@article{c8575ed1caf44f16992409fad2ef5614,
title = "Integrating geriatrics into clinical training, research training, board certification, and continuing education in infectious diseases: Meeting review and commentary",
abstract = "Although adults aged 65 years and older constitute the most rapidly growing segment of the U.S. population, geriatric issues have not typically been a focus of training in infectious diseases (ID). Underrecognition of the unique aspects of geriatric care, apathy toward this population, and the feeling that 'we're all geriatricians' (and thus know geriatric medicine) all contribute to this problem. This article summarizes the recent meeting focused on integrating geriatric principles within ID training at all levels. The ID/geriatric interface as an attractive area for basic and clinical research is emphasized.",
author = "High, {K. P.} and Joiner, {K. A.}",
note = "Funding Information: Other organizations such as the Arthritis Foundation take a similarly broad view by funding research that may be only indirectly applicable to arthritic syndromes. For example, grants from the Arthritis Foundation fund research on vaccine responses, inflammation, cell-mediated immunity, and the influence of comorbidities on clinical outcomes, all issues at the geriatrics/ID interface. Funding Information: At a geriatric educational retreat (GER) sponsored by the John A. Hartford Foundation and held in Whistler, British Columbia, in August 1997, the perspective of fellowship training program directors, the American Board of Internal Medicine, the Medical Knowledge and Self-Assessment Program, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), The Journal of Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Aging (NIA), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), industry representatives, and research foundations with regard to geriatrics and ID training was reviewed. Mechanisms to better integrate geriatric principles with ID training and to increase the recogni- Funding Information: Foundation support for geriatric research is substantial, but ID is underrepresented in grant applications to these agencies. Perhaps the strongest foundation support appropriate for ID research faculty is the Paul Beeson Physician Scholar Awards funded by the American Federation for Aging Research through a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation. These awards are provided to junior faculty members within 12 years of graduation from medical school. Salary support of ⁄75%, supply money, and funds for personnel are provided. The total award can be up to $150,000/year for 3 years. Currently, 10 grants are funded each year. Applications are not limited to geriatrics faculty members, but applicants must be willing to devote a great deal of their subsequent research career to geriatric issues.",
year = "1999",
doi = "10.1086/515211",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "28",
pages = "753--756",
journal = "Clinical Infectious Diseases",
issn = "1058-4838",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "4",
}