Catching up with Dr. Ehrlich: Age-friendly hospitals, AI & geriatrics, and tips for healthy aging
The geriatrician and GGP division research chief is named to an Emerging Leaders in Aging scholar program and research committees of the American Delirium Society and American Geriatric Society, and cited in the CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Guide.
Geriatrician April L. Erhlich, MD, MHS, recently began her year-long participation as one of 21 scholars in the University of California, San Francisco’s Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging Scholars Program.
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April Ehrlich, MD, MHS, pictured here in Washington, D.C., was recognized as a “distinguished scholar” at the inaugural AI, Technology, and Aging Summit of the NIH/NIA-funded Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories for Aging Research, uniting leading institutions to “advance longer, healthier lives through innovative applications of AI and emerging technologies.”
Courtesy of April L. Ehrlich, MD, MHS
“It’s a national initiative that cultivates leadership, authenticity and impact among rising leaders in geriatrics,” she said. “Through mentorship and collaboration with experts, I’m hoping it will strengthen my leadership skills and help me apply new insights to advance research development and growth within our division.”
Dr. Ehrlich, an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, serves as the division’s chief for clinical research development.
The Tideswell program’s first meeting, Oct. 9-10, was hosted by the University of Rochester in New York. Her division chief, Mindy J. Fain, MD, is on the program advisory board.
Earlier this year, Dr. Ehrlich also was recognized as a “distinguished scholar” at the inaugural AI, Technology, and Aging Summit, hosted May 1 by the Johns Hopkins AI and Technology Collaboratory for Aging Research in Washington, D.C. She said Johns Hopkins is part of the Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories (AITC) for Aging Research, a National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging-funded program uniting leading institutions to help older Americans enjoy “longer, healthier lives through innovative applications of AI and emerging technologies.”
In addition, two papers by Dr. Ehrlich were cited in the CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Specifications Guide as support for new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Age-Friendly Measures as part of a new final rule approved in July that aligns with the “4Ms” framework, encompassing “What Matters,” “Medication,” “Mentation” and “Mobility.”
Both papers appear in the journal Annals of Surgery with Dr. Ehrlich cited as first author: “Implementation of a Multispecialty Geriatric Surgery Pathway Reduces Inpatient Cost for Frail Patients” (October 2023) and “Early Outcomes Following Implementation of a Multispecialty Geriatric Surgery Pathway” (June 2023).
Dr. Ehrlich also was named to the research committees of the American Delirium Society in June and American Geriatric Society in May. She serves as well on the Banner Health Delirium Power Plan Working Group (since September) and Identification & Management of Delirium Working Group (since December).
Finally, she was interviewed for a Banner Health Blog on “Thriving With Diabetes in Your Older Years: Tips for Healthy Living” that posted Feb. 12.
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