The 36th Annual UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine & Board Review aims to enhance your knowledge of essential topics in primary and specialty care of your aging patients. Led by Zaldy Tan, MD, MPH, this CME program will help you to keep pace with the latest developments and to prepare for certification or re-certification exams in geriatric medicine offered by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP).
* Date of Original Release: December 31, 2019
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After viewing this program, the participant will be better able to:
Apply principles of geriatric assessment, geriatric pharmacology, rehabilitation, and long-term care to the patient care setting
Understand key aspects of neurology, cardiology, psychiatry, urology, hematology, gastroenterology, nephrology, endocrinology, pharmacology, and rheumatology as they apply to older patients
Identify psychosocial problems and ethical issues in decision-making, and formulate an approach to these problems
Recognize the major geriatric syndromes such as incontinence, pain management, and osteoporosis, and explain the appropriate geriatric medicine approaches to them.
Create individualized medication regimens for medically complex older adults to address appropriate health outcomes
36TH ANNUAL UCLA INTENSIVE COURSE IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE AND BOARD REVIEW