36th Annual UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review

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

2. Live Long and Prosper! Mechanisms to Delay Aging – Steven Castle, MD

3. Pharmacokinetic Considerations in the Elderly – Patrick Chan, PharmD, PhD

4. Geriatrics Literature Update: 2019 – Arun S. Karlamangla, MD, PhD

5. David H. Solomon Memorial Award Lecture Implementation and Scaling of New Models of Geriatrics Care – Albert L. Siu, MD, MSPH

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

7. Infections in Older Persons – Tara Vijayan, MD

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. Nutrition Through the Ages – Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD

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

2. Prostate Disease – Chad Baxter, MD

3. Urinary Incontinence – Ja-Hong Kim, MD

4. Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons – Eric Kleerup, MD

5. Chronic Kidney Disease – James Wilson, MD, MS, FACP

1. Hypertension in Older Adults – Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD

2. Atrial Fibrillation – Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD

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

4. Perioperative Assessment in the Older Adult – Sondra Vazirani, MD, MPH

5. Geriatric Cardiology: Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Management in Relation to Aging – Deena Goldwater, MD, PhD

6. Quality Improvement: Controversies in Long-Term Care – Dan Osterweil, MD, FACP

1. Hematologic Disease in the Elderly – Gary Schiller, MD, FACP

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

3. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – Pejman Cohan, MD

4. Endocrine Disorders in Older Persons – Jane E. Weinreb, MD

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

1. Geriatric Pain Management – Irene I. Wu, MD

2. Palliative Care in the Older Patient – Rebecca Yamarik, MD

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

4. Geriatric Dermatology – Jennifer C. Haley, MD

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

6. Topics in Geriatric Endocrinology – Albert Shieh, MD

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

5. Arthur C. Cherkin Memorial Award Lecture – Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhD

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

2. Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly – Benjamin M. Shapiro, MD

3. Advances in Treatment and Management of Late-Life Depression – Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA

4. Substance Abuse in the Older Patient – Pauline Wu, DO