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Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine

Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine

Board Prep Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
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Overview

Geriatric and Palliative Medicine CME: Learn the Latest Trends

Presented by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, this online CME program delivers a clinically-based, intensive board review taught by leading experts. It provides updates on geriatric syndromes and palliative medicine, along with the latest research and treatments. Continuing medical education topics covered by the Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine are ideal for exam prep or earning MOC points and include:

  • Specialized managed care models and integrative medicine
  • Chronic disease prognostication
  • Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
  • Hospice and end-of-life symptoms
  • Medical decision making and advance care planning
  • Heart failure and cardiac disease
  • Pediatrics
  • And so much more…

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The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in Geriatrics in the nation by U.S. News & World Report® for 2023-24 for the fourth consecutive year.

Topics / Speakers

Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and the Future of Healthcare - R. Sean Morrison, MD, FAAHPM

Pediatric Palliative Care - Jennifer Salant, MD

Substance Use Disorder Care for Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine - Lauren Kelly, MD, MPH

Beyond Alzheimer’s Dementia - Georges Naasan, MD

Care of Older Adults through Specialized Managed Care Models - Cheryl Phillips, MD

Hospice – There’s Always Something We Can Do - David A. Chmielewski, MD

Integrative Medicine in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine - Raymond Y. Teets, MD

Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders – Diagnosis and Treatment - Winona Tse, MD

Stepping Safely – A Guide to Geriatric Fall Evaluation for Healthy Aging - Mikail Kamal, DO

Geriatrics and Palliative Care in the Nursing Home - Stephanie Le, MD

Nutrition/Hydration in Serious Illness - Cynthia X. Pan, MD, FACP, AGSF and Robert Crupi, MD

Foot Diseases & Disorders - Bryan C. Markinson, DPM

Capacity Assessment - Judith Neugroschl, MD

Approach to Decision Making for Patients Who Lack Capacity - Terry Altilio, LCSW, APHSW-C and Ayla Pelleg, MD

Geriatric Nephrology & Renal Palliative Care - Maya K. Rao, MD

Perioperative Management - Kelly Cummings, MD

Integrative Therapies for Patient and Self Care - JD Elder, MA, LMT and Deborah Matza, RN, MPH, RYT

Inpatient & Outpatient Billing & Documentation - Emily Chai, MD and Audrey K. Chun, MD

Surgical Emergencies - Linda P. Zhang, MD, FACS

Chemotherapy Related Toxicity and Oncologic Complications - Cardinale B. Smith, MD, PhD

Clinician Well-being in Palliative Care and Geriatrics - Christie N. Mulholland, MD

Buprenorphine for Pain - Caitlyn Kuwata, MD

Palliative Care Emergencies - Cardinale B. Smith, MD, PhD

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) & Prostate Cancer - Rollin K. Say, MD, MBA

Anemia - Ryan Holstead, MD

Grief, Bereavement & Psychosocial Issues in COVID Times: For Patients, Families and Clinicians - Jane Knowles, MPH, LCSW and Ankita Mehta, MD

Advanced Pain Management – PCA & Methadone Use - Mollie A. Biewald, MD and Eugene Choi, MD

Family Meetings - Carl Philippe Rousseau, MD

Stroke - Sara K. Rostanski, MD

AC Indications and Contraindications - Andrew Dunn, MD

All You Need is Love – Human Connection as the Basis for Health - Diane E. Meier, MD

Principles of Geriatric Rehabilitation - Carley Trentman, MD

Pain Management 101 - Anup S. Bharani, MD

Health Care Payment in the United States - Allison Silvers, MBA

Symptom Management I – Constipation, SOB, Nausea and Anorexia - Laura Belland, MD

End-of-life Symptom - Olusegun Apoeso, MBBS

Musculoskeletal Medicine - Deborah Pacik, MD MPH

Geriatric Care of Older Adults with HIV - Angela Condo, MD

Geriatric Emergencies - Ula Y. Hwang, MD, MPH and Martine Sanon, MD

Office-Based Dementia Screening – Beyond the MMSE - Veronica Rivera, MD

Management of Heart Failure - Johanna Paola Contreras, MD

Palliative Care in ALS - Elizabeth Lindenberger, MD

Sleep Disorders - Vaishnavi Kundel, MD, MScR

Low Back Pain - Soo Kim, MD

Anxiety in Palliative Care Populations - Priya Krishnasamy, MD

Diagnosis and Evaluation of Peripheral Vascular Disease - Daniel K. Han, MD, FACS, RPVI

The Era of Telemedicine for the Ambulatory Setting - Julia L. Frydman, MD and Veronica Rivera, MD

Hazards of Hospitalization - Martine Sanon, MD

Oral Care – A Forgotten Care of Older Adults - Miriam R. Robbins, DDS, MS, DABSCD

CAD Management – Cardiac and Perioperative Risk Assessment - Newsha Ghodsi, MD

Constipation and Fecal Incontinence - Brijen Shah, MD

Thyroid Disease in the Elderly Person - Maria Skamagas, MD

Urinary Incontinence - Eileen H. Callahan, MD and Christine Chang, MD, AGSF

Older Drivers, Tough Conversations - Phil Solomon, MD

Chronic Wound Care – Only Skin Deep - Harvey N. Himel, MD

Serious Illness Communication - Jay Horton, MD

Update in Diagnosis – Treatment and Management of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia - Mary Sano, PhD

Prevention in Older Adults - Nisha A. Rughwani, MD

Advance Care Planning – Trends and Clinical Practice - Harriet Mather, MD, MSc

Maximizing Access to Palliative Care Among Patients with Heart Failure - Laura Gelfman, MD, MPH and Karen Hiensch, ANP-BC

Medical Decision Making - Hannah L. Lipman, MD, MS, HEC-C

Medication Management - Sharon See, PharmD and Shahla Baharlou, MD

Geriatric and Palliative Care Approach for the LGBTQ Community - Noelle Marie Javier, MD

Models of Care at Home – Hospitalization at Home & Palliative Care at Home - Janeen Marshall, MD

Ortho Co-Management - Yuji Yamada, MD

Physiological Changes in Aging - Omar Amir, MD, MS

Patient Priorities Care – Achieving What Matters in Age Friendly Health Systems - Claire E. Davenport, MD, MS

COPD & Asthma - Patrick M. Chae, MD

Atrial Fibrillation Management - S. Andrew McCullough, MD

Basic Opioids 101 - Laurel Hansen, MD

Renal Palliative Care – Defining the Role of Kidney Supportive Care - Emily Lu, MD

Overview of Gynecological Malignancies – Clinical Presentation and Treatment Options - Vishal Gupta, MD

Symptom Management II – Hiccups, Pruritus, Xerostomia, Fatigue, and Bowel Obstruction - Kinga B. Kiszko, DO

Identifying and Treating Osteoporosis - Lena Fan, MD

Hearing Loss and Health in Older Adults - Maura K. Cosetti, MD

Discontinuing Life Sustaining Treatments – Withdrawal of Non-Beneficial Treatments While Maintaining Care - Jennifer Fung, MD

Home Care - Emily Samuels, MD and Sonica Bhatia, MD

Geriatric Dermatology - Caroline Halverstam, MD

Improving Transitions of Care - Debora Afezolli, MD

Annual Wellness Visit - Becca Masutani, MD and Fiorella M. Perez, MD

Frailty - Fred Ko, MD, MSCR

Interventional Pain Management – Maintaining our Patients Quality of Life - Stelian I. Serban, MD

Clinical Quality in the Nursing Home - Jeffrey I. Farber, MD, MBA, FACP and Ruth M. Spinner, MD

Late Life Depression - Gary J. Kennedy, MD

Cardiovascular Disease – Part 1 - Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH, FACC

Cardiovascular Disease – Part 2 - Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH, FACC

Delirium – Are You Confused - Joyce F. Fogel, MD, FACP, AGSF

De-Prescribing in the Context of Multiple Chronic Conditions - Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH

Prognostication of Chronic Disease - Winston Wey, MD

Bringing It All Back Home – The Geriatric and Palliative Care Approach - Helen M. Fernandez, MD, MPH

Palliative Radiation Therapy - Kavita V. Dharmarajan, MD, MSc

Hematologic Malignancies in the Elderly – Case Studies - Adriana K. Malone, MD

Hypertension in Older Adults - Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH, FACC

Use of Adjuvants for Pain Management - Vanessa M. Rodriguez, MD

Refractory and End-of-Life Depression - Gary J. Kennedy, MD

High Risk Ambulatory Geriatrics – The ALIGN Program - Stephanie W. Chow, MD, MPH

Geriatrics 5Ms – From Concept to Practice - Ravishankar Ramaswamy, MD, MS

Systemic and Localized Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Elderly - Leslie D. Kerr, MD

Infectious Disease – Pneumonia, UTI's and C-Dif - Michael P. Mullen, MD

Management of Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia - Melinda S. Lantz, MD

Managing Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation & Antibiotic Prophylaxis - Tara Naib, MD, MPH

Addressing Total Pain – The Role of Interdisciplinary Teams - Rabbi Max Zev Reynolds, BCC, MA and Joshua Lasseigne, RN, BSN, CHPN

Geriatric Assessment Tools - Vanessa M. Rodriguez, MD

Medical Cannabis – It's High Time We Review the Evidence - Joanna Chen, MD, MPH and Nathan E. Goldstein, MD

Oncology – Breast, Lung & Colon Cancers - Felice LePar, MD, MPH

Digital Technology for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Older Adults - Allen D. Andrade, MD, DM (Lon), MRCP (UK)

Hepatology for Geriatrics and Palliative Care Clinicians - James F. Crismale, MD and Christopher D. Woodrell, MD

Feeding & Swallowing Disorders - Benjamin C. Tweel, MD

Anorexia, Cachexia & Weight Loss - Omar Amir, MD, MS

Diabetes Overview - Emilia Pauline Liao, MD

Faculty

Course Directors

Mollie A. Biewald, MD

Assistant Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Helen M. Fernandez, MD, MPH

Professor

Vice Chair of Education

Director, Geriatrics Fellowship Program

Co-Director, Geriatrics-Palliative Care Fellowship Program

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

New York, NY

 

Caitlyn Kuwata, MD

Associate Program Director

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Carl Philippe Rousseau, MD

Director of Palliative Care Consult Services Mount Sinai Morningside

Assistant Professor

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Care

New York, NY

Course Faculty

Debora Afezolli, MD

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Terry Altilio, LCSW, APHSW-C

Palliative Social Work Consultant

New York, NY

Omar Amir, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

The Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West

New York, NY

Allen D. Andrade, MD, DM (Lon), MRCP (UK)

Associate Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Staff Physician

Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)

James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center

New York, NY

Olusegun Apoeso, MBBS

Director, Wiener Family Palliative Care Unit

Associate Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Shahla Baharlou, MD

Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Laura Belland, MD

Associate Professor

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Anup S. Bharani, MD

Associate Program Director

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Sonica Bhatia, MD

Assistant Professor

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH

Mason F. Lord Professor

Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management

Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Eileen H. Callahan, MD

Associate Professor

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

The Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai Queens

Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West

Mount Sinai Beth Israel

New York, NY

Patrick M. Chae, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Emily Chai, MD

Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Vice Chair

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Inpatient Services

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Christine Chang, MD, AGSF

Associate Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

Joanna Chen, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

David A. Chmielewski, MD

Medical Director

United Hospice

New York, NY

Eugene Choi, MD

Assistant Professor

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai?

New York, NY

Stephanie W. Chow, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Director, ALIGN (Aging, Life Innovations, Goals & Needs) Program

Epic Champion | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Champion

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine

General Internal Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Audrey K. Chun, MD

Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Vice Chair, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Outpatient Services

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Angela Condo, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Johanna Paola Contreras, MD

Associate Professor

Director of the Ambulatory Heart Failure Network

Director of Diversity in Heart Failure

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Maura K. Cosetti, MD

Director

Ear Institute, New York Eye and Ear of Mount Sinai

Associate Professor

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

James F. Crismale, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine, Liver Diseases

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Robert Crupi, MD

Medical Director

Palliative Care Services

Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine

Medicine Department

New York Presbyterian Queens

Flushing, NY

Kelly Cummings, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Weill Cornell Medicine

Jersey City, NJ

Claire E. Davenport, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Senior Medical Director, ArchCare Senior Life

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Kavita V. Dharmarajan, MD, MSc

Associate Professor

Department of Radiation Oncology

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine and

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Andrew Dunn, MD

Professor of Medicine

Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine

Mount Sinai Health System

New York, NY

JD Elder, MA, LMT

Coordinator of Complementary Therapies

Licensed Massage Therapist/Professional Mindfulness Teacher

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Lena Fan, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Jeffrey I. Farber, MD, MBA, FACP

President and CEO

The New Jewish Home

New York, NY

Joyce F. Fogel, MD, FACP, AGSF

Associate Professor of Medicine

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Mount Sinai Health System

New York, NY

Julia L. Frydman, MD

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Jennifer Fung, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Laura Gelfman, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Director of Quality and Clinical Information

Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Newsha Ghodsi, MD

Assistant Professor

Departments of Medicine, Cardiology, and Medical Education

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Nathan E. Goldstein, MD

Professor

Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman Chair in Palliative Care

Chief, Division of Palliative Care

Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Vishal Gupta, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Radiology Oncology

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Caroline Halverstam, MD

Chief of the Division of Dermatology

Jacobi Hospital

Associate Professor and Associate Program Director

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY

Daniel K. Han, MD, FACS, RPVI

Associate Professor of Surgery and Radiology

Mount Sinai Division of Vascular Surgery

The Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

Laurel Hansen, MD

Chief Fellow

Geriatrics and Palliative Care fellowships

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Karen Hiensch, ANP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

Supportive Cardiology

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

Harvey N. Himel, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Ryan Holstead, MD

Hematology and Medical Oncology

New York Cancer and Blood Specialists

New York, NY

Jay Horton, MD

Senior Director of Nursing for Palliative Care

Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Assistant Professor

Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing

New York, NY

Ula Y. Hwang, MD, MPH

Professor

Departments of Emergency Medicine and

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)

James J. Peters VA Medical Center

Bronx, NY

Noelle Marie Javier, MD

Associate Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Mikail Kamal, DO

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Lauren Kelly, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Gary J. Kennedy, MD

Professor and Vice Chair for Education

Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Fellowship Program

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Montefiore Medical Center

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

New York, NY

Leslie D. Kerr, MD

Professor of Medicine & Geriatrics

Medical Director

CAM Rheumatology Clinics

Division of Rheumatology

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Soo Kim, MD

Director of Pain Medicine and Interventional Spine

Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Kinga B. Kiszko, DO

Associate Program Director

Geriatrics Fellowship

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

New York, NY

Jane Knowles, MPH, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker

The Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, NY

Fred Ko, MD, MSCR

Associate Professor

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Priya Krishnasamy, MD

Assistant Professor

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Mount Sinai Queens

The Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Mount Sinai Morningside

Mount Sinai West

New York, NY

Vaishnavi Kundel, MD, MScR

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Melinda S. Lantz, MD

Vice Chair

Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Mount Sinai Beth Israel

New York, NY

Joshua Lasseigne, RN, BSN, CHPN

Nursing Clinical Specialty Coordinator/Triage Coordinator

Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Stephanie Le, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Medicine, Hospital Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

The Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, NY

Felice LePar, MD, MPH

Staff Physician

Abington Hematology Oncology Associates

Alliance Cancer

Willow Grove, PA

Emilia Pauline Liao, MD

Associate Professor

Program Director, Endocrine fellowship

Division of Endocrinology

Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

New Hyde Park, NY

Elizabeth Lindenberger, MD

Deputy Director, Fellowship Training

Associate Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Hannah I. Lipman, MD, MS, HEC-C

Vice President, Bioethics

Hackensack Meridian Health

Linda Farber Post Chair of Bioethics and Professor

Department of Internal Medicine

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

Hackensack, NJ

Emily Lu, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Nephrology

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Adriana K. Malone, MD

Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education

Director, Hematology/Oncology & BMT Fellowship Programs

Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology) & Medical Education

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Bryan C. Markinson, DPM

Chief, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

The Leni and Peter W. May Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Janeen Marshall, MD

Associate Professor

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Becca Masutani, MD

Chief Geriatric Medicine Fellow

Master of Healthcare Administration Candidate

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Harriet Mather, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Deborah Matza, RN, MPH, C-IAYT

Certified Yoga Therapist

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

S. Andrew McCullough, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Director, Cardiovascular Education

Associate Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship

Associate Director, Graphics Laboratory

Weill Cornell Medicine

Department of Medicine

Division of Cardiology

New York, NY

Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH, FACC

Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiology

Associate Professor of Population Health Science and Policy

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Ankita Mehta, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine?

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai?

New York, NY

Diane E. Meier, MD

Founder, Director Emerita and Strategic Medical Advisor

Center to Advance Palliative Care

Co-director, Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center

Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Catherine Gaisman Professor of Medical Ethics

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

R. Sean Morrison, MD, FAAHPM

Professor and Chair

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Co-director of the Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center

Director of the National Palliative Care Research Center

New York, NY

Christie N. Mulholland, MD

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Associate Director of Well-being

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Michael P. Mullen, MD

Professor, Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Director, Institute for Advanced Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Georges Naasan, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Medical Director

Division of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry

Co-Medical Director the Barbara and Maurice Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health

Vice Chair of Ambulatory Operations and Quality, Neurology

Mount Sinai Hospitals

Icahn School of Medicine

New York, NY

Tara Naib, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine, Cardiology

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Judith Neugroschl, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Deborah Pacik, MD, MPH

Lecturer, Rehabilitation and Human Performance

Icahn school of Medicine at Mt. Sinai

New York, NY

Cynthia X. Pan, MD, FACP, AGSF

Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine

Designated Institution Official (DIO)

Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME)

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

Flushing, NY

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, NY

Ayla Pelleg, MD

Assistant Professor

Director of Palliative Care Consult Services

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Fiorella M. Perez, MD

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Cheryl Phillips, MD

Former CEO Special Needs Plan Alliance

Current Senior Program Consultant

The John A Hartford Foundation

Rockville, MD

Ravishankar Ramaswamy, MD, MS

Co-director

Ambulatory Care - Geriatrics Clerkship

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Associate Professor and Director of Medical Student Education

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

New York, NY

Maya K. Rao, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine at CUIMC

Chronic Kidney Disease Program Director

Division of Nephrology

Chief, Medical Service

NYP-Allen Hospital

New York, NY

Rabbi Max Zev Reynolds, BCC, MA

Palliative Care Chaplain

The Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Veronica Rivera, MD

Associate Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Family Medicine & Community Health

Associate Professor

Medical Education

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Miriam R. Robbins, DDS, MS, DABSCD

Professor of Oral Medicine and Clinical Restorative Dentistry

Director, Care Center for Persons with Disabilities

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Vanessa M. Rodriguez, MD

Associate Professor

Geriatrics Fellowship Director

Integrated Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Co-director

Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Sara K. Rostanski, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine

Vascular Neurology

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Stroke Neurologist

New York, NY

Nisha A. Rughwani, MD

Professor and Medical Director

Mount Sinai Morningside Outpatient

Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine

Departments of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Jennifer Salant, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine

Assistant Attending Pediatrician at the NewYork-Presbyterian

Phyllis and David Komansky Children's Hospital

Weill Cornell Medical Center

New York, NY

Emily Samuels, MD

Assistant Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Mary Sano, PhD

Professor, Psychiatry

Associate Dean for Clinical Research

Director, Alzheimer Disease Research Center

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Martine Sanon, MD

Associate Professor

Director of Inpatient Geriatric Medicine Clinical Services

Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Rollin K. Say, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor

Department of Urology

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Sharon See, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP

Clinical Professor and Assistant Chair

Dept. of Clinical Health Professions

St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Assistant Professor and Clinical Pharmacist

Brookdale Dept. of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Mobile Acute Care for the Elderly Team (MACE)

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Stelian I. Serban, MD

Director of Acute and Chronic Pain Service

Co-Chair of Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens Pain Committee

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Department of Anesthesiology

Associate Professor of Neurology

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

The Mount Sinai Medical Center

New York, NY

Brijen Shah, MD

Professor

Gastroenterology, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

The Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West

New York, NY

Allison Silvers, MBA

Chief Health Care Transformation Officer

Center to Advance Palliative Care

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Maria Skamagas, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Medicine

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Cardinale B. Smith, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Department of Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology

Chief Quality Officer for Oncology

Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement

The Tisch Cancer Institute

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Philip Solomon, MD

Director - Geriatrics Education and Clinical Integration

Director, North Shore University Hospital

SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

North Shore University Hospital

New York, NY

Ruth M. Spinner, MD

Senior Medical Director

Jewish Home

New York, NY

Raymond Y. Teets, MD

Assistant Professor and Faculty

Integrative Family Medicine

Mount Sinai Downtown Residency in Urban Family Medicine

New York, NY

Carley Trentman, MD

Resident Doctor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Winona Tse, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Benjamin C. Tweel, MD

Medical Director and Assistant Professor

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Winston Wey, MD

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Christopher D. Woodrell, MD

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Yuji Yamada, MD

Assistant Professor

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Linda P. Zhang, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery

Director of Global Surgery

Department of Surgery

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, NY

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Accreditation

Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 77.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 77.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

 

Date of Release: November 15, 2023
Date Credits Expire: November 14, 2026

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

  • Describe the latest evidence-based geriatric and palliative medicine
  • Recognize the promises and pitfalls of new treatments for older adults
  • Identify major geriatric syndromes and effectively manage these syndromes
  • Identify psychosocial and ethical issues as they pertain to older adults and formulate a treatment approach
  • Prepare for the ABIM geriatric and palliative medicine board exams
  • Critically assess and guide medical interventions to improve a patient's quality of life
  • Assess and manage pain and non-pain issues
  • Provide patient and families with the highest level of medical care that is consistent with their goals
  • Recognize coronavirus treatment and management for older adults

Intended Audience

This activity is designed for those who are taking the geriatric medicine and/or hospice and palliative medicine certification(s) or recertification in geriatric medicine. Additionally, this activity is for those physicians and other healthcare professionals who want to update their clinical knowledge.

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Quick Facts

a CMEinfo video production

Provider: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Course Directors:

Mollie A. Biewald, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Helen M. Fernandez, MD, MPH
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Caitlyn Kuwata, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Carl Philippe Rousseau, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Credits: Earn a maximum of 77.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 77.25 ABIM MOC points

 

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