COWIMS February 2023 WOM Laurie Archbald-Pannone

February is National Senior Independence month.

COWIMS Woman of the Month for February is Dr. Laurie Archbald-Pannone. Dr. Archbald-Pannone is the Claude Moore Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine. She has focused her clinical practice and research endeavors on optimizing health and health outcome for older adults. As a clinician, she sees patients over 65 years old at the UVA JABA Geriatrics Clinic as a primary care provider and geriatric consultant. She is a national expert on working with older adults with a goal to optimize health, function and, ultimately, independence!

Most recently, she was featured on Yahoo!Health with 5 tips on keeping your mind sharp as we are aging. In collaboration with West Health Institute and Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC), she also serves as Medical Director of the Center of Excellence for Telehealth and Aging to work with a collaborative of national experts on developing age-inclusive telehealth programs.