The @GlobalObLTC is taking shape, with thanks for all the early adopters, 92 expert profiles covering #LongTermCare in 31 countries so far, with great variety of topics of methods. More on how to engage with the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care here: goltc.org/welcome-to-the-glo…
My dad is thinking about retiring. He loves what he does, could be better at it now than ever before, & I’m telling him to stick around. See what research says about the impact of retirement on your brain on this episode of @Freakonomics, MD (@DrBapuPod)
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This week on Freakonomics, MD (@DrBapuPod):
How does retirement affect your brain?
With interesting research from economics (@nbcoe1 & others) using variation in timing of Social Security eligibility to understand how retirement affects cognition.
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Apply for our org member @PennLDI's Summer Undergraduate Minority Research Program, which introduces students from underrepresented minority groups to research in health services, population health, and clinical epidemiology.
Learn more: ldi.upenn.edu/education/penn…#LDISUMR2022.
Are pragmatic policy RCTs w/ delivery systems & payers ur jam? Action-oriented 2ry data projects?
Then join @ZekeEmanuel@ravi_b_parikh & me @ @PennMEHP Healthcare Transformation Institute & @PayInsightsTeam. We r seeking new faculty!
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Congrats to Dr. @Kate_EM_Miller as she successfully defended her dissertation from @unchpm PhD program! We are so proud of you! 🥳
Committee: @ErinEKent, Dr. Donna Gilleskie,
@gmarkholmes, Dr. Sally Stearns, @chvanhoutven, & @megkabat
🌟🌟🌟Reminder: apply to our mentoring workshop for 3&4th year women/non-binary PhD students in health econ & health policy! We have had an amazing response from mentors so it’s going to be a great workshop. Fellow faculty: please forward to your students! aeaweb.org/about-aea/committ…
This piece would have never happened without the training I received through the LDI Amplify program. Highly recommend! @PennLDI@abuttenheim@rm_werner @weinerja
[T]he American Jobs Plan does take an important step in recognizing and supporting the essential workers who are the scaffolding of the home care industry," write LDI Executive Director @rm_werner and LDI Fellow @nbcoe1 in a @Newsweek op-ed.
Read more: newsweek.com/bidens-infrastr…
#vaccine update, #Philly. A friend just came from the Convention Center FEMA #vaccination site. She said they are taking walk-ins, and administering the Pfizer vaccine.
Bring a friend, age 16 ! Bring yourself, celebrate a giant step toward a better, healthier world.
In @Newsweek, @nbcoe1 & @rm_werner say Biden's infrastructure plan recognizes our invisible home care workers. "They are the infrastructure that keeps the industry intact, and they are an infrastructure that is crumbling and badly in need of repair." newsweek.com/bidens-infrastr…
Exciting work by @annachoi08#RCMARposters Improving neighborhood perceptions can improve behavior and health. Investments in neighborhoods pay off on so many levels. @Eugenia_South
Older Latinos living with dementia need culturally tailored instructions, access to language services, and outreach from health systems to earn their trust and improve safety when coming home from the hospital.
#RCMARANNUAL21#RCMARPosters@AmerGeriatrics@JH_Memory_Aging
Black older adults in assisted living are disproportionately segregated in a small number of settings. What do we know about the quality of care for residents with dementia? Memory-care designations may give us a clue. #RCMARposters#RCMARANNUAL21@BrownGero@BrownHSPP
"It is time to act boldly to make long-term care safe, affordable and accessible for everyone, to push for reform that recognizes the burden we have been placing on families, and shift some of that responsibility towards the government." @nbcoe1bit.ly/3pJoLRG
Parsing the History and Health Effects of Structural Racism | @PennLDI Virtual Seminar Connects Past and Present in Search for Solutions
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