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Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)

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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

Acting Associate Director, Research

Albert L. Siu, MD

Acting Associate Director, Clinical

Fred Ko, MD

Acting Associate Director, Education and Evaluation

Abigail Baim-lance, PhD

Administrative Officer

Valerie Menocal, BS
Valerie.Menocal@va.gov

Affiliations

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

research foci heading
  • 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
research heading
  • 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
education heading
  • 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 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
clinical heading
  • 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.
publications heading
  • Racial and ethnic disparities in potentially inappropriate medication use in patients with dementia.
  • Patterns of emergency department visits prior to dementia or cognitive impairment diagnosis: An opportunity for dementia detection?
  • Integrating a Resilience Framework to Assess Implementation of a Novel HIV Care Re-Engagement Model in NYC.
  • Importance of early consideration of scaling and sustainability for aging-related care models: Case study of Hospital at Home.
  • Mortality and Function After Widowhood Among Older Adults With Dementia, Cancer, or Organ Failure.
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