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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000
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
- 2 citationsImplementing the EQUiPPED Medication Management Program at 5 VA Emergency Departments.Ann E. Vandenberg, Melissa B. Stevens, Katharina V. Echt, Susan N. Hastings, James S. Powers
Federal Practitioner. 2016-04-01 - 15 citationsPhysicians' response to guided geriatric dosing: initial results from a randomized trial.Josh F. Peterson, Benjamin P. Rosenbaum, Lemuel R. Waitman, Ralf Habermann, James S. Powers
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 2007-01-01 - 34 citationsEnhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED).Melissa B. Stevens, Susan N. Hastings, Alayne D. Markland, Ula Hwang, William W. Hung
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2017-07-01
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
- An interdisciplinary academic detailing approach to decrease inappropriate medication prescribing by physician residents for older veterans treated in the Emergency De...Moss J, Powers J et al, Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 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
- Ethical Care of SeniorsMeharry Medical College, 2007-2018 - 1/1/2018
- Nutrition in Aging1/1/2018
- Steven Wolf: Move-Mind and Body, an Exercise in Fertility or FutilitySan 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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