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Section of Geriatrics

MISSION

To provide top quality medical and interdisciplinary education and training, patient care, and research in the field of aging.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Residents

The Section of Geriatric Medicine provides a 4 week experience for LSU internal medicine and family medicine residents in the senior year of training year round. Residents are exposed to clinical aspects of nursing home care, adult day care, home care, geriatric primary care and assessment clinic and inpatient consultation service. Residents are particularly exposed to Geriatric Syndromes-Functional decline, Dementia, Delirium, Depression, Polypharmacy, Urinary Incontinence, Malnutrition, and Falls/Osteoporosis.

Fellows

A long year long accredited clinical fellowship in Geriatric Medicine is available to family medicine and internal medicine residents who have satisfactorily completed the residency and are board eligible in their specialty of Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. Two positions are available and time of entrance is flexible, depending on the applicant. Rotational experiences include geriatric psychiatry -- 2 months, physical medicine and rehabilitation -- 2 months, geriatric consultation/concentrated LTC experience -- 4 months, special clinics (Pain, Orthopaedics, Urology, Neurology) -- 1 month, Home care -- 1 month, Hospice -- 1 month, and elective-1 month. Four weeks of vacation are also provided. Longitudinal experiences include Home Care, nursing home, and primary care clinic. Fellows must complete a limited research prior to finishing the fellowship.

A second and third year concentrated research experience is available leading to an MPH degree. Duties during the two-year experience include clinical/teaching in geriatrics at affiliated LSU teaching sites serving as a junior faculty member with medical students and resident physicians, course work leading to the MPH degree at the School of Public Health, and completion of a research project suitable for publication/presentation.

Medical Students

A four-week elective in Geriatric Medicine is offered year-round through the Section of Geriatric Medicine for senior medical students who would like additional clinical exposure to the elderly and/or whom may be interested in Geriatrics as a career.

A 10-week elective (four hours per week) is offered to second year medical students interested in learning more about Geriatric Medicine and who may be interested in completing a research project.

Interdisciplinary Education

The Section of Geriatric Medicine's faculty collaborates with faculty and students from the Schools of Nursing and Allied Health on an ongoing basis and at clinical sites.

PATIENT CARE

Clinical sites for training and patient care for the Section of Geriatric Medicine include the following:

John J. Hainkel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 612 Henry Clay Avenue, New Orleans, La. 70118. The Section of Geriatric Medicine provides Medical Direction, oversight of Interdisciplinary Care Plan activities and primary care for a majority of the nursing home patients. This is also the site for LTC clinical research.

St. Anna's Residence, 1823 Prytania St. New Orleans, La. 70130-A faculty member of the Section of Geriatric Medicine provides Medical Direction, oversight of Interdisciplinary Care Plan activities and primary care for a significant number of residents there.

Chateau De Notre Dame Nursing Facility, 2832 Burdette St., New Orleans, La.-A faculty member of the Section of Geriatric Medicine provides Medical Direction and oversight of Interdisciplinary Care Plan activities.

Château Living Center, LLC, 716 Village Road, Kenner, La. 70065-A faculty member of the Section of Geriatric Medicine provides Medical Direction, oversight of Interdisciplinary Care Plan activities, and primary care for a significant number of residents there.

Ochsner Kenner Hospital-A faculty of the Section of Geriatric Medicine performs inpatient geriatric consultation 5 days per week and staffs a primary care and geriatric assessment clinic once weekly at the LSU Multispecialty Clinic on the 5th floor of the Ochsner Kenner Medical Outpatient building.

Touro Infirmary-A majority of the fellowship inpatient and outpatient clinical rotations are located here. Fellows answer consults on the inpatient service with faculty supervision.

University Hospital-A faculty member of the Section of Geriatric Medicine serves as part-time Medical Director for Geriatric Medicine and provides inpatient geriatric consultation. This is also the site of the Home Care Program.

Home Care Program-This is coordinated by a part-time faculty member one day per week who sees Home Care patients in the NO Metro area on referral from the University Hospital LSU and Tulane Medicine services through case management services. 


RESEARCH

Horizon Trial-Phase III Study to evaluate the effect of zolidronate in post-operative elderly post hip fracture-2001.

Observational Study of the Association between Chronic Anemia and Nursing Home Residents-$130,000-March 1, 2007 to March 1, 2008-Sites (John J. Hainkel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Orleans, La., Chateau Living Center in Kenner, La., Chateau De Notre Dame Nursing Center in New Orleans, and St. Anna's Residence in New Orleans, La.

Research opportunities exist for medical students, residents, fellows, MPH candidates and nursing and allied health students at clinical practice sites.

FACULTY

Charles A. Cefalu MD, MS
Chief, Section of Geriatric Medicine

Seetha R. R. Muthavarapu, MD

Marco Ruiz MD, MPH 

Charles V. Sanders Jr. MD

Mayer Heiman MD
Home Care
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
2020 Gravier Street,
7th floor, Suite D
New Orleans, La. 70112
Tel : 504-487-4112

Barbara Ray MSW
Home Care
Instructor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
2020 Gravier Street,
7th floor, Suite D
New Orleans, La. 70112
Tel : 504-568-4493
Fax: 504-568-2127
 


EXTERNAL FUNDING

John A. Hartford Foundation-New York City-$501,545.00 over five years beginning October 1, 2006-September 30, 2011-to support the rebuilding of the Section of Geriatric Medicine post Katrina

Hurricane Fund for the Elderly-$106,000 from August 1, 2007-July 31, 2008 to provide support for a Home Care Program for indigent minority and other elderly through University Hospital and for the New Orleans Metro Area

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