Description
Harvard 39th Annual Review of Geriatric Medicine 2023 This five-day course provides an authoritative update on the specialized clinical management of older adults.The focus is on common clinical problems encountered in primary care practice. The program incorporates the knowledge and skills of many disciplines needed for effective management of medical, neurological and psychiatric illness in the older adult. Lectures are complimented by small group workshop sessions that emphasize practical approached to complex problems of a geriatric population in a variety of settings,
including office practices, hospitals and nursing homes.
Target audience includes all medical professionals seeking training in the care of an older population
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023
Update in Geriatrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Salamon
SESSION A – REDUCING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
Prevention Made Ridiculously Easy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.M. Gaziano
Evaluation & Management of Arrythmias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Zimetbaum
Dyslipidemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Orkaby
Diabetes Management Made Simple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Munshi
SESSION B – CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS
Hypertension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Lipsitz
Chronic Heart Failure in Older Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Gelfand
Coronary Artery Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Kannam
Strokes and Transient Ischemic Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Henderson
Diagnosis & Management of Peripheral Artery Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Schermerhorn
Day Adjourns
SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023
SESSION C – MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS
Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Kiel
Osteoarthritis – Recognition and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Misra
Challenging Cases in Rheumatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Badlissi
Management of Spinal Stenosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Atlas
SESSION D – GERIATRIC DISEASES AND SYSTEMS
Sleep Problems in the Older Adult. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Bertisch
Blueprint for Smarter Antibiotic Use in the Older Adult Part I. . . P. Kamitsuka
Blueprint for Smarter Antibiotic Use in the Older Adult Part II . . P. Kamitsuka
COPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Garshick
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS A
A. The Nuts and Bolts of Treatment for Diabetes in the Older Adults . . . . M. Munshi
B. **Blood Pressure Management in Older Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Lipsitz
C. **Competency and Ethical Issues in Managing Older Drivers . . . . . . . . . S. Trudeau
D. Defying Gravity: Exercise as a Vital Component of
Successful Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Parke
E. Dizziness from an ENT Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Chari
Day Adjourns
SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2023
SESSION E – PREVENTION AND RISK REDUCTION
Health Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Schreiber
Preoperative Assessment and Treatment of the Older Patient . . . D. Kim
**Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Berry
Drug Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Gurwitz
**Pressure Ulcers: Evidence-Based Prevention and Management . . M. Reddy
SESSION F – GERIATRIC SYNDROMES
Aging Skin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Cukras
Urinary Incontinence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. DuBeau
Prostate Cancer & Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. . . . . . . . . . . C. DuBeau
Kidney Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Cohen
GI Issues in Older Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Trey
Common Thyroid Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Hartzband
Day Adjourns
MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023
Hematology 101 for the Geriatrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Bauer
SESSION G – DEMENTIA, DEPRESSION, DELIRIUM
Diagnosis of Dementia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Press
Treatment of Dementia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Press
Delirium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Marcantonio
Late Life Psychosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Metzger
**KEYNOTE LUNCHEON LECTURE:
Laughing and the Older Adult. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rabbi M. Waldoks
SESSION H – IMPORTANT GERIATRIC ISSUES
Women’s Health Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Salamon
Common Hematological Malignancies and Novel Therapeutics in Older Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. Munshi
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS
A. **Advanced Care Planning for the Older Adult:
How to Have the Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. M. Skarf, S. Nathan
B. **Problems in Geriatric Psychiatry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Metzger
C. Cognitive Testing for the PCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Marcantonio
D. Putting It All Together:The Toe to head Geriatric Assessment . . . . A. Schwartz
E. Diet and Exercise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. M. Gaziano, A. Orkaby
Day Adjourns
TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023
SESSION I – END OF LIFE CARE
Care of the Care Partner of a Person Living with Dementia:
A Critical Part of Dementia Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Ritchie
Pain Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. M. Skarf
SESSION J – SENSORY FUNCTION
The Aging Eye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Young You
SESSION K – OTHER IMPORTANT GERIATRIC ISSUES
**Challenges of Anti-Coagulation in Older Adults . . . . . . . . . . . K. Bauer
Parkinson’s Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Simon
Lunch (on your own)
Depression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Vahia
Course Adjourns
