39th Annual UCLA Intensive Course In Geriatric Medicine And Board Review

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 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 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

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
• 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. Vazirani 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; Drs. Drs. Unützer and Alessi