Geriatric Medicine Edition 13
Online geriatric CME course
As your patients age, they encounter new and often complex health issues. Family physicians stand at the front lines of providing geriatric care for many of these aging patients. This care requires a deep knowledge of a variety of acute and chronic conditions.
This geriatric medicine CME course is designed to equip family physicians and other health care professionals with the tools to properly diagnose and treat conditions as well as educate patients and their families. With topics covering cholesterol and diabetes to depression and Alzheimer’s disease, this deep dive can directly translate to better, more compassionate care.
- Heart failure
- Hospice
- Chronic disease
- Elder abuse
- Stroke
- Antibiotics
- Immunizations
- Advance care planning
As your patients age, they encounter new and often complex health issues. Family physicians stand at the front lines of providing geriatric care for many of these aging patients. This care requires a deep knowledge of a variety of acute and chronic conditions.
This geriatric medicine CME course is designed to equip family physicians and other health care professionals with the tools to properly diagnose and treat conditions as well as educate patients and their families. With topics covering cholesterol and diabetes to depression and Alzheimer’s disease, this deep dive can directly translate to better, more compassionate care.
- Heart failure
- Hospice
- Chronic disease
- Elder abuse
- Stroke
- Antibiotics
- Immunizations
- Advance care planning
Learning Objectives
Improve adherence to evidence-based clinical guidelines for geriatric conditions in practice.
Develop evidence-based plans to diagnose, treat and manage common clinical conditions, chronic diseases and common neurodevelopmental and behavioral health conditions seen in primary care.
Implement tools to manage chronic care in practice and help patients control chronic illnesses, which may include practice transformation and/or quality improvement activities.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with the patient to ensure that diagnosis and treatment recommendations are understood.
Recognize when to refer to, or consult with, other specialists to provide optimal patient care.
Utilize strategies to help patients overcome barriers to change in relation to chronic diseases, including cultural competency, literacy skills and access to services or care.
Educate and counsel patients on behavior modification strategies to reduce risks of complications and improve outcomes related to their neurological and/or behavioral health.
Sessions with speakers
ACIP/Immunization Update
Vukiet Tran, MD, MBA
Advance Care Planning and the Role of the Family Medicine Physician
David B. Brecher, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM
Alzheimer’s
Ariel Cole, MD, FAAFP
Cholesterol in the Elderly: To Treat or Not To Treat
Alvin B. Lin, MD, FAAFP
Diabetes Management in Our Elderly: To Treat or Not To Treat
Alvin B. Lin, MD, FAAFP
Elder Abuse: Recognize It!
Vukiet Tran, MD, MBA
Gerotechnology: Helping Dementia Patients Age in Place with New and Emerging Technology
Julia D’Amora, DO
Healing the Hard to Heal: Wound Care Update 2023
Angela Driskill, MD, FAAFP
Heart Failure: Updates to Catch your Breath
Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP
Hospice Overview for Family Medicine Physicians
David B. Brecher, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM
Hypertension in Our Elderly: To Treat or Not To Treat
Alvin B. Lin, MD, FAAFP
Is It Ever Too Late To Treat Osteoporosis?
Robin Creamer, DO, FAAFP
Maximizing Welcome to Medicare and Annual Wellness Visits
Ecler E. Jaqua, MD, MBA, FAAFP, FACLM
Move Your Older Patients to Better Health
Deepak S. Patel, MD, FAAFP, FACSM, CIC; Paul Bornemann, MD, RMSK, RPVI
Moving Beyond Medicare: Inspiring your Patients To Be Active and Thrive
Kathy Farah, MD, FAAFP
Prescription Puzzles: Solving the Challenges of Polypharmacy in Older Adults
Ariel Cole, MD, FAAFP
Questions and Answers
Panel
Reflection Session with Practice Recommendations*
Alvin B. Lin, MD, FAAFP
Stroke and TIA: Standing Tall in the Face of Family Medicine
Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP
The 3 Ds—Dementia, Depression and Delirium
Ecler E. Jaqua, MD, MBA, FAAFP, FACLM
Top 10 in Geriatrics
Alvin B. Lin, MD, FAAFP
Top Antibiotics To Avoid in the Elderly Patient
Vukiet Tran, MD, MBA
*Enhance your patient care today and earn up to two additional AAFP Prescribed credits for when you complete the Translation to Practice® (t2p®) process.
Estimated population of people aged 65 plus in the U.S. in 2050