Geriatrics News
Dean Faulkner Visiting Professor – Dr. Elizabeth Eckstrom
Geriatrics hosted its annual Dean Faulkner Visiting Professor on Friday, March 12, 2021. The lecture is in honor of James Morrison Faulkner, MD, who became the Dean of BUSM in 1947. During his eight years as Dean, he championed the role of the Home Medical Service - one of the... More
Dr. Won Lee Featured in Associated Press News & CNN Article
Dr. Won Lee, Director of Home Care, was recently featured in the Associated Press News article, "Doctors race to find, vaccinate vulnerable homebound people" by Tom Murphy1. Dr. Lee delivers on average five to six doses during the day, all while trying to beat traffic, weather conditions and time before the... More
Delivering Care Packages to Older Adults at Marcus Garvey
The American Geriatric Society (AGS) Student Interest Group and Bridging Gaps in Care delivered 168 care packages to residents of Marcus Garvey. The care packages included a note from members translated into English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole, a mask, a bottle of hand sanitizer, a small notebook that says "Everything is Going... More
Red Cooler Bag
Boston Medical Center's Home Care Program was established in 1875 and is the oldest, continuously operating in-home medical service in the United States, delivering care to those who cannot leave their homes for treatment. Our Home Care Program provides primary medical care to approximately 500 frail, home-bound and isolated older... More
Mini-Scholarship Day
Our section had our bi-annual, Mini-Scholarship Day on Friday, January 29, 2021. The purpose of the Geriatrics Mini-Scholarship Day is to provide informal updates about current research within the Section of Geriatrics. Section members are invited to give brief overviews of their current research projects/papers. Below are our section members... More
MA Medical Schools Collaborative Project on Serious Illness Care
According to the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care updates, the Massachusetts Medical Schools Collaborative has been working on several areas of serious illness care. The four medical schools in Massachusetts (Boston University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance, Tufts University School of Medicine and UMass Medical School) launched... More
Dr. Rossana Lau-Ng: Facilitator for the AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
Dr. Rossana Lau-Ng is participating as a facilitator in the Massachusetts hub, led by Hebrew Senior Life and Mass Senior Care for the AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID19 Action Network. The AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network is a partnership between AHRQ, the University of New Mexico’s... More
Boston Magazine Top Doctors
Congratulations to our Geriatricians that have been recognized as Boston Magazine's Top Doctors! Pictured left to right are: Dr. Heidi Auerbach, who is the Director of our Outpatient Ambulatory Clinic and Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Hollis Day, who is the Chief of Geriatrics and Associate Professor of Medicine. Dr. Lisa Caruso, who is... More
Our First Virtual Holiday Party
Since the Section could not hold its traditional in person holiday party, we held our first virtual holiday party! On Saturday afternoon, we held a zoom party, including an ugly sweater contest, with prizes for the winners in adult, child and pet categories! The group then did some karaoke caroling and... More
November was Caregiver Appreciation Month
A "typical" high intensity caregiver cares for someone over the age of 67 with multiple conditions and has been hospitalized at least once in the last year. This is the type of caregiver we see in our Geriatrics Home Care program, which provides in-home Primary Care for patients who are... More