Featured Publications
AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age‐Related Considerations in the COVID‐19 Era and Beyond
Farrell TW, Ferrante LE, Brown T, Francis L, Widera E, Rhodes R, Rosen T, Hwang U, Witt LJ, Thothala N, Liu SW, Vitale CA, Braun UK, Stephens C, Saliba D. AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age‐Related Considerations in the COVID‐19 Era and Beyond. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1136-1142. PMID: 32374440, PMCID: PMC7267615, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16537.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAmerican Geriatrics SocietyOlder adultsAppropriate advance care planningShort-term outcomesRelevant clinical factorsCoronavirus disease 2019Advance care planningPotential short-term outcomeClinical factorsSevere illnessAdvanced ageDisease 2019Care planningMortality riskGeriatrics SocietySocial determinantsHealthcare professionalsHealth systemOlder peopleInterprofessional expertsEthics CommitteeCOVID-19 eraLife expectancyAgeCOVID-19Integrating Geriatric Principles into Critical Care Medicine: The Time Is Now
Brummel NE, Ferrante LE. Integrating Geriatric Principles into Critical Care Medicine: The Time Is Now. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2018, 15: 518-522. PMID: 29298089, PMCID: PMC5949609, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201710-793ip.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2022
Clin‐STAR corner: Recent practice‐changing studies at the interface of pulmonary and critical care medicine and geriatrics
Jain S, Witt L, Ferrante L. Clin‐STAR corner: Recent practice‐changing studies at the interface of pulmonary and critical care medicine and geriatrics. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 705-710. PMID: 36536494, PMCID: PMC10023292, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18196.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAgedCritical CareCritical IllnessGeriatricsHumansLung DiseasesPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveConceptsCritical care medicineCritical illnessPulmonary diseaseLung diseaseCare medicineRecent practice-changing clinical trialsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOlder adultsAcute respiratory failurePractice-changing clinical trialsChronic lung diseaseChronic pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseInterstitial lung diseasePractice-changing studiesGreater side effectsRespiratory failureAdverse outcomesClinical trialsObservational studySide effectsDiseaseIllnessAdultsMedicine
2020
Embedding and Sustaining a Focus on Function in Specialty Research and Care
Callahan KE, Boustani M, Ferrante L, Forman DE, Gurwitz J, High KP, McFarland F, Robinson T, Studenski S, Yang M, Schmader KE. Embedding and Sustaining a Focus on Function in Specialty Research and Care. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 225-233. PMID: 33064303, PMCID: PMC7871732, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16860.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFunctional assessmentOlder adultsComprehensive geriatric assessmentGeriatric assessmentSpecialty researchJohn A. Hartford FoundationSurgical careFunctional gainsFunctional limitationsClinical practiceSurgical therapeuticsHealth systemCareNational InstituteTeam science approachDaily activitiesHartford FoundationFrontline staffAdultsAssessmentGeriatriciansCliniciansRationing Limited Healthcare Resources in the COVID‐19 Era and Beyond: Ethical Considerations Regarding Older Adults
Farrell TW, Francis L, Brown T, Ferrante LE, Widera E, Rhodes R, Rosen T, Hwang U, Witt LJ, Thothala N, Liu SW, Vitale CA, Braun UK, Stephens C, Saliba D. Rationing Limited Healthcare Resources in the COVID‐19 Era and Beyond: Ethical Considerations Regarding Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1143-1149. PMID: 32374466, PMCID: PMC7267288, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16539.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2018
Leadership Lessons: Building and Nurturing a High‐Performing Clinical Research Team
Makris UE, Ferrante LE, Mody L. Leadership Lessons: Building and Nurturing a High‐Performing Clinical Research Team. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1258-1261. PMID: 29684244, PMCID: PMC6204209, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15352.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters