39th Annual UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review 2023

Oakstone 39th Annual UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review 2023

Format: 59 videos + 2 pdfs, size: 16.5 GB

Course Audience: health professionals who wish to enhance their ability to care for older adults

Overview:

Geriatric Board Review: CME from the Experts

The UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review is one of the longest running and highest-regarded programs of its kind. This online video CME course emphasizes an evidence-based, practical, and functional approach to the comprehensive care of older adults.

You can prep for certification or re-certification exams while gaining in-depth of knowledge in neurology, cardiology, psychiatry, urology, hematology, gastroenterology, nephrology, endocrinology, pharmacology, and rheumatology as they apply to older patients. It’s continuing medical education that will help you to better:

• Apply principles of geriatric assessment, pharmacology, rehabilitation, and long-term care
• Identify psychological problems related to aging
• Create individual medication regimens for the older adults
• Address geriatric syndromes such as dementia, pain management, incontinence, and osteoporosis

Date of Original Release: December 1, 2023

Date Credits Expire: November 30, 2025

Estimated Time to Complete: 29.25 hours

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this program, participants should be better able to:

• Apply principles of geriatric assessment, geriatric pharmacology, rehabilitation, and long-term care to the patient care setting
• Discuss key aspects of neurology, cardiology, psychiatry, urology, hematology, gastroenterology, nephrology, endocrinology, pharmacology, and rheumatology as they apply to older patients
• Identify psychosocial problems related to aging and formulate an approach to these Problems
• Recognize the major geriatric syndromes such as dementia, delirium, incontinence, pain management, osteoporosis, 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 was designed for health professionals who wish to enhance their ability to care for older adults, and for physicians who are 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).

 

 

1. Physiology of Aging (Video MP4 Format)

2. Resilience – Maximizing Momentum as We Age – Genetics & Epigenetics (Video MP4 Format)

3. Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Older Adults (Video MP4 Format)

4. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

5. Explicit Criteria & Medication Appropriateness (Video MP4 Format)

6. Preventative Health Care in the Geriatric Patient – What are We Trying to Prevent (Video MP4 Format)

7. Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons (Video MP4 Format)

8. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

9. David H. Solomon Memorial Award Lecture – Substance Use in Diverse Populations with a Focus on Older Adults, Alcohol & Cannabis (Video MP4 Format)

10. Falls – Assessment & Management (Video MP4 Format)

11. Geriatric Rehabilitation (Video MP4 Format)

12. Rheumatology Therapeutic Advances – Vasculitis, Gout & Rheumatoid Arthritis (Video MP4 Format)

13. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

14. Nutrition Throughout the Ages (Video MP4 Format)

15. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – A Clinical Update (Video MP4 Format)

16. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

17. Common GI Issues in Older Persons (Video MP4 Format)

18. Prostate Disease in the Geriatric Population (Video MP4 Format)

19. Management of Urinary Incontinence & Overactive Bladder Syndrome (Video MP4 Format)

20. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

21. Geriatric Dermatology (Video MP4 Format)

22. Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (Video MP4 Format)

23. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

24. High Blood Pressure in the Geriatric Population (Video MP4 Format)

25. State of the Art – Atrial Fibrillation (Video MP4 Format)

26. Update in the Management of Heart Failure (Video MP4 Format)

27. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

28. Perioperative Assessment in the Older Patient (Video MP4 Format)

29. How to Optimize Care & Improve Outcomes for Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease (Video MP4 Format)

30. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

31. Dan & Erna Osterweil Awardee Lecture – Structures to Guide Clinical Care of Seriously Ill Patients (Video MP4 Format)

32. Hematologic Disease in Internal Medicine with an Emphasis on the Elderly (Video MP4 Format)

33. Palliative Care in the Older Patient (Video MP4 Format)

34. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

35. Taking Care of Patients with COVID-19 – A Living Document (Video MP4 Format)

36. Infections in the Older Persons (Video MP4 Format)

37. Clinical Pharmacy Pearls (Video MP4 Format)

38. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

39. Pain Assessment & Management in Older Adults (Video MP4 Format)

40. Osteoporosis – An Overview (Video MP4 Format)

41. Assessing & Managing Pressure Ulcers (Video MP4 Format)

42. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

43. Vision Loss in the Elderly (Video MP4 Format)

44. Hearing Loss, Silent But Disabling – Important Clinical Considerations (Video MP4 Format)

45. Gaining Clarity About Confusion – Sorting Out Impaired Cognition with Selected Cases (Video MP4 Format)

46. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

47. The Spectrum of Cognitive Dysfunction (Video MP4 Format)

48. Pharmacological Treatment Across Dementia Syndromes (Video MP4 Format)

49. Psychiatric & Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias (Video MP4 Format)

50. A Non-Pharmacologic Approach to Behavioral Management in Dementia (Video MP4 Format)

51. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

52. Arthur C. Cherkin Memorial Award Lecture – Young Blood for Old Brains (Video MP4 Format)

53. Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in the Geriatric Population (Video MP4 Format)

54. Ischemic Stroke – Acute Treatment & Secondary Prevention (Video MP4 Format)

55. Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly (Video MP4 Format)

56. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

57. Late Life Depression – Treatment Update (Video MP4 Format)

58. Sleep Problems in Older People (Video MP4 Format)

59. Panel Discussion with Faculty (Video MP4 Format)

Questions (PDF Format)

Syllabus (PDF Format)