גריאטריה וגרונטולוגיה

Prof. Anna Zisberg, from the Department of Nursing at Haifa University, holds both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in nursing from Tel Aviv University, and a PhD in gerontology and nursing from Washing University, Seattle, USA. Has extensive experience caring for the elderly in a hospital setting in both internal medicine and geriatrics wards. Over the last few years, she has been studying the impact of acute and chronic morbidity on the elderly’s health and quality of life. Through her studies, she seeks to improve the quality of care provided to the elderly throughout the public healthcare system at all care points on the therapeutic continuum, from the community to geriatric establishments, with a special emphasis on short-term hospitalization.

Dr. Efrat Gil holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Technion. She interned in internal medicine at Bnai Zion Medical Center, and in geriatric medicine at Fliman Geriatric Hospital, Haifa. Previously she was the founder and director of the Geriatric Consultation Unit at Bnai Zion Medical Center, and currently works as district geriatrician at Clalit Health Services for Haifa and the Western Galilee District, as well as for Carmel Medical Center. She is highly involved in training medical and nursing students and interns. Her main areas of interest are hospital-acquired complications in the elderly, with a special emphasis on delirium, the therapeutic continuum and advanced dementia.

Ayelet Gimpel Meshulam holds both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in social work from Haifa University. Works as a social worker at the Geriatric Evaluation Unit at Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District. As part of her work in the unit, she cares for the elderly and their family members, who cope with cognitive and functional changes that the patient is going through. She facilitates groups for primary caregivers of dementia patients. Her main areas of interest are: behavioral changes in dementia patients – consequences and effective coping methods; communication with dementia patients; and caregiver stress.

Yifat Alon holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s degree in gerontology from Haifa University.
A graduate of the Israeli program for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
Head of the social work service in the District Geriatrics Unit of Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District.
Cares for the elderly and their family members, develops and facilitates groups for the family members of elderly people who suffer from dementia.
Highly involved in the instruction and communication of knowledge to staff: physicians, interns, social workers and nurses.
Areas of interest: the stress experienced by the primary caregiver of a family member suffering from dementia; non-pharmacological tools for coping with the behavioral changes of dementia patients; raising awareness to violence against the elderly and their neglect; therapeutic continuum between organizations that care for the elderly.

A registered nurse with both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in nursing from Haifa University. A nurse in the internal medicine ward at Clalit Health Services’ Carmel Medical Center, Haifa.
Coordinator of studies on the impact of hospitalization on the elderly, and studies the influence of sleep medications on sleep, cognition and mental health during hospitalization.