UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review: Enhance Your Knowledge in Caring for Older Adults

This online video CME course is one of the longest running and highest-regarded programs of its kind, providing an evidence-based, practical, and functional approach to the comprehensive care of older adults. Through this course, you can prepare for certification or re-certification exams while gaining in-depth knowledge in various specialties, including neurology, cardiology, psychiatry, urology, hematology, gastroenterology, nephrology, endocrinology, pharmacology, and rheumatology as they apply to older patients.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this program, participants will be better able to:

• Apply principles of geriatric assessment, pharmacology, rehabilitation, and long-term care to the patient care setting
• Discuss key aspects of various specialties as they apply to older patients
• Identify psychosocial problems related to aging and formulate an approach to address them
• Recognize major geriatric syndromes and explain the appropriate geriatric medicine approaches to them
• Create individualized medication regimens for medically complex older adults to address appropriate health outcomes

Intended Audience

This educational activity is designed for health professionals who wish to enhance their ability to care for older adults, and for physicians preparing for the initial certification or re-certification examinations in Geriatric Medicine offered by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP).

Course Topics and Speakers

The course covers a wide range of topics, including:

• General Principles of Aging
• Physiology of Aging – Zaldy Tan, MD, MPH
• Resilience: Maximizing Momentum as We Age – Steven Castle, MD
• Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Older Adults – Demetra Antimisiaris, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP
• Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Susan Charette, MD; Panel: Drs. Tan, Castle, and Antimisiaris
• Explicit Criteria and Medication Appropriateness – Tatyana Gurvich, PharmD, BCGP
• Preventative Health Care in the Geriatric Patient: What are We Trying to Prevent? – Erin Atkinson Cook, MD
• Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons – Erick Kleerup, MD
• Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Susan Charette, MD; Panel: Drs. Gurvich, Cook, and Kleerup
• David H. Solomon Memorial Award Lecture: Substance Use in Diverse Populations with a Focus on Older Adults, Alcohol, and Cannabis – Alison Moore, MD
• Medical Issues in Older Patients (Parts 1-4)
• Geriatric Neurology/Psychiatry
• Arthur C. Cherkin Memorial Award Lecture: Young Blood for Old Brains – Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD
• Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in the Geriatric Population – Yvette M. Bordelon, MD, PhD
• Ischemic Stroke: Acute Treatment and Secondary Prevention – Latisha Katie Sharma, MD, FAHA
• Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly – Jason Jalil, MD
• Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Aaron H. Kaufman, MD; Panel: Drs. Bordelon, Sharma, and Jalil
• Late Life Depression: Treatment Update – Jurgen Untzer, MD, MPH, MAS
• Sleep Problems in Older People – Cathy A. Alessi, MD
• Panel Discussion with Faculty – Moderator: Aaron H. Kaufman, MD; Drs. Untzer and Alessi

Take advantage of this comprehensive online video CME course to enhance your knowledge and skills in caring for older adults and prepare for certification or re-certification exams.