Volunteer to serve on an AGS Sub-committee
Subcommittee Member Roles and Responsibilities
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Current AGS Subcommittees, Members, & Descriptions |
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Subcommittees |
Subcommittee Description |
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Clinical Practice & Models of Care |
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Annual Meeting |
Identify clinical education and practice symposia for annual meeting. Identify opportunities to co-sponsor symposia with other AGS committees. This subcommittee is also responsible for Clinical Vignette abstract review. |
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AGS Guidelines Development |
Develop protocol for interaction of CPMC with AGS guideline developer and work with AGS staff to apply protocol to upcoming pain guidelines. Develop focus of the Persistent Pain Guideline update. Develop a funding proposal for implementation and dissemination. |
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Bridging Principles of Geriatrics and Models of Care |
Links those working on competencies (AGS education/ Rosanne Leipzig/GSA). Identify Principles of Geriatrics, existing Models of care, and propose bridges. |
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Dissemination and Implementation of Best Practices |
Reviews approaches to increasing implementation of practice guidelines and identify barriers to implementation of practice guidelines. Identify strategies to increase implementation of AGS practice guidelines. |
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External Guidelines and Practice Recommendations |
Serves as a liaison for review, translation and dissemination and respond to requests for review for aging issues. Monitor for relevant guidelines for AGS members and identify if any should be called to attention of AGS members. |
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AGS/ADGAP Education |
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Annual Meeting |
Develops educational symposia in collaboration with other committees for AGS Annual Meeting, including any special symposia/events for the public. |
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Fellowship Competencies Workgroup |
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GRS Evaluation and Treatment Templates |
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Educational Product Consult Service |
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Trainee Workgroups |
Works on projects including the Fellows in Training Program, Junior Faculty Mentor Program, Resident Chapters and Resident Trainee Newsletter. |
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Research Subcommittees |
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NIA Subcommittee |
To promote the development, conduct, and dissemination of high quality research through the National Institute on Aging |
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VA Subcommittee |
To promote the development, conduct, and dissemination of high quality research that impacts on health care issues for elderly veterans. |
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Research Methods Subcommittee |
To serve as a resource for researchers working with aging subjects and to encourage the inclusion of older adults within study designs. |
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Research Training Subcommittee |
To develop and provide information on and as a resource for geriatric training programs and symposia |
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Annual Meeting Subcommittee |
To coordinate and oversee the research presented at the AGS Annual Scientific Meeting |
New Sub-Committee Member Nominations Process
Applications to serve on an AGS Sub-Committee are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. Once you application is received, it will be shared with the committee and sub-committee chairs for consideration.
