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This presentation (22:30 minutes) given by Elizabeth A. Phelan discusses assessing risk falls during the age of COVID-19 through telemedicine. The presentation starts with the epidemiology and impact of falls. It then goes through how to conduct a screening for falls and check for risk of falls with an emphasis on how to do it on telemedicine. Lastly, the presentation discusses how to manage falls and prevent them.

This presentation (24:18 minutes) given by Whitney Carlson discusses patients with dementia and how to care for them. The presentation identifies the factors of aggression in dementia patient and steps providers could follow in order to de-escalate that aggression.

This presentation (13:24 minutes) given by Zachary A. Marcum discusses deprescribing in older adults. Topics include: (1) defining deprescribing; (2) identify key resources for deprescribing; and (3) review how to become a 'prescriber'.

This presentation (15:51 minutes) given by Maryam Tabrizi provides education on oral health of geriatric patients for those who are not dental providers. The objective of this presentation is that learners will be knowledgeable regarding oral health assessment of the elderly and recognize the good, bad, and the ugly oral conditions by visual assessment.

This presentation (21:43 minutes) given by Charles Bernick discusses how to assess cognition through telemedicine. The presentation includes topics such as the telemedicine model, cognitive screening, and neurological exam.

This presentation (32:25 minutes) given by Douglas W. Lane discusses basic principles in decisional capacity evaluation when working with older adults. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) explain the essential legal foundations and principles guiding decisional capacity assessment; (2) explain the core medical ethical principles of autonomy vs.

This presentation (27:42 minutes) given by Maria Corcorran discusses SARS-CoV2 vaccines with older adults. The presentation explains three different types of SARS-CoV2 vaccines available which are mRNA vaccines, adenovirus vector vaccines, and subunit vaccines. The main focus will be on mRNA, looking at how it works, how it was tested, its effectiveness, and safety for older adults receiving this vaccine.

This presentation (26:53 minutes) given by Gina Kang discusses planning advance care for diverse group of older adults. The objectives of this presentation includes: (1) an overview of older adult population in the U.S.; (2) Advance Care Planning (ACP); (3) considerations for ACP; and (4) resources helpful for clinic or other practice settings.

This presentation (11:34 minutes) given by Lucy Wang discusses anxiety in late life. Topics include different types of anxiety, GAD-7, Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) short form, and treatments for anxiety.

This presentation (17:47 minutes) given by Emily Trittschuh discusses dementia prevention and the promotion of healthy brain aging. The presentation also discusses different risk factors that could cause a greater risk in developing dementia and tips to talk to patients about dementia.