Topic: Walking Speed - The 6th Vital Sign.
Presented by:
Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, MPT, PhD
Associate Professor
Physical Therapy Program,
School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the rationale for and importance of using self-selected walking speed as a “vital sign” for function.
2. Describe a strategy for examination of self-selected walking speed that will be feasible to integrate in their particular clinical practice setting.
3. Describe key clinimetric properties (reliability, concurrent validity, discriminatory and predictive usefulness, MDC and MCID) of walking speed as a measure of current function, outcome measure, and predictor of future function in the population of patients typically seen in their practice setting. |
Topic: Vincent van Gogh - Genius or Madman (or both?)
Presented by:
Henry Claman, MD
School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Outline the main trajectory of Vincent’s life and work.
2. Understand some of the medical problems he faced.
3. Understand what happened to him in Arles at Christmastime, 1888. |
Topic: Regulatory Issues in the Approval of New Weight Loss Drugs.
Presented by:
Bill Hiatt, MD
President, Colorado Prevention Center
Professor, Cardiology
School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the benefits of lifestyle interventions (diet and exercise) to induce a sustainable weight loss.
2. Understand the benefits of weight loss drugs relative to lifestyle.
3. Understand the potential cardiovascular risks of weight loss drugs. |
Topic: Physical Exercise and Bone Health
Presented by:
Wendy Kohrt, PhD
Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. appreciate the growing evidence that physical activity reduces risk for hip fracture.
2. be aware that both weight-bearing endurance and resistance types of exercise have favorable effects on bone mineral density.
3. understand that use of NSAIDS may impair the skeletal adaptations to exercise. |
Topic: Oral Issues in the Elderly
Presented by:
Pallavi Parashar, DDS
Assistant Professor
Diagnostic and Biological Sciences
University of Colorado School of Dentistry
Presentation Handout in .pdf format . |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify common oral lesions and conditions that can be seen in the elderly patient.
2. Be familiar with the appropriate management of common oral lesions.
3. Understand when consultation and referral are necessary for proper management of oral lesions in the elderly patient. |
Topic: Alzheimer's Disease: Anything New Worth
Remembering at the Bench or Bedside
Presented by:
Jeff Wallace, MD
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Colorado
School of Medicine
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the key role of amyloid precursor protein processing in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s Disease
2. Delineate potential targets for interventions to prevent or treat Alzheimer’s Disease
3. Describe current and foreseeable (in not too distant future), interventions to help prevent or treat memory loss |
Topic: Seniors Clinic Group Visits
Presented by:
John Scott, MD
Seniors Clinic
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presentation Handout in .pdf format.
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To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the concept of Group Medical Visits
2. Understand the structure and format of Group Medical Visits in the Seniors Clinic
3. Understand the experience from the patient’s point of view
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Topic: Using Health Policy to Promote Patient Safety Across the Continuum of Care
Presented by:
Heidi Wald, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Health Care Policy & Research
Vice Chair of Quality, Department of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. List the policy levers that can make impact patient safety using the DHHS Healthcare Associated Infections Action Plan as an example.
2. Understand the impact of the CMS Hospital-Acquired Conditions Non-Payment Policy on Hospital’s QI Activities.
3. Identify barriers and opportunities for harmonization of patient safety activities across sites of care. |
Topic: Grand Rounds will continue on the 3rd of January 2013
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A Happy Holiday to all! |
Topic:Giant Cell Arteritis
Presented by:
Jennifer Stichman, MD
Presentation Handout in .pdf format |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the relationship between polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis
2. Discuss typical and atypical presentations of giant cell arteritis
3. Know how to initiate treatment in various presentations of GCA |
Topic: Pre-Operative Risk Stratification of the Older Adult
Presented by:
Sunny Linnebur, PharmD
Associate Professor
Joseph Vandegriend, PharmD
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
University of Colorado School of Pharmacy
Presentation Handout in .pdf format.
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To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify new medications approved in the last year that may be useful in the clinical care of older adults.
2. Identify characteristics, such as dosing, pharmacokinetics, side effects, and monitoring that may require special attention in older adults
3. Recognize patients who may be candidates for these medications, taking into consideration other patient characteristics
4. Describe indication updates to medications already on the market |
Topic: Advance Medical Directives and Capacity
Presented by:
M. Carl Glatstein, JD
Elder Law Attorney
Glatstein & O'Brien, LLP
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the process for identifying the Proxy Medical Decision Maker for a patient: When is it appropriate; who determines the Proxy; how to document the appointment of the Proxy; and the extent of the Proxy’s authority.
2. Understand the range of advance directives under the law from Medical Durable Powers of Attorney, to Living Will, CPR Directives and Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment.
3. Identify the various facets of capacity health care professional should to be familiar with in addition to decisional capacity to provide informed consent. |
Topic: Elder Abuse
Presented by:
Barbara Martin-Worley, MA
CASE Project Director
Denver District Attorney's Office
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Gain a clearer understanding of how elder abuse is defined by nation standards, and where to report if abuse is suspected .
2. Recognize how mild cognitive impairment (and/or decline in executive function) can make elders more susceptible to financial exploitation and other abuses.
3. Appreciate the role that multidisciplinary, forensic collaboratives can play in lessening the impact of elder abuse on victims. |
Topic: Global Geriatrics and Caring for Elderly Immigrants
Presented by:
Libby Clarke, MD
Geriatric Fellow
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize demographic changes in global population ageing.
2. Understand the prevalence of foreign born elders and elders with Low English proficiency in US clinics.
3. Recognize the importance of offering professionally trained interpreters to all Low English Proficiency patients. |
Topic: Sexuality in the Elderly
Presented by:
Desi Carozza, MD
Geriatric Fellow
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Appreciate the spectrum and prevalence of sexual activity among elders.
2. Identify and understand sexual dysfunction related to aging, gender, and chronic medical conditions and their treatments.
3. Discuss Sexual Health Maintenance.
4. Discuss challenges for managing sexual behavior in specialized settings. |
Topic: Shingles and Postherpetic Neuralgia
Presented by:
Maria Nagle, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the pathogenesis of Varicella zoster virus reactivation resulting in shingles and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
2. Understand treatment options for PHN.
3. Understand the role of zoster vaccine for preventing shingles and PHN. |
Topic: The Future of Geriatrics
Presented by:
Don Murphy, MD
Founder, Medicare Experts/Senior Access Initiative
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Gain a perspective on the current state of affairs in the practice of geriatric medicine.
2. Master key approaches to capturing work via appropriate coding and documentation for care provided to geriatric patients.
3. Explore the probable future of geriatric medicine, especially the need for fair and balanced, attractive compensation for providers practicing geriatric medicine. |
Topic:Late LIfe Hypertension: What's Up?
Presented by:
Laurence Robbins, MD
Associate Professor and Fellowship Director
Denver VA Medical Center
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. Solidify knowledge about the epidemiology of late life hypertension.
2. Review treatment trials to date and how they guide therapy.
3. Describe potential risks of treating hypertension in patients >85.
4. List guiding principles that might be helpful in deciding when and how to treat hypertension in our oldest patients. |
American Geriatrics Society Conference, Seattle, Wa |
Topic: Exercise Training For Healthy Vascular Aging: Does Sex Matter?
Presented by:
Kerrie Moreau, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand the influence of sex hormone deficiency on vascular aging.
2. To be aware of sex-specific effects of endurance-exercise training on vascular aging.
3. To understand the biological mechanisms mediating vascular aging and sex-specific vascular adaptations to exercise training. |
Topic: The Affordable Care Act
Presented by:
Ezra Watland
Department of Health and
Human Services
Presentation Handout in .pdf format. |
To be Teleconferenced to DVAMC Rm 2-B107
Learning Objectives:
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