Interest has been building on the part of individual AMDA members to develop a mechanism to share international best practice models of long term care. At the same time, the International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology (IAGG) has asked JAMDA Editor and Foundation Board member, Dr. John Morley, to serve as their contact for an IAGG focus group on nursing homes. Dr. Morley will participate in an IAGG meeting with the World Health Organization in June 2010 that will explore activities and initiatives that may be of interest to AMDA and its members.

Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, a 2007 AMDA Foundation/Pfizer QI Award winner was among ten persons named as Practice Change Fellows for 2009. Bonner, of the Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation was named for her project, “A Statewide Program to Improve Care Transitions and Reduce Avoidable Rehospitalizations from Skilled Nursing Facilities.”  

An article entitled, “Mentoring: A Key Strategy to Prepare the Next Generation of Physicians to Care for an Aging America,” in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society cited the unique role of professional associations in extending the institution-based mentoring programs of medical schools and training programs.

AMDA Foundation recognizes certain members of the AMDA Foundation Board and Scientific Council (AMDA-F SC) for their recent publications.