NY Metropolitan Area Consortium to Strengthen Psychosocial Programming in Geriatric Fellowships Third Annual Geriatric Psychosocial Conference: Understanding Psychosocial Issues in Geriatric Medicine November 11, 2009 Conference Faculty Ron Adelman, MD Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital Co-Chief of Geriatrics and Gerontology 212-746-1677, rdadelma@med.cornell.edu Ronald D. Adelman, MD is Professor of Medicine and Co-Chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York- Presbyterian Hospital. He is also the Director of the Irving Sherwood Wright Center on Aging and Co-Director of the Cornell Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care. Dr. Adelman s research focuses on older patient-physician communication and geriatric medical education. Recently he has become interested in homelessness among older people and communication issues in palliative care. Jennifer Breznay, MD Maimonides Medical Center Associate Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program 718-635-6417, JBreznay@maimonidesmed.org Jennifer Breznay, MD MPH is a Board-Certified Family Practitioner and Geriatrician. She completed her fellowship training at Mt Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and is currently the Associate Program Director in the Division of Geriatrics at Maimonides Medical Center. She has a particular interest in best-practices for communication in variety of areas: nurse-physician interactions, end-of-life care approaches and care for the elderly. John Clabby, PhD UMDNJ/ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Clinical Associate Professor 732-294-2540, jclabby@centrastate.com John F. Clabby, PhD is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, with a joint appointment with the Department of Psychiatry. He teaches Psychology and Behavioral Science to Family Medicine Residents and Geriatric Fellows at the CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ. His most recent peerreviewed publications and presentations have focused on helping physicians apply brief cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy interventions to depressed and anxious patients. 1
Amy Ehrlich, MD Montefiore Medical Center Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program 718-920-6722, aehrlich@montefiore.org Amy R. Ehrlich, MD is Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Geriatrics Fellowship Program Director at Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her research interests include geriatrics medical education and burn prevention in older adults. Emily Finkelstein, MD Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology 212-746-1845, emf9009@med.cornell.edu Emily Finkelstein, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics Gerontology at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Finkelstein completed her internal medicine chief residency training at Stanford University School of Medicine and her geriatric fellowship training at Weill Cornell Medical College. She has recently joined the Board of Directors of Dorot, a social services agency for older adults in Manhattan. Her research interests include: studying the impact of caregiving on adult child caregivers, and the geriatric medical home. Ron Goralewicz, NPP New York-Presbyterian Hospital Nurse Practitioner The Irving Sherwood Wright Center on Aging 212-746-7015, rog9072@nyp.org Ron Goralewicz, NPP is a Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry at the Irving Sherwood Wright Medical Center on Aging, the outpatient geriatric practice of New York Presbyterian Hospital. He completed his Masters in Psychiatric Nursing at Hunter College and is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Clinical Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. He has more than 20 years experience in psychiatric nursing with a particular interest in the mental health needs of the elderly and the medically ill patient. At the Wright Center, he participates on a mental health team integrating geriatric mental health services into primary care, a demonstration project funded by the NYS Office of Mental Health. 2
Debra Greenberg, LCSW, PhD Montefiore Medial Center Senior Social Worker Geriatrics Division 718-920-4464, dgreenbe@montefiore.org Debra Greenberg, LCSW, PhD is a Senior Psychiatric Social Worker in the Division of Geriatrics at Montefiore Medical Center and Instructor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine where her responsibilities include program development and outreach to community agencies. Ms. Greenberg also provides psychosocial assessment, individual, marital and family therapy to older patients. Ms. Greenberg teaches geriatric fellows, medical students, and undergraduate summer interns in many clinical settings including assessments during home visits with the geriatric home bound team. Ms. Greenberg s current research interest is health literacy in older adults. Jennifer Hensley, MD Stony Brook University Medical Center Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Department of Medicine 631-444-9600, jhensley@notes.cc.sunysb.edu Jennifer Hensley, MD is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center. Dr. Hensley completed her internal medicine residency and geriatric fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is a recipient of the Geriatric Academic Career Award and developing evidence based geriatric curriculum for the acute inpatient units and combined medicine-geriatric consult service. Her other interests are in health literacy awareness for medical residents and interdisciplinary teams focusing on transitions of care. She co-created with Dr. Nicastri a standardized patient encounter session to teach health literacy to interdisciplinary providers in 2009 for the Long Island Geriatric Education Center. Dory Hottensen, LCSW New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College s Senior Social Worker Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Palliative Care Service 212-746-4347, doh9001@nyp.org Dory Hottensen, LCSW is a Senior Social Worker in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology and a member of the Palliative Care Consult Service at the New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She received a certificate from the American Institute for Psychoanalysis in psychodynamic psychotherapy and a certificate in Palliative and End of Life Care from New York University School of Social Work. Ms. Hottensen is also an experienced field instructor for social work interns. Ms Hottensen has facilitated bereavement support groups in the community and for RNs and has provided in-service training for pediatric RNs on grief and bereavement. 3
Fay Kahan, LCSW Mount Sinai Medical Center Geriatric Social Worker/Elder Abuse Coordinator 212-241-6774, Fay.Kahan@mountsinai.org Fay S. Kahan, LCSW, is a social worker at the Mount Sinai Hospital Coffey Geriatrics Practice and the hospital elder abuse/neglect coordinator. She has co-authored articles on elder mistreatment with colleagues from other disciplines, e.g. medicine, nursing. She worked for several years as an inpatient social worker in psychiatry and med-surg. In addition, she is the assistant coordinator of the student intern program. Catherine Nicastri, MD Stony Brook University Medical Center Assistant Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine 631-444-5188, cnicastri@notes.cc.sunysb.edu Catherine Nicastri, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center and has been the recipient of two Geriatric Academic Career Awards. Among her duties for the Department of Medicine, she is the subspecialty Education Coordinator of Geriatrics for the Medicine residency and the Associate Program Director of the Geriatric Fellowship. She has been interested in improving Medicine Resident and Geriatric Fellows awareness of health literacy and developing skills to improve communication in low health Literacy patients. She cocreated with Dr. Hensley the Clinical Skills Workshop on Health Literacy Screening Tools and Communication Techniques for the Long Island Geriatric Education Center in May 2009. Karin Ouchida, MD Montefiore Medical Center Clinical Instructor of Medicine/ Home Care Medical Director of Montefiore Medical Center Home Health Agency 718-920-6722, kouchida@montefiore.org Karin Ouchida, MD is an Instructor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Co-Director of the Geriatrics Home Visiting Program at Montefiore Medical Center. She is also the Medical Director of Montefiore Home Health Agency. Her educational interests include improving transitions of care for older adults and elder mistreatment. 4
Barrie Raik, MD Weill Cornell Medical College/ New York Presbyterian Hospital Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in Geriatrics and Public Health Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology 212-746-1729, bar2008@med.cornell.edu Barrie Raik, MD is Director of the Geriatric Fellowship Program at Weill Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital. Her research and educational interests include care for frail elderly, ethical dilemmas, palliative care and the hidden curriculum in medical school. Kathleen Triche, DSW, LCSW St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center Manager of the Supportive Care and Family Caregiver Program 212-604-7332, KTriche@svcmcny.org Kathleen Triche, DSW, LCSW is the Manager of the Supportive Care and Family Caregiver Program of St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center and is in the Department of Geriatric Medicine. She teaches medical students, residents and fellows about issues of aging and caregiving. She provides individual and group support to caregivers, and has a special interest in the dynamics of aging families. Dr. Triche has a Doctor of Social Work degree from Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, and a Masters of Social Work from Tulane University. Her research has focused on older couples dealing with bereavement and serious illness, as well as on computer use by seniors and mental health issues. 5