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

• Target Audience: health professionals who wish to enhance their ability to care for older adults
• Sample video: contact me for sample video
• Information:

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).

• Topics:

1. Physiology of Aging.mp4

3. Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Older Adults.mp4

4. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

5. Explicit Criteria & Medication Appropriateness.mp4

7. Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons.mp4

8. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

11. Geriatric Rehabilitation.mp4

13. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

14. Nutrition Throughout the Ages.mp4

16. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

17. Common GI Issues in Older Persons.mp4

18. Prostate Disease in the Geriatric Population.mp4

19. Management of Urinary Incontinence & Overactive Bladder Syndrome.mp4

20. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

21. Geriatric Dermatology.mp4

22. Management of Chronic Kidney Disease.mp4

23. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

24. High Blood Pressure in the Geriatric Population.mp4

26. Update in the Management of Heart Failure.mp4

27. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

28. Perioperative Assessment in the Older Patient.mp4

29. How to Optimize Care & Improve Outcomes for Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease.mp4

30. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

32. Hematologic Disease in Internal Medicine with an Emphasis on the Elderly.mp4

33. Palliative Care in the Older Patient.mp4

34. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

36. Infections in the Older Persons.mp4

37. Clinical Pharmacy Pearls.mp4

38. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

39. Pain Assessment & Management in Older Adults.mp4

41. Assessing & Managing Pressure Ulcers.mp4

42. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

43. Vision Loss in the Elderly.mp4

46. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

47. The Spectrum of Cognitive Dysfunction.mp4

48. Pharmacological Treatment Across Dementia Syndromes.mp4

49. Psychiatric & Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias.mp4

51. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

53. Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in the Geriatric Population.mp4

55. Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly.mp4

56. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

58. Sleep Problems in Older People.mp4

59. Panel Discussion with Faculty.mp4

Questions.pdf

Syllabus.pdf