Sally Mathis Hartwig Professor in Gerontological Nursing; Co-Director of the Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence
Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Dr. Buck is Sally Mathis Hartwig Professor in Gerontological Nursing in the College of Nursing at the University of Iowa. She is also the Director of the Csomay Center of Gerontological Excellence. In Dr. Buck’s 20+ years of clinical practice she cared for older adult patients across the cardiology trajectory from Open Heart Recovery to Telemetry to Hospice. Her strong track record of funded research focuses on developing non-pharmacological solutions for the “wicked problems” older adults face in the community. Specifically, she leads the science in advanced heart failure patient and caregiver dyads; examining the relationships between the dyad’s characteristics and their chronic illness self-management. Dr. Buck has been a member of Gerontological Society of America since 2006 where she is a member of the Hospice, Palliative, and End-of-Life Care Interest Group and the Nursing Care of Older Adults Interest Group. She has presented on end of life topics at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions, the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Annual Assembly Meetings and other national and international venues.
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Friday, November 4, 2022
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET
Friday, November 4, 2022
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET
Saturday, November 5, 2022
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET