Geriatric Medicine Community-Wide Grand Rounds

Geriatric Medicine Community-Wide Grand Rounds occurs weekly via Zoom at 8:00am ET on Wednesdays from September through June and features multidisciplinary geriatric topics by an expert speaker. These presentations are sponsored by the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center, the Division of Geriatrics & Aging in the Department of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and the University of Rochester Aging Institute.

All are invited to attend. Registration is required.

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Evaluation

Survey must be completed by Friday 5:00pm ET in order to claim continuing education credits.

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Promoting Equity in Cognitive Assessment: Tools and Resources for Addressing Language, Cultural, and Sensory Barriers in Older Adults

• Yuki Takeuchi, MD, Geriatric Medicine Fellow, URochester Medicine
• This presentation will explore common barriers to accurate cognitive assessment in older adults, including language differences, cultural factors, and sensory impairments. It will introduce practical, equity-focused tools and strategies to improve diagnostic accuracy in diverse populations. Additionally, it will highlight appropriate resources and services to support clinicians in delivering more inclusive and effective cognitive evaluations.

Wednesday June 10, 2026

Muscling through Sarcopenia: An Updated Approach to Screening, Diagnosis, and Management for Front-line Clinicians

• J. Anne Nicole Del Rosario, MD, Geriatric Medicine Fellow, URochester Medicine
• This presentation will review sarcopenia and the practical approaches to screening and diagnosis. It will also highlight evidence-based management strategies tailored to the older adult, emphasizing interventions to maintain function and preserve or enhance quality of life.

Wednesday June 17, 2026

Building the Case for Family-Framed Dementia Care: Insights from a Chart Review of a Medical Family Therapy Practice

• Carol Podgorski, PhD, LMFT, MPH, Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, URochester Medicine
• The lived experience of illness for those with a dementia diagnosis and those who care for them encompasses much more than disease manifestations. To illustrate the breadth of biopsychosocial and relational needs of patients with cognitive impairments and their family members seen through a medical family therapy service embedded in an academic-based memory care program, this presentation will highlight findings from a medical chart review of encounters from a cohort of 114 patients seen over an 18-month period from January 2024 through June of 2025. The extracted data describe patient and practice characteristics; presenting issues from patient, spouse, family, and caregiver perspectives; patient and family strengths and coping behaviors; and therapeutic interventions. Too often interventions in dementia treatment ignore the voice of the patient and assume that caregiver burden solely reflects stress associated with the patient’s needs. These findings illustrate the need for dementia care that is systemic, relational, and “family framed.”

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - NO GRAND ROUNDS

Have a wonderful summer!

Continuing Education Credits

Continuing Medical Education

Accreditation

The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Certification

The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Work

University of Rochester Medical Center, Center for Experiential Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0005. This course has been approved for 1.0 contact hours.

Psychology

University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0117. This course has been approved for 1.0 contact hour.

Attendance at the entire program is required (no partial credit can be awarded).

Marriage and Family Therapy

University of Rochester Medical Center, Center for Experiential Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0107. This course has been approved for 1.0 contact hour. Attendance at the entire program is required (no partial credit can be awarded).

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• Sessions held in January, February & March: will show up on your transcript in late April
• Sessions held in April, May & June: will show up on your transcript in late July
• Sessions held in September: will show up on your transcript in late October
• Sessions held in October, November & December: will show up on your transcript in late January

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Contact Us

Laura M. Robinson, MPH
Program Coordinator
LauraM_Robinson@urmc.rochester.edu