2011 Press Release Archive

Hearst Foundations Award $600,000 to Support Chief Resident Training in the Care of Older Adults

July 20th, 2011

American Geriatrics Society Guide to Managing Psychosis and Behavioral Aspects of Dementia Now Available

June 24th, 2011

American Geriatrics Society Awards Senator Herb Kohl the 2011 David H. Solomon Distinguished Public Service Award

May 15th, 2011

AGS Releases Third Edition of the Geriatric Nursing Review Syllabus; 13th Edition of Geriatrics At Your Fingertips Also Now Available

May 9th, 2011

Latest Research Translation From the Foundation for Health in Aging

March 29th, 2011
Researchers studied 2,733 older adults for over 18 years. They discovered that people with high blood pressure were more likely to experience a slowing of their walking speed over a long period of time.

Health Reform One Year Later; Where Are We Now?

March 24th, 2011
It’s been one-year since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, which includes important provisions that are helping millions of older Americans and will continue to improve older adult healthcare.

AGS Well Represented on NQF’s Measure Applications Partnership Workgroups

March 24th, 2011
The National Quality Forum’s (NQF’s) Measure Application Partnership (MAP) has appointed the American Geriatrics Society an organizational member of its Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Workgroup.

AGS Leaders Fan out on Capitol Hill – Asking Congress to Fund Programs Important to AGS Members and the Older Adults They Serve

February 18th, 2011
This week, AGS leaders fanned out across Capitol Hill to convey the importance of funding for Geriatrics Health Professions Programs, the National Institute on Aging, and the Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development to Congress.

New Guidelines for Preventing Falls in the Elderly Include: Start Tai Chi, Cut-Back on Meds

January 14th, 2011
In the first update of the American Geriatrics Society and the British Geriatric Society’s guidelines on preventing falls in older persons since 2001, they now recommend that all interventions for preventing falls should include an exercise component and that a number of new assessments should be used, including; feet and footwear, fear of falling, and ability to carry out daily living activities.