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DNP, PhD student win Interprofessional Geriatric Case Competition

The Minnesota Northstar Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program collaborated with Saint Louis University’s Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gateway Workforce Enhancement Program for a virtual Interprofessional Geriatric Case Competition, with a University of Minnesota team being named the winner.

Mueller appointed to National Academy of Medicine committee

Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, professor, senior executive associate dean for Academic Programs and Long Term Care Professor in Nursing, was appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes.

New center leadership named

(Nov. 2020) News from the Center for Aging Science and Care Innovation.

Hadidi named Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing

Associate Professor Niloufar Hadidi, PhD, APRN, CNS-BC, FANA, was selected as a Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing from the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) Recognition Program.

Leading symptom science by improving spasticity

(Mar. 2020) News from the Center for Aging Science and Care Innovation.

New initiative aims to improve health care for older adults

(October 2019) News from the Center for Aging Science and Care Innovation.

Exploring the intersection of dance, caregiving

(March 2019) News from the Center for Aging Science and Care Innovation.

Treatment for ‘heart disease of the legs’

(October 2018) News from the Center for Aging Science and Care Innovation.

New lecture series to highlight innovative exercise programs for older adults

The Inaugural Interdisciplinary Aging Science and Care Lecture Series was held on October 3, where Professor Kuei-Min Chen, PhD, RN, FAAN, College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan spoke on "Developing and Translating Innovative Exercise Programs for Older Adults". Kuei-Min Chen (PhD '00, MS '96) is an established gerontological health expert working to advance health and well-being of older adults in Taiwan and around the world. She is the 2018 recipient of the University’s GPS Alliance Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals. Watch the lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbW1j4Vk8R8

Innovative incontinence care

Incontinence associated skin damage is an inflammation of the skin due to irritation and maceration. It is the most common physical complication of incontinence affecting patients in all settings, from critical care to those living in the community. IASD causes discomfort and pain for the patient, increases the risk of other skin damage, such as pressure injury, and raises health care costs.

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