GWEP In Action

Departament gereatric workforce at white coat ceremony

Vincent Guida MD, FACP, Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD, FACP, Sweta Tewary PhD, MSW, MS, Desiree Simon, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN, and Hadi Masri, DO at the 2022 NSU-KPCOM White Coat Ceremony (Left to Right).

Naushira Pandya hosting the geriatric workforce podcast

Naushira Pandya, M.D., CMD, FACP hosting the SFGWEP podcast.

Person guiding the other on to look on a case via virtual reality

Marie Dezine, MS guiding Hilda DeGaetano, DO, MS, FACOP, FAAP on the 4Ms Virtual Reality Mille’s case.

Two NSU people presenting at 2022 American Geriatrics Society Conference

Marie Dezine, MS and Taleb El-Masri, DO presenting on “Use of Tablets to Improve Telehealth Services Among Older Adults” at the 2022 American Geriatrics Society Conference.

People on stage at ADRC conference 2022

Sweta Tewary PhD, MSW, MS presenting on Sleep and Dementia at the “Caregiver Empowerment” Conference organized by Area Agency on Aging of Broward County on October 18th, 2022.

AGS 2023 collage

Dr. Naushira Pandya, Oksana Shnayder, and Marie Dezine presenting the Geriatric Virtual Reality Case at AGS 2023.

GWEP team and dept of geriatric volunteering

The GWEP team and the Dept. of Geriatrics volunteering at the NSU Community Health Fair. Dr. Vincent Guida, Dr. Cruz, and 2nd Year Osteopathic Medical Students from NSU-KPCOM.

sfgwep training sessions

Dr. Naushira Pandya facilitated SFGWEP training sessions and promoted the Age-Friendly initiative among the nursing staff at John Knox Village Nursing Home.

sfgwep podcast series

The SFGWEP podcast series addresses issues in geriatric care, and covers a variety of topics including diabetes, heart failure, oral health, hearing issues, and more!

Tune in:
  SFGWEP Podcast on Podbean  SFGWEP Podcast on Spotify  

Aim high 2023 contribution

Our team had the pleasure of contributing to the AIM-High 2023 program. Dr. Desiree Simon & Marie Dezine introduced Age-Friendly Healthcare to a future generation of medical professionals!

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