Courses
Essentials of Geriatric Care: A One-Day Overview of Geriatric Health Care Topics
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The next Saturday course offering will be held in the summer or fall of 2013. |
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| 7:30-7:55 | Breakfast | |
| 7:55-8:00 | Welcome | Jennifer Larson, MSE |
| 8:00-8:30 | Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Interprofessional Team | Michelle Peck, MPH, ANP-BC, GNP-BC |
| 8:30-9:10 | Depression | David Flores, MD, LMSW, MPH, CPH |
| 9:10-9:50 | Oral Health | Donna Warren Morris, RDH, MEd |
| 9:50-10:00 | Break | |
| 10:00-10:40 | Complications of Hospitalization | Cristina Bocirnea, MD |
| 10:40-11:30 | Polypharmacy | Nancy Ordonez, PharmD, BCPS |
| 11:30-12:10 | Lunch | |
| 12:10-12:50 | Urinary Incontinence | Gazala Siddiqui, MD |
| 12:50-1:30 | Osteoporosis | Nahid Rianon, MD, DrPH |
| 1:30-2:10 | Balance and Fall Prevention | Carolyn Kelley, PT, DSc |
| 2:10-2:20 | Break | |
| 2:20-3:00 | Pain Assessment and Management | Linh Nguyen, MD |
| 3:00-3:40 | Palliative and End-of-Life Care | Linh Nguyen, MD |
| 3:40-4:30 | Executive Capacity Elder Mistreatment and Self-neglect |
Carmel Dyer, MD |
| 4:30-4:35 | Wrap-up | |
Faculty |
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Cristina Bocirnea, MD |
Carmel B. Dyer, MD |
Vineeth John, MD |
Carolyn Kelley, PT, DSc, NCS |
Jennifer Larson, MSE |
| Linh Nguyen, MD |
Nancy Ordonez, PharmD, BCPS |
Michelle Peck, MPH, ANP-BC, GNP-BC |
Nahid Rianon, MD, DrPH |
June Sadowsky, DDS, MPH |
Gazala Siddiqui, MD |
Location
The class will be held at Amazing Place, 3735 Drexel, Houston, TX 77027.
Cost
$50 for the full day, which includes breakfast and lunch.
Registration
Online registration is available on this site. Please contact Laura Niles at Laura.E.Niles@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9944 with any questions about this course.
CEU Information
Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits, Continuing Dental Education (CDE) credit, continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology, and continuing education credit for physical therapists (pending approval) will be provided for the Essentials of Geriatric Care.
- This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston —Office of Continuing Education and the Houston Geriatric Education Center.
- Attendance at session earn a maximum of 7.5 credit hours in Pharmacotherapeutics, Anesthesia and Pain Control, Prescription Medication Management, Special Patient Care and Geriatric Dentistry (AGD Code-016, 132,134, 750 and 752).
- The formal continuing education programs of this sponsor are accepted by AGD for Fellowship/Mastership credit. The current term of acceptance extends from 11/01/2011 to 12/31/2015.
Additional CEU Information:
- The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston is a member of the Association for Continuing Dental Education.
- Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- Designation Statement: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- The UTHealth School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.