MEET THE TEAM
Co-Leads
Suzanne Ryer
suzanne.ryer@aah.org
Suzie is the Service Line Director of Senior Services and Integrative Medicine at Advocate Health. She is a physical therapist who is board certified in Geriatrics with nearly 20 years of clinical experience in a variety of clinical settings. Her focus is on interdisciplinary geriatric care with an emphasis on fall prevention and emergency department care. Suzie has used her experience to lead large scale initiatives to improve care for older adults within the health system. Some of these programs include successfully integrating physical therapy as part of the interdisciplinary team in the emergency department by developing fall prevention and mobility programs to improve clinical outcomes and combat hospital-associated disability and readmission. Suzie is the co-chair of the Milwaukee County Falls Prevention Coalition and has created partnerships with a variety of community-based organizations at both the state and local levels.
Ann Gallo
ann.gallo@aah.org
Ann is a Program Manager of Senior Services at Advocate Health. Since 2016, Ann has worked with Senior Services on the implementation of geriatric models of care, geriatric education, tools, and resources to improve care for older adults across the Advocate system. Ann leads the Age-Friendly Health System implementation and recognition across twenty-five hospitals and has presented nationally on Age-Friendly implementation. Ann led the Geriatric Emergency Department implementation and accreditation across 15 hospitals. Ann also developed and implemented system Dementia Resource Training, system Geriatrics for Advanced Practice Education, and national Geriatrics Models of Care Collaborative educational series. Ann is the co-chair of the Milwaukee County Falls Prevention Coalition, a steering member of the Falls Free WI State Falls Prevention Coalition, and collaborates on falls prevention on local, regional, and state levels.
Steering Committee
Jennifer Lefeber - Milwaukee County Department of Health & Human Services Aging & Disabilities Services
Jill Compton - Wisconsin Parkinson Association
Dr. Ed Duthie - MCW/Froedtert/Milwaukee VA
Dan Weber - Greenfield Fire Department
Melissa Lydecker - Bridgeway Independent Living Designs (BILD)
Carmen Pangilinan - Wauwatosa Health Department
Kim Lombard - Froedtert Hospital
Brad Holz - Ascent for Life/Independence First