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.

Evaluation

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

Wednesday, January 28, 2026: Sleep and Brain: Considerations for Cognitive Health

• Heather M. Snyder, PhD, Senior Vice President, Medical and Scientific Relations, Alzheimer’s Association
• Sleep significantly impacts the brain’s underlying biology. This talk will focus on the emerging data around sleep and cognitive health, including the growing understanding of the importance of sleep and circadian rhythm. Discussion will include studies regarding sleep hygiene and its role in brain health as we age.
• The Alzheimer's Association will offer FREE sleep masks to all attendees.  Watch for the survey link during the session.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026: Beyond the Blood: Integrating Geriatrics and Oncology in Myeloid Malignancies

• Melissa Loh, MD, MS, FACCC, FASCO, AGSF, Associate Professor; Director, Geriatric Hematology Research; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, URMC
• The talk will review unique aspects of older adults with myeloid malignancies (e.g., acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome) including their heterogenous health, values, and prognostic understanding. We will then discuss examples of supportive and behavioral interventions to improve outcomes in this population.

Wednesday, February 11, 2026: No Wrong Door: Implementation and Education strategies for scaling Age-Friendly Care from the VA national experience

• Andrea Wershof Schwartz, MD MPH AGSF, Associate Director for Clinical Innovation, New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Boston Healthcare System; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
• This session reviews the VA’s national experience with scaling the Age Friendly Health Systems initiative, highlighting implementation strategies that led to nearly 500 teams becoming recognized as Age-Friendly. Additionally, we will discuss educational strategies to teach 4Ms care in interprofessional settings.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026: NO GRAND ROUNDS

Wednesday, February 25, 2026: What MORE can we find? Using visual art to transform the care of older adults at home

• Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH, Associate Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Assistant Professor of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
• Caring for older adults at home is a patient-centered way to ensure folks with limited ability to leave their homes can still receive goal-concordant care. However, coming into someone's home brings out a lot of our own biases and perspectives as care teams. Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is an evidence-based teaching technique that uses specific arts-based facilitation to help individuals and groups explore what they see and what biases they may be bringing. This session would introduce the process of VTS using a piece of visual artwork and would explain how this approach can transform thinking for learners and care teams in home-based primary care.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026: Nonoperative versus operative management of acute appendicitis in older adults

• Courtney Balentine, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Endocrine & General Surgery, William Middleton VA Hospital, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• We will review randomized and observational studies that compare outcomes following non-operative vs operative management of acute appendicitis in older adults.

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).

ATTENDANCE IS REPORTED QUARTERLY

• 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

Access your URMC Transcript: CELPortal

For assistance accessing your transcript, please contact the CEL office at 585-275-7666.

Contact Us

Laura M. Robinson, MPH
Program Coordinator
(585) 760-6380
LauraM_Robinson@urmc.rochester.edu