Target Audience: who are taking the geriatric medicine and/or hospice and palliative medicine

 Topics:

• Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and the Future of Healthcare – R. Sean Morrison, MD
• Pediatric Palliative Care – Scott M. Klein, MD, MHSA, FAAP, FAAHPM
• COVID-19 in Older Adults – Overview, Management and Lessons Learned – Martine Sanon, MD and Sharon See, PharmD
• Beyond Alzheimer’s Dementia – Georges Naasan, MD
• Incorporating Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Principles into Value-Based Programs – Jeffrey Farber, MD, MBA
• Hospice – There’s Always Something We Can Do – David A. Chmielewski, MD
• Integrative Medicine – Raymond Y. Teets, MD
• Update on Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia – Mary Sano, PhD
• Falls Evaluation in Older Adults – Ravishankar Ramaswamy, MD, MS
• Geriatrics and Palliative Care in the Nursing Home – Stephanie Le, MD
• Nutrition/Hydration in Serious Illness – Cynthia X. Pan, MD, FACP, AGSF and Robert Crupi, MD
• Foot Diseases & Disorders – Bryan C. Markinson, DPM
• Capacity Assessment – Judith Neugroschl, MD
• Approach to Decision Making for Patients Who Lack Capacity – Terry Altilio, LCSW, ACSW and Ayla Pelleg, MD
• Geriatric Nephrology & Renal Palliative Care – Maya K. Rao, MD
• Perioperative Management – Kelly Cummings, MD
• Integrative Therapies for Patient and Self Care – JD Elder, MA, LMT & Deborah Matza, RN, MPH, RYT
• Inpatient & Outpatient Billing & Documentation – Emily Chai, MD & Audrey K. Chun, MD
• Surgical Emergencies – Linda P. Zhang, MD, FACS
• Chemotherapy Related Toxicity and Oncologic Complications – Cardinale B. Smith, MD, PhD
• Clinician Well-being in Palliative Care and Geriatrics – Christie Mulholland, MD
• Buprenorphine for Pain – Caitlyn Kuwata, MD
• Palliative Care Emergencies – Cardinale B. Smith, MD, PhD
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) & Prostate Cancer – Rollin k. Say, MD, MBA
• Anemia – Ryan Holstead, MD
• Grief, Bereavement & Psychosocial Issues in COVID Times: For Patients, Families and Clinicians – Jane Knowles, MPH, LCSW and Ankita Mehta, MD
• Advanced Pain Management – PCA & Methadone Use – Mollie Biewald, MD and Eugene Choi, MD
• Family Meetings – Carl Philippe Rousseau, MD
• Stroke – Sara K. Rostanski, MD
• Review Indications for Anticoagulation – Caroline Cromwell, MD
• All You Need is Love – Human Connection as the Basis for Health – Diane E. Meier, MD
• Geriatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine – Common Interests, Common Goals – Richard Frieden, MD
• Introduction to Pain Management – Ciera Sears, MD
• Health Care Payment in the United States – Allison Silvers, MBA
• Symptoms Management in Older Adults – Olusegun Apoeso, MD
• Non-pain Symptom Management in Palliative Care – Xerostomia, Hiccups, Malignant Bowel Obstruction, Pruritus, and Fatigue – Kinga Kisko ,DO
• Musculoskeletal Medicine – Deborah Pacik, MD MPH
• Cultural Considerations in Palliative Care – Helen M. Fernandez, MD, MPH
• Geriatric Care of Older Adults with HIV – Angela Condo, MD
• Geriatric Emergencies – Ula Y. Hwang, MD, MPH & Martine Sanon, MD
• Office-Based Dementia Screening – Beyond the MMSE – Veronica Rivera, MD
• Management of Heart Failure – Johanna Paola Contreras, MD
• Palliative Care in ALS – Elizabeth Lindenberger, MD
• Sleep Disorders – Vaishnavi Kundel, MD, MScR
• Geriatric and Palliative Care Approach for the LGBTQ Community – Noelle Marie Javier, MD, Gregory A. Hinrichsen, PhD, and Anup Bharani, MD
• Anxiety in Palliative Care Populations – Priya Krishnasamy, MD
• Diagnosis and Evaluation of Peripheral Vascular Disease – Daniel Han, MD
• The Era of Telemedicine for the Ambulatory Setting – Julia Frydman, MD and Veronica Rivera, MD
• Hazards of Hospitalization – Martine Sanon, MD
• Oral Care – A Forgotten Care of Older Adults – Miriam R. Robbins, DDS, MS, DABSCD
• CAD Management – Cardiac and Perioperative Risk Assessment – Newsha Ghodsi, MD
• Constipation and Fecal Incontinence – Brijen Shah, MD
• Thyroid Disease – Maria Skamagas, MD
• Urinary Incontinence – Eileen H. Callahan, MD and Christine Chang, MD
• Older Drivers, Tough Conversations – Phil Solomon, MD
• Chronic Wound Care – Only Skin Deep – Harvey Himel, MD
• Evaluation and Treatment of Back Pain in the Elderly – Parag Sheth, MD
• Prognostication of Chronic Disease – Winston Wey, MD
• Prevention in Older Adults – Nisha Rughwani, MD
• Advance Care Planning – Trends and Clinical Practice – Harriet Mather, MD
• Palliative Care and Heart Failure – Laura Gelfman, MD and Karen Hiensch, ANP-BC
• Medical Decision Making – Hannah Lipman, MD, MS
• Medication Management – Sharon See, PharmD & Shahla Baharlou, MD
• Diabetes Overview – Emilia Liao, MD
• Models of Care at Home: Hospitalization at Home & Palliative Care at Home – Pamela Saenger, MD
• End-of-Life Symptoms – Devin K. Gilhuly, MD MS
• Physiological Changes in Aging – Omar Amir, MD
• Patient Priorities Care – Achieving What Matters in Age Friendly Health Systems – Claire Davenport, MD
• COPD & Asthma – Patrick M. Chae, MD
• Atrial Fibrillation Management – S. Andrew McCullough, MD
• Basic Opioids 101 – Winston Wey, MD
• Renal Palliative Care – Defining the Role of Kidney Supportive Care – Emily Lu, MD
• Overview of Gynecological Malignancies – Clinical Presentation and Treatment Options – Vishal Gupta, MD
• When It Comes to Conversations About Older People…We Need to Talk (Differently) – Helen M. Fernandez, MD, MPH
• Osteoporosis – How to Assess the Risk and Treat – Se-Min Kim, MD
• Hearing Loss and Health in Older Adults – Maura K. Cosetti, MD
• Discontinuing Life Sustaining Treatments – Withdrawal of Non-Beneficial Treatments While Maintaining Care – Jennifer Fung, MD
• Home Care – Jennifer M. Reckrey, MD and Sonica Bhatia, MD
• Geriatric Dermatology – Caroline Halverstam, MD
• Improving Transitions of Care – Debora Afezolli, MD
• Medicare Annual Wellness Visit – Audrey K. Chun, MD and Fiorella Perez, MD
• Frailty – Fred Ko, MD, MS
• Interventional Pain Management – Maintaining our Patients Quality of Life – Stelian Serban, MD
• COVID-19 in the Nursing Home – Jeffrey Farber, MD and Ruth Spinner, MD
• Late Life Depression – Gary J. Kennedy, MD
• Cardiovascular Disease – Part 1 – Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH, FACC
• Cardiovascular Disease – Part 2 – Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH, FACC
• Delirium – Are You Confused – Joyce F. Fogel, MD, FACP, AGSF
• De-Prescribing in the Context of Multiple Chronic Conditions – Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH
• Movement Disorders – Diagnosis and Treatment – Winona Tse, MD
• Don’t Kill Granny – Becoming a Better Doctor for Older Adults and the Seriously Ill – Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD
• Palliative Radiation Therapy – Kavita V. Dharmarajan, MD, MSc
• Hematologic Malignancies in the Elderly – Case Studies – Adriana K. Malone, MD
• Hypertension in Older Adults – Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH, FACC
• Use of Adjuvants for Pain Management – Vanessa Rodriguez, MD
• Refractory and End-of-Life Depression – Gary J. Kennedy, MD
• High Risk Ambulatory Geriatrics – The ALIGN Program – Stephanie Chow, MD
• Geriatrics 5Ms – From Concept to Practice – Ravishankar Ramaswamy, MD, MS
• Systemic and Localized Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Elderly – Leslie D. Kerr, MD
• Infectious Disease – Pneumonia, UTI’s and C-Dif – Michael P. Mullen, MD
• Management of Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia – Melinda Lantz, MD
• Managing Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation & Antibiotic Prophylaxis – Tara Naib, MD
• Addressing Total Pain – The Role of Interdisciplinary Teams – Rabbi Max Zev Reynolds, BCC, MA & Joshua Lasseigne, RN, BSN, CHPN
• Geriatric Assessment Tools – Vanessa Rodriguez, MD
• Medical Cannabis – It’s High Time We Review the Evidence – Joanna Chen, MD & Nathan E. Goldstein, MD
• Oncology – Breast, Lung & Colon Cancers – Felice LePar, MD, MPH
• Digital Technology for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Older Adults – Allen D. Andrade, MD
• Hepatology for Geriatrics and Palliative Care Clinicians – James Crismale, MD and Christopher Woodrell, MD
• Feeding & Swallowing Disorders – Benjamin C. Tweel, MD
• Anorexia, Cachexia & Weight Loss – Omar Amir, MD
• Falls – Why Do They Matter in Older Adults and How to Prevent? – Helen M. Fernandez, MD, MPH