Florida Geriatrics Society

06/02/2026

❗️📢 Mark your calendars for the 2026 Florida Geriatrics Society's Annual Symposium, taking place June 12-14 at Clearwater Beach!

Join us for a unique opportunity to learn and connect with healthcare advocates, leaders, and professionals, from across the state, who are focused on caring for older adults.

Limited sponsorship opportunities remain available; please contact our Executive Director at [email protected] for more information.

 our annual networking reception. We encouraged you to join us for an evening of family fun and camaraderie.           

05/25/2026

In remembrance and honor of those who have served and sacrificed, thank you, from all of us at the Florida Geriatrics Society.

05/13/2026

📢 We are ONE MONTH away from The 2026 FGS Annual Symposium: Advancing the Art & Science of Geriatric Healthcare. There's still time to join us for an informative and fun filled weekend with geriatric professionals from across the state.

❗️Reminder: discounted room rates end on Friday, May 15th.

⚠️ For attendee and sponsorship information, please visit floridageriatricssociety.org or email [email protected].

🧠 Agenda topics include:
Updates on:
- FL Dept. of Elder Affairs Dementia Care & Cure Initiative
- Geriatric Workforce GWEP Grant
- Aging Advocates: Initiative, Programs, and Focuses
Presentations on:
- Mental Health: Depression, Anxiety, & Su***de in Older Adults
- Communications & Decision Making Around DNRs
- Falls: Why and Can Tai Chi Help to Prevent Them
- Frailty and Intrinsic Capacity: From Theory to Practice
- Improving Dementia Care & Caregivers' Support Through the CMS GUIDE Model
- Age-Friendly Approach to Diabetes Management and ADA update on Older Adults Standards

05/12/2026

Safe Mobility for Life offers many great resources for older drivers and their families.

Florida’s Silver Alert Program helps law enforcement quickly locate missing older adults with cognitive impairment?

When a loved one is missing, every second counts. That’s why Safe Mobility for Life created an educational brochure to help understand how Silver Alert works and what you need to know to report and recover missing older adults with cognitive impairments.

What’s inside the new brochure?

✅ How Silver Alerts work in Florida
✅ Steps to take if a loved one goes missing
✅ Tips for preventing wandering and staying safe

👉 Learn more at fdot.info/silver-alert or pre-order the brochure at fdot.info/pre-order.

Together, we can keep Florida’s roads and communities safe for everyone.



Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Florida Department of Elder Affairs AARP Florida Florida Highway Patrol

05/10/2026

Wishing a very happy Mother's Day to all mothers and mother figures in our community. Thank you for all that you do! 💐💝

01/12/2026

📣 2026 Online Abstract Submissions are OPEN — Submit Today!

The Florida Geriatrics Society is now accepting abstracts for the Dr. David T. Lowenthal Founder’s Poster Session Award in Geriatrics—honoring outstanding work that advances geriatric care.

🔗 Submit + view guidelines, checklist, and required links here: floridageriatricssociety.org/Call-for-Abstracts

📅 Key deadline: Abstract submission deadline: Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 (11:59 PM ET) — online only; no hard copies

📍 Poster Session: Saturday, June 13, 2026 — Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Beach, FL

✅ Who’s eligible: All current FGS members may compete (the primary/presenting author must be a current FGS member and present onsite to be eligible).

❓Questions? Email [email protected]

Each year during our annual meeting the Florida Geriatrics Society presents the David T. Lowenthal Founder's Poster Session Award in Geriatrics.   Authors may submit abstracts in one of the listed categories or any other topics pertinent to geriatric care, as approved by the FGS Education Committe...

12/25/2025

From our families to yours, we wish you all a peaceful holiday season! ✨

12/04/2025

🚨 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗖𝗬 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 🚨
Everyone deserves to have their healthcare wishes respected, no matter what. That’s why Florida is considering Senate Bill 312: Patient Directed Medical Orders (PDMO) – a simple idea that’s a game-changer for people with serious illnesses.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗗𝗠𝗢?
PDMO is an official medical order (like a doctor’s order) that records exactly what treatments you do or do not want if you become seriously ill, so your choices are known and honored in any emergency or care setting.

It’s created with your doctor and travels with you. No matter where you are—whether in a hospital, nursing home, or at home with paramedics—providers can quickly see your wishes and follow them. This means:
• You get the care you want
• You avoid the treatments you don’t want
• Your family isn’t left guessing your wishes

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄?
Florida SB 312 would establish PDMO statewide, and it’s up for a hearing soon.

🗓 December 9
🕙 10:00 AM
🏛 Florida Senate Health Policy Committee – SB 312 Hearing
📍 The Capitol, Tallahassee

Now is the time to speak up. Everyone – patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals – can help make this happen.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼:
• Share this post to spread the word
• Show up on Dec 9 to the committee hearing to demonstrate your support
• Contact your Florida state legislators to tell them you support PDMO
Not sure who your legislators are? Find them here:
👉 Find Your Representative: https://www.flhouse.gov/FindYourRepresentative
👉 Find Your Senator: https://www.flsenate.gov/senators

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱.
Show up or speak up on Dec 9! Together, we can help pass SB 312 so that seriously ill Floridians get to decide the care they receive when it matters most. Every voice counts.

11/27/2025

Wishing our members, colleagues, older adults, their families, and all a warm and restful Thanksgiving. 🦃🍂

11/11/2025

The Florida Geriatrics Society proudly honors our nation’s Veterans today and every day. 🇺🇸

To those who have served—and their families—thank you for your courage, sacrifice, and continued contributions to our communities.

The FGS is committed to advancing high-quality, compassionate geriatric care for older adults and aging Veterans in Florida.