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Bronx GRECC
Bronx GRECC
James J. Peters VA Medical Center
130 W. Kingsbridge Road
Bronx, NY 10468
Phone 718-584-9000 ext. 3800
Fax 718-741-4211
GRECC Director
William Hung, MD, MPH
Associate Director, Research
Albert L. Siu, MD
Acting Associate Director, Clinical
Fred Ko, MD
Associate Director, Education and Evaluation
Judith L. Howe, PhD
Administrative Officer
Valerie Menocal, BS
Valerie.Menocal@va.gov
Affiliations
- Population based research in geriatrics and palliative care
- Enhancing independence in older adults with serious and life-threatening illness
- Examination of clinical models of care for older adults such as telehealth use
- Improving processes and outcomes between sites of care including VA/non-VA, rural/non-rural, home/medical center and including regional health information exchange
- Improving medication use and establishing infrastructure to support and disseminate interventions to improve medication safety in older Veterans
- Palliative care for people with hepatocellular carcinoma
- Building the Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network
- Family spending after hospice enrollment: A population-based study
- Studies of VA implementation of complex geriatrics interventions such as hospital-at-home
- Multi-site program to provide geriatric education and consultation to support rural providers and Veterans through use of telehealth modalities
- Rural Interdisciplinary Team Training Program to enhance geriatrics knowledge and skills of VA primary care clinicians and staff caring for older rural Veterans
- Geriatric Scholars Virtual Learning Community (www.gerischolars.org) to provide web-based learning for VA and non-VA providers, staff and trainees
- Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship Program to offer a range of clinical and leadership experiences to MDs, MSWs, and PharmDs over one year
- A dementia education program to enhance both caregiver and staff education
- An annual 4-hour VISN 2 conference to offer an accredited course on geriatrics and palliative care
- Multi-site program to provide geriatric consultation and support to rural providers and Veterans through use of telehealth modalities.
- Improving medication use in older adults through deprescribing initiatives.
- Provide ALS patients with integrated coordinated, interdisciplinary care, including palliative care.
- Improving risk stratification and pre-operative optimization of frail older Veterans undergoing surgery.
- Decision making in frail patients at risk of postoperative delirium: A case study and literature review Geriatir Nurs https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35701289/
- Home Health Aides' Increased Role in Supporting Older Veterans and Primary Healthcare Teams During COVID-19: a Qualitative Analysis J Gen Intern Med https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35319082/
- Detecting Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review J Am Med Dir Assoc. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35940682/
- Use of hospitals in the New York City Metropolitan Region, by race: how separate? How equal in resources and quality? BMC Health Serv Res. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35948923/
- Challenges and opportunities of telehealth digital equity to manage HIV and comorbidities for older persons living with HIV in New York State BMC Health Serv Res. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35524251/
