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The Sealy Center on Aging at UTMB Health

The Sealy Center on Aging focuses on improving the health and well-being of older adults through interdisciplinary research, education, and community service by integrating the resources and activities relevant to aging at UTMB. The Center also implements our research findings in hospitals and clinics, bringing excellence and visibility to our health care system, and improving the health of older adults.

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Sealy Center on Aging (SCOA)
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0177
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Phone: (409) 747-0008
Email: aging.research@utmb.edu

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Researchers Earn Best Overall Poster Award at NPIAP 2024

Feb 16, 2024, 09:45 AM by SCOA

A poster titled, "Wheelchair Sitting Patterns in a Long-Term Care Memory Care Unit," has been selected for the Best Overall Poster Award at the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel’s 2024 Annual Conference. This project included an interdisciplinary panel of researchers from Occupational Therapy, Engineering, Rehabilitation Sciences, and Nursing, with investigators from the University of Minnesota, Emory, and UTMB. Congratulations to authors Tamara Vos-Draper, Kathleen Jordan, Melissa Morrow, and Sharon Eve Sonenblum. 

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SCOA brings together faculty from all UTMB Schools with expertise in research, education and clinical care related to aging. It provides the infrastructure and resources to ignite new collaborative translational research foci and support externally funded research on aging. It also supports educational programs on aging and geriatrics and outreach in the community. SCOA directly assists Core Investigators by providing support that includes: office space, editorial services, pilot funds, research infrastructure, and administration. 

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