Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5576 Congratulations to AGS Award Winners! May 13, 2014 - Cory Rieder, PhD, left, with Dr. David H. Solomon. Dr. Rieder will receive the David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award,, named for the geriatrics pioneer who died last year. One of the highlights of our year is the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS). AGS is… AGS Annual Meeting Revitalizes Commitment to Improving Care for Older Adults May 15, 2014 - Jennie Chin Hansen, CEO of AGS, left, with Cory Rieder, the Hartford Foundation's executive director and treasurer. In honor of the American Geriatrics Society’s (AGS) annual meeting opening today in Orlando, we want to reflect on the key role this partner organization has played in our joint efforts to… ‘Together, We Are Truly Making a Difference in the Health and Health Care of Older Adults’ May 20, 2014 - Dr. Corinne H. Rieder, left, accepts the David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award from AGS President Dr. Wayne McCormick. Editor’s Note: Corinne H. Rieder, EdD, executive director and treasurer of the John A. Hartford Foundation, was honored at last week’s American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annual meeting with the… Celebrating a New Cohort of SIF Subgrantees, Reflecting on Our IMPACT in the Rural Northwest May 22, 2014 - The stark beauty of the landscape near Hardin, Mont. National Mental Health Month, which comes in May each year, has meant more to me since launching our initiative to spread the IMPACT model of depression treatment in the five-state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho) under the… Opportunity’s Knocking: Reflections from HGNL Chair Dr. Bill Buron May 27, 2014 - Dr. Bill Buron In November 2013, Bill Buron, PhD, APRN, Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Nursing at the College of Nursing NW Arkansas Program, began his term as Chair of the Hartford Gerontological Nursing Leaders (HGNL), assuming the helm from Casey Shillam, PhD, RN. I asked Bill… Join the Hartford Change AGEnts Online Community! May 29, 2014 - From left, Cherie Brunker, Meg Wallhagen, Rosanne Leipzig, and Aanand Naik put their pieces of the puzzle together to complete the picture at the recent Change AGEnts event at the AGS annual meeting. For the thousands of researchers and clinicians who have been a part of the John A… Narrative Matters, The Next Chapter: Amy Berman Reflects On ‘Living Life In My Own Way’ June 03, 2014 - Amy Berman speaks at TEDMED's Great Challenges in Health Care in 2013. Editor's Note: In this post, originally published on Health Affairs Blog, Amy Berman shares more of her story as a person living with stage IV cancer who has chosen a palliative care approach. She contributes regularly to… Tools You Can Use: Residency Training Toolkits and Best Practices Guidelines for Surgeons and Relate June 05, 2014 - Let’s say you are 80 years old and about to undergo surgery. Perhaps it was an unexpected fall that placed you in the emergency department and you’ll need an orthopedic surgeon to repair your hip. You’ll undergo anesthesia during the procedure and afterwards will likely require rehab. All of the… New Grants Target Policy and Practice Change June 10, 2014 - One of the Hartford Foundation's new grants will support an additional 44 Health and Policy Fellows over the next three years. While the two new grants approved by the John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees last week continue to move us forward in our new strategic direction, which… Coming to Terms with the Concept of Population Health June 12, 2014 - Like a lot of new concepts, population health seems to be on everyone's lips and there seems to be a lot of excitement to “do” population health. It sure sounds good and yet I am entirely unclear about the specifics and I’m pretty sure that everyone is feeling a different…
