Integrating Frailty Research into the Medical Specialties ? Report from a U13 Conference

Frailty is increasingly recognized as a powerful predictor of health outcomes across a wide range of medical specialties, yet its integration into clinical practice remains limited. Drawn from the 2015 AGS/NIA conference Research Agenda for Frailty in Older Adults: Towards a Better Understanding of Physiology and Etiology, this article examines the...

Models and Studies of Aging: Report from the U13 Conference Series

Understanding the biology of aging is key to preventing chronic disease and preserving resilience in later life. This executive summary highlights key insights from the American Geriatrics Society/National Institute on Aging GEMSSTAR (Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists Transition to Aging Research) U13 conference on models and studies of...

AGS and NIA Bench-to-Bedside Conference: Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Vision, hearing, and cognitive health are deeply interconnected as we age. This conference report from an American Geriatrics Society/National Institute on Aging R13 conference highlights emerging research, key knowledge gaps, and priorities for improving outcomes for older adults with sensory and cognitive impairments. ...

Leadership Lessons: Developing Mentoring Infrastructure for GEMSSTARs

The future of aging research depends on strong mentorship and interdisciplinary partnerships. This article shares lessons from the American Geriatrics Society/National Institute on Aging GEMSSTAR (Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists Transition to Aging) U13 conferences that are helping cultivate the next generation of leaders in geriatri...

Time is of the Essence: Solving Office Visit Coding Problems

Current Medicare office visit payment policies may simplify documentation?but at what cost? This commentary examines proposed changes to evaluation and management coding and their potential impact on care quality, particularly for patients with complex health needs...

When Women Rise, We All Rise: AGS Position Statement on Achieving Gender Equity in Geriatrics

Supporting gender equity is essential to the future of geriatrics. This American Geriatrics Society position statement outlines practical strategies to address discrimination, empower women in the field, and strengthen the workforce that cares for older adults. ...

Framework for Decision-making for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Executive Summary

This article presents the American Geriatrics Society's Action Framework for caring for older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs). It provides practical, evidence-based guidance to help clinicians identify patient health priorities, make informed treatment decisions, and coordinate care across healthcare teams. Includes communication str...

Joint AGS-CCEHI Survey Offers Insights into Patient Engagement in Geriatric Clinical Settings

This article examines how patient and family engagement is being incorporated into geriatric care settings. Based on a national survey of American Geriatrics Society members, it highlights current engagement strategies, identifies barriers to meaningful participation, and offers insights for advancing person-centered care in hospitals and health sy...

Impact of Cognitive Impairment across Specialties: Summary of a U13 Conference Series Report

This article examines the growing impact of cognitive impairment across medical specialties, highlighting the complex interplay between aging, disease, and brain health. Drawing on insights from an American Geriatrics Society/National Institute on Aging U13 conference, it explores emerging research, multidisciplinary approaches, and future directio...

Rationing Limited Healthcare Resources in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Ethical Considerations Regarding Older Adults

This companion article to the AGS position statement explores the ethical and legal principles guiding the allocation of scarce healthcare resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing on older adults, it examines why age alone should not determine access to care and offers a framework for fair, patient-centered decision-making during public he...

AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age-Related Considerations in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond

This AGS position statement examines the ethical allocation of scarce healthcare resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. It advocates for transparent, equitable resource allocation based on individualized clinical factors, short-term prognosis, and patient preferences, while emphasizing advance care planning, multidisciplinary triage processes, and...

The Later Innings of Life: Implications of COVID-19 Resource Allocation Strategies for Older Adults

The COVID-19 pandemic raised urgent questions about how scarce healthcare resources should be allocated fairly and equitably. This article examines the ethical implications of age-based allocation strategies, including the concepts of ?life-years saved? and ?fair innings,? and argues that such approaches risk perpetuating ageism and overlooking the...

Future Forward: AGS initiative addressing Intersection of Structural Racism and Ageism in Healthcare

Achieving health equity for older adults requires confronting the biases that shape healthcare access, quality, and outcomes. In this article, the American Geriatrics Society outlines a comprehensive strategy for advancing equity in healthcare. This article describes the Society's vision, goals, and initiatives aimed at fostering more inclusive res...

Complexities of Care: Common Components of Models of Care in Geriatrics

Managing care for older adults often involves more than treating medical conditions?it requires navigating a web of social, cognitive, functional, and healthcare system challenges. This article examines the medical, social, cognitive, functional, and organizational factors that contribute to complex care needs and reviews healthcare models designed...

AGS and NIA Bench-to Bedside Conference Summary: Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

As cancer and cardiovascular disease increasingly intersect in older adults, understanding their shared pathways and treatment challenges has become a growing priority. This report from the 2021 NIA/AGS Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Conference summarizes expert discussions on the biology of cancer-related heart disease, the cardiotoxic effects...

Exploring the Intersection of Structural Racism and Ageism in Healthcare

Structural racism and ageism are deeply embedded in U.S. healthcare systems, shaping inequities that disproportionately affect older adults from historically marginalized communities. This article examines how these intersecting forms of bias influence access to care, health outcomes, and professional training, and outlines frameworks and strategie...

An overview of the resilience world: Proceedings of the American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging State of Resilience Science Conference

This report summarizes a National Institute on Aging and American Geriatrics Society-sponsored conference on resilience in aging, highlighting how physical, cognitive, and psychosocial resilience are interconnected and variably defined across disciplines. Despite differences in frameworks, participants identified shared core elements of resilience ...

AGS Response to the World Falls Guidelines

This article provides a comprehensive assessment of the new 2022 World Falls Guidelines and highlights recommendations for ambulatory care in the United States....

Updating STEADI for Primary Care: Recommendations from the American Geriatrics Society Workgroup

This paper by an AGS Workgroup proposes updates to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries) fall prevention toolkit to better align with current evidence and primary care workflows. The recommendations emphasize a person-centered approach, streamlined screening, and mobility-focused co...

Diversity in Research on Aging: A New Series

This editorial introduces the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society's Diversity in Research on Aging series, an initiative aimed at evaluating the representation of older adults and diverse racial and ethnic populations in aging research. By establishing a baseline across specialties, the series seeks to identify gaps in research participation...

Perspectives from Rising Stars at the R13 NIA/AGS Conference on Resilience Biomarkers

What makes an older adult resilient in the face of stress, illness, or adversity? This report summarizes expert discussions during the ?Stress Tests and Biomarkers of Resilience? conference, where participants focused on identifying resilience biomarkers, emphasizing the need for multidimensional, longitudinal approaches that capture resilience ac...

American Geriatrics Society Position Statement: Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unrepresented Older Adults

This updated position statement from the American Geriatrics Society addresses the growing challenge of making medical decisions for older adults who lack decision-making capacity and do not have an available surrogate. The authors recommend replacing the term ?unbefriended? with ?unrepresented,? advocate for more consistent legal standards across ...

Editorial for Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Older Than 75 Years Without a History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. An Expert Clinical Consensus from the National Lipid Association and American Geriatrics Society.

In this response, the authors argue that cholesterol management in adults older than 75 years should be guided by individualized clinical judgment rather than age alone. Although high cholesterol continues to contribute to cardiovascular risk in older adults, the benefits and risks of treatment vary widely depending on factors such as overall healt...

A Scoping Review of Sociodemographic Differences in Geriatric Orthopedic Surgery Research

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) partnered with the National Lipid Association (NLA) to develop a Joint Scientific Statement on Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Older Than 75 Years Without a History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An Expert Clinical Consensus. Published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and th...

Stress tests and biomarkers of resilience: Proceedings of the second state of resilience science conference

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) partnered with the National Lipid Association (NLA) to develop a Joint Scientific Statement on Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Older Than 75 Years Without a History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An Expert Clinical Consensus. Published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and th...

Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Older Than 75 Years Without a History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An Expert Clinical Consensus from the National Lipid Association and the American Geriatrics Society

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) partnered with the National Lipid Association (NLA) to develop a Joint Scientific Statement on Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Older Than 75 Years Without a History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An Expert Clinical Consensus. Published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and th...

American Geriatrics Society White Paper on Healthy Aging

“Healthy aging” sounds like a priority we all can share, but for geriatrics healthcare professionals that term represents something specific, and something worth defining....

Quality Improvement in Neurology: Dementia Management Quality Measures

This executive summary (full manuscript available at www.neurology.org) reports on a new measurement set for dementia management developed by an interdisciplinary Dementia Measures Work Group representing the major national organizations and advocacy organizations concerned with the care of individuals with dementia....