Mayo Clinic Care of the Older Adult 2024

The Mayo Clinic Division of Community Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care is pleased to offer this program to provide family practitioners, internists, general practitioners, advanced nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists with current information on the care of older adults, including clinical evaluation, management strategies and innovative practice models.

Conference topics include:
-Updates in Alzheimer's Dementia
-Symptom Management in Advanced Stage Dementia
-Late Life Mood Symptoms
-Geriatric Trauma and Falls
-Functional Assessment
-Aging, Frailty, and Cellular Senescence
-Deprescribing in Long Term Care
-Safety Considerations During Care Transitions
-Assessing Hospice Eligibility in Skilled Nursing Facilities
-Wound Management
-Navigating Sleep Management and Pharmacotherapy
-Evaluating Dizziness
-Diabetes Management
-Management of Urinary Incontinence
-COPD Updates COPD Updates
-Chronic Diarrhea
-Geriatric Palliative Care
-Opioid Use
-Managing Chronic Pain

Featuring an optional Palliative Care KSA - The new Palliative Care ABFM-developed KSA activity focuses on communication strategies, shared decision making, and ethical considerations in palliative care. As well as general principals of pain management, legal regulatory, culture and psychological aspects of palliative care. Managing common palliative care syndromes and recognizing and managing palliative care emergencies.

Speakers: Christina Chen, M.D., Daniel E. Sanchez Pellecer, M.D., Andres Azuero, M.D., Mairead M. Bartley, M.B. B.Ch., B.O.A., M.D., Melissa H. Bogin, M.D., Kara L. Dupuy-McCauley, M.D., Stephanie L. Hansel, M.D., M.S., James L. Kirkland, M.D., Ph.D., Benjamin Lai, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., Edward R. R. Laskowski, M.D., Rozalina G. McCoy, M.D., M.S., Kyle M. McKenzie, M.D., Sara T. Medina-Bielski, M.D., Maria D. Mendoza De La Garza, M.D., CMD, Natalie F. Mohammad, APRN, C.N.P., John A. Occhino, M.D., M.S., Vijay K. Ramanan, M.D., Ph.D., Amit A. Shah, M.D., Maureen M. Shelton, M.D., Sara M. Shu, D.O., Jacob J. Strand, M.D., Eliza R. Thompson, M.D., Brandon P. Verdoorn, M.D., Danielle T. Vlazny, P.A.-C., M.S., John M. Zietlow, M.D.