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UCSF Geriatrics @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Bay Area Older Adult Community Resource of the Week: Curry Senior Center This SF nonprofit supports older adults with health services, meals, housing support, and a Tech Hub to help seniors stay connected and use online health tools. #geriatrics #ucsf Learn more: tiny.ucsf.edu/6RgMMW

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Bay Area Older Adult Community Resource of the Week – Curry Senior Center | Geriatrics

This week’s Geri Community Resource is: Curry Senior Center

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UCSF Geriatrics @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Dr. @ashwinkotwalmd.bsky.social spoke at ALS Nexus 2025 on boosting social connection & quality of life for people with ALS, sharing research on reducing loneliness & isolation to improve well-being.

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UCSF Geriatrics @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Drs. @ashwinkotwalmd.bsky.social, Thomas Cudjoe & Mike Harper lead a *Clinics in Geriatric Medicine* issue on loneliness & social isolation, featuring 11 reviews to guide care for older adults. www.geriatric.theclinics.com/issue/S0749-...

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Kenneth Lam @drklam.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

New paper in @jamainternalmed.com! In it, we use data to examine a commonly held belief about what moving into a nursing home or assisted living facility (also known as a long-term care facility; or LTCF) does to your social life. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Socializing the Benefits of Entering Long-Term Care

In a 2024 US national poll 33% of older adults (age 50-80 years) reported experiencing loneliness and 29% reported feeling socially isolated.1 Nursing homes and assisted living facilities (collectivel...

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GeriPal Podcast @geripal.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Being that it's Pride Month, our focus today is on the Health, Aging, & Advocacy of transgender Older Adults with guests Noelle Marie Javier (palliative care doc at Mt Sinai) & Jace Flatt (Assoc. Prof. at UNLV). #medsky bit.ly/GeriPalEp361 - hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social l | @ewidera.bsky.social

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GeriPal Podcast @geripal.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

We discuss how Trauma-Informed Care can be applied to home visits & End Of Life Care for Older Adults, the universal nature of trauma, and the need for a consistent approach. Guests Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, & Ashwin Kotwal. Ep bit.ly/GeriPalEp344 - hosted by Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Grateful to have the opportunity to speak about trauma-informed care with @geripal.bsky.social alongside @ashwinkotwalmd.bsky.social & Dr. Kate Duchowny. This is core to inclusive care. Tread lightly, be kind. We know not what someone has endured. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

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Trauma-Informed Care: A Podcast with Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, and Ashwin Kotwal

Podcast Episode · GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast · 02/20/2025 · 47m

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UCSF Geriatrics @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

The NorCal Coalition for Social Connection @UCSF, led by Drs. Perissinotto & @ashwinkotwalmd.bsky.social , has released a Statement of Commitment, uniting 58 members to advance social well-being. #SocialConnection #PublicHealth buff.ly/4hKGnHQ

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UCSF Geriatrics @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

📢 Save the date! The 2025 California Academic Geriatrics Institutions (CAGI) Conference is happening May 30 at UC Irvine. Join geriatrics professionals from across CA to connect & collaborate. Coordinated with support from Drs. Todd James (@Geri_IPE) & @susanschneiderucsf.bsky.social! #CAGI2025

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Mara Rosenberg, MD @mararosenberg.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I'm honored to have presented our work on "End of Life Symptoms and Experiences of Loneliness and Social Isolation" at #hapc2025! Thankful for the wonderful mentorship of @ashwinkotwalmd.bsky.social and @alexsmithmd.bsky.social

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Ken Covinsky @kencovinsky.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

The CDC has pulled the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data from its website-An essential public datasource for assessing health risk factors This censorship of science must stop www.cdc.gov/brfss/index....

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Eric Widera, MD @ewidera.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Government employees are being encouraged to resign from "lower productivity in the public sector to higher productivity jobs in the private sector." This is a false narrative. Example: the VA healthcare system does no worse and is often better than non-VA care in most outcomes 1/3🧵 #medsky

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Eric Widera, MD @ewidera.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

The #HPMParty is returning to Denver during the 2025 AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly. We will be doing our traditional Pub Crawl, this time starting at 8 pm on Thursday, February 6th at the Celtic. Details here: geripal.org/hpmparty-is-... #hapc25 #HAPC #palliative

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Eric Widera, MD @ewidera.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

What other departments or divisions are doing faculty sessions on teaching how to get on BlueSky? @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social is! Thanks @lwaltermd.bsky.social for setting this up! #geriatrics #gerisky

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UCSF Prevention @ucsfprevention.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

youtu.be/WG2ODBcjuxQ - One Doose, Two Doose, Dedoose 101. A Qualitative Data Analysis Program. How to set up a new project, upload data, create a #codebook, #codedata, add excerpt memos, and more. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe. #Dedoose #ImpSci #bigdata

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GeriPal Podcast @geripal.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Many #OlderAdults lose decision-making capacity during #SeriousIllnesses, & some lack family or friends to help make Medical Decisions. How should we Care for the Unrepresented? Guests Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, and Yael Zweig. Ep. bit.ly/GeriPalEp339 - hosted by Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera

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Anand Iyer, MD, MSPH @anandiyermd.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

1st 🧵here. Let’s go! Social isolation and loneliness are critical issues. For people living with serious 🫁 illnesses like COPD, social isolation can have major consequences, at least that’s what our latest research in JAMA Internal Medicine shows: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Eric Widera, MD @ewidera.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Creating my personal GeriPal fan club list #geriatrics and #palliativecare. #medsky go.bsky.app/9ndByBZ

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