A new $520,000 workforce development grant from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment will enhance access to quality, evidence-based pediatric emergency care…
Research
Michael Pulia awarded $2.4 million grant to study impact of COVID-19 on antibiotic prescribing and bacterial resistance
Dr. Michael Pulia will lead a major $2.4 million five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) titled “Characterizing the ImPact of COVID-19 on Antibiotic PreScribing in AcutE Care and IDentifying …
Dr. Brian Patterson awarded $1.7 million federal research grant aimed at preventing future falls in older adult patients
This new five-year grant, also from the AHRQ, will allow Dr. Patterson and a transdisciplinary team to expand this pilot program to two additional hospitals in the UW Health network…
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi receives Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research
Source: The American Federation for Aging Research The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research, recognized the outstanding contributions of Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, …
6 tips for Emergency Department visitors with dementia and their caregivers
People with dementia are twice as likely to seek emergency care compared to older adults who don’t have dementia. The emergency department environment can amplify cognitive issues…