Conferences

Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds

Weekly presentations on multidisciplinary geriatric topics by an expert speaker. For more information, please call 585.760.6352.

May - June 2009 The Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center at Monroe Community Hospital, Department of Medicine and the University of Rochester, Department of Medicine provides Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds on Wednesday mornings (11:00 AM-12:00 PM) at Monroe Community Hospital, 435 E. Henrietta Road, Auditorium A - Hope 1. Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds meet from September - June.
May 6	Antiepileptic drugs: brand or generic? Show me the evidence. Carlota Andrews, PhD, PharmD
May 13	****NO GRAND ROUNDS****
May 20	Geriatric Assessment for Older Patients with Cancer Hassan Sheikh, MD
May 27	Polypharmacy Renu Magu, MD
Jun 3	Acupressure Brian Daily, MD
Jun 10	Tight Glycemic Control in the Elderly: Risk vs. Benefits Sarika Kadam, MD
Jun 17	Elder Mistreatment and Abuse Naveed Shahid, MD
Jun 24	Perspectives of a Developmental Disabilities Geriatrician Mike Henderson, MD

Geriatric Fellows' Conference

Weekly conference of subjects relative to geriatric medicine fellowship training including lectures, literature reviews and case presentations. For more information, please call 585.760.6352.

Monroe Community Hospital
435 E. Henrietta Road
Medical Administration Conference Room - Faith 2 West
July, 2005 - June, 2006

Topics covered during the year include:

Introduction to Functional Assessment and Geriatric Syndromes
Incontinence and Falls
Research
Evidence Based Medicine
Late Life Suicide
Advanced Wound Care Products & Leg Ulcers
Cancer & Aging
Selected Topics in Hypertension and Heart Failure
What are the Goals in Visits to Geriatricians? Patient, Family, Physician and Case Manager Perspectives
Anti-Aging Medicine: The Hype and the Reality"
Medicare
Medicaid
Stroke Prevention & Post Stroke Care
Antipsychotics in the Elderly
Family Assessment
Case Conference (Anxiety)
Neurological Exam
Neuropsych Assessment
Pain
Billing
Physiology of Aging & Physical Exercise
Palliative Care/Caregivers' Issues
Issues in Oral Health in Older Adults
Depression in the Elderly

Geriatric Journal Club

Interdisciplinary weekly rotating review of all clinically relevant journals pertinent to geriatrics. Faculty, fellows, and interdisciplinary health care professionals from the community participate in the reviews. For more information, please call 585.760.6352.

Group 1	Journal of General Internal Medicine Journal of American Medical Association Age and Aging Lancet Neurology American College of Physicians Journal Club Advances in Wound Care Aging and Society
Group 2	British Medical Journal Amer. Journal of Public Health Gerontologist Journal of Gerontologic Nursing Journal Clinical Epidemiology Stroke Archives of Internal Medicine Journal of Nutrition in the Elderly
Group 3	New England Journal of Medicine Alzheimer's Disease and Associate Disorders Gerontology Journal of American Dietetic Association International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Journal of Applied Gerontology Generations
Group 4	Annals of Internal Medicine Journal of Gerontology: Medical Science Research on Aging Activities, Adaptation, and Aging Update on Drugs in the Elderly Nursing Research Geriatric Nursing
Group 5	American Journal of Medicine Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Journal of Aging and Health Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehab Journal of Geriatric Drug Therapy Special Care in Dentistry Aging and Human Development Psychology and Aging Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Science

Aging Research Forum

Scheduled every four months at Monroe Community Hospital, a researcher in the area of Geriatrics or related to Geriatrics presents in the area of their study. For more information, please call 585.760.6377.

Links of Interest

American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS)

State Society on Aging of New York (SSANY)

VA Healthcare Network Upstate NY - VISN 2

Continuing Mobile Education

Get In Touch

Division of Geriatrics & Aging
Phone: 585.760.6352

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program
Phone: 585.760.6353

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