

Chelsea Perfect, MD MPH
35 posts

@ChelPerfectMD
@DukeGeriatrics fellow. @UNC_SOM, @IMResidencyDuke alum. Interested in Geriatrics, Public Health, Health Services Research. She/Her. Tweets are my own.



Community-dwelling persons with dementia frequently received medications classified as potentially misused and overused based on a broad set of criteria. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

@DukeMedSchool Appleseed Awards for @IMResidencyDuke



What a joy to catch up with @dukemedicine resident and future @DukeGeriatrics fellow 🎉 @ChelPerfectMD. If you’re at #AGS23 find Chelsea at the 2:45 poster session **D207** and learn more about our work evaluating VA’s geriatrics primary care model

Dr. Nicole Hastings has received the National U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) 2022 Diffusion of Excellence Award for her work to disseminate the STRIDE hospital mobility program across the VA. 👏🏆👏🏆 Congratulations! @Duke_GI_ @vadurham @StrideMobility




#VAResearchNewsBrief: In a study of data from more than 3 million Veterans, VA researchers from @vadurham, and @VAPaloAlto learned that Veterans with dementia are significantly more likely to use emergency departments than those without. #VAResearch bddy.me/3Tpvi3S






One guess which bar #Geriatrics is. I would like to start a conversation about why Geriatrics is awesome and why amazing people choose to go into this. I like older adults. I like stories. I'm super nosy and like to get into details a lot. Like, an astounding amount.




Superb presentation by @ChelPerfectMD on GeriPACT, a @vahsrd study, at the SLAM-DUNC symposium sponsored by @Duke_UNC_ADRC.