Mount Sinai 24th Annual Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine 2025

Mount Sinai 24th Annual Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine 2025

1. Overview

The Mount Sinai 24th Annual Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine 2025 offers a comprehensive, evidence-based review of key clinical topics for an aging population. The program focuses on the practical management of complex symptoms, multimorbidity, advance care planning, and the navigation of ethical considerations in serious illnesses across various care settings.

Course Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 9:00 AM – Friday, September 19, 2025, 11:00 PM, Online

The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is the nation’s largest training program in the field and has trained one out of five geriatricians nationwide. We are offering the 24th annual “Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine”. This is a four-day clinically-based intensive course in geriatrics and palliative medicine taught by leading experts in both fields providing updates on geriatric syndromes and palliative medicine and the latest research and treatments. Each day consists of eight live virtual plenary group sessions and 20 pre-recorded workshops designated to provide both practical experience with the large group material, as well as to cover other content areas. All workshops are case-based and can be viewed at the learner’s time discretion. Four Comprehensive Board Review Q&A sessions take place during Tuesday-Friday. This course is sponsored by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine.

2. Learning Objectives

• Formulate comprehensive, interdisciplinary care plans for managing multimorbidity and safely de-prescribing medications in older adults.

• Evaluate and manage complex symptoms such as total pain, behavioral issues in dementia, and palliative care emergencies.

• Navigate advanced care planning, assess patient capacity, and facilitate effective serious illness communication with patients and families.

• Apply evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of specific geriatric conditions, including heart failure, osteoporosis, and movement disorders.

• Implement holistic and alternative interventions, including medical cannabis and expressive arts therapy, to improve patient quality of life.

3. Target Audience

4. Topics

1. 000 Welcome and Morning Announcements
2. 001 Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and the Future of Healthcare
3. 002 Movement Disorders Diagnosis and Treatment
4. 003 De-Prescribing in the Context of Multi-Comorbidities
5. 004 Beyond Alzheimer’s Dementia
6. 005 Approach to Decision Making for Patients Who Lack Capacity
7. 006 Hospice – There’s Always Something We Can Do
8. 007 Prognostication of Chronic Disease
9. 008 End-of-Life Symptom
10. 009 Stepping Safely – A Guide to Geriatric Fall Evaluation for Healthy Aging
11. 010 Models of Care at Home – Hospital and Palliative Care at Home
12. 011 Basic Opioids 101
13. 012 Geriatrics 5Ms – From Concept to Practice
14. 013 Buprenorphine for Pain
15. 014 Symptom Management II – Hiccups, Pruritus, Xerostomia, Fatigue, and Bowel Obstruction
16. 015 Home Care
17. 016 Annual Wellness Visit
18. 017 Thyroid Disease in the Elderly Person
19. 018 Low Back Pain
20. 019 Identifying and Treating Osteoporosis
21. 020 What is Geriatric Surgery Co-Management
22. 021 Geriatrics and Palliative Care in the Nursing Home Setting
23. 022 Nutrition-Hydration in Serious Illness
24. 023 Assessing Capacity in Adult Patients
25. 024 Care of Older Adults through Specialized Managed Care Models
26. 025 Geriatric Nephrology & Renal Palliative Care
27. 026 Perioperative Management
28. 027 Integrative Therapies for Patient and Self Care
29. 028 Stroke
30. 029 Medical Decision Making
31. 030 Update in Dementia
32. 031 Principles of Geriatric Rehabilitation
33. 032 Late Life Depression
34. 033 Advance Care Planning – Trends and Clinical Practice
35. 034 Symptom Management I – Constipation, SOB, Nausea and Anorexia
36. 035 Prevention in Older Adults
37. 036 Time Based and Billing Documentation
38. 037 Surgical Emergencies
39. 038 Chemotherapy Related Toxicity and Oncologic Complications
40. 039 Palliative Care Emergencies
41. 040 Clinician Well-being in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
42. 041 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) & Prostate Cancer
43. 042 Anemia
44. 043 Grief, Bereavement and Psychosocial Issues
45. 044 Advanced Pain Management – PCA & Methadone Use
46. 045 Navigating Family Meetings
47. 046 Musculoskeletal Medicine
48. 047 Geriatric Care of Older Adults with HIV
49. 048 Geriatric Emergencies
50. 049 Office-Based Dementia Screening – Beyond the MMSE
51. 050 Management of Heart Failure
52. 051 Palliative Care in ALS
53. 052 Sleep in the Elderly
54. 053 Anxiety in Palliative Care Populations
55. 054 Diagnosis and Evaluation of Peripheral Vascular Disease
56. 055 The Era of Telemedicine for the Ambulatory Setting
57. 056 Serious Illness Communication
58. 057 Medicare and Medicaid Payment
59. 058 Pediatric Palliative Care
60. 059 Pain Management 101
61. 060 Medication Management
62. 061 Integrative Medicine in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
63. 062 Maximizing Accessto Palliative Care Among Patients with Heart Failure
64. 063 Caregiving
65. 064 Hazards of Hospitalization
66. 065 Oral Care for Older Adults – An Frequently Overlooked Issue
67. 066 CAD Management – Cardiac and Perioperative Risk Assessment
68. 067 Urinary Incontinence
69. 068 Caring for Older Drivers
70. 069 Wound Care
71. 070 Physiology of Aging
72. 071 Palliative Care in Hematological Malignancies – Bone Marrow Transplantation
73. 072 Asthma and COPD
74. 073 Atrial Fibrillation Management
75. 074 Palliative Care for Pulmonary Disease
76. 075 Overview of Gynecological Malignancies – Clinical Presentation and Treatment Options
77. 076 Hearing Loss and Health in Older Adults
78. 077 Discontinuing Life Sustaining Treatments (LST) – Withdrawal of Non-Beneficial Treatments While Maintaining Care
79. 078 Geriatric Dermatology
80. 079 The Life-Improving Benefits of Outpatient Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology
81. 080 Frailty
82. 081 Interventional Pain
83. 082 Palliative Radiation Therapy
84. 083 Hematologic Malignancies in the Elderly – Case Studies
85. 084 Clinical Quality In The Nursing Home
86. 085 Delirium – Are You Confused
87. 086 Cardiovascular Disease – Part 1
88. 087 Cardiovascular Disease – Part 2
89. 088 AC Indications & Contraindications
90. 089 Substance Use Disorder Care for Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
91. 090 All You Need is Love – Human Connection and Health
92. 091 Don’t Kill Granny – Becoming a Better Doctor for Older Adults and the Seriously Ill
93. 092 Hypertension in Older Adults
94. 093 Use of Adjuvants for Pain Management
95. 094 Overview of Medical Assistance in Dying
96. 095 High Risk Ambulatory Geriatrics – The ALIGN Program
97. 096 Crystal Arthropathies
98. 097 Infectious Disease – Pneumonia, UTI’s and C-Dif
99. 098 Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
100. 099 Managing Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation & Antibiotic Prophylaxis
101. 100 Addressing Total Pain – The Role of Interdisciplinary Teams
102. 101 Geriatric Assessment Tools
103. 102 Medical Cannabis – It’s High Time We Review the Evidence
104. 103 Oncology – Breast, Lung & Colon Cancers
105. 104 Digital Technology for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Older Adults
106. 105 Hepatology for Geriatrics and Palliative Care Clinicians
107. 106 Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
108. 107 Anorexia, Cachexia and Weight Loss
109. 108 Diabetes Overview
110. 109 Management of Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in Older Adults
111. 110 Expressive Arts Therapy and Child Life in the Support of Patients and Families