Geriatrician, Hospice/Palliative Care Physician, & Medical Director. Interprofessional education & practice, health services research, policy, end-of-life care.
Rochester, NY
Joined August 2009
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Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
Dementia is littered with interventions like thickened liquids & PEG tubes that became standard of practice on theoretical benefits without clinical evidence. My editorial in @JAMAInternalMed gives 3 recs to consider if thinking about thickened liquids
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Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
Implementation of a 4Ms approach in age-friendly oral health care at an Academic Specialty Care Dental Clinic. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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Check out our article about the "room for improvement" in home-based deprescribing! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Thanks to @DeprescribeUS
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Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
Congratulations to geriatrician Thomas Caprio, MD! (@tvcaprio) He just hit a milestone in his career as he was awarded the Walter M. Beattie Award from the State Society on Aging of New York.
Read more of his good news here: 📰 urmc.info/1fI
Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
Thomas Caprio, MD (@tvcaprio) has been appointed to the advisory committee to develop the NY State Master Plan for #Aging.
The plan will focus on improvements in how services are coordinated & delivered to older adults & caregivers.
Read the news: 📰urmc.info/Mm
Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
Looking to learn more about hospice and palliative care? Dr. Thomas Caprio, Chief Medical Officer, of UR Medicine Home Care, was recently interviewed to help assist those looking for more information. See the interview here:
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Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
Check out this conversation with Professor of Clinical Nursing @tvcaprio, where he breaks down some common questions about hospice and palliative care for patients and families: buff.ly/3hDi6tD
Looking to learn more about hospice and palliative care? Dr. Thomas Caprio, Chief Medical Officer, of UR Medicine Home Care, was recently interviewed to help assist those looking for more information. See the interview here:
buff.ly/3hDi6tD
Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
It’s such an honor to witness Dr. Suzanne Gillespie take the helm as President of AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care! Rochester Proud! @SPerksGillespie @URMC_DeptMed @UR_Med @AmerGeriatrics #PALTC2022
Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
Thanks to @paula_span @nytimes for sharing stories-and solutions!-that make #geriatrics so important to us all as we age. Don't miss great piece featuring our own @nlundebjerg, @Aging_MD, @GoalsDriveCare, Manisha Parulekar, & Laura Frain #ThisIsGeriatrics nytimes.com/2020/01/03/healt…
Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
Full house at #FLGEC19 - congrats to @tvcaprio and team for a stellar conference #geriatrics #thisisgeriatrics
Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
Pleased to announce @UR_Med has been awarded $3.75 million in funding to support our aging community. This significant grant will fund education/training for Alzheimer’s and dementia, help improve health outcomes, and ensure a high quality of life for our loved ones as they age.
Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
“Geriatricians must lead the transition to Age friendly health systems”.. others will have stories that exemplify the need, but geriatricians know the WHY ... yes! Capture the stories - they will be invaluable to drawing the passion and interest to the why and how. #AGS19
Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
Low dose aspirin did not improve disability free survival but did increase risk of hemorrhagic events and cancer. @MiltaLittle
#PALTC19
Re: NEJM (2018). Australian study and populations may differ.
Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
If you are interested in telemedicine in the nursing home setting, please consider downloading the newly released implementation guide from West Health and announced at the AMDA 2019 meeting entitled, "A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING TELEHEALTH IN POST-…lnkd.in/ezFpgrm
Great speaking with so many physicians at #PALTC19 about hospice medical director certification and hanging out with @brucehammond in Atlanta @hmdcert #Hospice #certification
Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
Drs. Jaggard, Finley, Naqvi, Steinberg used the Society’s Choosing Wisely recommendation: Don’t recommend aggressive or hospital-level care for an elder without an understanding of the individual’s goals of care. Get the Advance Care Planning Series at the Product Booth #PALTC19
Study: Nursing Homes Increasingly Pushing Patients into Rehab at End-of-Life - Newsroom - University of Rochester Medical Center urmc.rochester.edu/news/stor…
Thomas Caprio MD retweeted
#AGS18 #UFGeriatrics #ADGAP I think we have seen this slide before! Still need more #geriatricians!!
