Geriatric Mental Health and Wellbeing Webinar Series: Loneliness and Social Isolation
Explore the impact of loneliness and social isolation on older adults in this session of the Geriatric Mental Health and Wellbeing Webinar Series, featuring strategies for connection and support. This webinar is co-sponsored by SAEM's Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine (AGEM) and the Behavioral and Psychological Interest Group.
Moderators/Panelists
- Surriya Ahmad, MD
- Katie Dowdell, MD
- Jacques Lee, MD
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Surriya Ahmad, MD
Attending Physician
New York/Kentucky
Surriya Ahmad, MD, completed a five year combined Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine residency at the State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University and Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY, and is double board certified in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine. She completed a Geriatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Weill Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She has been a member of SAEM and AGEM for five years, serving on the AGEM Executive Committee for three years, and is the current Secretary of AGEM. Between taking care of patients in public inner-city Level 1 Trauma Centers and Tertiary Care Centers in Brooklyn and New York over the last seven years, and through her experience spending time with her father and grandmother, she grew more interested in how to best optimize the care of older adults in the ED, including prioritizing communication with patients and families, comfort-mental and physical, and overall experience and wellness.
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Jacques Lee, MD, MSc
Emergency Physician
Mount Sinai Hospital
Jacques Lee, MD, MSc, is an emergency physician at Mount Sinai Hospital, where he is also the inaugural Schwarts/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI) Research Chair in geriatric emergency medicine, and serves as an associate professor at the University of Toronto.