Cedars-Sinai Experts at American Geriatrics Society Meeting

Experts from Cedars-Sinai's Geriatrics Program and newly established Center for Translational Geroscience are attending the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago May 7-10. These clinicians and investigators are available for media interviews about dementia, loneliness, end-of-life care and more.

"As an Age-Friendly Health System, a recognition from The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the American Hospital Association and the Catholic Health Association of the United States, we are not only committed to providing the best care for the growing aging population but also to leading new research into the best ways to meet the medical needs of older adults," said Sonja Rosen, MD, chief of Geriatric Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, and a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society and of the American College of Physicians.

The following experts are attending the meeting and available for media interviews:

• Zaldy Tan, MD, MPH , medical director of the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders, and director of the Memory and Healthy Aging Program, will speak about the role of new blood-based biomarkers in diagnosing and treating mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia. He also will participate in a plenary symposium on the CMS GUIDE model, discussing the Cedars-Sinai C.A.R.E.S. program. Additionally, Tan can discuss a novel tool to assess care needs of people living with dementia.
• Allison Moser Mays, MD, MAS , geriatrician and assistant professor of Medicine, will share the benefits of intergenerational and peer partners when participating in an online exercise program. Mays also can discuss her research on how engaging older adults in community-based exercise can alleviate loneliness.
• Hiroshi Gotanda, MD, PhD, geriatrician and assistant professor of Medicine, will present new research examining racial and ethnic differences in the end-of-life care received by older adults with dementia. He can also discuss his broader research on dementia and end-of-life care, especially in relation to health policy.
• Sara Espinoza, MD , director of the Center for Translational Geroscience and a Gerontological Society of America fellow, can discuss how the "fast-mimicking diet," which produces results similar to fasting while allowing some solid foods, influences metabolic markers. Her research focuses on the relationship between aging, obesity and cellular senescence, and predictors of frailty in older adults.
• Nicolas Musi, MD , vice chair of Translational Research in the Department of Medicine and director of the Diabetes and Aging Center and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism can discuss his research into the impact of exercise on aging and the development and testing of interventions that improve metabolic outcomes and promote healthy aging, including the use of metformin.

To schedule an interview, contact: Marni Usheroff [email protected] 323-317-0556.