Achievements

Schwartz Center Rounds Planning Committe

Clinical Consensus Group: Geriatric Surgery Verification Clinical Pathway Aim to achieve Geriatric Certification for Surgery across the system Develop policies, procedures, protocols, pathways to provide safer surgeries to older adults.

Geriatric Nursing Education for nursing across the health system

BH Discharge Planning- Interdisciplinary team/ committee to optimize discharge planning procedures at BH and Milford campuses.

Mortality Surprise Question- Interdisciplinary committee across the Health system to facilitate improved prognostication, mortality, disposition of patients presenting to the EDs across the health system.

ACH Faculty in Training committee is an International interprofessional committee with role of establishing curriculum, mentorship and training for health care providers in the fields of Communication and Leadership .

Committee's main focus is to establish Palliative Care services in Trinidad and Tobago, including education, community outreach, development of policies, protocols, standards of care.

Geriatric Care Coordinator- monthly meetings for our Home Visit program

Learning network - Home Based primary care programs across the country, specially selected after an application process, focused on quality improvement for the care of older adults - monthly meetings.

Healthcare Series. Geriatrics: The Super Specialists. Interview with Inova Geriatrics. Integrative Services to discuss new community-based initiatives for geriatric care: The Advanced Illness Clinic, Geriatric Home Visits and Comprehensive Geriatrics Clinic. Recorded and aired on Public television March 27, 2017

Overview of Geriatrics programs & the Advanced Illness Clinic at Inova. Interview with Denise Mohess, MD. The Inside Scoop: Healthcare Series. Retrieved from April 2017

https://www.inovanewsroom.org/expert-commentary/2017/04/peace-of-mind-why-you-need-an-advance-healthcare-directive/ Recorded Public Service Announcement 2017

Member, Lecanemab Clinical Advisory Group- This group will determine the implementation of utilization of Lecanemab- (new medication approved by the FDA for mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer's dementia). This advisory group is an interdisciplinary group, with members from the Health system, including the University, faculty from the medical school, to make recommendations for assessment, prescribing, administration and monitoring of this new medication.

Facilitator for ERCC ( Enhanced Relationship Centered Communication)

YNHHS Geriatric ED Strategic Planning committee- Inter disciplinary team to develop and expand Geriatric Emergency Medicine services across the health system

Age Friendly Health System initiative to improve care for older adults at Bridgeport and Milford hospitals. Collaboration with Inter disciplinary team.

GEMS Leadership- Strategic planning for the Geriatric ED initiatives at Bridgeport and Milford campuses