Assistant professor participates in post acute long-term care podcast and article on sarcopenia.
At the invitation of Elizabeth Galik, PhD '07, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, professor and chair of the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health and editor-in-chief of the Caring for the Ages journal, Ameera Chakravarthy, PhD '22, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, assistant professor and director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner specialty, authored an article and was a guest on the PALTtalk with Caring podcast to discuss strategies for managing sarcopenia in older adults. Sarcopenia is a progressive, generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and a decline in function with increasing age.
The podcast discussion and article, "Getting a Grip on Sarcopenia: A Practical Guide for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Teams," centered on practical ways to identify and treat muscle loss to support seniors' strength, mobility, and independence.