Program for Saturday May 02, 2026

All sessions are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 

Special Interest Group

Oral Health and Swallowing

  • Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
  • Time: -
  • Track: Networking

Co-Chairs: Christie M. Hogue, DDS & Nicole Rogus-Pulia, PhD, CCC-SLP

The purpose of this SIG is to provide a forum where issues that impact the oral health of older adults are presented, and where challenges requiring a team approach to coordinate needed treatments can be discussed.

Special Interest Group

Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

  • Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
  • Time: -
  • Track: Networking

Chair: Venise Lewis

The Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) is a comprehensive, fully integrated model that provides community-based care for nursing home eligible frail elders. We provide information to people who are interested in working with or establishing a PACE organization.

Special Interest Group

Society for General Internal Medicine Geriatrics (SGIM)

  • Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
  • Time: -
  • Track: Networking

Co-Chairs: Judith Vick, MD, MPH and Eva Szymanski, MD

The mission of this SIG is to serve as a source of collaborative activity between AGS and the Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM). We focus on ways to collaborate on developing workshops for the AGS & SGIM annual meetings, as well as fostering ongoing collaborative efforts and better communication between the two groups.

Special Interest Group

Wound Prevention and Management

  • Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
  • Time: -
  • Track: Networking

Co-Chairs: Veronica C. Nwagwu, MD,CWSP, AGSF & Sarwat Jabeen, MD,CWS, FAAFP, AGSF

This SIG is an interdisciplinary group of healthcare professionals who strive to improve outcomes in skin and wound health for vulnerable older adults by supporting education, research, and quality improvement initiatives. The SIG serves as a platform to discuss educational initiatives at AGS, policy objectives, and updates on budding research.