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Tideswell’s Deborah Barnes to Present at the Alzheimer’s Association Annual Conference
October 23, 2015
Senior Investigator Dr. Deborah Barnes will present her work on PLIÉ: Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise at the 2015
Pilot Grant Awardees Announced
September 9, 2015
Tideswell at UCSF is excited to announce the recipients of two pilot awards to advance the care of older adults
Drs. Anna Chodos, Jessica Eng, and Emily Finlayson Received Excellence in Teaching Awards!
September 4, 2015
Anna Chodos, M.D. , Jessica Eng, M.D. , and Emily Finlayson, M.D were selected for the prestigious Academy of Medical
Marielle Bolano, Brie Williams and Cyrus Ahalt Receive Grant to Teach Geriatrics to Medical Students
September 3, 2015
Marielle Bolano, a medical student at the University of California Davis School of Medicine (UCDSOM) and a former Research Assistant
A Feature on UCSF’s Care at Home Program
July 31, 2015
Tideswell at UCSF has collaborated with Dr. Helen Kao to share a day in the life as a Housecalls doctor. Dr.
Patient-Centered Models of Care: Closing the Gaps in Physician Readiness
June 25, 2015
Drs. Anna Chang and Christine Ritchie published an article: “Patient-Centered Models of Care: Closing the Gaps in Physician Readiness”
Tideswell Geriatrics Scholarship Award Summit Winners
June 12, 2015
Tideswell and the UCSF Division of Geriatrics are excited to announce the fifth annual Geriatrics Scholarship Award Summit open to
More Seniors, Fewer Geriatricians: Shifting Demographics Pose Challenges for Medical Education
May 7, 2015
With geriatrics already one of medicine’s underrepresented subspecialties, the coming demographic shift poses enormous challenges for the future of medical
Deb Barnes to Give Keynote at Alzheimer’s Association Retreat
May 6, 2015
On Thursday, May 14th Deb Barnes, Senior Investigator of Tideswell at UCSF, will deliver the Opening Keynote on PLIE: Preventing Loss
Research Pilot Grant Awardees Announced
April 24, 2015
Tideswell at UCSF is excited to announce the recipients of three pilot funding awards to improve care for vulnerable older adults:
Design Challenge Winners Announced!
April 14, 2015
The finals for the Stanford Center on Longevity’s Design Challenge took place on Thursday April 9th, 2015, hosted in collaboration with
Education Innovations Grants Awardees
March 23, 2015
The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators and Tideswell at UCSF are proud to announce three Education Innovations Funding awards for the
Ageism in Healthcare Hurts Our Patients
March 18, 2015
Historically, scientific research has not focused on the needs and concerns of older adults or their caregivers. Older adults are
The Impact of Intramural Grants on Educators’ Careers and on Medical Education Innovation
March 17, 2015
The UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators has published a study on the impact of intramural education grants.
2014-2015 Design Challenge Finalists
February 10, 2015
Eight finalists for the 2014 – 2015 Design Challenge to “Enable Personal Mobility across the Lifespan” have been announced! Tideswell
The Invisible Homebound: Setting Quality-Of-Care Standards for Home-Based Primary and Palliative Care
January 8, 2015
The National Home-Based Primary and Palliative Care Network, created by Christine Ritchie, MD with Dr. Bruce Leff from Johns Hopkins
Dr. Williams receives UC President’s Research Catalyst Award
December 15, 2014
Brie Williams, MD has received a University of California President’s Research Catalyst Award that will fund $300,000 for her project
Measuring the Quality of Palliative Care
October 13, 2014
There is a growing focus, nationally, on measuring the quality of palliative and end-of-life care. In an article published in Medical Ethics
UCSF Bridges Curriculum Redesign in the School of Medicine
September 23, 2014
UCSF School of Medicine’s new Bridges Curriculum redesign is transforming medical education to better prepare the 21st Century Physician
Caring for an Aging Population – Innovations in Geriatrics
June 21, 2014
About 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 every day, and the number of seniors is expected to top 70 million by
Loneliness in Older Adults
March 11, 2012
Loneliness has been found to cause serious health problems and even death, according to new research findings by Drs. Carla Perissinotto