Best Practices

Pauline Anderson, APRN and J. Riley McCarten, MD

Ms. Anderson is an advanced practice nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center (MVAMC), Minneapolis, MN and coordinates the VISN 23 Dementia Demonstration Project. Dr. McCarten is a staff neurologist and the medical director of the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Memory Loss Clinic at the MVAMC and is the overall physician champion for the VISN 23 Dementia Demonstration Project.

Pauline Anderson, APRN and J. Riley McCarten, MD

Ms. Anderson is an advanced practice nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center (MVAMC), Minneapolis, MN and coordinates the VISN 23 Dementia Demonstration Project. Dr. McCarten is a staff neurologist and the medical director of the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Memory Loss Clinic at the MVAMC and is the overall physician champion for the VISN 23 Dementia Demonstration Project.

Pauline Anderson, APRN and J. Riley McCarten, MD

Ms. Anderson is an advanced practice nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center (MVAMC), Minneapolis, MN and coordinates the VISN 23 Dementia Demonstration Project. Dr. McCarten is a staff neurologist and the medical director of the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Memory Loss Clinic at the MVAMC and is the overall physician champion for the VISN 23 Dementia Demonstration Project.

Terri J.W. Huh, PhD, Karyn M. Skultety, PhD, and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, PhD

Dr. Huh is the associate director for education/evaluation with the VA Palo Alto Health Care System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Palo Alto; Dr. Skultety is the director of behavioral health services at the Institute on Aging, San Francisco; and Dr. Gallagher-Thompson is the director of the Stanford Geriatric Education Center at Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, all in CA.

Terri J.W. Huh, PhD, Karyn M. Skultety, PhD, and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, PhD

Dr. Huh is the associate director for education/evaluation with the VA Palo Alto Health Care System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Palo Alto; Dr. Skultety is the director of behavioral health services at the Institute on Aging, San Francisco; and Dr. Gallagher-Thompson is the director of the Stanford Geriatric Education Center at Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, all in CA.

Terri J.W. Huh, PhD, Karyn M. Skultety, PhD, and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, PhD

Dr. Huh is the associate director for education/evaluation with the VA Palo Alto Health Care System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Palo Alto; Dr. Skultety is the director of behavioral health services at the Institute on Aging, San Francisco; and Dr. Gallagher-Thompson is the director of the Stanford Geriatric Education Center at Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, all in CA.

William D. Hula, PhD, CCC-SLP, Ptrick J. Doyle, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Michelle I. Rossi, MD, MPH

Dr. Hula is a research speech pathologist, Dr. Doyle is the associate director for research, and Dr. Rossi is the associate director for clinical care, all at the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA. In addition, Dr. Hula is an adjunct assistant professor and Dr. Doyle is an associate professor, both in the department of communication science and disorders, and Dr. Rossi is an assistant professor in the department of medicine, all at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

William D. Hula, PhD, CCC-SLP, Ptrick J. Doyle, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Michelle I. Rossi, MD, MPH

Dr. Hula is a research speech pathologist, Dr. Doyle is the associate director for research, and Dr. Rossi is the associate director for clinical care, all at the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA. In addition, Dr. Hula is an adjunct assistant professor and Dr. Doyle is an associate professor, both in the department of communication science and disorders, and Dr. Rossi is an assistant professor in the department of medicine, all at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

William D. Hula, PhD, CCC-SLP, Ptrick J. Doyle, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Michelle I. Rossi, MD, MPH

Dr. Hula is a research speech pathologist, Dr. Doyle is the associate director for research, and Dr. Rossi is the associate director for clinical care, all at the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA. In addition, Dr. Hula is an adjunct assistant professor and Dr. Doyle is an associate professor, both in the department of communication science and disorders, and Dr. Rossi is an assistant professor in the department of medicine, all at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Sandra E. Sanchez-Reilly, MD

Dr. Sanchez-Reilly is the program director of the hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System; an investigator with the San Antonio Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center; and an associate professor of geriatrics and palliative care and the section chief of palliative medicine in the department of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, all in San Antonio, TX. She is also a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society.

Sandra E. Sanchez-Reilly, MD

Dr. Sanchez-Reilly is the program director of the hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System; an investigator with the San Antonio Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center; and an associate professor of geriatrics and palliative care and the section chief of palliative medicine in the department of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, all in San Antonio, TX. She is also a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society.

Sandra E. Sanchez-Reilly, MD

Dr. Sanchez-Reilly is the program director of the hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System; an investigator with the San Antonio Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center; and an associate professor of geriatrics and palliative care and the section chief of palliative medicine in the department of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, all in San Antonio, TX. She is also a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society.

Laura Bonner, PhD and Suzanne Craft, PhD

Dr. Bonner is a psychologist and Dr. Craft is a neuropsychologist and the associate director, both at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Seattle, WA. In addition, Dr. Bonner is an acting instructor and Dr. Craft is a professor, both in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.

Laura Bonner, PhD and Suzanne Craft, PhD

Dr. Bonner is a psychologist and Dr. Craft is a neuropsychologist and the associate director, both at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Seattle, WA. In addition, Dr. Bonner is an acting instructor and Dr. Craft is a professor, both in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.

Laura Bonner, PhD and Suzanne Craft, PhD

Dr. Bonner is a psychologist and Dr. Craft is a neuropsychologist and the associate director, both at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Seattle, WA. In addition, Dr. Bonner is an acting instructor and Dr. Craft is a professor, both in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.

Nina Tumosa, PhD and John E. Morley, MB, BCh

Dr. Tumosais an associate director for education/evaluation and Dr. Morley is the director, both at the St. Louis Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), St. Louis VA Medical Center, St. Louis, MO. In addition, Dr. Tumosa is a professor of medicine and codirector of the Gateway Geriatric Education Center and Dr. Morley is a professor of medicine, division director, and director of the Gateway Geriatric Education Center, both in the division of geriatric medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

Nina Tumosa, PhD and John E. Morley, MB, BCh

Dr. Tumosais an associate director for education/evaluation and Dr. Morley is the director, both at the St. Louis Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), St. Louis VA Medical Center, St. Louis, MO. In addition, Dr. Tumosa is a professor of medicine and codirector of the Gateway Geriatric Education Center and Dr. Morley is a professor of medicine, division director, and director of the Gateway Geriatric Education Center, both in the division of geriatric medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

Nina Tumosa, PhD and John E. Morley, MB, BCh

Dr. Tumosais an associate director for education/evaluation and Dr. Morley is the director, both at the St. Louis Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), St. Louis VA Medical Center, St. Louis, MO. In addition, Dr. Tumosa is a professor of medicine and codirector of the Gateway Geriatric Education Center and Dr. Morley is a professor of medicine, division director, and director of the Gateway Geriatric Education Center, both in the division of geriatric medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.