Coding Changes for 2024: Focus on New Codes for Geriatrics

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule, which took effect on January 1, includes a number of coding changes of interest for geriatrics health professionals. This webinar reviews changes finalized for 2024, including implementation of a separate add-on code for visit complexity, G2211, that will better recognize the resource costs associated ...

Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative Webinar: ACE Units in the US and Disseminating a Successful Dementia Care Program

September 2022 highlights from the Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative quarterly webinar, hosted by Aurora Health with AGS’ Acute Care SIG and AGS CPMC Committee. Webinars feature care models addressing practice gaps....

Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative Webinar: Emergency Department based Interdisciplinary Elder Abuse Program

December 2022 highlights from the Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative quarterly webinar, hosted by Aurora Health with AGS' Acute Care SIG and AGS CPMC Committee. Webinars feature care models addressing practice gaps....

Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative Webinar: Telemedicine Program for Older Cancer Patients and TARGET-EFT Randomized Control Trial

March 2023 highlights from the Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative quarterly webinar, hosted by Aurora Health with AGS' Acute Care SIG and AGS CPMC Committee. Webinars feature care models addressing practice gaps....

Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative Webinar: The History of GEM

June 2023 highlights from the Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative quarterly webinar, hosted by Aurora Health with AGS’ Acute Care SIG and AGS CPMC Committee. Webinars feature care models addressing practice gaps....

Geriatrics and the Changing Landscape of Healthcare: Webinar #3

The 2022-2023 AGS Changing Landscape of Healthcare webinar series includes three webinars, providing an overview of the changing health care environment in ways that impact care for older adults, including geriatrics care and payment models. ...

AGS22 Symposia Recording: Vaccination in Older Adults

This session, Vaccination in Older Adults, was presented at the 2022 AGS Annual Scientific Meeting. It is focused on vaccinations among older adults and included presentations on the current state of vaccinations, roadblocks to increasing vaccinations, and the opportunity geriatrics health professionals have to improve immunization rates....

Geriatrics and the Changing Landscape of Healthcare: Webinar #1

The AGS Changing Landscape of Healthcare webinar series includes three webinars, providing an overview of the changing health care environment in ways that impact care for older adults, including geriatrics care and payment models....

Get Your GACA On: Advice from Former GACAs on How to Write a Successful Application

Applying for a Geriatrics Academic Career Award (GACA) and seeking advice from former recipients on writing a successful application? Watch this interactive webinar hosted by AGS & ADGAP....

Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative Webinar: Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute Model to Disseminate Memory Care

The Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative meetings are quarterly webinars, hosted by Aurora Health in collaboration with the AGS' Acute Care Special Interest Group and the AGS Clinical Practice and Models of Care Committee, that feature recent papers on geriatrics models in JAGS and/or unpublished geriatric care models which a...

Geriatrics and the Changing Landscape of Healthcare: Webinar #2

The 2022-2023 AGS Changing Landscape of Healthcare webinar series includes three webinars, providing an overview of the changing health care environment in ways that impact care for older adults, including geriatrics care and payment models....

Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative Webinar: Geriatric Home-Based Rehab and Georgia Memory Net

The Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative meetings are quarterly webinars, hosted by Aurora Health in collaboration with the AGS Acute Care Special Interest Group and the AGS Clinical Practice and Models of Care Committee, that feature recent papers on geriatrics models ...

Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative Webinar: CAPABLE Program and LEAP Study

Featuring “CAPABLE Program Improves Disability in Multiple Randomized Trials” and “The Leveraging Exercise to Age in Place (LEAP) Study: Engaging Older Adults in Community-Based Exercise Classes to Impact Loneliness and Social Isolation"....

Resource Allocation Strategies and Age-Related Considerations in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on health care, raising the pressing question of how society should allocate scarce resources during a crisis....

Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative Webinar: QI Outcomes in Rehab Setting and Geriatric Surgery Verification Program

The Geriatric Models of Care Collaborative meetings are quarterly webinars, hosted by Aurora Health in collaboration with the AGS Acute Care Special Interest Group and the AGS Clinical Practice and Models of Care Committee, that feature recent papers on geriatrics models in JAGS and/or unpublished geriatric care models which address practice gaps....

Racism in the Workplace - A Reflection on Patient Bias by Frontline Workers

The third in a series of AGS webinars, this 90-minute session discusses the impact of patients' biases on healthcare professionals...

COVID-19 and Financial Relief for Clinicians

This webinar, recorded on April 23, 2020, covers financial programs and provisions for clinicians related to COVID-19. The webinar is presented by AGS consultants with the firm of Arnold & Porter, with expertise in health care, tax, and finance...

Building a Robust Mentorship Team when Applying for Funding in Aging

In this webinar, previous GEMSSTAR scholars provide strategies for using time efficiently with a mentor and tips to build a robust aging-focused mentorship team....

COVID-19 and Updates to Telehealth

The American Geriatrics Society hosted a webinar in April 2020 presented by AGS' CPT Advisor and coding expert Dr. Robert Zorowitz, covering updates to Medicare coverage and payment for telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar reviews major changes impacting geriatrics healthcare professionals as of April 7, 2020....

How to Write a Research Abstract that Will be Accepted for Presentation

In October 2017, the American Geriatrics Society hosted a webinar on preparing and writing abstracts for presentation at the AGS 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting. Led by Drs. Camille P. Vaughan (Abstract Selection Committee member) and Cathleen Colon-Emeric (Abstract Selection Committee member & Abstract Review Category Chair)......

So You’re Applying for a GEMSSTAR – Part II

A follow-up to the first webinar held in October 2020, this workshop provides an overview of the NIA, updates on GEMSSTAR, Clin-STAR, tips for crafting a professional development plan, and specific aims. ...

So you got your study section summary sheet, now what? Tips and Tricks for Reviewing and Responding to Grant Review Comments

The first in a three-part series geared toward early career investigators and available to all, this workshop featured discussions on how to approach a summary statement and think about the response....

AGS-AGING Initiative Webinar: Decision Making for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions

This webinar is based on the Multiple Chronic Condition Action Steps developed by the American Geriatrics Society. This presentation is based on actual encounters between patients and clinicians and is designed to model and teach the knowledge and skills needed to participate in this approach to decision-making and care. ...

The CDC Nursing Home COVID-19 Immunization Initiative: An Amazing Success Story

This webinar discusses the massive effort and success story of the CDC in immunizing nursing home and long-term care facility residents against COVID-19 following vaccine approval in the United States....

Racial Bias in 2020: Raising Awareness and Positive Action

The AGS Ethics Committee hosted a webinar featuring a panel of AGS members discussing how geriatrics health professionals can (a) understand implicit and structural racism and (b) work to overcome the barriers that these create, in order to build partnerships with patients from different cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds....

So You’re Applying for a GEMSSTAR: AGS/AFAR ClinSTAR CC/NIA Virtual Workshop with NIA Staff

Geared toward early career investigators, this workshop featured talks from NIA leaders who provided an overview of the NIA and an introduction to the NIH grant process. Topics were focused specifically for those applying for a GEMSSTAR Award, but relevant to all early career investigators who are applying for funding including: grant-writing, the...

Practical Solutions Using Telehealth for Older Adults in Community Based and Outpatient Settings

This webinar focuses on practical suggestions and strategies for utilizing telehealth platforms in the home and ambulatory settings. Principles of triage, pre-screening for scheduled home based and ambulatory visits, and recommendations for optimizing efficient use of this modality are addressed......

Summer Leadership Webinar Series for AGS Fellows in Training: Defining Emotional Intelligence and its Importance in Leadership Development

This AGS/ADGAP webinar is the second in a series of Leadership webinars for current fellows, “Defining Emotional Intelligence and its Importance in Leadership Development.” This online program, led Mary Amory, MBA, and Dr. Lynn Flint, is free to AGS and ADGAP members. ...

Summer Leadership Webinar Series for AGS Fellows in Training: Leadership Basics: Situations and Styles of Leadership

The AGS/ADGAP webinar is the first of a series of Leadership webinars for current fellows, "Situations and Styles of Leadership." This online program, led by Helen Fernandez, MD and Greg Paulson, MD, is free to AGS and ADGAP members....

Succeeding in Aging Research During the Pandemic: a Webinar for Research Fellows and Junior Faculty

Organized by the AGS Junior Faculty Special Interest Group, this webinar discussed navigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on research, funding, finding a job, hiring staff, and general productivity. Moderators addressed pressing questions from junior faculty and how to navigate conducting research during the pandemic....