Our work on behalf of older adults, caregivers, and geriatrics healthcare professionals brings us to the cutting-edge of challenges and opportunities across healthcare. Learn more about several of our specific ongoing projects below.
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Advancing Geriatrics Research: AGS/NIA Conference Series
The AGS will continue a series of prestigious scientific conferences on emerging issues in geriatrics thanks to sustained funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Conference Cooperative Agreement Program.
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AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative: R25 Grant
- The AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative is an "R25" grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The collaborative will aim to fill educational and training gaps in multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) research.
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AGS Annual Scientific Meeting
The AGS Annual Scientific Meeting is the premier educational event in geriatrics, providing the latest information on clinical care, research on aging, and innovative models of care delivery. Our Annual Scientific Meeting addresses the educational needs of geriatrics professionals from all disciplines. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, social workers, long-term care and managed care providers, health care administrators, and others can update their knowledge and skills through state-of-the-art educational sessions and research presentations.
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AGS CoCare®
- AGS CoCare is a suite of programs helping embed geriatrics expertise in broader care for older adults. Our programs provide institutions with a variety of resources to help support the implementation of its specific program model, through access to our tools, resources, training, and technical assistance.
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Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program
AGS has partnered with UCLA to disseminate and market their award-winning Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care (ADC) Program. The ADC Program is designed to help patients and their families with the complex medical, behavioral and social needs of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. Dissemination of The ADC Program is an opportunity under a UCLA grant with the support of The John A. Hartford Foundation.
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Emerging Leaders in Aging Program
The AGS has partnered with Tideswell at UCSF and the Association of Geriatric Academic Programs (ADGAP) on a National Leadership Development Program. The program is designed for emerging leaders in the field of aging, offering a hands-on, practical platform for developing clinical, research, policy, and education skills.
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Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative
The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Gary and Mary West Health Institute launched the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC) to further enhance emergency department (ED) care for older adults. The program brings together experts from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), and a growing number of hospitals and health systems. -
The Geriatrics-for-Specialists Initiative
The Geriatrics-for-Specialists Initiative (GSI) has conducted collaborative activities with numerous organizations and leaders in academic medicine, all designed to increase awareness of and knowledge in the care of older adults among surgical and related medical specialists.
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The Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program Coordinating Center
Across this three-year initiative, the AGS will create and oversee a GWEP Coordinating Center funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation to provide assistance to GWEP sites through national meetings, networking opportunities, mentoring, a centralized repository of resources for professional and public education, and site visit consultations with geriatrics experts. -
Intersection of Structural Racism and Ageism InitiativeThe AGS is committed to taking purposeful steps to address racism in health care, given its impact on older adults, their families, and our communities. In fall 2020, AGS added a statement to our vision for the future: “We all are supported by and able to contribute to communities where ageism, ableism, classism, homophobia, racism, sexism, xenophobia, and other forms of bias and discrimination no longer impact healthcare access, quality, and outcomes for older adults and their caregivers.” The Society work across its strategic priorities to advance this vision. Our current major focus is on the intersection of structural racism and ageism in health care.
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Older Driver Traffic Safety Initiative
A collaboration between the AGS and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is putting healthcare professionals on the road to success for assessing and counseling older drivers. -
Reframing Aging
In 2014, the AGS and seven other leading aging-focused organizations formed an unprecedented partnership, the Leaders of Aging Organizations (LAO), to create a better public understanding of older adults’ needs and contributions to society—and subsequently to improve health and care for us all as we age.
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Specialty Societies Advancing Adult Immunization
AGS is one of seven specialty medical societies with a subaward under a Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) contract with the CDC to increase adult vaccination rates (across all vaccines) in this country, called Improving Adult Immunization Rates for COVID19, Influenza, and Routine Adult Vaccinations through Partnerships and Medical Subspeciality Professional Societies. -
Making the Business Case for Geriatrics
In 2021, ADGAP, in collaboration with AGS, launched an initiative on Making the Business Case for Geriatrics. Under this initiative, AGS/ADGAP are building three resources to support AGS/ADGAP members: (1) a longitudinal benchmarking study (in partnership with Phairify); (2) a toolkit to provide members with tools and resources for making the business case for geriatrics; and (3) a webinar series on Geriatrics and the Changing Landscape of Healthcare.