ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR OLDER ADULTS: A FOCUS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PAPER SESSION

Other Session

  • Date:
  • Time: 2:45pm - 3:45pm
  • Track: Research
  • CME/CE: 1.0
  • Type: In-Person

Developed by the Research Committee
Moderator: Mengru "Ruru" Wang, MD, MPH 
This session will present the latest peer-reviewed geriatrics research with questions and answers to follow.  Learning Objectives: (1) discuss new and original research in geriatrics; (2) describe an emerging concept or new scientific focus in aging research; and (3) summarize the key findings of projects with relevance to the care of older adults.

Implementing a Hospital Policy Requiring Palliative Care Consult Before PEG Placement Reduced PEG Insertion Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Patient Groups    
Cynthia X. Pan, MD, AGSF, FACP
Recognizing Barriers to Care through a Social Determinants of Health Curriculum    
Elizabeth Degnall, MD    
COVID-19 Booster Vaccination by Race, Ethnicity, and Frailty Among 11.3 Million Older Adults
Kaley N. Hayes, PharmD, PhD    
Frailty Among Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults: The All of Us Database    
Chelsea N. Wong, MD