Harvard 39th Annual Review of Geriatric Medicine 2023

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