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Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, FGSA

Professor and Chair
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, and a nurse practitioner who specializes in improving care practices for older adults with dementia and their caregivers. She teaches in the Adult Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program and mentors doctoral students. She has served as the Principal Investigator on externally funded research grants that have focused on teaching caregivers in long term care facilities strategies to optimize function and physical activity and effectively manage behavioral symptoms with older adults with dementia. Dr. Galik continues to provide direct patient care to older adults with dementia and their caregivers in assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and also has developed a house call practice for dementia symptom management. She is the Editor in Chief of Caring for the Ages and has served as a Past President of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association, and a Scientific Review member for the National Institute on Aging. Additionally, she has served as an expert advisor for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to improve behavioral health and reduce the inappropriate use of antipsychotics in long term care and acute care settings.

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