Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine 2021

Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and the Future of Healthcare — R. Sean Morrison, MD, FAAHPM

Models of Care at Home: Hospitalization at Home and Palliative Care at Home — Pamela Saenger, MD

Prognostication of Chronic Disease — Mollie A. Biewald, MD

Falls – Why Do They Matter in Older Adults and How to Prevent? — Helen M. Fernandez, MD, MPH

Incorporating Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Principles into Value-Based Programs — Jeffrey I. Farber, MD, MBA, FACP

COVID-19 in Older Adults: Overview, Management and Lessons Learned — Martine Sanon, MD

Understanding the Hospice Benefit — Bernard Lee, MD

Diabetes Overview — Emilia P. Liao, MD

Falls — 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 — Kimberly G. Klipstein, MD

Approach to Decision Making for Patients Who Lack Capacity — Terry Altilio, LSSW, APHSW-C and Priya Krishnasamy, MD

Geriatric Nephrology & Renal Palliative Care — Maya K. Rao, MD

Perioperative Management — Reena Karani, MD, MHPE, FACP, AGSF

Complementary Therapies for Patient and Self Care — JD Elder, MA, LMT and Deborah Matza, RN, MPH, RYT

Inpatient & Outpatient Billing & Documentation — Emily Chai, MD and Audrey K. Chun, MD

Surgical Emergencies — Celia M. Divino, MD, FACS

Chemotherapy Related Toxicity and Oncologic Complications — Cardinale B. Smith, MD, PhD

Clinician Well-being and Resilience: Pre-COVID, Through the Pandemic, and Beyond — Christie N. Mulholland, MD

Palliative Care in Heart Failure — Mollie A. Biewald, MD

Palliative Care Emergencies — Cardinale B. Smith, MD, PhD

BPH & Prostate Cancer — Reza Mehrazin, MD

Anemia — Brenda D. Panzera, 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 — Bethann Scarborough, MD

Family Meetings — Gabrielle Goldberg, MD

Stroke — Sara K. Rostanski, MD

Update in Dementia — Mary Sano, PhD

When It Comes to Conversations About Older People…We Need to Talk (Differently) — Helen M. Fernandez, MD, MPH

Principles in Geriatric Rehabilitation – Musculoskeletal Medicine — Joseph E. Herrera, DO

Pain Management and Assessment — Ayla Pelleg, MD

Pharmacotherapy for COVID-19: Where are We Now? — Sharon See, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FCCP

Medication Management — Sharon See, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FCCP and Shahla Baharlou, MD

Patient Priorities Care — Claire E. Davenport, MD, MS

Musculoskeletal Medicine — David C. Thomas, MD, MHPE

Culture & Palliative Care — Helen M. Fernandez, MD, MPH

HIV/AIDS in Older Adults — Beverly Forsyth, MD

Geriatric Emergency Medicine — Ula Y. Hwang, MD, MPH and Martine Sanon, MD

Office-Based Dementia Screening: Beyond the MMSE — Veronica Rivera, MD

Management of Heart Failure — Anuradha Lala-Trindade, MD

Palliative Care in ALS — Mara Lugassy, MD

Sleep Disorders — Steven H. Feinsilver, MD

Culturally Competent Approach to Geriatric, Palliative, Hospice, and End of Life Care for the LGBTQ Population — Noelle Marie C. Javier, MD and Gregory A. Hinrichsen, PhD

Anxiety — Priya Krishnasamy, MD

Diagnosis and Evaluation of Peripheral Vascular Disease — Reid A Ravin, MD

Teleconsultation in the Inpatient Setting — Claire Ankuda, MD and Christopher D. Woodrell, 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 & Fecal Incontinence — Brijen Shah, MD

Thyroid Disease — Maria Skamagas, MD

Urinary Incontinence — Eileen H. Callahan, MD

Older Drivers, Tough Conversations — Tara Liberman, DO

Palliative Wound Care: Pearls and Pitfalls — Oscar M. Alvarez, PhD, CCT, FAPWCA

Advance Care Planning: Trends and Clinical Practice — Priya Krishnasamy, MD

De-Prescribing in the Context of Multi-Comorbidities — Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH

Prevention in Older Adults — Nisha A. Rughwani, MD

Review of High Risk Ambulatory Geriatrics – The ALIGN Program — Stephanie Chow, MD, MPH

The Era of Telehealth for the Ambulatory Setting — Veronica Rivera, MD and Vanessa M. Rodriguez, MD

Medical Decision Making — Hannah I. Lipman, MD, MS

Symptom Management I: Constipation, SOB, Nausea, and Anorexia — Olusegun Apoeso, MD

Symptom Management II: Hiccups, Pruritus, Xerostomia, Fatigue and Bowel Obstruction — Deborah Afezolli, MD

Integrative Medicine — Lucia McBee, LCSW, MPH, CYI

End-of-Life Symptoms — Anup S. Bharani, MD and Nicole Loving, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN

Physiological Changes in Aging — Nisha A. Rughwani, MD

Pediatric Palliative Care — Emily Hahn, MD

COPD & Asthma — Patrick M. Chae, MD

Atrial Fibrillation — S. Andrew McCullough, MD

Basic Opioids 101 — Mollie A. Biewald, MD

Renal Palliative Care – Defining the Role of Kidney Supportive Care — Emily Lu, MD

Low Back Pain — Parag Sheth, MD

Osteoporosis — Barrie Weinstein, MD, CCD

Balance & Vertigo — James Gurley, PT, DPT, NCS and Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD, FACS

Withdrawal of Non-Beneficial Treatments While Maintaining Care — Mollie A. Biewald, MD

Home Care — Elizabeth T. McCormick, MD and Jennifer M. Reckrey, MD

Dermatology — Caroline Halverstam, MD

Transitions of Care — Ania Wajnberg, MD and Katherine Wang, MD

Non E/M Billing Codes: Opportunities to Improve Care Coordination and Revenues (Getting Paid for Your Work) — Audrey K. Chun, MD and Linda V. DeCherrie, MD

Frailty — Fred Ko, MD, MSCR

Interventional Pain — Stelian I. Serban, MD

Overview of Gynecological Malignancies: Clinical Presentation and Treatment Options — Vishal Gupta, MD

COVID-19 in the Nursing Home — Jeffrey I. Farber, MD, MBA, FACP 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 — Joyce F. Fogel, MD, FACP, AGSF

Beyond Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia — Georges Naasan, MD

Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders — 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 Kaczaraj Malone, MD

Hypertension in Older Adults — Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH, FACC

Use of Adjuvants for Pain Management — Vanessa M. Rodriguez, MD

Refractory and End-of-Life Depression — Gary J. Kennedy, MD

Hip Fracture — Calin S. Moucha, MD

Geriatrics 5Ms: From Concept to Practice — Ravishankar Ramaswamy, MD, MS

Rheumatology — Leslie D. Kerr, MD

Infectious Disease: Pneumonia, UTI’s & 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 Edith M. Meyerson, DMin, BCC and Joshua Lasseigne, RN, BSN, CHPN

Geriatric Assessment Tools — Vanessa M. Rodriguez, MD

Medical Marijuana: It’s High Time We Review the Evidence — Bethann Scarborough, MD and Nathan E. Goldstein, MD

Oncology: Breast, Lung & Colon Cancers — Felice LePar, MD, MPH

Using Digital Technology for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Older Adults — Allen D. Andrade, MD

An Overview of Cirrhosis for Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medical Providers — James F. Crismale, MD and Christopher D. Woodrell, MD

Feeding & Swallowing Disorders — Benjamin C. Tweel, MD

Anorexia, Cachexia & Weight Loss — Stephanie Chow, MD, MPH