We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 MAGS Research Night:



- Award for most Outstanding Case Report:  Dr. Allison Walker, Northwell Health, "Formula shortages: Not only a pediatric problem"



- Award for most Outstanding QI Project:  Dr. Daniel Arteaga, NYU Grossman, "A Scripted Telephone Intervention to Promote HCP Assignment at a Safety-Net Geriatrics Clinic"



- Award for most Outstanding Research Study: Dr. Winnie Chu, Northwell Health, "Activity Blankets: A Nonpharmacological Approach to Hospital Dementia Care"



Congratulations to all of the Fellows for their outstanding oral presentations.


Thank you to all of the Geriatric Fellowship Programs for their support!





MAGS - Metropolitan Area Geriatrics Society - Fellow's Research Night on Wed. May 24th at 6:30pm



AGENDA 


- Opening remarks and introductions

- Oral presentations



Category:  Case Reports


*Cristina Marti-Amarista (Stony Brook) "From Heart to Toe: Acute Limb Ischemia as An Atypical Presentation of Acute Coronary Syndrome"

 *Yu Shindo (Mount Sinai) "To Be or Not to Be: A case of medical treatment over objection in an alert albeit cognitively impaired and delirious older adult"

*Allison Walker (Northwell) "Formula shortages: Not only a pediatric problem"



Category:  Quality Improvement


*Daniel Arteaga (NYU Grossman) "A Scripted Telephone Intervention to Promote HCP Assignment at a Safety-Net Geriatrics Clinic"


*William McDonald (Cornell) "Improving Fall Risk Screening and Documentation for Older Adults Using the Stopping Elderly Deaths, Accidents, and Injuries (STEADI) initiative"


*Rajashekar Yeruva (NYU Grossman) "ACO-High Utilizers and the Impact of Care Coordination on Reducing ER Visits"



Category:  Research


*Mohammad Aldiabat (NYU LI) "Burden of delirium on mortality and healthcare resources utilization in geriatric patients hospitalized for inflammatory bowel disease"


*Swarupa Chilakapati (Montefiore) "Prevalence of geriatric syndromes in individuals with cognitive concerns"


*Winnie Chu (Northwell) "Activity Blankets: A Nonpharmacological Approach to Hospital Dementia Care"



- Closing remarks


 
    CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! - Metropolitan Area Geriatrics Society - Fellow's Research Night    

We are pleased to inform you that the MAGS - Metropolitan Area Geriatrics Society is hosting its annual Dr. Jeffrey Escher Memorial Research Night on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm on Zoom.

Clinical fellows in geriatrics, palliative care, and other subspecialty programs are encouraged to submit their abstract(s) on their scholarly work pertaining to the care of older adults in the areas of research (clinical or educational), quality improvement, and case reports/series.
 
Abstract submission:
 - The format for Research and Quality Improvement projects should include: Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusion
 - The format for Case Reports and Case Series should include: Background, Case Presentation, Discussion, and Conclusion
 - The character limit is 2650, including spaces
  - Each fellow may submit a maximum of two (2) abstracts for consideration
  - Abstracts previously presented at national meetings like the AGS, GSA, SGIM, AAHPM, ACP etc. are welcome
  - The abstract submission deadline is April 1, 2023
  - Fellows should send their abstract(s) as an attachment to MAGSadmin@gmail.com with the subject line “Abstract Submission”

* Submission fees:  Free for MAGS members / $50 for non-members
* Selected abstracts will be invited to give an oral presentation with a maximum of 5 slide PPT on May 24, 2023
The winners will be announced following the event.