39th Annual UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review 2023
Geriatric Board Review: CME from the Experts
The UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review is one of the longest running and highest-regarded programs of its kind. This online video CME course emphasizes an evidence-based, practical, and functional approach to the comprehensive care of older adults.
You can prep for certification or re-certification exams while gaining in-depth of knowledge in neurology, cardiology, psychiatry, urology, hematology, gastroenterology, nephrology, endocrinology, pharmacology, and rheumatology as they apply to older patients. It’s continuing medical education that will help you to better:
- Apply principles of geriatric assessment, pharmacology, rehabilitation, and long-term care
- Identify psychological problems related to aging
- Create individual medication regimens for the older adults
- Address geriatric syndromes such as dementia, pain management, incontinence, and osteoporosis
Topics/Speakers
General Principles of Aging
Physiology of Aging – Zaldy Tan, MD, MPH
Resilience – Maximizing Momentum as We Age – Genetics and Epigenetics – Steven Castle, MD
Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Older Adults – Demetra Antimisiaris, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Susan L. Charette, MD; Panel: Drs. Tan, Castle, and Antimisiaris
Explicit Criteria and Medication Appropriateness – Tatyana Gurvich, PharmD, BCGP
Preventative Health Care in the Geriatric Patient – What are We Trying to Prevent? – Erin Atkinson Cook, MD
Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons – Erick Kleerup, MD
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Susan L. Charette, MD; Panel: Drs. Gurvich, Cook, and Kleerup
David H. Solomon Memorial Award Lecture – Substance Use in Diverse Populations with a Focus on Older Adults, Alcohol, and Cannabis – Alison Moore, MD, MPH, FACP, AGSF
Medical Issues in Older Patients – Part 1
Falls – Assessment and Management – David A. Ganz, MD, PhD
Geriatric Rehabilitation – Dixie Aragaki, MD
Rheumatology Therapeutic Advances – Vasculitis, Gout, and Rheumatoid Arthritis – Arash A. Horizon, MD
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Dan Osterweil, MD, FACP; Panel: Drs. Ganz, Aragaki, and Horizon
Nutrition Throughout the Ages – Vijaya Surampudi, MD
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – A Clinical Update – Matthew Freeby, MD
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Dan Osterweil, MD, FACP; Panel: Drs. Surampudi and Freeby
Medical Issues in Older Patients – Part 2
Common GI Issues in Older Persons – Kevin Ghassemi, MD
Prostate Disease in the Geriatric Population – Stephanie Pannell, MD, MPH
Management of Urinary Incontinence and Overactive Bladder Syndrome – Ja-Hong Kim, MD, FACS
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Susan L. Charette, MD; Panel: Drs. Ghassemi, Pannell, and Kim
Geriatric Dermatology – Jennifer C. Haley, MD
Management of Chronic Kidney Disease – Susanne Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Susan L. Charette, MD; Panel: Drs. Haley and Nicholas
Cardiovascular Conditions
High Blood Pressure in the Geriatric Population – Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD
State of the Art – Atrial Fibrillation – Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD
Update in the Management of Heart Failure – Freny Vaghaiwalla Mody, MD
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Dan Osterweil, MD; Panel: Drs. Rastogi, Watson, and Mody
Perioperative Assessment in the Older Patient – Michael Ayoub, MD
How to Optimize Care and Improve Outcomes for Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease – Deena Goldwater, MD, PhD
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Dan Osterweil, MD; Panel: Drs. Ayoub and Goldwater
Dan and Erna Osterweil Awardee Lecture – Structures to Guide Clinical Care of Seriously Ill Patients – Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH
Medical Issues in Older Patients – Part 3
Hematologic Disease in Internal Medicine with an Emphasis on the Elderly – Gary Schiller, MD, FACP
Palliative Care in the Older Patient – Martina Meier, MD
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Cathy C. Lee, MD, MS; Panel: Drs. Schiller and Meier
Taking Care of Patients with COVID-19 – A Living Document – Tara Vijayan, MD
Infections in the Older Persons – Tara Vijayan, MD
Clinical Pharmacy Pearls – Demetra Antimisiaris, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Cathy C. Lee, MD, MS; Panel: Drs. Vijayan and Kleerup
Medical Issues in Older Patients – Part 4
Pain Assessment and Management in Older Adults – Angela Yeh, MD
Osteoporosis – An Overview – Carolyn J. Crandall, MD, MS
Assessing and Managing Pressure Ulcers – Barbara M. Bates-Jensen PhD, RN, WOCN, FAAN
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Cathy A. Alessi, MD; Panel: Drs. Yeh, Crandall, and Bates-Jensen
Vision Loss in the Elderly – Mitra Nejad, MD
Hearing Loss, Silent But Disabling Important Clinical Considerations – Joshua Chodosh, MD
Gaining Clarity About Confusion – Sorting Out Impaired Cognition with Selected Cases – David B. Reuben, MD
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Cathy A. Alessi, MD; Panel: Drs. Nejad, Chodosh, and Reuben
Geriatric Neurology/Psychiatry
The Spectrum of Cognitive Dysfunction – David B. Reuben, MD
Pharmacological Treatment Across Dementia Syndromes – Sarah Kremen, MD
Psychiatric and Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias – Aaron H. Kaufman, MD
A Non-Pharmacologic Approach to Behavioral Management in Dementia – Kemi Reeves, MSN, RN, GNP-BC
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Aaron H. Kaufman, MD; Panel: Drs. Reuben, Kremen, Kaufman, and Reeves
Arthur C. Cherkin Memorial Award Lecture – Young Blood for Old Brains – Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD
Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in the Geriatric Population – Yvette M. Bordelon, MD, PhD
Ischemic Stroke – Acute Treatment and Secondary Prevention – Latisha Katie Sharma, MD, FAHA
Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly – Jason Jalil, MD
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Aaron H. Kaufman, MD; Panel: Drs. Bordelon, Sharma, and Jalil
Late Life Depression – Treatment Update – Jurgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA
Sleep Problems in Older People – Cathy A. Alessi, MD
Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Aaron H. Kaufman, MD; Panel: Drs. Unützer and Alessi
Price : $ 50
