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This presentation (54:08 minutes) by Dr. Dae Hyun Kim discusses frailty-guided clinical management for older adults. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) adopt an evidence-based screening test of frailty in your practice; (2) apply frailty information to guide clinical management decisions; and (3) generate evidence to advance frailty-guided clinical care.

This presentation (1:01:36 minutes) starts with Aida Wen discussing the recent facts COVID-19 and what you can do to prevent it. Then guest speaker, Hope Young, discusses advance care planning and POLST. (Presentation starts at 4:00 minutes.)

Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2022, Care Homes ECHO
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/care-homes-echo/

This presentation (58:43 minutes) by Angela Lo discusses music therapy and older adults with dementia. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe music therapy and its benefits for older adults; (2) describe different types of music therapy; and (3) describe different uses for music therapy in adults such as aiding in behavioral problems for those with dementia, gait impairment for patients with Parkinson's disease, and providing comfort for those under hospice and palliative care.

This presentation (59:54 minutes) by Amy Kind discusses the social determinants of health with regards to aging neighborhoods. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) embrace implementation science principles whenever possible, allowing research to more rapidly translate to broad action; (2) understand socioeconomic factors are complex and should be measured and applied with a clear understanding of health disparities theory; and (3) understand open science, data democratization should be embraced as key steps towards realizing solutions.

This presentation (1:01:03 minutes) by Michael Steinman, MD, takes a deeper look into deprescribing in older adults. Topics discussed include: (1) what is deprescribing (and don't I already do this)?; (2) why don't we do better?; (3) evidence on clinical outcomes of deprescribing; (4) resources to utilize; (5) US Deprescribing Research Network; and (6) ideas and approaches, not just facts (geriatrics!).

This presentation (57:32 minutes) by Nancy Schoenborn discusses the role that language plays in promoting individualized care for older adults. Objectives: (1) briefly review the importance of individualized care in older adults; (2) highlight areas of disconnect between language in guidelines/scientific literature and patient perception that may hinder individualized care; (3) demonstrate the importance of engaging patients as one strategy to bridge the disconnect; and (4) discuss the complexities and challenges when patient preference may be at odds with evidence.

This presentation (1:00:11 minutes) by Ashwin Kotwal discusses the lessons we have learned through the COVID-19 pandemic regarding the specific health effects of loneliness and social isolation on older adults.

This presentation (52:24 minutes) by Pei Chen discusses common geriatric syndromes and uncommon diseases you may encounter with these syndromes. Objectives: (1) describe an uncommon disease with common geriatric syndromes; (2) review the current state of geriatric medicine fellowship training with the emphasis on interprofessional collaboration and education; and (3) reflect on one's own experiences to develop strategies for well being.

This lecture (1:26:39 minutes) by Sarah Hooper, Sara Huffman, and Rebecca Sudore discusses advance care planning for older adults and how to prepare for difficult and medical decision making. By the end of this lecture, learners should be able to: (1) describe what advance care planning is; (2) understand types of legal forms to document wishes; (3) describe why additional preparation is needed; (4) utilize easy-to-use tools for advance care planning; and (5) understand how to answer question and complete forms. (Presentation begins at 5:00 minutes)

This presentation (1:06:02 minutes) by Tatyana Gurvich discusses management of chronic pain in older adults. The presentation covers how to: (1) address issues in the 2016 opioid guidelines; (2) integrate Beers Criteria into the management of chronic pain in the older adults; (3) assess the nuances of prescribing pain medication to older adults; and (4) identify pain medication to avoid in older patients.