Delirium can be a maze with many paths leading in, but did you know medications often hold the key?
March 11, 2024
US Deprescribing Research Network Announces 2024 Annual Meeting
February 19, 2024
The US Deprescribing Research Network, co-led by our UCSF Pepper Co-Director Mike Steinman, MD, welcomes you to attend its 2024 Annual Meeting, which will be held in-person on May 15th in Boston during the preconference day of the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting. 
Development and Validation of Predictive Models for Dementia Patients
February 15, 2024
Providing high quality compassionate care for persons with dementia requires attending to their needs for assistance and the need to support their caregivers. For many persons with dementia, the illness progresses to the point where the individual needs a very high level of assistance, often... 
Albus Dumbledore and Voldemort as contrasting models for aging and dying in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter
February 06, 2024
Albus Dumbledore and Voldemort as contrasting models for aging and dying in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter -https://t.co/cr7xNQZRXQ 
Frailty in Liver and Lung Transplantation: The Past, Present, and Future with Jon Singer and Jennifer Lai
January 29, 2024
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Date: Thursday, February 15 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 
Including Older Adults in Research
January 22, 2024
Dr. Ken Covinsky, UCSF Pepper Center Co-Director, and Dr. Rebecca Sudore, UCSF Pepper Center VARC Co-Director, led a joint session for the Pepper Centers and Innovation & Implementation Center in Aging & Palliative Care (I-CAP) titled "Including Older Adults in Research," that illuminates... 
Adrift at the Dock: Grief in Serious Illness Care
January 22, 2024
Krista Harrison, PhD, UCSF Pepper VARC Co-Director, will be giving a talk entitled "Adrift at the Dock: Grief in Serious Illness Care" for the University of North Carolina Comprehensive Cancer Support Program and Palliative Care Grand Rounds on January 31. Register in advance for this webinar. 
Association of biological aging with frailty and post-transplant outcomes among adults with cirrhosis
January 22, 2024
UCSF Pepper Center Scholar Alumni, Drs. Sara LaHue and Jen Lai, collaborated with Dr. John Newman to publish an article in GeroScience entitled "Association of biological aging with frailty and post-transplant outcomes among adults with cirrhosis". Frailty is an important predictor of mortality and... 
A Tale of Two Palliative Care Trials
January 15, 2024
UCSF Pepper Scholar Alumni, Drs. Ashwin Kotwal and Lauren Hunt collaborate with Dr. Alex Smith, UCSF Pepper PESC Co-Director, to publish an editorial in JAMA titled, "A Tale of Two Palliative Care Trials." Dr. Smith was additionally interviewed for a JAMA podcast.
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