Metropolitan Area Geriatrics Society (MAGS)

Kudos to MAGS board member - Dr Martine Sanon - for her amazing presentation at national ACP meeting in New Orleans this month!

MAGS congratulates our Board Member Dr. Paula Lester on beginning her four year term as Governor of the Long Island Region of the ACP (American College of Physicians)!

Annual Metropolitan Area Geriatrics Society (MAGS) Career Night is BACK! 9/14/22 via zoom - free for members! Check out info for this and future meetings at: https://www.magsnewyork.org/meeting-schedule

Join MAGS for a joint webinar with NYMDA - March 23 - Wound Care Update. Free for members!

JOIN US! MAGS Fellows' Career night - Nov 10 at 7pm on zoom!

The Aducanumab Experts Panel presented by MAGS on Oct 6 was a GREAT SUCCESS! Special thanks to the MAGS board and to our wonderful speakers.

MAGS Meeting - Aducanumab Experts Panel on Oct 6 via zoom. REGISTER TODAY! Free for members or $25 to attend just this event.

Pay for MAGS membership: https://www.magsnewyork.org/membership

Pay $25 for this event: https://www.magsnewyork.org/

It's time to renew your MAGS membership!

You can also register for our first program of the year: October 6, 2021 @ 7pm titled “Aducanumab experts panel: Where are we now?”. Our outstanding experts panel will discuss what happened since the expedited approval of Aducanumab by FDA. Dr Joshua Chodosh; Dr Jessica Zwerlin; and Dr Sam Gandy.

More info at:

Home “Aducanumab experts panel: Where are we now”. Our outstanding experts panel will discuss what happened since the expedited approval of Aducanumab by FDA.

MAGS Fellows Research Night!

We are pleased to inform you that the Metropolitan Area Geriatrics Society (MAGS) is hosting its annual Dr. Jeffrey Escher Memorial Research Day, on June 2, 2021 from 6:30pm- 8:00pm.

The event will be held via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent in a separate email to all the participants who have registered.

Clinical fellows in geriatrics, palliative care, and other subspecialty programs are encouraged to submit their abstract(s) on their scholarly work pertaining to the care of older adults in the areas of research (clinical or educational), quality improvement, and case reports/series.

Abstracts submission:

The format for Research and Quality Improvement projects should include an Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion.
The format for Case Reports and Case Series should include an Introduction, Case Presentation, Discussion, and Conclusion.
The word limit is 300.
Each fellow may submit a maximum of two (2) abstracts for consideration.
Abstracts previously presented at national meetings like the AGS, GSA, SGIM, AAHPM, ACP etc. are welcome.
Submission fees: Free for MAGS members/ $50 for non members.
The abstract submission deadline is May 3, 2021.

Fellows should send their abstract(s) as an attachment to [email protected] with the subject heading “Abstract Submission”.

Selected abstracts will be invited to give an oral presentation with a maximum of 5 slide PPT on June 2, 2021. The winners will be announced following the event.

Register now! March 17, 2021 MAGS/NYACP Educational CME Meeting. Free for MAGS and NYMDA members!

Message from MAGS President:

Dear MAGS Community,

Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! We hope this year will be a better one with the availability of the COVID-19 vaccines and the continuous respect of preventive measures.

We thank you for all your contribution during this difficult time. We shall always remember those who have lost their lives in this battle against COVID-19.MAGS remains committed to advocate for our older adults and all the health care workers caring for them.

This week, we met with NYCDOH to learn more about the plan in place to effectively vaccinate the most vulnerable population. We were pleased to learn more about the measures to assist older adults with limited mobility getting vaccinated. While we are hopeful for more vaccine supplies and additional vaccination sites, we have shared our concerns for those who are:

socially isolated
unable to navigate the health system
unable to schedule an appointment online or via the phone.

We appreciate all the work being done by NY State, the City of NY, NYCDOH, the medical facilities and all the health care workers who have worked tirelessly to contain this pandemic.

While continuing its mission of advocacy, MAGS remains committed to education. We look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming webinar on the Management of Dementia Related Behaviors on Wednesday March 17, 2021, organized in collaboration with NYACP.

Best wishes from MAGS leadership and Board of Directors.

Sakina Ouedraogo Tall, MD, FACP

President of MAGS