Harvard 39th Annual Review of Geriatric Medicine 2023

Harvard 39th Annual Review of Geriatric Medicine 2023

This five-day course provides an authoritative update on the specialized clinical management of older adults.The focus is on common clinical problems encountered in primary care practice. The program incorporates the knowledge and skills of many disciplines needed for effective management of medical, neurological and psychiatric illness in the older adult. Lectures are complimented by small group workshop sessions that emphasize practical approached to complex problems of a geriatric population in a variety of settings,

including office practices, hospitals and nursing homes.

Target audience includes all medical professionals seeking training in the care of an older population

FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023

Update in Geriatrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Salamon

SESSION A – REDUCING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

• Prevention Made Ridiculously Easy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.M. Gaziano
• Evaluation & Management of Arrythmias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Zimetbaum
• Dyslipidemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Orkaby
• Diabetes Management Made Simple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Munshi

SESSION B – CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS

• Hypertension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Lipsitz
  Chronic Heart Failure in Older Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Gelfand
  Coronary Artery Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Kannam
  Strokes and Transient Ischemic Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Henderson
  Diagnosis & Management of Peripheral Artery Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Schermerhorn
  Day Adjourns

SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023

SESSION C – MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS

• Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Kiel
  Osteoarthritis – Recognition and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Misra
  Challenging Cases in Rheumatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Badlissi
  Management of Spinal Stenosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Atlas

SESSION D – GERIATRIC DISEASES AND SYSTEMS

• Sleep Problems in the Older Adult. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Bertisch
  Blueprint for Smarter Antibiotic Use in the Older Adult Part I. . . P. Kamitsuka
  Blueprint for Smarter Antibiotic Use in the Older Adult Part II . . P. Kamitsuka
  COPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Garshick

CLINICAL WORKSHOPS A

• A. The Nuts and Bolts of Treatment for Diabetes in the Older Adults . . . . M. Munshi
  B. **Blood Pressure Management in Older Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Lipsitz
  C. **Competency and Ethical Issues in Managing Older Drivers . . . . . . . . . S. Trudeau
  D. Defying Gravity: Exercise as a Vital Component of
  Successful Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Parke
  E. Dizziness from an ENT Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Chari
  Day Adjourns

SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2023

SESSION E – PREVENTION AND RISK REDUCTION

• Health Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Schreiber
  Preoperative Assessment and Treatment of the Older Patient . . . D. Kim
  **Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Berry
  Drug Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Gurwitz
  **Pressure Ulcers: Evidence-Based Prevention and Management . . M. Reddy

SESSION F – GERIATRIC SYNDROMES

• Aging Skin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Cukras
  Urinary Incontinence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. DuBeau
  Prostate Cancer & Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. . . . . . . . . . . C. DuBeau
  Kidney Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Cohen
  GI Issues in Older Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Trey
  Common Thyroid Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Hartzband
  Day Adjourns

MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023

• Hematology 101 for the Geriatrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Bauer
  SESSION G – DEMENTIA, DEPRESSION, DELIRIUM
  Diagnosis of Dementia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Press
  Treatment of Dementia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Press
  Delirium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Marcantonio
  Late Life Psychosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Metzger

**KEYNOTE LUNCHEON LECTURE:

• Laughing and the Older Adult. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rabbi M. Waldoks
  SESSION H – IMPORTANT GERIATRIC ISSUES
  Women’s Health Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Salamon
  Common Hematological Malignancies and Novel Therapeutics in Older Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. Munshi

CLINICAL WORKSHOPS

• A. **Advanced Care Planning for the Older Adult:
  How to Have the Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. M. Skarf, S. Nathan
  B. **Problems in Geriatric Psychiatry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Metzger
  C. Cognitive Testing for the PCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Marcantonio
  D. Putting It All Together:The Toe to head Geriatric Assessment . . . . A. Schwartz
  E. Diet and Exercise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. M. Gaziano, A. Orkaby
  Day Adjourns

TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023

SESSION I – END OF LIFE CARE

• Care of the Care Partner of a Person Living with Dementia:
  A Critical Part of Dementia Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Ritchie
  Pain Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. M. Skarf

SESSION J – SENSORY FUNCTION

• The Aging Eye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Young You
  SESSION K – OTHER IMPORTANT GERIATRIC ISSUES
  **Challenges of Anti-Coagulation in Older Adults . . . . . . . . . . . K. Bauer
  Parkinson’s Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Simon
  Lunch (on your own)
  Depression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Vahia
  Course Adjourns