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Please join us for the latest virtual session stemming from #AGS20: The Clinician Scientists Transdisciplinary Aging Research (Clin-STAR) Paper Session.

This Clinician Scientists Transdisciplinary Aging Research Paper Session presents the latest peer-reviewed geriatrics research from four leading researchers in Gynecology, Nephrology, Oncology, and Trauma Surgery. The learning objectives are to: (1) discuss new and original geriatrics research; (2) describe an emerging concept or new scientific focus in aging research; and (3) summarize the key findings of projects with relevance to care of older adults.

Moderator:
Christopher Carpenter, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis

Presenters:
Rasheeda K. Hall, MD, MBA, MHS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke University
Research Topic: Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIMs) and Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Vanessa P. Ho, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Research Topic: Multimorbidity in Patients with Emergency General Surgery Conditions

Kah Poh (Melissa) Loh, MBBCh BAO
Senior Instructor - Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology (SMD), University of Rochester
Research Topic: Association between Caregiver-Oncologist Discordance in Length of Life Estimates for the Patient and Caregiver Satisfaction

Nazema Y. Siddiqui, MD, MHSc
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University
Research Topic: Urinary Microbiome in Menopausal Women with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections