Gwendolen Toni Buhr | Scholars@Duke

Gwendolen Toni Buhr
Associate Professor of Medicine

Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2013

Contact Information

201 Trent Drive, Box 3003, 2508 Blue Zone Duke Hospital South, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
gwendolen.buhr@duke.edu (919) 660-7567

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow in Geriatrics, Medicine, Duke University 2001 - 2004
- Medical Resident, Medicine, Moses Cone Health Sys Rad Tec 1998 - 2001
- M.D., University of Texas San Antonio 1998
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2008 - 2013
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2004 - 2008
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2004
Research
Selected Grants
- Duke Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2015 - 2018
- Geriatric Education Center (GEC) awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2007 - 2016
- The Changing Role of Physicians in Interdisciplinary Teams awarded by Arnold P. Gold Foundation 2013 - 2015
- Geriatric Academic Career Award awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2007 - 2010
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Buhr, GT, Konrad, T, Pinheiro, S, Counts, J, Poer, C, Shock, L, White, H, Shipp, K, Devarayasamudram, S, Aselage, M, Egerton, E, Matters, L, McConnell, E, and Heflin, M. "Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competency-Focused Workshops to Enhance Team Performance." April 2015. Link to Item
  - Pavon, JM, and Buhr, GT. "LONG-TERM IMPACT OF A TRANSITIONS OF CARE EXPERIENCE ON INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENT TRAINING IN GERIATRICS." October 2010. Link to Item
  - Pavon, JM, and Buhr, GT. "Impact of a Transitions of Care Experience on Internal Medicine Resident Training in Geriatrics." March 2009. Link to Item
  - Buhr, GT, Heflin, MT, Pinheiro, S, and White, HK. "Solving the long-term care puzzle: A unique learning experience for medical students." April 2007. Link to Item
  - Buhr, GT, and Clipp, EC. "When to talk with families about nursing home placement: Evidence for physicians." April 2003. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Pavon, JM, Pinheiro, SO, and Buhr, GT. "Resident learning across the full range of core competencies through a transitions of care curriculum." Gerontology & geriatrics education (October 18, 2016): 1-16. Full Text
  - Pinheiro, SO, White, HK, Buhr, GT, Elbert-Avila, K, Cohen, HJ, and Heflin, MT. "Advancing Geriatrics Education Through a Faculty Development Program for Geriatrics-Oriented Clinician Educators." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (November 13, 2015). Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Corazzini, K, Twersky, J, White, HK, Buhr, GT, McConnell, ES, Weiner, M, and Colon-Emeric, CS. "Implementing Culture Change in Nursing Homes: An Adaptive Leadership Framework." GERONTOLOGIST 55, no. 4 (August 2015): 616-627. Full Text Link to Item
  - Corazzini, K, Twersky, J, White, HK, Buhr, GT, McConnell, ES, Weiner, M, and Colón-Emeric, CS. "Implementing Culture Change in Nursing Homes: An Adaptive Leadership Framework." The Gerontologist 55, no. 4 (August 2015): 616-627. Full Text
  - Buhr, GT, Heflin, MT, White, HK, and Pinheiro, SO. "Using the jigsaw cooperative learning method to teach medical students about long-term and postacute care." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 15, no. 6 (June 2014): 429-434. Full Text
  - Yanamadala, M, Hawley, J, Sloane, R, Bae, J, Heflin, MT, and Buhr, GT. "Development and assessment of a web-based clinical quality improvement curriculum." Journal of graduate medical education 6, no. 1 (March 2014): 147-150. Full Text
  - Buhr, GT, Heflin, MT, White, HK, and Pinheiro, SO. "Using the Jigsaw cooperative learning method to teach medical students about long-term and postacute care." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 15, no. 6 (January 1, 2014): 429-434. Full Text
  - White, HK, Buhr, G, McConnell, E, Sullivan, RJ, Twersky, J, Colon-Emeric, C, Heflin, M, Cutson, TM, Logan, W, Lyles, K, and Pinheiro, SO. "An advanced course in long term care for geriatric medicine fellows." J Am Med Dir Assoc 14, no. 7 (July 2013): 499-506. Full Text Link to Item
  - Buhr, G, and White, HK. "MDS 3.0 perspective: a better tool for patient care." J Am Med Dir Assoc 14, no. 3 (March 2013): 221-222. (Letter) Full Text Link to Item
  - White, HK, Buhr, G, McConnell, E, Sullivan, RJ, Twersky, J, Colon-Emeric, C, Heflin, M, Cutson, TM, Logan, W, Lyles, K, and Pinheiro, SO. "An Advanced Course in Long Term Care for Geriatric Medicine Fellows." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 14, no. 7 (2013): 499-506. Full Text
  - Genao, L, and Buhr, GT. "Urinary Tract Infections in Older Adults Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities." Ann Longterm Care 20, no. 4 (April 2012): 33-38. Link to Item
  - White, HK, Corazzini, K, Twersky, J, Buhr, G, McConnell, E, Weiner, M, and Colón-Emeric, CS. "Prioritizing culture change in nursing homes: perspectives of residents, staff, and family members." J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 3 (March 2012): 525-531. Full Text Link to Item
  - Yanamadala, M, Heflin, MT, White, HK, and Buhr, GT. "Ensuring vitamin D supplementation in nursing home patients--a quality improvement project." J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr 31, no. 2 (2012): 158-171. Full Text Link to Item
  - Buhr, GT, Genao, L, and White, HK. "Urinary tract infections in long-term care residents." Clin Geriatr Med 27, no. 2 (May 2011): 229-239. Full Text Link to Item
  - Buhr, GT, and Paniagua, MA. "Update on teaching in the long-term care setting." Clin Geriatr Med 27, no. 2 (May 2011): 199-211. Full Text Link to Item
  - Buhr, GT, Yanamadala, M, Gontarz, J, Dotson, BJ, Williams, SM, and McConnell, ES. "INTERPROFESSIONAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QI) LEARNING ACTIVITY FOR SENIOR NURSING STUDENTS AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE FELLOWS." GERONTOLOGIST 50 (October 2010): 173-173. Link to Item
  - Buhr, G, and Bales, CW. "Nutritional supplements for older adults: review and recommendations--Part II." J Nutr Elder 29, no. 1 (January 2010): 42-71. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - White, HK, Buhr, GT, and Pinheiro, SO. "Mentoring: a key strategy to prepare the next generation of physicians to care for an aging America." J Am Geriatr Soc 57, no. 7 (July 2009): 1270-1277. Link to Item
  - Bales, CW, and Buhr, GT. "Body mass trajectory, energy balance, and weight loss as determinants of health and mortality in older adults." Obes Facts 2, no. 3 (2009): 171-178. Full Text Link to Item
  - Buhr, G, and Bales, CW. "Nutritional supplements for older adults: review and recommendations-part I." J Nutr Elder 28, no. 1 (January 2009): 5-29. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - White, HK, Buhr, G, and Gonzalez, J. "Would a nursing home physician specialty resolve the workforce crisis in long-term care? [3]." Annals of Internal Medicine 151, no. 6 (2009): 430-431.
  - Bales, CW, and Buhr, G. "Is obesity bad for older persons? A systematic review of the pros and cons of weight reduction in later life." J Am Med Dir Assoc 9, no. 5 (June 2008): 302-312. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Buhr, GT, and White, HK. "Difficult behaviors in long-term care patients with dementia." J Am Med Dir Assoc 8, no. 3 Suppl 2 (March 2007): e101-e113. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Buhr, GT. "Difficult Behaviors in Long-Term Care Patients with Dementia." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 8, no. 3 SUPPL. 2 (2007): e99-. Full Text
  - Buhr, GT, and White, HK. "Quality improvement initiative for chronic pain assessment and management in the nursing home: a pilot study." J Am Med Dir Assoc 7, no. 4 (May 2006): 246-253. Full Text Link to Item
  - Buhr, GT, and White, HK. "Difficult behaviors in long-term care patients with dementia." J Am Med Dir Assoc 7, no. 3 (March 2006): 180-192. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Buhr, GT, Kuchibhatla, M, and Clipp, EC. "Caregivers' reasons for nursing home placement: clues for improving discussions with families prior to the transition." Gerontologist 46, no. 1 (February 2006): 52-61. Link to Item
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- MEDICINE 449C: Geriatric Medicine 2018

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Conference Papers

Journal Articles

Recent Courses