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2/13/2026
In addition to saving money by registering early, early bird registrants have exclusive access to a pre-annual meeting interactive workshop scheduled on March 18th entitled “Elevating Geriatric Education through Game Based Learning and Technology-Enhanced Strategies.” This workshop will only be open to those who have already registered for #AGS26! For more information on this workshop click here.
Register today for the 2026 AGS Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting!
Save the date for the upcoming AGS Fellows-In-Training Section webinar happening on Thursday, February 26 from 4:30-5:30pm ET. This webinar will feature an expert overview of key Medicare updates and billing basics by Rebecca Masutani, MD. Attendees will also learn about trainee-focused resources and practical tips for networking and making the most of a virtual annual meeting platform from Ryan Chippendale, MD.
With the #AGS26 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting just around the corner, now is a great time to strengthen your professional connections through the AGS/ADGAP Virtual Mentor Match Program. Whether you are looking for guidance, career insight, or an opportunity to give back, the program offers a flexible way to build meaningful mentoring relationships from anywhere.
Connect based on your schedules, professional goals, and interests. Sign up today and find connections that can support your growth in geriatrics.
American Idol launched its 24th season on January 26, 2026, with Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood returning as judges and Ryan Seacrest as host. Among the contestants was Brooks Rosser, a 22-year-old singer from Bel Air, Maryland who goes by the name Brooks. In his day job, he works as a caregiver for dementia patients at Hart Heritage Assisted Living in Harford County. You can see Brooks’ audition and learn more about the work that he does over on the American Idol YouTube Channel.
Our next opportunity to see Brooks perform will be on February 23rd when “Hollywood Week: Music City Takeover” begins. The show airs on ABC on Monday nights at 8:00 pm ET and is available on Hulu the following day. If you want to join in the voting fun, American Idol has added voting by social media to the more traditional text and phone voting methods. We’re rooting for Brooks and encouraging AGS members to tune in and follow his journey.
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 Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists is accepting applications for the 2026 NIDUS Boot Camp now through April 6th. The over-arching goal of the Boot Camp is developing a multidisciplinary pipeline of well-trained translational, epidemiologic, and clinical delirium researchers.
- 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 MyAGSOnline Events Calendar is a valuable resource to discover and register for upcoming events, webinars, and other opportunities. A few upcoming events we'd like to highlight are:
- Join leading experts at 3pm ET on Feb. 23 as they share strategies for Frailty Screening and Intervention in an emergency setting with complex older patients, and how emergency departments can meet domain three of the CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure during Frailty Screening and Intervention and the CMS Hospital Measure.
- Join Geri-a-FLOAT for their latest webinar, Artificial Intelligence Part 2 on March 6th at 12pm ET / 9am PT. View all upcoming Geri-a-FLOAT webinars here.
Have an opportunity or event you'd like to see listed? Email the details to Jennifer Fisher at jfisher@americangeriatrics.org