Topics: Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine names Exceptional Performance Award recipients for September

Oct 6, 2022

The Department of Medicine named its Exceptional Performance Award recipients for September 2022.

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College of Medicine, Nursing collaborate on community education series to help dementia caregivers

Sep 16, 2022

Penn State College of Medicine and the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing have launched a new community education series for dementia caregivers.

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Advance care planning project co-led by College of Medicine expands scope

Jul 22, 2022

The Project Talk Trial, a national study of two advance care planning interventions in underserved communities, will soon expand its reach through a partnership with Penn State College of Medicine researchers to include individuals with mild cognitive impairment and those at risk for Alzheimer’s disease and its related dementias.

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College of Medicine partners with PA DOH on program that helps nursing homes recover, rebuild after COVID-19 pandemic

Mar 23, 2022

Penn State College of Medicine partners with the Pennsylvania Department of Health on a grant program that aims to help nursing homes rise from challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Department of Medicine shares Research news for Summer 2021

Nov 2, 2021

The Department of Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine shared its quarterly research newsletter.

More than 20 staff on the 6th Floor Acute Care Unit, wearing scrubs and face masks, stand in a semi-circle in a hospital hallway. A woman in the middle of the group holds the award certificate in her hand.

A niche audience: Older adult patients benefit from award-winning mobility initiative

Oct 14, 2021

The 6th Floor Acute Care Unit earned a coveted NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders) award for a program that encourages mobility among older patients.

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College of Medicine faculty receive promotions, tenure for 2021-2022 academic year

Jun 30, 2021

Penn State College of Medicine promoted and/or awarded tenure to several faculty members effective July 1, 2021.

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Physician’s abstract art featured at Cocoa Beanery exhibit

Mar 2, 2021

Noel H. Ballentine, MD, a general internist and geriatrician at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, will exhibit his artwork at Cocoa Beanery.

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Penn State Health receives nearly $23 million to mitigate, respond to COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities

Aug 31, 2020

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has awarded Penn State $22.9 million to participate in its Regional Response Health Collaboration Program, which aims to mitigate and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.

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The Medical Minute: Take steps to prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

Jul 31, 2019

Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common type of dementia. It slowly kills brain cells and is the fifth-leading cause of death for Americans age 65 and over. But contrary to popular belief, steps can be taken to slow it down.