Primary Authors:
David R. Thomas, MD, CMD, FACP, AGSF, FGSA
Professor of Medicine
Division of Geriatric Medicine
St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Wendy Ashmen
Programs in Medicine
Newton Square, Pennsylvania
John E. Morley, MB BCh
Dammert Professor of Gerontology
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Director, GRECC St. Louis Medical Center
St. Louis, Missouri
William J. Evans PhD
Professor of Geriatrics, Physiology and Nutrition
Director, Nutrition, Metabolism and Exercise Program
Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging
UAMS Medical Center
Little Rock, Arkansas
Council Members:
Kerry W. Cranmer, MD, CMD
Chairman, Geriatric Medical Services
Geriatric Instructor
Great Palins Family Medicine Residency Program
Immediate Past Executive Committee
American Medical Directors Association
Board of Directors
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Marianne Smith Edge, MS, RD, LD, FADA
Owner, MSE & Associates
Past President, The American Dietetic Association
Owensboro, Kentucky
W. Gary Erwin, PharmD
President, Omnicare Senior Health Outcomes
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Laurie Forrester, PharmD
President
Senior Med Alliance, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
Michael L. Freedman, MD
The Diane and Arthur Belfer Professor of Geriatric Medicine
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York
Ann Gallagher, RD, LD, CD
President, F.A. Gallagher and Associates
Past President, The American Dietetic Association
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Martin J. Gorbien, MD, CMD, FACP
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Director, Section of Geriatric Medicine
Director, The Johnston R. Bowman Health Center
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Morrio Green, MD, PhD
Long-term Care Coordinator, Geriatric Fellowship Programs in Medicine
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Hackensack, New Jersey
Clare Hendrick, RN, BSN, CRNP
VP of Education and Clinical Development
HealthEssentials, Inc.
San Clemente, California
Barbara L. Hoffmann, MD, CMD
President, Landis Consulting Corporation & MedYork
York, Pennsylvania
Kelly A. Hollenack, RPh, CGP, FASCP
Director, Health Management
Omnicare, Inc.
Dublin, Ohio
Gordon A. Ireland, PharmD
Vice President
Clinical Pharmacy Services
MedAssets
St. Louis, Missouri
Donna A. Israel, PhD, RD, LD, LPC, FADA
President
Professional Nutrition Therapists, Inc.
Richardson, Texas
Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, CS, FNP
K.L. Kennedy Inc.
Tucson, Arizona
Steven Levenson, MD, CMD
Baltimore, Maryland
Armon B. Neel, Jr., PharmD, CGP, FASCP
President
MedicationXpert, LLC
Griffin, Georgia
Dan Osterweil, MD, CMD
Professor of Clinical Medicine and Geriatrics
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Carolyn D. Philpot, MSN (R), GNP, BC
Division of Geriatric Medicine
St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Mary Ellen Posthauer, RD, CD, LD
Corporate Consultant
Supreme Care West
Evansville, Indiana
Gretchen E. Robinson, MS, RD, LD, FADA
Corporate Consultant
Health Care Facilities Inc.
Lima, Ohio
Miriam B. Rodin, MD, PhD, CMD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Laurence Z. Rubenstein, MD, MPH, FACP
Professor of Geriatric Medicine
UCLA School of Medicine
Director, Sepulveda VA GRECC
Los Angeles, California
Michael W. Schuster, MD
Professor of Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Director of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Clinical Research
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
Laurie Shaw, RN
Director of Nursing
Riverside Health Systems
Newport News, Virginia
Lynn Williams Shipp, RPh, FASCP
President
Strategic Health Partners
Monterey, Tennessee
Debra D. Smith, RPh, FASCP
Vice-President
MedClaim, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dennis H. Sullivan, MD
Director, GRECC
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Executive Vice Chairman
Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas
Eric G. Tangalos, MD, CMD
Chair, Division of Community Internal Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Medical School
Rochester, Minnesota
Lisa Welford, RPh, FASCP
Vice President, Clinical Operations
Omnicare, Inc.
Livonia, Michigan
Margaret-Mary G. Wilson, MBBS, MRCP
Assistant Professor of Geriatric/Internal Medicine
Division of Geriatric Medicine
St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Shing-shing Yeh, PhD, MD
Associate Professor in Medicine
University Hospital SUNY at Stony Brook
Geriatric Division Department of Medicine
VA Medical Center at Northport
Northport, New York