Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Monthly

Series Director

Rachel Jantea, MD, MS

Target Audience and Needs

Physicians, physician assistants, fellows, nurse practitioners, residents, and medical students need to be regularly updated with new advances and guidelines in geriatric and palliative medicine and implement them in clinical practice to enhance the quality of patient care and improve patient outcomes. 

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures and case presentations.

Objectives

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

•  Implement strategies for the effective management of the multiple conditions experienced by older adults with multimorbidity
• Apply the appropriate guidelines for the management of common symptoms experienced in palliative care, with a particular emphasis on the safe management of symptoms in older patients.
• Manage common geriatric syndromes in the context of functional status, quality of life, and patients’ care goals.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the 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 

Angelica Sanchez 
Angelica.Sanchez.1@uth.tmc.edu
713-500-6295