University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: October 2021

Connecting Through Technology During COVID-19

Nursing home residents are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. They are mostly older adults, often with medical conditions, who live in close quarters with many other people. To curb the impacts of the virus on this population, strict controls were implemented limiting visitors and oversight. Langlade County Healthy Aging in Rural Towns (HeART) Project member Paul …

Ageism: Bad for Health, Healthcare, and Research

University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing Assistant Professor Kristen Pecanac, PhD, RN studies interactions among healthcare practitioners, patients, and family members as they make treatment decisions in hospital settings.  She says the peer review process has provided her with clear examples of ageism. “I did a study where I looked at conversations between physicians and …