Joleen Sussman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine-Geriatrics
Professional Titles
- Geropsychologist
Publications
- Geppert C, Tarzian A, Sussman J, Hester H. Enhancing Decision-Making Capacity Assessments Beyond Outlier Cases: A Multi-Faceted Health Care Systems Approach. Am J Bioeth. 2024 Aug;24(8):90-93. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2361914. Epub 2024 Aug 19. PMID: 39158428.
- Hester, H., Sussman, J., & Geppert. (Oct 2023). You Say Yes, I say No, You Say Stay, I Say Go: Standardizing Decisional Capacity Assessment and Documentation. American Society for Bioethics and Humanities 25th Annual Conference. Baltimore, MD.
- Sussman, J., & Hartz S. (2022, September). Caring for the Caregiver of Dementia who is Stuck. National GRECC Connect Virtual Conference (750+ attendees)
- Wilking-Johnson, J & Sussman, J. Huddle Up! (2020, November). A Comprehensive Approach to Improving Interdisciplinary Huddle in a VA Geriatric Primary Care Clinic. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of American National Conference (virtual due to COVID-19).
- Sheffler, J., Schmiege, S., Sussman, J., & Bekelman, D (2020). A longitudinal analysis of the relationships between depression, fatigue, and pain in patients with heart failure. Aging and Mental Health.
- Sheffler, J., Schmiege, S., Sussman, J., & Bekelman, D. (2020). A longitudinal analysis of the relationships between depression, fatigue, and pain in patients with heart failure. Aging and Mental Health.
- Sheffler JL, Schmiege SJ, Sussman J, Bekelman DB. A longitudinal analysis of the relationships between depression, fatigue, and pain in patients with heart failure. Aging Ment Health. 2021 Dec;25(12):2272-2278. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2020.1855626. Epub 2020 Dec 7. PMID: 33287562; PMCID: PMC8796211.
- Sussman, J. & Moo, L. (2020, November). Chairs of an interdisciplinary four part symposium. Telehealth: Providing Dementia Services to Rural Older Adult Caregivers. Sussman J. Rural psychological Support to Caregivers of Dementia. Conducted at the Gerontological Society of American National Conference (virtual due to COVID-19) (180+ attendees)
- Rogers, E., Bricker P., & Sussman, J. (2019, May).Implementation of caregiver stress screening tool in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. American Geriatrics Society Conference. Portland, OR.
- Sussman, J. (2019) Observe caregivers nonverbal cues: Gather information from caregivers to increase accuracy and efficiency in the diagnosis of cognitive disorders. In S.A. Simpson and A.K. McDowell (Eds.) The Clinical Interview: Skills for More Effective Patient encounters.
- Nearing, K.A., Lum, H.D., Kamper, H., Cannizzaro, K.A., Bauers, C., & Sussman, J. (2019, November). Access to Care Rounds: A Unique Forum Fostering Health System and Social Service Partnerships for Older Veterans. Geriatric Society of America Conference. Austin, TX.
- Schubhmel, S. & Sussman, J (2018). Perspective on Pimavanserin and the SAPS-PD: Novel Scale Development as a Means to FDA Approval. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
- Schubmehl S, Sussman J. Perspective on Pimavanserin and the SAPS-PD: Novel Scale Development as a Means to FDA Approval. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2018 Oct;26(10):1007-1011. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2018.06.001. Epub 2018 Jun 14. PMID: 30072306.
Specialty Information
Specialties- Geropsychology ABPP, Board Certification (2017)
Public Speaking
Yes
I have spoken nationally on behavioral management of dementia related behaviors and decision-making capacity assessment.
Yes
I have spoken nationally on behavioral management of dementia related behaviors and decision-making capacity assessment.