Marilyn Gugliucci gives two research presentations at the Congress of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society

Marilyn R. Gugliucci, Ph.D., professor and director for Geriatrics Education and Research, presented two UNECOM Department of Geriatric Medicine research projects at the Ninth Congress of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS) in Venice Lido, Italy, Oct 1-4, 2013.

Gugliucci's October 2nd presentation was titled “Balancing Act: Impact on Proprioception and Falls Among Rural Community Dwelling Older Adults.” The next day, she presented “Learning by Living: Life Altering Medical Education Immersion Research.”

Gugliucci has presented at the EUGMS in the past in Vienna, Austria, when conducting research with colleagues at Boston University.

The abstracts for her presentations in Italy were published.  The citations are as follows:

Gugliucci, M. & Cowles, A. (2013) Balancing Act: Impact on Proprioception and Falls in Community Dwelling Rural Elders. Abstract, European Geriatric Medicine, Vol 1, Suppl. 1, p. S63.

Gugliucci, M. (2013) Learning by Living: Life Altering Medical Education Immersion Research. Abstract, European Geriatric Medicine, Vol 1, Suppl. 1, p. S144.

Read the October 2nd presentation here.

Read the October 3rd presentation here.