Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5576 Nurse and Physician Researchers Honored at GSA Meeting November 24, 2009 - November seems to be the month for awards. In particular, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) recognizes a number of excellent clinicians and researchers every year at their annual meeting. We are pleased to wrap up our recent (informal) series on Hartford-funded awardees by highlighting the recipients of two more… What I Am Thankful for (and What I am Decidedly Not) November 25, 2009 - My 70-year-old dad, Jack, is a kind, generous, loyal man whose trust in a doctor, a nurse, and a broken health care system nearly cost him his life (a few times). For 26 years, my dad was misdiagnosed with asthma by his primary care physician. He was prescribed every… Caring for the Elderly, Op-Ed by Lewis A. Lipsitz, MD in The Boston Globe November 29, 2009 - The theme of the Foundation's annual report this year was leadership--leadership to change the way the US health system prepares health professionals to care for older adults and the resulting quality of care they receive. These are big changes because of the size of the industry involved (16% of GDP… Finding Common Ground Amidst the Health Care Reform Debate December 01, 2009 - My adopted grandmother has it right--when asked her age, she is perennially 39. Even though she has faced serious medical problems, she still lives in the home she and her husband bought in the early 1950s, aging with vibrancy, with family, with community, and with as much independence as she… Geriatrics = Happiness? December 04, 2009 - It’s not (always) all about the money. Despite the fact that geriatricians earn the lowest salaries of any medical specialty, a study published in BMC Health Services Research1 replicated earlier findings that geriatric specialists are nearly the most satisfied doctors out there. They lag only pediatric emergency medicine, another specialty… Do You Hear What I Hear? December 10, 2009 - Insularity and disconnection from reality are major threats to the effectiveness of foundations. Because of the powerful distortion generated by the endowment, people often have trouble disagreeing with us, and we often have difficulty interpreting the feedback we get. Therefore it is especially important for us to actively seek… You CAN get there from here! December 11, 2009 - You CAN get there from here! Imagine being on a precarious rocky pinnacle with sheer cliffs plunging all around you. Yet, off in the distance is a much taller mountain range dwarfing the height where you stand. I think this is a metaphor for the journey towards improved health care… Hartford Grantee Receives Episteme Award December 15, 2009 - We know that our grantees lead important efforts that are having an impact on the health of older adults. It is particularly reaffirming when other organizations recognize their outstanding contributions. In November, Mary Naylor, RN, PhD, FAAN, Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology and Director of the NewCourtland Center for… "The most terrifying . . . ever" December 18, 2009 - This Monday the 21st is the shortest day of the year and the beginning of winter. It will be very cold and very dark. On this occasion I want to call attention to something just as cold, dark, and frightening in the December issue of Academic Medicine. It is an… Nursing and Health Care Reform: Inconvenient Truths December 22, 2009 - In the beginning of November, I spoke about nurse-led change at the American Academy of Nursing’s annual meeting. If we are going to reform the health care system, I said, nurses must be at the forefront of change. Nurses have the most contact with patients; they are the most highly…
