Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e

Authors

Gallane D. Abraham, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York

Providing Quality Care to Older Adults in the Emergency Department

Gunnar Akner, MD, PhD

Professor in Geriatric Medicine

Senior Physician Specialized in Geriatric Medicine

Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition

School of Health and Medical Sciences

Örebro University

Örebro, Sweden

International Perspectives in Geriatric Care (Sweden)

Cathy A. Alessi, MD

Professor of Medicine

Director, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)

Chief, Division of Geriatrics

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Department of Medicine

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Understanding Sleep Disorders in Older Adults

Gretchen E. Alkema, PhD

Vice President, Policy and Communications

The SCAN Foundation

Long Beach, California

Public Policy Intersecting with an Aging Society

Theresa A. Allison, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine and Family & Community Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Long-Term Care, Nursing Home, & Rehabilitation

Katherine Anderson, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Geriatrics

Department of Internal Medicine

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Treating Headaches in Older Adults

Sik Kim Ang, MB, BCh, BAO

Consultant in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine

RIPAS Hospital

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

Peripheral Arterial Disease & Venous Thromboembolism; Chronic Venous Insufficiency & Lymphedema

Daniel Antoniello, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Department of Neurology

Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Bronx, New York

Cerebrovascular Disease

Louise Aronson, MD, MFA

Associate Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

Department of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

The Interprofessional Team

Kristen L. Barry, PhD

Research Professor

Department of Psychiatry

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Managing Misuse of Alcohol & Psychoactive Prescription Medications in Older Adults

Lisa C. Barry, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry

UCONN Center on Aging at the University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, Connecticut

Understanding the Effects of Criminal Justice Involvement on Older Adults

Rebecca J. Beyth, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine

North Florida/South Georgia GRECC, and the University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Considering Anticoagulation in Older Adults

Frederic C. Blow, PhD

Professor

Department of Psychiatry

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Managing Misuse of Alcohol & Psychoactive Prescription Medications in Older Adults

Katrina Booth,MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Chronic Kidney Disease

C. Barrett Bowling, MD, MSPH

Assistant Professor

Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics

Emory University

Birmingham, Alabama

Chronic Kidney Disease

Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management

Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

Department of Medicine

Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health

Baltimore, Maryland

Addressing Multimorbidity in Older Adults

Jennifer S. Brach, PhD, PT

Associate Professor

Department of Physical Therapy

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Determining the Appropriate Use of Exercise for Older Adults

Rebecca Brown, MD, MPH

Assistant Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco/San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Understanding the Effects of Homelessness and Housing Instability on Older Adults

John G. Cagle, PhD, MSW

Assistant Professor

University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Social Work

Baltimore, Maryland

Geriatrics & Palliative Care

Kellie Hunter Campbell, MD, MA

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Chicago Medicine

Chicago, Illinois

Fluid & Electrolyte Abnormalities

Teresa L. Carman, MD

Director, Vascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Cleveland, Ohio

Peripheral Arterial Disease & Venous Thromboembolism; Chronic Venous Insufficiency & Lymphedema

Tessa del Carmen, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology

Weill Cornell Medicine College

New York, New York

Detecting, Assessing, & Responding to Elder Mistreatment

Anna Chang, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Associate Director, Program for the Aging Century

Division of Geriatrics

Department of Medicine

Director, Foundations of Patient Care

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Transforming the Care of Older Adults: Knowledge, Skills, & System Change

Serena Chao, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor

Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine

Boston University School of Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia & Prostate Cancer

Gerald Charles, MD

Professor of Medicine, Emeritus

Department of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

The Aging Traveler

Melvin Cheitlin, MD

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division

San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco, California

Coronary Disease

Helen Chen, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Hebrew SeniorLife Health Care Services and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center

Boston, Massachusetts

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

The Social Context of Older Adults

Jane Chen, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular Division

Washington University School of Medicine

St. Louis, Missouri

Heart Failure & Heart Rhythm Disorders

Bruce Allen Chernof, MD, FACP

President and CEO

The SCAN Foundation

Long Beach, California

Public Policy Intersecting with an Aging Society

Ryan Chippendale, MD

Assistant Professor

Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine

Boston University School of Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia & Prostate Cancer

Anna H. Chodos, MD, MPH

Research Fellow

Division of Geriatrics

Department of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Helping Older Adults with Low Health Literacy

Teena Chopra, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Division of Infectious Diseases

Wayne State University

Physician

Detroit Medical Center

Detroit, Michigan

Common Infections

Jessica L. Colburn, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

Home-Based Care

Jessamyn Conell-Price, MS

Medical Student

School of Medicine

The UCSF-UC Berkeley Joint Medical Program

San Francisco, California

Diabetes

Leo M. Cooney Jr, MD

Humana Foundation Professor of Geriatric Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut

Managing Back Pain in Older Adults

Kenneth E. Covinsky, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Applying Evidence-Based Medicine to Older Patients

Sanket Dhruva, MD

Cardiology Fellow

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine

University of California Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, California

Coronary Disease

Manuel Eskildsen, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine

Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics

Department of Medicine

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia

Meeting the Unique Needs of LGBT Older Adults

Kathryn J. Eubank, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Medical Director

Division of Geriatrics

Department of Medicine

Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Hospital Care

Emily Finlayson, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Department of Surgery

Institute of Health Policy Studies

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Perioperative Care in Older Surgical Patients

Joseph H. Flaherty, MD

Department of Internal Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

St. Louis, Missouri

International Perspectives in Geriatric Care (China)

Lynn A. Flint, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Staff Physician

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Transitions and Continuity of Care

Sara J. Francois, PT, DPT, MS

Research Physical Therapist

Program in Physical Therapy

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

St. Louis, Missouri

Determining the Appropriate Use of Exercise for Older Adults

Nicholas B. Galifianakis, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Neurology

San Francisco VA Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, & Clinical Center (PADRECC)

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Parkinson Disease & Essential Tremor

Steven R. Gambert, MD

Professor of Medicine

Associate Chair for Clinical Program Development

Director of Medical Student Programs

Co-Director, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Director of Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine

University of Maryland Medical Center and R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

Baltimore, Maryland

Thyroid, Parathyroid, & Adrenal Gland Disorders in Older Adults

Julie K. Gammack, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program

Division of Geriatrics

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Saint Louis, Missouri

Urinary Incontinence

Dane J. Genther, MD

Resident

Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

Managing Hearing Impairment in Older Adults

Angela Gentili, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine

Director, Geriatrics Fellowship Program

Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine

McGuire VAMC & Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

Richmond, Virginia

Sexual Health & Dysfunction in Older Adults

A. Ghazinouri, MD

Staff Physician

Geriatrics, Palliative and Extended Care

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Parkinson Disease & Essential Tremor

Michael Godschalk, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine

Director, Geriatric Health Care Center

Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine

McGuire VAMC & Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

Richmond, Virginia

Sexual Health & Dysfunction in Older Adults

Dick Gregory, DDS, FASGD

Postdoctoral Scholar-Fellow

Multidisciplinary Fellowship in Dentistry, Medicine, and Mental/Behavioral Health

The Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Oral Diseases & Disorders

Corita R. Grudzen, MD, MSHS, FACEP

Associate Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York

Providing Quality Care to Older Adults in the Emergency Department

Karen E. Hall, MD, PhD

Clinical Professor

Research Scientist

Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine

Geriatric Research and Extended Care Center (GRECC)

Medical Director, Acute Care for Elders Unit (ACE)

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System

St. Joseph Mercy Health, Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Gastrointestinal & Abdominal Complaints

Susan E. Hardy, MD, PhD

Associate Medical Director

Summit ElderCare

Worcester, Massachusetts

Consideration of Function & Functional Decline

G. Michael Harper, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Vice Chief, Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

Director, Geriatrics and Extended Care Service Line

Associate Chief of Staff for Geriatrics and Extended Care

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Valvular Disease

Jennifer L. Hayashi,MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Director, Elder House Call Program

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland

Home-Based Care

Holly M. Holmes, MD

Associate Professor

Division of Internal Medicine

Department of General Internal Medicine

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas

Principles of Prescribing for Older Adults

Miwako Honda, MD

Director, General Medicine

Department of General Medicine

National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center

Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

International Perspectives in Geriatric Care (Japan)

Tammy Ting Hshieh, MD

Associate Physician

Division of Aging

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Delirium

Yong Gil Hwang, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Osteoarthritis

Susan Hyde, DDS, MPH, PhD, FACD

Associate Professor

The Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences

UCSF School of Dentistry

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Oral Diseases & Disorders

Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine

Milton & Shirley F. Levy Family Chair

Director, Aging Brain Center

Department of Medicine/Institute for Aging Research

Harvard Medical School

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Hebrew Senior Life

Boston, Massachusetts

Delirium

Jeremy M. Jacobs, MBBS

Senior Lecturer

Department of Geriatrics and Rehabilitation

Hadassah University Hospital Mt. Scopus, and Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School

Jerusalem, Israel

International Perspectives in Geriatric Care (Israel)

Diana V. Jao, MD

Staff Physician

Department of Primary Care: Ron Robinson Senior Care

San Mateo Medical Center

San Mateo, California

Understanding Sleep Disorders in Older Adults

Bree Johnston, MD, MPH

Director, Clinical Professor of Medicine

Palliative and Supportive Care

Division of Geriatrics

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

University of California, San Francisco

Bellingham, Washington

San Francisco, California

Geriatric Assessment

Susan M. Joseph, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology, Heart Failure and Transplant Section

Department of Internal Medicine

Washington University School of Medicine

Saint Louis, Missouri

Heart Failure & Heart Rhythm Disorders

Deborah M. Kado, MD, MS

Associate Professor

Departments of Family &

Preventive Medicine and Internal Medicine

University of California, San Diego

San Diego, California

Falls & Mobility Disorders

Ravi Kant, MD

Fellow

Division of Endocrinology

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

Thyroid, Parathyroid, & Adrenal Gland Disorders in Older Adults

Helen Kao, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Medical Director, Geriatrics Clinical Programs

Division of Geriatrics

Department of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Ambulatory Care & the Patient-Centered Medical Home

Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH

Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Division of Infectious Diseases

Detroit Medical Center

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

Common Infections

Leslie Kernisan, MD, MPH

Clinical Instructor

Division of Geriatrics

Department of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Addressing Dyspnea in Older Adults

Margot Kushel, MD

Professor of Medicine

Division of General Internal Medicine

University of California, San Francisco/San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center

San Francisco, California

Understanding the Effects of Homelessness and Housing Instability on Older Adults

C. Kent Kwoh, MD

Professor of Medicine and Medical Imaging

Division of Rheumatology and University of Arizona Arthritis Center

University of Arizona College of Medicine

Tucson, Arizona

Osteoarthritis

Mark S. Lachs, MD, MPH

Co-Chief

Professor of Medicine

Director, Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care

Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology

Weill Cornell Medical College

Director, Geriatrics

New York-Presbyterian Health System

Detecting, Assessing, & Responding to Elder Mistreatment

C. Seth Landefeld, MD

Spencer Chair of Medical Science Leadership

Chair, Department of Internal Medicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Hospital Care

Bonnie Lederman, DDS, BSDH

Postdoctoral Scholar-Fellow

Multidisciplinary Fellowship in Dentistry, Medicine, and Mental/Behavioral Health

The Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Oral Diseases & Disorders

Kewchang Lee, MD

Associate Clinical Professor

Department of Psychiatry

University of California, San Francisco

Site Director, Psychiatry Medical Student Education

Director, UCSF Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship Program

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Depression & Other Mental Health Issues

Sei Lee, MD, MAS

Associate Professor of Medicine

Senior Scholar, VA National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program

Staff Physician

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Diabetes

Bruce Leff, MD

Professor of Medicine

Associate Director, Elder House Call Program

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland

Home-Based Care

Frank R. Lin, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Core Faculty

Departments of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Mental Health, and Epidemiology

Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore, Maryland

Managing Hearing Impairment in Older Adults

Milta O. Little, DO

Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine

Internal Medicine-Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Saint Louis, Missouri

Assessing Antiaging Therapies for Older Adults

Considering Complementary & Alternative Medicines for Older Adults

Dandan Liu, MD

Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor

Staff Physician

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

On Lok Lifeways

San Francisco, California

Prevention & Health Promotion

David Liu, MD, MS

Assistant Clinical Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

University of California Davis

Sacramento, California

Depression & Other Mental Health Issues

Bernard Lo, MD

President

The Greenwall Foundation

New York, New York

Ethics & Informed Decision Making

Daniel S. Loo, MD

Associate Professor of Dermatology

Tufts University School of Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts

Common Skin Disorders

Una E. Makris, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Internal Medicine

Division of Rheumatic Diseases

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

Managing Back Pain in Older Adults

Rubina A. Malik, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, New York

Osteoporosis & Hip Fractures

Alayne Markland, DO, MSc

Associate Professor

Department of Medicine

Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care and the Department of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center

Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Constipation

Janet E. McElhaney, MD

HSN Volunteer Chair in Geriatric Research

Health Sciences North and Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Common Cancers in the Geriatric Population

Barbara Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Director

Center for Geriatric Medicine

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio

Hypertension

Myron Miller, MD

Professor

Divisions of Endocrinology and of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

Thyroid, Parathyroid, & Adrenal Gland Disorders in Older Adults

Lona Mody, MD, MSc

Associate Professor

Geriatric Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Common Infections

Sandra Y. Moody, MD, BSN, AGSF

Associate Clinical Professor

Professor-in-Residence

Department of Medicine

Medicine/Graduate Medical Education

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Kameda Medical Center

San Francisco

Kamogawa City, Chiba, Japan

International Perspectives in Geriatric Care (Japan)

John E. Morley, MB, BCh

Dammert Professor of Gerontology

Director

Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center

St. Louis University Medical School

St. Louis VA Medical Center

St. Louis, Missouri

Assessing Antiaging Therapies for Older Adults

Considering Complementary & Alternative Medicines for Older Adults

Joanne E. Mortimer, MD, FACP

Director, Womens Cancers Program

Vice Chair

Professor

Medical Oncology

Division of Medical Oncology & Experimental Therapeutics

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Duarte, California

Common Cancers in the Geriatric Population

Mary A. Norman, MD

Vice President and Regional Medical Director

Erickson Retirement Communities

Dallas, Texas

Depression & Other Mental Health Issues

Lawrence Oresanya, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Surgery

Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Perioperative Care in Older Surgical Patients

Miguel Paniagua, MD, FACP

Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program

Department of Internal Medicine

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Saint Louis, Missouri

Addressing Chest Pain in Older Adults

Christina Paruthi, MD

Resident

Internal Medicine

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Saint Louis, Missouri

Addressing Chest Pain in Older Adults

Carla M. Perissinotto, MD, MHS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Atypical Presentations of Illness in Older Adults

Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Medicine

Stanford University School of Medicine

Palo Alto, California

Managing Persistent Pain in Older Adults

Edgar Pierluissi, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine

Medical Director

Department of Medicine, Divisions of Geriatrics and Hospital Medicine

Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit

University of California

San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco, California

Hospital Care

Anita Rajasekhar, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Considering Anticoagulation in Older Adults

Scott Reeves, PhD

Professor

Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences

UCSF School of Nursing

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

The Interprofessional Team

David B. Reuben, MD

Chief Director

Archstone Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Geriatric Assessment

Michael W. Rich, MD

Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology

Department of Internal Medicine

Washington University School of Medicine

Saint Louis, Missouri

Heart Failure & Heart Rhythm Disorders

Valvular Disease

James Riddell IV, MD

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Division of Infectious Disease

University of Michigan Health System

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Common Infections

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH

Professor of Medicine

Harris Fishbon Distinguished Professor

University of California, San Francisco

The Jewish Home of San Francisco

The San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Atypical Presentations of Illness in Older Adults

Addressing Multimorbidity in Older Adults

Josette A. Rivera, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

Department of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

The Interprofessional Team

Diabetes

Brooke Salzman, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care

Jefferson University Hospitals

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Natalie A. Sanders, DO, FACP

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Assessing Older Adults for Syncope Following a Fall

David Sengstock, MD, MS

Program Director

Geriatrics Fellowship and Clinical Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine

Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Dearborn, Michigan

Addressing Polypharmacy & Improving Medication Adherence in Older Adults

Mark Simone, MD

Instructor of Medicine

Division of Geriatric Medicine

Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Meeting the Unique Needs of LGBT Older Adults

Bobby Singh, MD

Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor

Department of Psychiatry

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Depression & Other Mental Health Issues

Kaycee M. Sink, MD, MAS

Director of the Kulynych Memory Assessment Clinic

Associate Professor

Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Sticht Center on Aging

Wake Forest School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Cognitive Impairment & Dementia

Daniel Slater, MD, FAAFP

Associate Clinical Professor

Department of Family & Preventive Medicine

University of California, San Diego

San Diego, California

Falls & Mobility Disorders

Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Goals of Care & Consideration of Prognosis; Ethics & Informed Decision Making

Danielle Snyderman, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care

Jefferson University Hospitals

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Margarita M. Sotelo, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

Medical Director, Acute Care for Elders Clinic (ACE) Unit

San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco, California

Valvular Disease

Michael A. Steinman, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Principles of Prescribing for Older Adults

Caroline Stephens, PhD, MSN

Assistant Professor

UCSF School of Nursing

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Evaluating Confusion in Older Adults

Jochanan Stessman, MD

Professor of Medicine/Geriatrics

The Jerusalem Institute of Aging Research

Hadassah University Hospital Mt. Scopus, and Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School

Jerusalem, Israel

International Perspectives in Geriatric Care (Israel)

Lisa Strano-Paul, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Co-Director, Ambulatory Care Clerkship

Core Faculty, Long Island Geriatric Education Center (LIGEC)

Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics

Department of Internal Medicine

Stony Brook Medicine

Stony Brook, New York

Managing Joint Pain in Older Adults

Stephanie Studenski, MD, MPH

Professor Staff Physician

Division of Geriatrics

Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, VA Pittsburgh GRECC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Determining the Appropriate Use of Exercise for Older Adults

Rebecca L. Sudore, MD

Associate Professor in Residence

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Helping Older Adults with Low Health Literacy

Mark A. Supiano, MD

Professor of Medicine

Marjorie Rosenblatt Goodman and Jack Goodman Family Professor of Geriatrics

Chief, Division of Geriatrics

University of Utah School of Medicine

Director, VA Salt Lake City Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center

Executive Director, University of Utah Center on Aging

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics

University of Utah

George E Whalen Veterans Affairs Health System

Salt Lake City, Utah

Assessing Older Adults for Syncope Following a Fall

Quratulain Syed, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Center for Geriatric Medicine

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio

Hypertension

David R. Thomas, MD, FACP, AGSF, GSAF

Medical Director

Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE)

Saint Louis, Missouri

Pressure Ulcers

Christine O. Urman, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Dermatology

Tufts University School of Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts

Common Skin Disorders

Gary J. Vanasse, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Hematology Division

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts

Anemia

Louise C. Walter, MD

Professor of Medicine

Chief, Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Prevention & Health Promotion

Shuang Wang, MD

Department of Geriatrics

West China Hospital, Sichuan University

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

International Perspectives in Geriatric Care (China)

Meredith Whiteside, OD

Associate Clinical Professor

School of Optometry

University of California

Berkeley, California

Managing Vision Impairment in Older Adults

Eric W. Widera, MD

Associate Clinical Professor

Program Director, Geriatrics Fellowship Director

Division of Geriatrics

Hospice and Palliative Care

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Goals of Care & Consideration of Prognosis; Geriatrics & Palliative Care

Brie A. Williams, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Medicine

Associate Director, Program for the Aging Century

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

Medical Director, Geriatrics Clinic

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Transforming the Care of Older Adults: Knowledge, Skills, & System Change; Understanding the Effects of Criminal Justice Involvement on Older Adults

Jana Wold, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Geriatrics

Department of Internal Medicine

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Treating Headaches in Older Adults

Mariko Koya Wong, MD

Assistant Professor

Section of Geriatrics

The University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Fluid & Electrolyte Abnormalities

Kristine Yaffe, MD

Roy and Marie Scola Endowed Chair in Psychiatry

Associate Chair of Clinical and Translational Research

Professor

Department of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics

University of California, San Francisco

Chief, Geriatric Psychiatry

Director of the Memory Disorders Clinic

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California

Cognitive Impairment & Dementia

Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH

Medical Director of the Community Living Center

San Francisco VA Medical Center

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Defining Adequate Nutrition for Older Adults

Jonathan Zimmerman, MD, MBA, FACP

Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency and Clinical Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine

Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center and Wayne State University School of Medicine

Dearborn, Michigan

Addressing Polypharmacy & Improving Medication Adherence in Older Adults

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