Description
Who Should Attend
- Primary Care Physicians
- Specialty Physicians
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Pharmacists
- Physician Assistants
- Psychologists
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Evaluate palliative care and its role in caring for older adults at end of life.
- Identify opportunities to engage patients in advanced care planning.
- Determine which patients are eligible for hospice benefits.
- Develop appropriate strategies to manage pain in older adults.
- Recognize the altered presentation of common illnesses in older adults.
- Determine the etiologic factors contributing to the most commonly encountered geriatric syndromes.
- Review the principles of appropriate and effective prescribing in older adults.
- Differentiate between the effects of aging and disease.
- Apply new strategies to manage common medical problems in older adults such as COPD, pain, infection and osteoarthritis.
Friday, March 1, 2024
Welcome
Update in Geriatrics
Suzanne Salamon, MD
Prevention Made Ridiculously Easy
J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH
Evaluation and Management of Arrythmias
Peter Zimetbaum, MD
Break
Dyslipidemia
Ariela Orkaby, MD, MPH
Diabetes Management Made Simple
Medha Munshi, MD
Lunch Break
Hypertension
Lewis Lipsitz, MD
Chronic Heart Failure in Older Adults
Eli Gelfand, MD, FACC
Coronary Artery Disease
Joseph Kannam, MD, FACS
Break
Strokes and Transient Ischemic Attacks
Jennifer Dearborn-Tomazos, MD
Diagnosis & Management of Peripheral Artery Dis.
Marc Schermerhorn, MD
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Osteoporosis
Douglas Kiel, MD, MPH
Osteoarthritis- Recognition and Management
Devyani Misra, MD
Break
Challenging Cases in Rheumatology
Fadi Badlissi, MD
Management of Spinal Stenosis
Steven Atlas, MD
Lunch BreakÂ
Sleep Problems in the Older Adult
Suzanne Bertisch, MD
Blueprint for Smarter Antibiotic Use in the Older Adult Part I
Paul Kamitsuka, MD, DTM&H
Break
Blueprint for Smarter Antibiotics Use in the Older Adult Part II
Paul Kamitsuka MD, DTM&H
COPD
Eric Garshick, MD, MOH
Break
Participant may choose preferred session. No pre-registration required.
The Nuts and Bolts of Treatment for Diabetes in Older Adults
Medha Munshi, MD
Blood Pressure Management in Older Adults
Lewis Lipsitz, MD
Competency and Ethical Issues in Managing Older Drivers
Scott Trudeau, PhD, OTR/L
Defying Gravity: Exercise as a Vital Component of Successful Aging
Catherine Stone, PT, DPT, GCS
Hearing Loss and Aging: When to Refer and How to Manage
Divya Chari, MD
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Health Screening
Robert Schreiber, MD
Preoperative Assessment and Treatment of the Older Adult
Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD
Break
Falls
Sarah Berry, MD, MPH
Drug Therapy
Jerry Gurwitz, MD
Pressure Ulcers: Evidence Based Prevention/Mgmt.
Madhuri Reddy, MD
Lunch Break
Aging Skin
Anthony Cukras, MD
Urinary Incontinence
Catherine Dubeau, MD
Break
Prostate Cancer & Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Catherine Dubeau, MD
Kidney Disease
Robert Cohen, MD, MSc
GI Issues in Older Adults
Gary Trey, MD
Common Thyroid Problems
Pamela Hartzband, MD, FACP, ECNU
Monday, March 4, 2024
Diagnosis of Dementia
Daniel Press, MD
Treatment of Dementia
Daniel Press, MD
Break
Delirium
Edward Marcantonio, MD, SM
Late Life Psychosis
Eran Metzger, MD
Depression
Ipsit Vahia, MD
Lunch Break
Keynote Lecture: Advances in the Control of Aging: From Mice to Humans
David Sinclair, MD
Women’s Health Issues
Suzanne Salamon, MD
Parkinson’s Disease
David K. Simon, MD, PhD
Break
Participant may choose preferred session. No pre-registration required.
Advanced Care Planning for the Older Adult: How to have the conversation
Lara Skarf, MD;Â Susan Nathan, MD
Problems in Geriatric Psychiatry
Eran Metzger, MD
Cognitive Testing for the PCP
Edward Marcantonio, MD, SM
Putting It All Together: The Toe to Head Geriatric Assessment
Andrea Schwartz, MD, MPH
Diet and Exercise
J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH;Â Ariela Orkaby, MD, MPH
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Care of the Care Partner of a Person Living with Dementia: A Critical Part of Dementia Care
Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH
Pain Management in the Older Adult
Lara Skarf, MD
Break
The Aging Eye
Jae Young You, MD
Challenges of Anti-Coagulation in Older Adults
Kenneth Bauer, MD, MPH
Common Hematological Malignancies and Novel Therapeutics in Older Adults
Nihkil Munshi, MD
Hematology 101 for the Geriatrician
Kenneth Bauer, MD, MPH
Course Adjourns
Harvard Review of Geriatric Medicine