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4/10/2026
Please join AGS’ advocacy efforts to urge members of Congress to cosponsor the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act, legislation that would reauthorize funding for the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) and Geriatrics Academic Career Award (GACA) program under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act. Authorization of the GWEPs and GACAs expired at the end of September 2025, and we need your help to let your Senators and Representatives know about the importance of reauthorizing these essential programs. Remember that the more of us call, the more powerful we are. Click Here to Make Your Calls Now!
Don’t miss your last chance to save on the AGS Annual Meeting 2026—register by April 15 to lock in discounted rates and join colleagues from across the field for an energizing few days of learning and connection.
As a preview, here is a little sneak peek at "Managing Chronic Pain and Opioid Complexity in Older Adults" taking place on Friday, May 1st 10:00am – 11:00am:
Chronic pain, aging, serious illness, and substance use often overlap and present diagnostic and management challenges. Clinicians caring for older adults in geriatric and primary care settings regularly encounter situations that add to opioid management complexity, such as high-risk prescription medication use or substance use disorder, comorbidities, or geriatric conditions. This clinically focused session will use a case-based approach to highlight evidence-based strategies for assessing and treating chronic pain and managing opioid complexity. There will be a focus on the clinical use of buprenorphine, non-pharmacological interventions, and discussions about other modalities.
The AGS Resident Activities Subcommittee is seeking poster judges for the Resident Poster session taking place on Friday May 1st, at the 2026 Virtual Annual Meeting.
Judges will each be assigned approximately 5-6 posters to review and submit an online score sheet. Judges are asked to attend the poster session during its Annual Meeting timeslot (Fri., May 1, 2:45-3:45pm ET) where they can use the live chat feature to engage with each resident presenter.
If you are attending #AGS26 and interested in being a poster judge, please email Ashley Evans at aevans@americangeriatrics.org with your name, preferred email, title, and institution name by Monday at 9 am ET!
Don’t miss your chance to celebrate these trainees and be an invaluable part of the 2026 AGS Annual Scientific Meeting!
This week’s exclusive AGS member resource includes a breakdown of the President’s proposed budget, an update on the status of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and coverage of the 100% tariff the President recently imposed on some pharmaceutical companies.
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This week the National Institutes of Health posted vacancies for the following leadership positions. Closing dates for all positions are Monday, April 20th, 2026.
After Monday's performance, the 22-year-old singer from Bel Air, Maryland is now one of the Top 11 contestants on American Idol. Brooks covered The Cranberries during the 90's themed night of performances. Watch him captivate the audience here and be sure to follow along on his journey. To learn more about how to vote for your favorite American Idol contestant, click here.
The AGS Opportunities for Investigators resource serves as a central location for geriatrics and aging-related opportunities such as grant funding, presentation or publication submissions, travel stipends for scholarly meetings, networking events, comment periods, and in-person or virtual meetings and webinars. A few opportunities we'd like to include are:
- The Alzheimer’s Association Center for Dementia Respite Innovation will award up to $20 million in competitive grants to local respite care providers to improve and increase the delivery of person-centered dementia care, with a focus on innovation, collaboration, outcomes, accessibility, affordability and sustainability. Applications are being accepted through April 25th.
- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) seeks to fund projects that address important methodological gaps and lead to improvements in the strength and quality of evidence generated by CER studies. Applications will be accepted through April 28th. Click here to read the full RFA.
- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) invites applications for high impact patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects that will address critical decisions faced by patients, families, caregivers, clinicians, and the health and healthcare community and for which there is insufficient evidence through April 28th. Click here to read the full RFA.
The MyAGSOnline Events Calendar is a valuable resource to discover and register for upcoming events, webinars, and other opportunities. An upcoming events we'd like to highlight is:
- The BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Early Detection of Dementia will be holding a webinar on April 13th at 1pm ET titled Early Detection of Dementia: What to do Now - National Resources to Plan, Partner, and Act where they will discuss new resources that they have developed for partners, including two new resource guides for community-based organizations and health departments interested in promoting early detection of dementia within and across sectors.
- The National Institute on Aging Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory will be holding a webinar on April 16th at 12pm ET titled D-CARE: Results of a Pragmatic Intervention Trial and Implications for the GUIDE Model.
- Join the AGS Resident Section on Thursday, May 28th at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT for their webinar, Educational Tools & Resources. This session will showcase a variety of practical tools and educational resources to support trainees in their training and professional growth. Hear from experts across the field of geriatrics on platforms, clinical references, and learning tools to use throughout training and beyond.
Have an opportunity or event you'd like to see listed? Email the details to Jennifer Fisher at jfisher@americangeriatrics.org