Plenary Symposia
- Date:
- Time: -
- Track: Research
- CME/CE: .75
- Q & A: Video
Speaker: C. Barrett Bowling, MD, MSPH
To maximize our capacity to provide clinical care for older adults, AGS members have become leaders in age-friendly health systems and expert educators who disseminate geriatric principles to all levels of clinical training. A similar approach to disseminate geriatric principles in chronic disease research is now needed. In his presentation, Dr. Bowling, a geriatrician and chronic disease researcher, will make the case for why aging expertise is essential in chronic disease research, provide examples from his own collaborations outside of geriatrics, and discuss ways to communicate best practices for age-inclusive research to non-geriatrics research teams. Learning Objectives: (1) describe the need for geriatrics in chronic disease research from scientific discovery through clinical implementation; (2) recognize examples of how geriatric principles can guide chronic disease research and support collaborations outside of geriatrics; and (3) communicate best practices for equitable inclusion of old adults in chronic disease research.