2026

Today on Family Caregiver Day, we honor the millions of individuals who show up every single day for a loved one living with dementia. 💜

Caregiving is an act of love — but it can also be exhausting, overwhelming, and isolating.

If you are caring for someone with dementia, please hear this:

✨ It’s okay to ask for help.
✨ People want to support you.
✨ Taking care of yourself is part of taking care of your loved one.

Help can look like:
• A friend picking up groceries
• Someone taking your loved one for a walk
• A phone call after a hard day
• Joining a caregiver support group together

You do not have to do this alone.

At UCI Health Geriatrics, we are committed to supporting caregivers as essential members of the care team — because when caregivers are supported, families thrive. 💙

Tag a caregiver who inspires you.
Share this to remind someone they deserve support, too.

HealthyAging CaregiverWellbeing YouAreNotAlone

02/17/2026

More than 6 million Americans are living with dementia — a number projected to reach 14 million by 2060.

Yet too many families still struggle to access coordinated, high-quality care.

In the latest UCI Health News feature, UCI Health geriatrician Dr. Sonia Sehgal and physician assistant Valerie George discuss the groundbreaking GUIDE program on Spotlight on Care, presented by UCI MIND.

The GUIDE model is designed to provide long-term, comprehensive support for individuals living with dementia and their unpaid caregivers — proactively offering resources to help prevent caregiver burnout and stay one step ahead of disease progression.

Because dementia care isn’t just about the diagnosis.
It’s about supporting the whole family. 💙

🎧 Read the article and listen to the full podcast at the link: [https://www.ucihealth.org/blog/2026/01/guide-dementia-care-program?utm_source=uci-digest&utm_medium=email&utm_content=text]

02/06/2026

🌸 National Women Physicians Day 🌸

Today, we proudly celebrate the incredible women physicians of UCI Health Geriatrics—leaders, healers, mentors, and advocates who show up every day with compassion, expertise, and purpose.

Your dedication to older adults, caregivers, learners, and our community embodies what it means to deliver age-friendly, person-centered care. We are so grateful for the impact you make—today and every day.

✨ Honoring our phenomenal women physicians:
• Katherine de Azambuja, MD
• Nagina Abdiani, DO
• Michelle Abueg, MD
• Katayoun Khalighi, MD
• Elham Arghami, MD
• Sonia Sehgal, MD
• Lisa Gibbs, MD
• Edna Biddy, MD
• Renee Pace, MD
• Manisha Pererra, MD

Thank you for advancing excellence in geriatrics and for inspiring the next generation of physicians. 💐

01/29/2026

📣 Celebrating Excellence in Geriatrics Care! 🎉

We’re honored to share that our outstanding UCI Health Geriatrics physicians have been recognized as 2026 Physicians of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association! 🩺🏆

This award celebrates physician leadership, clinical expertise, commitment to patients, and contributions to our community — values that these leaders demonstrate every day.

🌟 Congratulations to:

👩🏻‍⚕️ Dr. Sonia Sehgal
👩🏻‍⚕️ Dr. Elham Arghami
👨🏻‍⚕️ Dr. Steven Tam
🧑🏼‍⚕️ Dr. Lisa Gibbs

Your compassionate care and dedication to advancing healthy aging make us incredibly proud. Thank you for all that you do for our patients and the community! 💙💛

TeamUCIHealth

12/23/2025

✨ Happy Holidays from UCI Health Geriatrics ✨

Wishing you a season filled with warmth, joy, and good health—and a bright, healthy New Year ahead. ❄️💙

12/08/2025

This week marked a milestone! 🌟
For the past year, has proudly participated in Age-Friendly Health Systems Systemwide Collaborative—a national effort advancing the 4Ms Framework across health systems.

At the IHI Forum’s Research Day preconference, Building Community to Advance Research on Health System Adoption and Impact of Age-Friendly Care and the 4Ms Framework, we had the honor of presenting our work and sharing UCI’s journey in spreading age-friendly care.

Representing was Neika Saville, Associate Director of Education, and Khaled Al Eid, Clinical Nurse Specialist—spotlighting our team’s commitment to improving care for older adults across Orange County and beyond. 💙

12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday! This holiday season, we express our gratitude for your support in championing healthy aging.

Your contributions to the UCI Health Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology help us provide essential services like caregiver support, dementia care, and health education.

Together, we advance optimal aging and empower longevity in our community. Join us in making a difference.

Check out our the following link for more information on how you can make a difference. https://secure.give.uci.edu/002027/

12/01/2025

✨ Giving Day is tomorrow! ✨

”I am grateful for our patients who trust us to care for them, and give us the privilege to do so. I am also grateful to our patients’ families and friends who are their caregivers. They are the unsung heroes in caring for their loved ones — without them, our jobs would be so much more challenging.”
— Dr. Steven Tam, Head of Memory Care, UCI Health Geriatrics

As we enter this season of gratitude, we want to thank you for championing healthy aging in our community. Your support helps older adults and caregivers thrive with strength, dignity, and purpose.

Your generosity fuels the mission of the UCI Health Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology — Orange County’s only academic health system dedicated to advancing optimal aging across:
• Caregiver support & essential resources
• Dementia screening, diagnosis, care & clinical trials
• Technology-Enabled Healthy Aging
• Education on evidence-based health-span & longevity
Every gift drives innovation and expands programs that uplift older adults, empower caregivers, and strengthen our community.

🧡 Join us in making a difference.

DONATE NOW — link in bio.

11/26/2025

Caregiving is meaningful, skilled, and often challenging work — whether done by family members, friends, or dedicated professionals. At Geriatrics, we are honored to support all who provide care with compassion and commitment.

Dr. Khalighi reminds us:
“I thank everyone who helps patients — whether with housework or bringing the patient to the doctor’s office. I appreciate all the patients and the kindness and compassion of those who work with us to help improve their patients’ lives.”

This November, during National Family Caregivers Month, we recognize all caregivers who make dignified, person-centered care possible.

To support the mission of the UCI Care Center for Caregiving and help expand resources for families and care professionals, please consider donating:
🔗https://secure.give.uci.edu/donation/?COA1=002027&COA2=

Your generosity directly strengthens caregiver education, support, and community programs. 💛

11/25/2025

🧡 This Thanksgiving, our UCI Health Geriatrics GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) team is reflecting on what we’re most grateful for — our patients, our families, and the caregivers who inspire us each day.

Here’s what members of our GUIDE team shared:

✨ “I am grateful for working at UCI Geriatrics and being involved with the GUIDE program that allows us to give support and care to caregivers who have loved ones with dementia. I am grateful for Jessica Garcia, my assistant in the GUIDE program, my staff, and nurses, and all the wonderful physicians I work with. I’m always grateful for my family and friends.”
— Valerie George, PA-C, Physician Assistant

✨ “I am grateful for the GUIDE care and support program. It has effectively helped numerous patients and caregivers find the necessary resources to manage care for their loved ones and themselves.”
— Yessica Garcia, Health Coach

As a team, we are deeply thankful for the opportunity to serve our community — and for the caregivers whose strength and compassion guide our mission.

Your support helps us continue building a compassionate network for caregivers. A gift to UCI CARE directly fuels education, support services, and a dedicated team for those who care for others.

🔗 Donate: link in bio or https://secure.give.uci.edu/donation/?COA1=002027&COA2=.

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