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Irene Hamrick MD, FAAFP, AGSF, CMD

Irene Hamrick MD, FAAFP, AGSF, CMD

Professor, Geriatrics Division; Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine; Martha Betty Semmons Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine; and Chief of the Office of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Dr. Irene Hamrick is a specialist in family and community medicine. After earning a bachelor’s degree in nursing at Western Carolina University, she attended East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina, and completed her residency and geriatric fellowship there. She remained at Brody as faculty in the Department of Family Medicine, where she served as Director of the Geriatric Division from 2008 to 2011 and Director of the Geriatric Fellowship from 2004 to 2010. She now is Chair of the Office of Geriatrics at the University of Cincinnati, Medical Director of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center VA Nursing Home, and Inaugural Section Chief of Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and Hospice Medicine at the Cincinnati VA.

Dr. Hamrick has been recognized for educational leadership, administration, and outstanding teaching and mentoring. Her research activities include health disparities in osteoporosis, falls, dementia, computer simulation for home safety, diabetes, and dehydration.

Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. Antipsychotic Use Associated With Increased Risk of Acute Respiratory Failure in Patients With COPD
  2. A Clinical Update on Masked Hypertension
  3. High Rate of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing of PPIs for Older People in Primary Care
  4. Risperidone and Haloperidol Not Effective for Symptoms of Delirium Among Patients in Palliative Care
  5. 2016 Top Stories in Primary Care: Screening All Adults for Depression
  6. 2016 Top Stories in Primary Care: Anticholinergic Meds and Cognition
  7. Etiologies and Delirium Rates of Elderly Emergency Department Patients With Altered Mental Status
  8. Dr. Irene Hamrick on Lower-Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury: Report From the 2016 AAFP Family Medicine Experience
  9. Dr. Irene Hamrick on Stroke: Report From the 2016 AAFP Family Medicine Experience
  10. Dr. Irene Hamrick on the Top 10 EBM Updates: Report From the 2016 AAFP Family Medicine Experience

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