UNDERSTANDING FRAILTY AND ITS IMPACT ON OLDER ADULTS PAPER SESSION

Other Session

  • Date:
  • Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
  • Track: Research
  • CME/CE: 1.0
  • Type: In-Person

Sponsored by the Research Committee
Moderator: George E. Taffet, MD, FACP
This session will present the latest peer-reviewed geriatrics research with questions and answers to follow.  Learning Objectives: (1) discuss new and original geriatrics research; (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.

Human Interleukin-6 Drives Complement System Expression in The Brain of a Mouse Model of Frailty
Alessandra Merino Gomez, BS
Effect of Frailty Status on Clinical Outcomes in Participants with Congestive Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease Treated with Medical Therapy Plus Surgical Intervention vs Medical Therapy Alone: A Post Hoc Analysis of the STICH Trial    
Lajjaben J. Patel, MBBS
Development of a Crosswalk between Claims-Based Frailty Index and Commonly Used Clinical Frailty Measures    
Stephanie M. Sison, MD
Change in Frailty Among Older COVID-19 Survivors    
Benjamin Seligman, MD, PhD