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geriatrics

Dr. Susan Huang, professor of medicine in UCI’s Division of Infectious Diseases and medical director of epidemiology and infection prevention for UCI Health

What’s next: The future of nursing homes

Economic and regulatory commitments are needed to improve infection prevention

Family medicine turns 50

Gala marks anniversary, evolution of UCI department, only the second established in the state

Workshops to mark Clinical Translational Research Day

“Think tank” workshops focusing on young adult autism care and the intersection of justice and science will highlight this year’s Clinical Translational Research Day on Friday, June 3, at the UCI Student Center. Hosted by the Institute for Clinical & Translational Science, the free public event will also feature keynote speaker Dr. Thomas Insell, director […]

Acting out ageism

The UC Irvine Program in Geriatrics has instituted an innovative live theater performance that highlights the dos and don’ts of patient care for older adults.

Karen Rook

All the lonely people

UC Irvine psychologist Karen Rook can trace her interest in how loneliness affects the elderly to her childhood, when she saw a much-loved, once-robust grandmother decline markedly after losing her husband. Unable to manage the family farm on her own, her grandmother moved into an apartment. After breaking her hip in a fall, she ended […]

Aileen Wiglesworth

Uncovering elder abuse

Physical abuse of the elderly has long been difficult to prove because of older people’s propensity to bruise easily and their sometimes-dubious powers of recall, giving perpetrators a handy defense. But thanks to studies by UC Irvine’s Program in Geriatrics, that’s changing. The research has identified bruises most likely caused by abuse and established that […]