36th Annual UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review

General Principles of Aging

• Physiology of Aging – Zaldy Tan, MD, MPH

• Live Long and Prosper! Mechanisms to Delay Aging – Steven Castle, MD

• Pharmacokinetic Considerations in the Elderly – Patrick Chan, PharmD, PhD

• Geriatrics Literature Update: 2019 – Arun S. Karlamangla, MD, PhD

• David H. Solomon Memorial Award Lecture Implementation and Scaling of New Models of Geriatrics Care – Albert L. Siu, MD, MSPH

• Preventive Health Care in the Geriatric Patient: What Are We Trying to Prevent? – Erin Atkinson Cook, MD

• Infections in Older Persons – Tara Vijayan, MD

Falls and Musculoskeletal

• Falls: Assessment and Management – David A. Ganz, MD, PhD

• Geriatric Rehabilitation – Dixie Aragaki, MD

• Rheumatology Therapeutic Advances: Vasculitis, Gout, and Rheumatoid Arthritis – Arash A. Horizon, MD

• Nutrition Through the Ages – Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD

Aging Organ Systems

• Common GI Issues in Older Persons – Kevin Ghassemi, MD

• Prostate Disease – Chad Baxter, MD

• Urinary Incontinence – Ja-Hong Kim, MD

• Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons – Eric Kleerup, MD

• Chronic Kidney Disease – James Wilson, MD, MS, FACP

Cardiovascular Conditions

• Hypertension in Older Adults – Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD

• Atrial Fibrillation – Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD

• Update in the Management of Heart Failure – Freny Vaghaiwalla Mody, MD

• Perioperative Assessment in the Older Adult – Sondra Vazirani, MD, MPH

• Geriatric Cardiology: Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Management in Relation to Aging – Deena Goldwater, MD, PhD

• Quality Improvement: Controversies in Long-Term Care – Dan Osterweil, MD, FACP

Endocrine and Hematologic Disorders

• Hematologic Disease in the Elderly – Gary Schiller, MD, FACP

• Osteoporosis: An Overview – Carolyn J. Crandall, MD, MS

• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – Pejman Cohan, MD

• Endocrine Disorders in Older Persons – Jane E. Weinreb, MD

• Vision Loss in the Elderly – Mitra Nejad, MD

Pain Management, Palliative Care, and Dermatology

• Geriatric Pain Management – Irene I. Wu, MD

• Palliative Care in the Older Patient – Rebecca Yamarik, MD

• Assessing and Managing Pressure Ulcers – Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN

• Geriatric Dermatology – Jennifer C. Haley, MD

• Gaining Clarity About Confusion: Sorting Out Impaired Cognition with Selected Cases – David B. Reuben, MD

• Topics in Geriatric Endocrinology – Albert Shieh, MD

Geriatric Neurology/Psychiatry I

• The Spectrum of Cognitive Dysfunction – David B. Reuben, MD

• Pharmacological Treatment Across Dementia Syndromes – Sarah Kremen, MD

• Psychiatric and Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias – Aaron H. Kaufman, MD

• Sleep Problems in Older People – Cathy A. Alessi, MD

• Arthur C. Cherkin Memorial Award Lecture – Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhD

Geriatric Neurology/Psychiatry II

• Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in the Geriatric Population – Yvette M. Bordelon, MD, PhD

• Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly – Benjamin M. Shapiro, MD

• Advances in Treatment and Management of Late-Life Depression – Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA

• Substance Abuse in the Older Patient – Pauline Wu, DO