Elizabeth Eckstrom, M.D., M.P.H.

  • Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine
  • Helen Jo Whitsell Endowed Professorship in Geriatric Medicine

Biography

Dr. Elizabeth Eckstrom is a geriatric doctor who leads the geriatrics practice within OHSU's internal medicine clinic and is co-director of OHSU's Health Aging Alliance. She teaches medical students, residents, fellows and faculty to care for older adults. She and her team also work to improve quality of care for older adults admitted to OHSU hospital. Her research focuses on promoting a healthy lifestyle in older adults, with an emphasis on tai chi for fall prevention.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 1990, University of Wisconsin
    • M.P.H., 1998, University of Washington

  • Residency

    • Oregon Health & Science University

  • Fellowship

    • General medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
    • Geriatrics, Oregon Health & Science University (2006)

  • Certifications

    • Geriatric medicine, internal medicine

Publications

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Publications

  • How Are We Teaching Advocacy? A National Survey of Internal Medicine Residency Program Directors

    Journal of general internal medicine
    1. Joel R. Burnett
    2. Bryanna De Lima
    3. Emily S. Wang
    4. Kelly McGarry
    5. Daniel I. Kim
    6. Michael Kisielewski
    7. Kelsi Manley
    8. Sima S. Desai
    9. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    10. Tracey L. Henry

  • Updating STEADI for Primary Care

    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
    1. Theodore M. Johnson
    2. Jennifer L. Vincenzo
    3. Bryanna De Lima
    4. Colleen M. Casey
    5. Shelly Gray
    6. Siobhan K. McMahon
    7. Elizabeth A. Phelan
    8. Elizabeth Eckstrom

  • Age-Friendly Research

    Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
    1. Bryanna De Lima
    2. Allison Lindauer
    3. Elizabeth Eckstrom

  • American Geriatrics Society response to the World Falls Guidelines

    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
    1. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    2. Jennifer L. Vincenzo
    3. Colleen M. Casey
    4. Shelly Gray
    5. Kristina Cosley
    6. Jamie Caulley
    7. Manisha Parulekar
    8. Anita Rasheed
    9. Martine Sanon
    10. George Demiris
    11. Robbie Zimbroff
    12. Bryanna De Lima
    13. Elizabeth Phelan

  • Can strength training or tai ji quan training reduce frailty in postmenopausal women treated with chemotherapy? A secondary data analysis of the GET FIT trial

    Journal of Cancer Survivorship
    1. Kerri M. Winters-Stone
    2. Sydnee A. Stoyles
    3. Nathan F. Dieckmann
    4. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    5. Shiuh Wen Luoh
    6. Fay B. Horak
    7. Eric J. Roeland
    8. Fuzhong Li

  • Cause-Specific Mortality Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States, 1999 Through 2020

    Public health reports
    1. Ramakrishna S. Kakara
    2. Robin Lee
    3. Elizabeth N. Eckstrom

  • Impact of Documented Fall-Risk, Self-Reported Health and Confidence to Prevent Falls on Concern About Falling Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

    Clinical Interventions in Aging
    1. Hiroko Kiyoshi-Teo
    2. Bryanna De Lima
    3. Nathan F. Dieckmann
    4. Jennifer L. Vincenzo
    5. Elizabeth Eckstrom

  • Motivational interviewing for fall prevention (MI-FP) pilot study

    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
    1. Hiroko Kiyoshi-Teo
    2. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    3. Deborah Cohen
    4. Bryanna De Lima
    5. Kathlynn Northrup-Snyder
    6. Nathan F. Dieckman
    7. Kerri Winters-Stone

  • Physical Activity Engagement After Tai Ji Quan Intervention Among Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Memory Concerns

    JAMA Network Open
    1. Fuzhong Li
    2. Peter Harmer
    3. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    4. Kerri Winters-Stone

  • Resident-led research

    Gerontology and Geriatrics Education
    1. Arinea Salas
    2. Kerri Ann Boanca
    3. Johanna Purdy
    4. Bryanna De Lima
    5. Mara Peterson
    6. Reed Nerness
    7. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    8. Amy Kwon

  • Transplantation-Associated Altered Mentation and Encephalopathy

    Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
    1. Gabrielle Meyers
    2. Joseph Bubalo
    3. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    4. Katrina Winsnes
    5. Paul A. Carpenter
    6. Andrew Artz
    7. Richard J. Lin

  • Age-Friendly Research

    Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
    1. Bryanna De Lima
    2. Allison Lindauer
    3. Elizabeth Eckstrom

  • Clinical Effectiveness of Cognitively Enhanced Tai Ji Quan Training on Global Cognition and Dual-Task Performance During Walking in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Self-Reported Memory Concerns A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Annals of internal medicine
    1. Fuzhong Li
    2. Peter Harmer
    3. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    4. Kathleen Fitzgerald
    5. Kerri Winters-Stone

  • Factors that promote resilience for older adults and their informal caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Aging and Mental Health
    1. Mara Rosenberg
    2. Elizabeth Eckstrom

  • GET FIT

    Journal of Clinical Oncology
    1. Kerri M. Winters-Stone
    2. Fay Horak
    3. Nathan F. Dieckmann
    4. Shiuh Wen Luoh
    5. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    6. Sydnee A. Stoyles
    7. Eric J. Roeland
    8. Fuzhong Li

  • Levels of Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity in Older Adults With a Mismatch Between Physiological Fall Risk and Fear of Falling

    Journal of gerontological nursing
    1. Ladda Thiamwong
    2. Rui Xie
    3. Joon Hyuk Park
    4. Renoa Choudhury
    5. Ayse Malatyali
    6. Wenjun Li
    7. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    8. Jeffrey R. Stout

  • Matching enrolled trial participants to disease demographics

    Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
    1. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    2. Meredith Zauflik
    3. Bryanna De Lima

  • Motivational Interviewing for Fall Prevention (MI-FP) pilot study

    Geriatric Nursing
    1. Hiroko Kiyoshi-Teo
    2. Bryanna De Lima
    3. Deborah J. Cohen
    4. Nathan Dieckmann
    5. Kerri Winters-Stone
    6. Elizabeth Eckstrom

  • Recommendations for using the 5Ts Framework to support research inclusion across the lifespan

    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
    1. Jennifer Thomas
    2. Elizabeth Eckstrom
    3. Wendy K.K. Lam
    4. Sydney Sullivan
    5. Keisha Bentley-Edwards
    6. Jennifer M. Gierisch
    7. C. Barrett Bowling

  • Training Health Professions preceptors in rural practices

    Journal of Interprofessional Care
    1. Molly L. Osborne
    2. Virginia P. Tilden
    3. Elizabeth Eckstrom

  • Falls in Older Adults Requiring Emergency Services

    Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
    1. Craig D. Newgard
    2. Amber Lin
    3. Aaron B. Caughey
    4. K. John McConnell
    5. Eileen Bulger
    6. Susan Malveau
    7. Kristan Staudenmayer
    8. Denies Griffiths
    9. Elizabeth Eckstrom

  • Health Equity in an Age-Friendly Health System

    Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
    1. Emily Morgan
    2. Bryanna De Lima
    3. Anna Pleet
    4. Elizabeth Eckstrom

  • In Pursuit of the Quadruple Aim

    Journal of Applied Gerontology
    1. Kathleen Drago
    2. Bryanna De Lima
    3. Jackie Sharpe
    4. Elizabeth Eckstrom