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Read about how the Department of Medicine is responding to the outbreak of the coronavirus respiratory illness COVID-19. See related COVID-19 publications.

James Harrison group

James Harrison, Sasha Binford, Megan Rathfon, and Stephanie Rogers presented at AGS Annual Meeting

James Harrison, PhD, Sasha Binford, PhD, MS, RN, PHN, AGCNS-BCMegan Rathfon, NP, and Stephanie Rogers, MD presented work from the UCSF Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit at the AGS Annual Meeting. Our 5-item daytime and 5-item nighttime nurse-driven non pharmacologic delirium reduction workflow significantly reduced delirium rates. Although following COVID-19 sustainability of the workflow has been impacted.

Francesca Nicosia

Dr. Francesca Nicosia Publish Article in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Dr. Francesca Nicosia published an article in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality with colleagues from the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. The article, "Hospital-Community Partnerships to Aid Transitions for Older Adults: Applying the Care Transitions Framework," examines the implementation of a community-based transitional care program to reduce readmissions among adults 65 years and older. 

Link to the article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29035905