Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi Recognized with Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research

The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research, recognized the outstanding contributions of Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN, with the 2021 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in  Health Services and Aging Research.

Mining notes from doctors and nurses could improve dementia diagnosis

Searching for clues in electronic health records could steer dementia patients to better treatment and follow-up examinations — especially patients from minority groups that tend to be less likely to receive specialized care.

New toolkit guides professionals, others in scenarios involving dementia

A new toolkit from the School of Nursing prepares professionals, like pharmacists, as well as family members and other front-line staff to face and handle situations involving dementia patients.