UCSF Division of Geriatrics

04/30/2026

Bocheng Jing, MS earned a Silver Award for Best Poster at the International Conference on Deprescribing in Montreal, Canada. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement, Bocheng!

04/30/2026

New free, self-paced course from CAP-CT helps hospital teams identify, engage & support caregivers in care and discharge planning. Open to interdisciplinary teams with CE/CME credit. Register now or contact capct@ucsf.edu

“Engaging Caregivers in Hospital Settings” is a new, online, self-paced course from Caregivers as Partners in Care Teams (CAP-CT), designed to help hospital teams identify, engage, and support caregivers in hospital care and discharge planning. This free course is intended for interdisciplinary ...

04/29/2026

Dr. .bsky.social, drew packed rooms at in San Francisco, sharing insights on cognitive impairment, goals-of-care conversations, and managing delirium in hospitalized patients.

04/29/2026

Congratulations to .bsky.social, on being named Co–Editor-in-Chief of .bsky.social! A well-deserved recognition and an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of geriatrics research and care.

New York (April 24, 2026)—Today, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) announced that Debra Saliba, MD, MPH, AGSF and Alex Smith, MD, MS, MPH will succeed Joseph G. Ouslander, MD, AGSF as editors-in-chief of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) beginning in July 2026. Dr. Saliba, ...

04/28/2026

New study by Dr. Nouri and colleagues compares virtual vs. in-person palliative care across multiple sites, revealing key differences in patient symptom burden and implications for care delivery. https://geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/nouri-and-colleagues-compare-virtual-vs-person-palliative-care-outcomes

04/27/2026

Julene K. Johnson, PhD, joined leaders at the NSF AccelNet 2026 PI Meeting, advancing research on movement, music, and brain health alongside national collaborators.

04/26/2026

The UCSF Division of Geriatrics hosted a fun and creative arts and crafts session on Thursday, April 23, at the Mission Bay office, bringing colleagues together to make friendship bracelets.

04/25/2026

Dr. .bsky.social is awarded the 2026 Claire D. Brindis Award for Community Engagement & Service in Health Policy Research. Honoring her leadership advancing care, policy, and justice for incarcerated older adults. Congrats!

04/25/2026

Drs. Lauren Hunt, .bsky.social, .bsky.social, Noam Margalit, and .bsky.social published a .bsky.social study on hospice staff perspectives caring for patients with dementia and their families.

Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP, Matthew Growdon, MD, MPH, Alexander Smith, MD, MPH, MS, Noam Margalit, MD, and

04/24/2026

Dr. .bsky.social joins the Minding Memory podcast to discuss how social isolation and loneliness impact cognitive health, highlighting the role of social connection in aging outcomes.

Ashwin Kotwal, MD, MS was recently featured on the Minding Memory podcast, where he discussed the impact of social isolation and loneliness on cognitive health. Drawing on his work as director of the UCSF Social Connections and Aging Lab, Dr. Kotwal highlighted how social relationships influence agi...

04/24/2026

Drs. .bsky.social, .bsky.social, and .bsky.social and colleagues published a .bsky.social study examining multisensory impairment as a potential risk factor for elder mistreatment.

Mara Rosenberg, MD, Alexander Smith, MD, MPH, MS, Ashwin Kotwal, MD, MS, and colleagues recently published a study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society exploring multisensory impairment as a potential risk factor for elder mistreatment.

04/23/2026

Dr. .bsky.social led an arts-based session for geriatrics fellows, using literature and visual storytelling to explore intergenerational relationships and dementia through reflection and creativity.