Week In Review

The Q2 2026 issue of AGSNews is on its way to your mailbox! If you’d like to get an early start, the digital edition is already available to preview on the AGS website. In this issue, you’ll find:

• #AGS26 Showcases Innovation, Connection, and a Shared Commitment to Improving Care for Older Adults
• Kudos to Our Amazing Board/Committee Leaders
• AGS 360° with Nancy E. Lundebjerg, MPA
• Meet the New President: Alison Moore, MD, MPH, FACP, AGSF
• Congratulations to our 2026 Award Recipients
• Maximizing Reimbursement Opportunities in Geriatrics: Coding Updates for 2026
• A Member Profile of Christian Furman, MD, MSPH, AGSF

And much more…

Be sure to check it out here!

AGS has released an updated position statement focused on advancing the healthcare of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and more (LGBTQI+) older adults. By building upon the 2015 position statement of the same topic, AGS seeks to support progress on eliminating discrimination against LGBTQI+ older adults in healthcare as well as to support the integration of evidence-based approaches to caring for these older adults across care settings. The updated statement addresses ongoing health disparities and barriers to care while outlining recommendations for education, policy, and research. We encourage you to read the full statement here: https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70470.  

We are excited to announce that Hackensack University Medical Center has achieved Recognized AGS CoCare®: HELP Site status! Hackensack University Medical Center first implemented the Hospital Elder Life Program model in 2008,  and has since established a strong track record of improving care for older adults. Building on this longstanding success, they recently expanded their commitment to the program through dedicated staffing and advancing age-friendly hospital care. AGS CoCare®: HELP Site Recognition is granted to institutions who have demonstrated a commitment to the AGS CoCare®: HELP program and have excelled in carrying out the protocols to improve the care for hospitalized older patients. Congratulations to the Hackensack University Medical Center team on this achievement.

Want to learn more about implementing AGS CoCare®: HELP? Visit us at help.agscocare.org or email us at cocarehelp@americangeriatrics.org.

AGS is pleased to announce that the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) will be added to OpenEvidence under a new strategic partnership between Wiley, our JAGS publishing partner, and OpenEvidence. “AGS has long championed the importance of improving healthcare professionals’ knowledge and skills if we are to improve healthcare for older adults,” said AGS President, Alison Moore, MD, MPH, FACP, AGSF. “Including JAGS in OpenEvidence will integrate geriatrics evidence into clinical care at the bedside. Ultimately, we believe this will lead to improved care for all of us as we age.”  The Wiley/Open Evidence collaboration will provide physicians who use Open Evidence with access to more than 400 journals, books, and resources at the point of care. Learn more about the collaboration between OpenEvidence and Wiley here.

AGS is seeking passionate and engaged leaders to help shape the future of AGS and the field of geriatrics through service on the AGS Board. We encourage members to nominate themselves or others whose expertise, experience, and commitment would strengthen the Society’s leadership.

The AGS Board provides fiduciary oversight for the Society and works collaboratively with the CEO and staff to advance AGS priorities. The Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the society, responding to emerging issues, interpreting the organization’s mission to the public, and establishing and maintaining programs relevant to the Society’s strategic vision.

Learn more about the AGS Board Position and the nominations process here.

Nominations are due by October 1, 2026.

Visit GeriatricsCareOnline.org to view recordings of the most recent webinars from the Geriatrics Models of Care Collaborative. Each session features new research in geriatrics care and provides the opportunity to learn about different geriatrics models of care. Be sure to check these out on GCOand register for future webinars in the series by clicking here. 

Drs. Matthew Hoffman, Maryann Krasko, and Emma Thayer from the University of Iowa, along with Drs. Nicholas Butler (University of Iowa) and Alison Moore (University of California San Diego) are recruiting participants for a new study on age-related voice changes in older adults.

The research team is seeking primary care physicians who care for adults age 65 years and older to participate in a brief research survey.  The study aims to examine clinical practice patterns, referral decisions, perceived barriers, and familiarity with voice changes in aging.

Survey length: Approximately 10 minutes to complete

Compensation: $10 electronic gift card

Survey link: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_23m5xisocEnVTp4

Questions may be directed to: emma-thayer@uiowa.edu

There’s still time to help shape the #AGS27 program. 

Submit your program proposal by June 30 for the 2027 AGS Annual Scientific Meeting, taking place May 20–22, 2027, (Pre-conference day: May 19) in Atlanta, GA. Share your expertise, highlight innovative work, and help advance the care of older adults.

Learn more and submit your proposal: https://ags2027.abstractcentral.com/

Use the AGS/ADGAP Compensation & Productivity Benchmarking Tool to compare yourself and practice against your peers, track key metrics, and leverage those insights to negotiate, grow, and stay competitive. This tool is exclusively available to AGS and ADGAP geriatrician members who complete the 2026 AGS/ADGAP Compensation & Productivity Survey.

Log in with your AGS credentials to complete the survey – it only takes 10-15 minutes (and even less if you completed it last year). The more members who complete the survey, the richer and more robust the data will be for you to use.

For more information, including data snapshots from prior years, click here.

Your use of the Data Platform is free and secure. Survey data collected is not linked to you in any way – all the data collected will remain anonymous.

AGS member Michael Steinman, MD, AGSF, was recently featured in an Association of American Medical Colleges article on polypharmacy in older adults. In the article, Dr. Steinman and other experts discuss the importance of deprescribing—the process of reducing or stopping medications that may no longer be necessary or could cause harm—and highlight the need for clinician education, research, and health system support to help optimize medication use for older adults. Read the full article here.

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is streamlining the way in which staff, faculty, and researchers employed at VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) can access programs and network with peers. Given that these changes may impact geriatric academic programs and GRECCS, we wanted to make you aware of the upcoming changes. Specifically, the AAMC will no longer maintain a dues-paying federal membership category for VA Medical Centers starting July 1, 2026. Instead, they are planning to launch (in two phases) a new option for any VAMC having an academic affiliation agreement with an AAMC member institution for GME.

• Phase I (beginning July 1, 2026): Eligible VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) with a 2026 AAMC membership and a GME affiliation agreement with an AAMC-member institution will request access to AAMC benefits, including access to affinity groups, member publication pricing, and leadership program opportunities at no cost.
• Phase II (coming later in 2026): These same benefits will be expanded to all VAMCs with a GME academic affiliation agreement with an AAMC-member institution.

If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to reach out to jjaffery@aamc.org.