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Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and
Gerontology (MPGMG)
Since
its inception in 1979, the UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric
Medicine and Gerontology (MPGMG) has been recognized as a
national leader in providing clinical care for older persons,
teaching physicians and other health professionals how to
better care for older persons, and conducting research aimed
at improving the health and independence of older persons.
With over 50 full-time faculty members representing many disciplines,
the UCLA MPGMG is one of the largest academic geriatrics programs
in the world. The MPGMG is comprised of the following core
sites: UCLA Medical Center and Center for Health Sciences,
the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System-West Los Angeles
and Sepulveda Centers, and the Jewish Homes for the Aging-Borun
Center for Gerontological Research. These core sites also
have community-based, nursing home, and home care programs,
which extend the clinical and teaching missions of the MPGMG
beyond the academic medical center.
MPGMG
Programs and Resources:
MPGMG
Press Releases
Fall 2007 Newsletter
Spring 2007 Newsletter
Fall 2006 Newsletter
Spring 2005 Newsletter
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2004 Newsletter
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2003 Newsletter
Spring
2002 Newsletter
Fall 2004 Newsletter
Fall
2001 Newsletter
Spring
2000 Newsletter
Fall
1999 Newsletter
Research
For
almost two decades, UCLA and its affiliated institutions have
recognized the need to develop new initiatives in geriatrics
and gerontological research to advance knowledge regarding
older people and the aging process. Research conducted by
the MPGMG faculty focuses upon the clinical epidemiology,
diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of older persons; health
services delivery; the physiology of age-related changes;
and the basic cellular and molecular biology of aging.
In
1991, the MPGMG became one of the first National Institute
on Aging Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers. This center links interventional research to basis
science research with the common goal so promoting the independence
of older persons.
Core
Sites
Center
for Health Sciences-Division of Geriatrics
The
UCLA Medical Center is the University-owned teaching hospital
for the UCLA School of Medicine. It comprises 668 inpatient
medical/surgical beds, an emergency department, and ambulatory
clinics that accommodate 420,000 patient visits per year (including
emergency room visits). The Medical Center offers an extensive
array of specialty and ancillary services. Specialized services
for older persons include a Geriatrics Special Care Unit (GSCU),
a Multidisciplinary Geriatric Assessment Center and Ambulatory
Primary Care, a Specialty Women's Clinic, a Geriatric In-Patient
Continuity of Care and Consultation Services, a Community
Clinic, Subacute Care Unit and Nursing Home, a home visit
primary care program, a Geropsychiatry In-patient Unit, and
a Geropsychiatry Consultation Service.
Geriatric
Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Sepulveda
The
Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
(VA GLAHS) at Sepulveda provides ambulatory care thousands
of patients per year, operates a nursing home with over 100
beds, and hosts two centers for excellence - the Geriatric
Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) and the Center
for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior. Now in its
third decade, the GRECC is recognized as a leader in health
care and research for elderly persona. As a research and training
institution affiliated with the UCLA School of Medicine, Sepulveda
is also widely known for its excellent program in interdisciplinary
team training and in geriatric training for associated health
professions. Specialized services for older persons currently
available at Sepulveda include an Outpatient Geriatric Assessment
Clinic, a Geriatric Medicine Primary Care clinic, a home-based
Primary Home Care Program, a Geriatric Diabetes Clinic, a
Sexual Dysfunction and Pressure Ulcer Clinic, a Geriatric
Pharmacy Service, Geriatric Psychiatry Clinics, a day hospital
(the Center for Ambulatory Rehabilitation and Education [CARE],
an Academic Nursing Home and Hospice Care Program, Respite
Care, a Telephone Help Line and preventive Outreach System.
Geriatric
Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), West Los Angeles
The
Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
(VA GLAHS) at West Los Angeles has a 832-bed acute care general
hospital and a 400-bed psychiatric hospital that comprise
one of the major teaching hospital complexes of UCLA's School
of Medicine. This medical center provides patient care and
postgraduate training in all medical and surgical specialties.
Established in 1978, the West Los Angeles GRECC is recognized
for its excellence in research, clinical and educational programs
in aging disorders. Special resources and programs include
an Acute Geriatrics Evaluation and Management (GEM) Unit,
a Geriatric Ambulatory Clinic, a Gait Disorders Clinic, an
Academic Nursing Home, a Geropsychiatry Unit, a Neurobehavioral
Program, a Hospice Unit, a Continuity of Subacute Care Program,
a Women's Health Center Program, an Osteoporosis Center Program,
a Geriatric Dentistry Program, Seniors Health Assessment Program
and Education (SHAPE) Outreach Program, and a Basic and Clinical
Program in Musculoskeletal Disorders of Aging.
UCLA-Anna
and Harry Borun Center for Gerontological Research
The
Anna and Harry Borun Center for Gerontological Research, a
joint effort of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the Jewish Homes for the
Aging of Greater Los Angeles, focuses on creating and testing
non-medical interventions to improve quality of life of the
elderly. Research activities are interdisciplinary and conceived
according to a model of aging that addresses social, economic,
environmental, and psychological problems, as well as deficits
in health status.
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