Scholars@Duke
Susan Nicole Hastings

Susan Nicole Hastings

Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
susan.hastings@duke.edu
Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
MC 152, HSR&D, Durham VAMC, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Conferences

Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) Use Among Older Veterans With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) – A Retrospective Cohort Study

Conference American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · May 1, 2025 AbstractRationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a deadly lung disease of older patients. IPF therapies (antifibrotics) slow disease progression and preserve lung function, but they are criticall ... Full text Cite

Maintaining and Sustaining an Academic Dementia Care Management Program

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 2025 Link to item Cite

INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PALLIATIVE CARE AMONG VETERANS: THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 31, 2024 AbstractPalliative care (PC) improves quality of life for people with life-limiting conditions (LLC), which is common among older adults. In the United States, use of PC in the outpatient setting has expande ... Full text Cite

OPTIMIZING FUNCTION AND INDEPENDENCE: NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THREE CLINICAL PROGRAMS WITHIN VA

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 31, 2024 AbstractOlder Veterans aged 65+ account for roughly one-half of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare users. Comprised of more than 170 medical facilities, VA promotes programs to support function and independenc ... Full text Cite

Factors Associated with Hospital Admission in the Last Month of Life

Conference JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT · May 2024 Link to item Cite

Factors Associated with Hospital Admission in the Last Month of Life

Conference JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT · May 2024 Link to item Cite

Use of high cost care among Veterans with comorbid mental illness and Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias

Conference Plos One · May 1, 2023 Introduction/Objective Alzheimer's Disease and Other Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) leads to frequent emergency department (ED) and inpatient use. Mental health symptoms among persons with AD/ADRD increases cognitive and functional disabilities and could cont ... Full text Cite

Cognitive Screening and Dementia Diagnoses in Primary Care Settings

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 2020 Link to item Cite

Is objective mobility data associated with pharmacologic venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis use among hospitalized older adults?

Conference Journal of Hospital Medicine · April 10, 2018 Background: Clinical practice guidelines state that mobility is supposed to play an important role in determining use and duration of pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis. This study examines whether measured mobility levels relate to pharmacologic VTE prophylaxi ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Unrecognized Cognitive Impairment in Medically Complex Older Veterans

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · May 1, 2016 Link to item Cite

Overuse of pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized older adults

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · May 1, 2016 Link to item Cite

Automated versus manual data extraction of venous thromboembolism risk among hospitalized older adults

Conference Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Special Issue 2016: Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract Book · April 22, 2016 Full text Link to item Cite

Implementing EQUIPPED across five VA Emergency Departments

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2015 Link to item Cite

Functional Measures Predict Discharge Destination But Not Readmissions

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2015 Link to item Cite

Identifying risk of readmission in hospitalized elderly adults through inpatient medication exposure.

Conference J Am Geriatr Soc · June 2014 OBJECTIVE: To use electronic health record (EHR) data to examine the association between inpatient medication exposure and risk of hospital readmission. DESIGN: Retrospective, observational study. SETTING: Tertiary and quaternary care academic health syste ... Full text Link to item Cite

Emergency Department Prescribing and Continuity.

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2012 Link to item Cite

Emergency Department Discharge Information: What is Provided and Do Patients Understand?

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

Older Veterans Treated and Released from VAMC Emergency Departments.

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

Variability in Adverse Outcomes According to Emergency Department Discharge Diagnosis

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · March 1, 2009 Link to item Cite

Adverse outcomes among older adults discharged from the emergency department.

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2007 Link to item Cite

Does social support predict emergency department utilization in older adults?

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2006 Link to item Cite

Quality improvement in longterm care telephone medicine.

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2005 Link to item Cite