Fellows are encouraged to examine current patient care practices throughout their training and identify potential areas needing improvement. We focus on research to improve the quality of life for older adults that examines healthy aging, quality of life, and health services.
Fellows will review scientific evidence and methodology as it relates to standards of care for clinical practices, from this investigation, fellows will institute research and a quality improvement project.
Current QI and Research Projects
Antipsychotics in LTC: Reduce the use of antipsychotics and benzodiazepines for the management of behavioral disturbance for patients with dementia in long-term care facilities, within a 6-month period.
Balance of Life
Publications and Presentations
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- Tun.M, Mandalapu.A, Milos.R, Rabenold.S, McIntosh.W, Kaur.P, Axelrod.C, Wirkowski.P, Dultz.E Reducing the Rates of Polypharmacy in the Geriatric Population.
- Amaravani Mandalapu, MD, Raluca Milos, MD, Stephanie Rabenold, DO, May Thu
Tun, MD, Jomarie Enid Rivera, MD, Hanxiong Frank Lin, DO Optimizing Dementia Care: Reducing Antipsychotic and Benzodiazepine Use in Geriatric
Long-Term Care Residents.
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- William McIntosh, MD, May Thu Tun, MD, Amaravani Mandalapu, MD (2023, Nov) An attempt to reduce physical restraint use in the Geriatric inpatient population: a phased intervention. Oral presentation at SLUHN GME QI Symposium.
- Phoung Pham, MD, Ana V. Concha Chagime, MD, William McIntosh, MD, May Thu Tun, MD, Allincia Michaud, MD, Amaravani Mandalapu, MD, Parampreet Kaur, MD (2023, June) Multicomponent educational intervention program in reducing physical restraint use in older hospitalized patients: a phased intervention. A poster presentation at AGS 2024 national conference .
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- Phoung Pham, MD, Ana V. Concha Chagime, MD, Allincia Michaud, MD, Amaravani Mandalapu, MD, Parampreet Kaur, MD (2023, June) Multicomponent educational intervention program in reducing physical restraint use in older hospitalized patients. Oral presentation at Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society (EPGS) 31st Annual Research night.
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- Marcia Liza Lewis, M.D, Allincia Michaud, M.D, Phuong Pham, M.D, Ana Concha Chagime, M.D,
Amaravani Mandalapu M.D, Parampreet Kaur M.D Restrain modalities used among older patients and the effect of geriatric consults during
hospitalization
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- Sneha Sreekumar, MD, Alaa-Eldin Mira, MD, Amaravani Mandalapu, MD Effect of universal mask on respiratory infections among nursing home residents, the new norm
of care
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- Roopa Anmolsingh, MD, Parampreet Kaur, MD, Phuong Pham, MD, Kristi Nguyen, DO, Erica Coyne, LCSW, Amaravani Mandalapu, MD (2022, May) Comparison of Neuro Trax and MoCA in cognitive impairment. Oral presentation at Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society (EPGS) 30th Annual Research night.
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- William P Kuehner MD, Alaa-Eldin A Mira MD, Amaravani Mandalapu MD (2019, June) The Impact of Utilizing a Proactive Approach to Initiating Hospice Care for Long-Term Care Residents in a Nursing Home. A Poster presentation at Research Day Conference, St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, PA.
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- Hemalata Singh MD, Emelia Perez MD, Alaa-Eldin A Mira MD, William P Kuehner MD, Amaravani Mandalapu MD, Lou Czechowski RPh (2018 June) Impact of Having a Multidisciplinary Team in Nursing Homes to Improve Psychotropic Medication Prescribing Practices. A Poster presentation at Research Day Conference, St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, PA.
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- Stephanie Rabenold DO, Alaa Mira MD, Amaravani Mandalapu MD, Omolara Bamgbelu MD, Peter Thomas DO, William Hoff MD, Rob Menak PharmD, Peter Hlavinka PharmD, Jennifer Grell MS, Gail Wainwright MSN, Bruce Kemmerer, Rebecca Wilde-Onia BSN RN (2017, May) A geriatric team approach to decreasing delirium and Hospital length of stay in elderly trauma patients. A. Poster presentation at AGS national conference.
- Stephanie Rabenold DO, Omolara Bamgbelu MD, Alaa Mira MD, Amaravani Mandalapu MD, Susan Regalis, Michael Melnic; (2017, June) Reducing hospital readmissions in short term rehabilitation patients through implementation of clinical pathways. Poster and Oral presentation at AAMC.
