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Improving Clinical Care and Prevention through Geriatrics Research

Since 2004, the AGS has convened scientific conferences focused on emerging issues in aging research thanks to sustained funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Conference Grant (or "R13") Program. The AGS goal for this series is to focus attention on geriatrics issues that are of pressing clinical concern where research has the potential to improve clinical care of older adults or prevent/delay onset of disease.

Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Decline (2017)

The five-year U13 Bench-to-Bedside conference grant is a cooperative effort between the National Institute on Aging and the American Geriatrics Society.

October 16-18, 2016
Bethesda, MD

October 4-6, 2015
Bethesda, MD

February 9-11, 2014
Bethesda, MD

November 2-3, 2010
Bethesda, MD

September 9-11, 2009
Bethesda, MD

September 3-5, 2008
Bethesda, MD

September 5-7, 2007
Bethesda, MD

March 1-3, 2006
Philadelphia, PA

• Conference Agenda
• Conference Report

March 2-4, 2005
Atlanta, Georgia

• Conference Agenda
• Conference Report

January 27-30, 2004
Baltimore, MD

• Conference Agenda
• Conference Report

To access Week in Review archives, click here.

Through the Health in Aging Foundation, we provide patient education materials for our member

Realizing a future when every older person can receive high-quality, person-centered care means working hard today to support professionals on the front-lines of practice. That’s why the AGS and our experts are committed to providing tools, resources, and recommendations for many of our field’s most pressing challenges and opportunities. Learn more below.

• Coding Primer from Geriatrics At Your Fingertips®

Through the Health in Aging Foundation, we advance our commitment to maintaining the health, independence, and quality of life of all older adults by increasing public awareness and providing access to needed resour

Developing and supporting economic and technologic health system innovation is essential to ensuring that every older American receives high-quality, coordinated, cost-effective, and person-centered care. See below for resources from the AGS and our partner organizations

The Patient-Centered Medical Home is a care delivery model in which treatment is coordinated through a primary care physician to ensure participants receive care they need when and where they need it—and in a manner they can understand.

AGS 2026 Q1 Newsletter

Through the federal appropriations process, the AGS advocates on behalf of institutions that stand at the forefront of the nation’s research and training efforts related to older adult well-being.

As more and more of us look toward living longer lives, we must expand the capacity of the healthcare workforce to provide high-quality, safe, and coordinated care to older adults.

Our Position

We have long advocated for federal programs and policies to address the acute and growing nationwide shortage of geriatricians and all geriatrics healthcare professionals, as well as programs to ensure other healthcare providers have training that prepares them to meet these needs.

The AGS has been active in measure review and development through participation in a number of partnerships and collaborations.

Our Position

As our health system continues to shift towards reimbursing providers based on the quality rather than the quantity of care they provide, we must ensure that measures used to evaluate healthcare performance take into account the unique healthcare needs of older people, as well as the challenges providers face when promoting health, independence, and well-being in light of particularly complex care needs.

Supporting the health, independence, and well-being of us all as we age means ensuring that our health system recognizes and rewards quality services benefiting older adults. Among our many efforts in advocacy and public policy, the Society participates in the development and valuation of physician service codes and works closely with a coalition of specialty societies to improve payment accuracy to recognize new services provided by primary care and other cognitive specialties.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) improved access to health coverage for more than 20 million Americans, including older adults.

Our Position

We believe that all Americans should have access to high-quality, affordable healthcare coverage. It is essential that we maintain gains in the number of Americans who are covered by health insurance, and that we preserve elements of health reform that are important to older Americans and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

The AGS is committed to improving health, independence, and quality of life for us all as we age. That means helping healthcare professionals, policy makers, and the public embrace core components of high-quality, person-centered care. Learn more about where we stand on some of the field’s most important topics.

By-Laws of the American Geriatrics Society

A copy of the By-Laws is available for download here. By-Laws certified by the Society Secretary are on file at the AGS corporate offices in New York.

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.

Interested in serving on the AGS Board of Directors?  Click here.