AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
40 Fulton Street 18th Floor, New York, NY 10038 www.americangeriatrics.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Our mission is improve the health, independence, and quality of life of all older people.Our Vision for the FutureWe are all able to contribute to our communities and maintain our health, safety, and independence as we age; and older people have access to high-quality, person-centered care informed by geriatrics principles.Strategies for Achieving Our Vision1 - Expanding the geriatrics knowledge base through disseminating basic, clinical, and health services research focused on the health of older people.2 - Increasing the number of healthcare professionals employing geriatrics principles when caring for culturally diverse older persons by supporting the integration of geriatrics concepts into health professional education.3 - Recruiting healthcare professional trainees into geriatrics by focusing on the rewards and potential of a career caring for older people.4 - Advocating for public policy that promotes the health and independence of older Americans, with the goal of improving heal

To improve the health, independence, and quality of life of all older people.

Grants and Special Projects1. Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC). The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Gary and Mary West Health Institute launched the GEDC program to further enhance emergency department (ED) care for older adults. The program brings together experts from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), and a growing number of hospitals and health systems. 2. AGS CoCare: Ortho. With support from the John A. Hartford Foundation, the AGS will develop a national dissemination plan for an innovative program to improve care for older adults hospitalized with hip fractures . 3. The Geriatrics-for-Specialists Initiative (GSI). Conducts collaborative activities with numerous organizations and leaders in academic medicine, all designed to increase awareness of and knowledge in the care of older adults among surgical and related medical specialists. 4. The Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program Coordinating Center. Across this three-year initiative, the AGS will create and oversee a GWEP Coordinating Center funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation to provide assistance to GWEP sites through national meetings, networking opportunities, mentoring, a centralized repository of resources for professional and public education, and site visit consultations with geriatrics experts. 5. In collaboration with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the AGS is working on a mobile app that gives physicians the ability to assess and counsel older drivers. 6. U13 Bench-to-Bedside Conference Series. The AGS will continue a series of prestigious scientific conferences on emerging issues in geriatrics thanks to sustained funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Conference Cooperative Agreement (or U13) Program.

Publication of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), co-publishing of two nursing journals and a journal focused on long term care providers, training materials for geriatrics health professionals.

Public Affairs, Outreach, Education and Membership

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