Foreign-Body Abrasions of the Cornea Acting as a Concave Lens* *From the Department of Ophthalmology, New York University---Bellevue Medical Center

Abstract As the Age-Friendly Health System initiative moves across the US and around the world, not only do health system staff require education about the 4Ms, but older adults, caregivers, and families need education. Engaging and empowering the community about the 4Ms can improve communication, clarify and improve adherence to treatment plans, and improve patient satisfaction. Many methods for engaging the community in age-friendly care are currently in development. Initiated by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Programs (GWEPs), Community Catalyst is leading the co-design of Age-Friendly Health System materials with older adults and caregivers. Testing these materials across the country in diverse populations of older adults and caregivers will yield open-source documents for local adaptation. Rush University Medical Center is testing a method for identifying, engaging, educating, and providing health services for family caregivers of older adults. This unique program integrates with the Age-Friendly Health System efforts in addressing all 4Ms for caregivers. The Bronx Health Corps (BHC) was created by the New York University Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing to educate older adults in the community about health and health behaviors. BHC developed a method for engaging and educating older adults that is replicable in other communities. Baylor College of Medicine adapted and tested the Patient Priorities Care model to educate primary care providers about how to engage older adults in conversations about What Matters to them. Central to the Age-Friendly movement, John A. Hartford Foundation leadership will discuss the implications of this important work.

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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.4.1.142 ◽

1949 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 142-144

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Medical Center ◽

Associate Professor ◽

Johns Hopkins Hospital ◽

State University ◽

New York University ◽

Louisiana State University ◽

School Of Medicine ◽

National Foundation ◽

Infantile Paralysis

The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has awarded postgraduate fellowships in the fields of scientific research, physical medicine and public health. Three of the new fellows will devote their time to research projects in the field of pediatrics. Dr. John J. Osborn, of Larchmont, N.Y., has already begun his project at New York University—Bellevue Medical Center under Drs. L. Emmett Holt, Jr., Professor of Pediatrics, and Colin MacLeod, Professor of Microbiology; Dr. Paul Harold Hardy, Jr., of Baltimore, Md., and Dr. David I. Schrum, of Houston, Texas, will start their work July 1, respectively, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, under Drs. Francis F. Schwentker, Pediatrician-in-Chief, and Horace L. Hodes, Associate Professor of Pediatrics; and at Louisiana State University School of Medicine under Drs. Myron E. Wegman, Professor of Pediatrics, and G. John Buddingh, Professor of Microbiology.

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Glaucoma Pediatric Corneal Disease—Special Considerations

US Ophthalmic Review ◽

10.17925/usor.2017.10.01.17 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (01) ◽

pp. 17

Author(s):

Gerald W Zaidman ◽

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Medical Center ◽

The United States ◽

Corneal Transplant ◽

Extensive Experience ◽

Medical College ◽

Department Of Ophthalmology ◽

Guest Lecturer ◽

Laser Vision

Dr Gerald W Zaidman is Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Director of the Cornea Service, and Vice-Chairman and Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at the New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center. Dr Zaidman has published over 50 peerreviewed articles and has presented at numerous meetings as a named lecturer on issues pertaining to cornea/external diseases, keratorefractive surgery, and pediatric corneal diseases. He has received both an honor award and a senior honor award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has received seven research grants. He has traveled to many regions of the United States, Europe, and Asia as an invited guest lecturer. He has extensive experience in laser vision correction and corneal transplant surgery and has lectured at and moderated many national eye meetings. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and is a reviewer for all the major journals in ophthalmology. Dr Zaidman is the founder and president of the Pediatric Keratoplasty Association.Through this society, Dr Zaidman has organized and promoted pediatric keratoplasty, an area of extreme difficulty and complexity.

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