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Category: Center for Geriatrics
February 21, 2020 • Center for Geriatrics, Our People, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Steven Bartolotta Janice Knebl, DO, MBA, has been named a Regents Professor by the UNT System Board of Regents in recognition of her tireless advocacy for seniors and older adults and her significant impact on the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Knebl, Professor of Geriatrics and Director of the Center for Geriatrics, is…
August 7, 2017 • Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Center for Geriatrics, Center for Neuroscience Discovery, Institute for Healthy Aging
By Jan Jarvis Though she’s 100 years old, a little arthritis doesn’t do much to slow down Mae Cora Peterson. She lives alone, starts her day with a round of crossword puzzles and goes to church on Sunday. Sometimes she needs to be reminded to use her cane as she rambles around the Fort Worth…
June 12, 2017 • Center for Geriatrics, Geriatrics, Health Institutes, Institute for Healthy Aging
By Jan Jarvis As a pharmacist, Michelle Cefaretti dispenses medications to elderly patients every day. But when she wanted to do more to help her older patients and their caregivers, she didn’t know where to start. The Geriatric Practice Leadership Institute changed that. As part of the program, the JPS Magnolia Health Clinic pharmacist…
December 6, 2016 • Center for Geriatrics, Institute for Healthy Aging
By Jan Jarvis After struggling to take her morning pill, Dr. Gillian Greer collapsed on the couch and sighed. “I feel like I can’t focus on anything,” she said. “I can’t remember what I am supposed to be doing.” For Greer, a physician and resident with JPS Health Network, experiencing what life is like…
October 7, 2016 • Center for Geriatrics, Geriatrics, Health Institutes, Institute for Healthy Aging
By Jan Jarvis At a glance The trend Americans are living longer. The average life expectancy in the United States is now 78. The need By 2030, about 30,000 geriatricians will be needed to care for 21 million older Americans. It is projected that 30 percent of the 65-plus population will need to be…
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