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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000Fax+1 615-936-0605- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1979
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1977
- Wesleyan UniversityBA, Biology, Cum Laude, 1969 - 1973
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 1980 - 2025
- AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
- OH State Medical License 1978 - 1982
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- IRIS Award for Collaboration Nashville Area Nutrition and Dietetics, 2016
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Fact Check: Assessing the Response of ChatGPT to Alzheimer's Disease Statements with Varying Degrees of Misinformation.Sean S Huang, Qingyuan Song, Kimberly J Beiting, Maria C Duggan, Kristin Hines, Harvey Murff, Vania Leung, James Powers, T S Harvey, Bradley Malin, Zhijun Yin> ;Medrxiv. 2023 Sep 7
- Training Tomorrow's Physicians in Value Conscious Medicine.Alexandra E Makhoul, Miklos D Kertai, James Powers, Kimberly B Dahlman, Krista Suojanen> ;Academic Medicine. 2023 Jul 1
- Creation of a Whole Health Age-Friendly Template and Dashboard Facilitates Implementation of 4Ms into Primary Care.James S Powers, Natalie Penaranda> ;Geriatrics. 2022 Oct 1
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Journal Articles
- Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED)Stevens M, Hastings SN, Markland A, Hwang U, Hung W,Vandenberg A, Bryan W, Cross D, Powers JS, McGwin G, Fattouh N, Ho W, Clevenger C,Vaughan C, Stevens M, Hastings SN, Markland A, Hwang U, Hung W,Vandenberg A, Bryan W, Cross D, Powers JS, McGwin G, Fattouh N, Ho W, Clevenger C,Vaughan C, 1/7/2017
- Reducing Antipsychotic Medication Use in Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Study of Nursing Staff PerceptionsSimmons S, Bonnet K, Hollingsworth E, Kim J, Powers J, Habermann R, Newhouse P, Schlundt D, The Gerontologist, 1/2/2017
- Veterans Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic is Associated with Lower Fall RatePowes JS, Samuels LR, Hu JR, Roumie CL, J Gerontology and Aging Research, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Polypharmacy and Geriatric Syndromes in Older Hospitalized Veterans.Simmons S, Vasilevskis E, Mixon A, Schnelle J, Ely W, Powers J, 21st IAGG World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology, San Francisco, CA, 1/25/2017
- Dehydration in Older Persons.Powers J, Bunn D, Jimoh F, Hooper L, Clinical Investigations Symposium, 68th Annual Meeting Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2015
- Education Decision Support: Using Natural Language Processing to Provide Automated Personalized Feedback on a Trainee's Clinical Notes.Spickard A, Denny J, Powers J, Southern Group on Educational Affairs, Miami, FL, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Nutrition in Aging1/1/2018
- Ethical Care of SeniorsMeharry Medical College, 2007-2018 - 1/1/2018
- Thomas Perls: The Longevity Marathon and How Men and Women Run Different RacesSan Francisco, CA - 1/25/2017
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Other
- "Geriatric Care"Powers J, WNPT, Nashville Public Television
1/1/2018 - Implementing the EQUiPPED Medication Management Program at 5 VA Emergency Departments.Vandenberg AE, Stevens M, Echt, KV,Hastings NS, Powers JS, Markland A, Hwang U, Hung W, Belbis S, Vaughan CP, Federal Practitioner
1/1/2016 - SBIRT (Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment)-A Primary Care Tool to Assess for Substance Use Disorder.Powers J, Benningfield M, and Clinton B, Tennessee Medicine E-Journal: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 5
http://ejournal.tnmed.org/home/vol2/iss1/5
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Press Mentions
- Coalition Makes Recommendations for Improving Long-Term CareJune 29th, 2021
- The Best Dinner Foods for Longevity, According to an Aging ExpertMarch 12th, 2021
- The Emotional Toll of COVID-19 in the Senior PopulationSeptember 8th, 2020
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Hospital Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee
- Tennessee Valley HCS - Nashville and MurfreesboroNashville, Tennessee
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