39th Annual UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review

1. Physiology of Aging – Zaldy Tan, MD, MPH

2. Resilience – Maximizing Momentum as We Age – Genetics and Epigenetics – Steven Castle, MD

3. Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Older Adults – Demetra Antimisiaris, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP

4. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Susan L. Charette, MD; Panel: Drs. Tan, Castle, and Antimisiaris

5. Explicit Criteria and Medication Appropriateness – Tatyana Gurvich, PharmD, BCGP

6. Preventative Health Care in the Geriatric Patient – What are We Trying to Prevent? – Erin Atkinson Cook, MD

7. Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons – Erick Kleerup, MD

8. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Susan L. Charette, MD; Panel: Drs. Gurvich, Cook, and Kleerup

9. 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

1. Falls – Assessment and Management – David A. Ganz, MD, PhD

2. Geriatric Rehabilitation – Dixie Aragaki, MD

3. Rheumatology Therapeutic Advances – Vasculitis, Gout, and Rheumatoid Arthritis – Arash A. Horizon, MD

4. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Dan Osterweil, MD, FACP; Panel: Drs. Ganz, Aragaki, and Horizon

5. Nutrition Throughout the Ages – Vijaya Surampudi, MD

6. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – A Clinical Update – Matthew Freeby, MD

7. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Dan Osterweil, MD, FACP; Panel: Drs. Surampudi and Freeby

1. Common GI Issues in Older Persons – Kevin Ghassemi, MD

2. Prostate Disease in the Geriatric Population – Stephanie Pannell, MD, MPH

3. Management of Urinary Incontinence and Overactive Bladder Syndrome – Ja-Hong Kim, MD, FACS

4. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Susan L. Charette, MD; Panel: Drs. Ghassemi, Pannell, and Kim

5. Geriatric Dermatology – Jennifer C. Haley, MD

6. Management of Chronic Kidney Disease – Susanne Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD

7. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Susan L. Charette, MD; Panel: Drs. Haley and Nicholas

1. High Blood Pressure in the Geriatric Population – Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD

2. State of the Art – Atrial Fibrillation – Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD

3. Update in the Management of Heart Failure – Freny Vaghaiwalla Mody, MD

4. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Dan Osterweil, MD; Panel: Drs. Rastogi, Watson, and Mody

5. Perioperative Assessment in the Older Patient – Michael Ayoub, MD

6. How to Optimize Care and Improve Outcomes for Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease – Deena Goldwater, MD, PhD

7. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Dan Osterweil, MD; Panel: Drs. Ayoub and Goldwater

8. Dan and Erna Osterweil Awardee Lecture – Structures to Guide Clinical Care of Seriously Ill Patients – Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH

1. Hematologic Disease in Internal Medicine with an Emphasis on the Elderly – Gary Schiller, MD, FACP

2. Palliative Care in the Older Patient – Martina Meier, MD

3. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Cathy C. Lee, MD, MS; Panel: Drs. Schiller and Meier

4. Taking Care of Patients with COVID-19 – A Living Document – Tara Vijayan, MD

5. Infections in the Older Persons – Tara Vijayan, MD

6. Clinical Pharmacy Pearls – Demetra Antimisiaris, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP

7. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Cathy C. Lee, MD, MS; Panel: Drs. Vijayan and Kleerup

1. Pain Assessment and Management in Older Adults – Angela Yeh, MD

2. Osteoporosis – An Overview – Carolyn J. Crandall, MD, MS

3. Assessing and Managing Pressure Ulcers – Barbara M. Bates-Jensen PhD, RN, WOCN, FAAN

4. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Cathy A. Alessi, MD; Panel: Drs. Yeh, Crandall, and Bates-Jensen

5. Vision Loss in the Elderly – Mitra Nejad, MD

6. Hearing Loss, Silent But Disabling Important Clinical Considerations – Joshua Chodosh, MD

7. Gaining Clarity About Confusion – Sorting Out Impaired Cognition with Selected Cases – David B. Reuben, MD

8. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Cathy A. Alessi, MD; Panel: Drs. Nejad, Chodosh, and Reuben

1. The Spectrum of Cognitive Dysfunction – David B. Reuben, MD

2. Pharmacological Treatment Across Dementia Syndromes – Sarah Kremen, MD

3. Psychiatric and Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias – Aaron H. Kaufman, MD

4. A Non-Pharmacologic Approach to Behavioral Management in Dementia – Kemi Reeves, MSN, RN, GNP-BC

5. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Aaron H. Kaufman, MD; Panel: Drs. Reuben, Kremen, Kaufman, and Reeves

6. Arthur C. Cherkin Memorial Award Lecture – Young Blood for Old Brains – Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD

7. Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in the Geriatric Population – Yvette M. Bordelon, MD, PhD

8. Ischemic Stroke – Acute Treatment and Secondary Prevention – Latisha Katie Sharma, MD, FAHA

9. Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly – Jason Jalil, MD

10. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Aaron H. Kaufman, MD; Panel: Drs. Bordelon, Sharma, and Jalil

11. Late Life Depression – Treatment Update – Jurgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MAS

12. Sleep Problems in Older People – Cathy A. Alessi, MD

13. Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Aaron H. Kaufman, MD; Panel: Drs. Unützer and Alessi