Series date: 
07/01/2023 - 7:00am CDT to 06/30/2024 - 4:00pm CDT
Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Monthly

Series Director

Kristina Little, MD

Target Audience and Needs

Geriatricians, palliative care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, geriatric fellows, family medicine and internal medicine residents, medical students, social workers, pharmacists, and rehabilitation specialists need to receive regular updates on advances in geriatric research and professional guidelines for geriatric and palliative care.  The series aims to provide specialty training to healthcare professionals to foster greater understanding of functional decline in elderly adults, enhance age-appropriate care, and promote quality-of-life improvements focused on the Age Friendly Health System "4Ms" construct (medications, mentation, mobility, and what matters most to the patient).  The series also aims to encourage engagement in clinical research and professional development activities that will enrich geriatric and palliative medicine.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

  • Evaluate clinical activities according to the Age Friendly Health System 4Ms construct.
  • Identify areas for improvement in geriatric clinical practice.
  • Demonstrate greater understanding of geriatric syndromes and their relationship to life expectancy.
  • Develop strategies to promote patient-focused care that is sensitive to geriatric syndromes.
Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine 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.

Series Coordinator 
Sara Galvan 
sara.galvan@bcm.edu
713-798-3886
Series location: 
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
United States
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Sessions

Session Date
Help! It’s a Headache! 10/05/2023 - 8:00am to 9:00am CDT
Asthma in the Elderly: Challenges and Opportunities 11/02/2023 - 8:00am to 9:00am CDT
Gait Speed Reveals Clues to Lifelong Health 12/07/2023 - 8:00am to 9:00am CST
Interventional Cancer Pain Management in Palliative Care 01/04/2024 - 8:00am to 9:00am CST
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases: Progress toward Precision Medicine 02/01/2024 - 8:00am to 9:00am CST
Value-Based Care: Hope for the Future 03/07/2024 - 8:00am to 9:00am CST
Transforming Care Delivery with Hospital at Home 04/04/2024 - 8:00am to 9:00am CDT
Warriors: Stories of Young Adults and Older Adults with Sickle Cell Disease 05/02/2024 - 8:00am to 9:00am CDT
Frailty-Guided Clinical Management: Emerging Evidence and Its Potential for Personalized Care for Older Adults 06/06/2024 - 8:00am to 9:00am CDT