Irene Hamrick MD, FAAFP, AGSF, CMD
Professor, Geriatrics Division; Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine; Martha Betty Semmons Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine; and Chief of the Office of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OhioDr. Irene Hamrick is a specialist in family and community medicine. After earning a bachelor’s degree in nursing at Western Carolina University, she attended East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina, and completed her residency and geriatric fellowship there. She remained at Brody as faculty in the Department of Family Medicine, where she served as Director of the Geriatric Division from 2008 to 2011 and Director of the Geriatric Fellowship from 2004 to 2010. She now is Chair of the Office of Geriatrics at the University of Cincinnati, Medical Director of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center VA Nursing Home, and Inaugural Section Chief of Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and Hospice Medicine at the Cincinnati VA.
Dr. Hamrick has been recognized for educational leadership, administration, and outstanding teaching and mentoring. Her research activities include health disparities in osteoporosis, falls, dementia, computer simulation for home safety, diabetes, and dehydration.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Report From the AAFP Geriatrics Conference 2019: Diabetes
- DOACs Are Associated With Lower Fracture Risk Among Patients With AF
- 2019 Top Stories in Primary Care: 2019 Beers Criteria
- Thyroid Replacement Therapy, TSH Concentrations, and Long-Term Health Outcomes in Patients With Hypothyroidism
- Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care via Telephone and Internet on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-Being, and Healthcare Use
- Antipsychotics for Preventing Delirium in Hospitalized Adults
- Antipsychotics for Treating Delirium in Hospitalized Adults
- Reports From the American Geriatrics Society 2019 Conference: Statins for Primary Prevention in Older Adults
- Reports From the American Geriatrics Society 2019 Conference: Diabetes Care for Frail Older Adults
- Reports From the American Geriatrics Society 2019 Conference: Geriatric Pharmacology Updates