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The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a non-profit professional society founded on June 11, 1942, for health care professionals practicing geriatric medicine. [1] Among the founding physicians were Dr. Ignatz Leo Nascher, who coined the term "geriatrics", Dr. Malford W. Thewlis, who was named the first executive secretary of the Society, and Dr. Lucien Stark who was appointed the first AGS ...
Amy S. Kelley is an American geriatrician and palliative care specialist serving as the deputy director of the National Institute on Aging since 2022. She was previously the Hermann Merkin Professor in Palliative Care at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai .
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The Gerontological Society of America, along with the American Geriatrics Society [3] advocated for the formation of a National Gerontological Institute. These efforts bore fruit in 1974 when President Richard Nixon signed legislation to create the National Institute on Aging [ 4 ] (NIA).
Articles relating to American Geriatrics Society content article traffic in January 2013 sources cited change summary American Geriatrics Society: 315: Geriatrics: 41797: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: 154: Geriatric care management: 2797: Elderly care: 13310: Old age: 35309: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: 22013: Feeding tube ...
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Geriatrics is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of the elderly. Geriatrics may also refer to: Geriatrics (Advanstar Communications journal) , the official journal of the American Geriatrics Society published from 1946 to 2009 by Advanstar Communications
The American Geriatrics Society and the British Geriatrics Society recommend that all older adults should be screened for "falls in the past year". Fall history is the strongest risk factor associated with subsequent falls. [ 28 ]