2016 Geriatric educational conference and geriatric journal club

Below you can find the 2016 Geriatric Grand Rounds Schedule, PowerPoint slides, Journal Club articles, Journal Club summary, and other supplemental materials within the schedule. Click the hyperlink for the desired file where available.

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Date	Geriatric Journal Club (Time is 8:00 am - 8:30 am unless otherwise noted)	Geriatric Educational Conference (Time is 8:30 am - 9:30 am unless otherwise noted)
1/1/2016	Winter Break	No Geriatric Journal Club or Geriatric Educational Conference
1/8/2016	8:00AM - 9:30AM Enteral Feeding at End of Life (EoL) Deborah Way, MD
1/15/2016	8:00AM - 9:00AM Precision Medicine for the Brain: What Are the Opportunities? The Challenges? Jason Karlawish, MD
1/22/2016	3 Case Presentations	Edna Schwab, MD Ming Jang, MD Rachel Miller, MD
1/29/2016	8:00-8:15AM Care Everywhere (Demonstration in EPIC)	8:15-9:15AM Two Geriatric Journal Clubs Josh Uy, MD Lesley Carson, MD Article: A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control
2/5/2016	Steven Huege, MD Article: Efficacy of Psychosocial Interventions in Inducing and Maintaining Alcohol Abstinence in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease: A Systematic Review	Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Nevena Damjanov, MD
2/12/2016	8:00AM - 9:00AM Wound Healing: Principles and Clinical Applications John Fischer, MD
2/19/2016	Mary Ann Forciea, MD Article: Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men	To Sleep, Perchance to Remember: Sleep Apnea and Cognitive Decline Nalaka Gooneratne, MD
2/26/2016	3 Geriatric Journal Clubs	John Bruza, MD Article: Incidence of Dementia over Three Decades in the Framingham Heart Study Marjorie Marenberg, MD, PhD Article: Association of Admission to Veterans Affairs Hospitals vs Non–Veterans Affairs Hospitals With Mortality and Readmission Rates Among Older Men Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia Brian Ramnaraign, MD Article: Invasive versus conservative strategy in patients aged 80 years or older with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris (After Eighty study): an open-label randomised controlled trial
3/4/2016	7:30AM - 9:00AM Oral Medicine Geriatric Grand Rounds at Ralston
3/11/2016	3 Case Presentations	Jerry Johnson, MD; Francisco Medrano, MD; Alysa Krain, MD
3/18/2016	Ming Jang, MD Article: An interprofessionally developed geriatric oncology curriculum for hematology–oncology fellows	Paying for Clinical Rotations: A Challenge for Geriatric Training Mary Ann Forciea, MD
3/25/2016	Good Friday	No Geriatric Journal Club or Geriatric Educational Conference
4/1/2016	Deborah Way, MD Article: Hospice Use Following Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation in Older Patients: Results From the NCDR®	Independence at Home Mary Ann Forciea, MD; Bruce Kinosian, MD; Jean Yudin, CRNP
4/8/2016	8:00AM - 9:00AM Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and Case Discussion William I. Jaffe, MD
4/15/2016	Lesley Carson, MD Article: The Patient-Centered Medical Home and Associations With Health Care Quality and Utilization: A 5-Year Cohort Study	Poster Presentations on Independence at Home and Hospital at Home Jonathan Liu, MD; Francisco Medrano, MD
4/22/2016	2 Case Presentations	Mary Ann Forciea, MD; John Bruza, MD
4/29/2016	3 Journal Clubs	Shakira J Grant, MBBS Article: New Oral Anticoagulants in Elderly Adults: Evidence from a Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials Anjoulie Pujji, DO Article: Association of Frailty and 1-Year Postoperative Mortality Following Major Elective Noncardiac Surgery A Population-Based Cohort Study Supplementary Online Content (click the Supplemental Content Tab) Invited Commentary
5/6/2016	Soumya Bollampally, DO Article: 10-year trajectories of depressive symptoms and risk of dementia: a population-based study	Compounds of Medical Need Part 2 Albert Giovenella, PhD
5/13/2016	Alysa Krain, MD Article: Efficacy of an Adjuvanted Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Older Adults	Vascular Cognitive Impairment Marjorie Marenberg, MD, PhD
5/20/2016	8:30AM - 9:30AM	Late Stage Parkinson's Disease Patients in Nursing Homes, Home Care, and Home Hospice Allison W. Willis, MD, MS
5/27/2016	Memorial Day Weekend	No Geriatric Journal Club or Geriatric Educational Conference
6/3/2016	8:00AM - 9:00AM Year in Review John Bruza, MD
6/10/2016	8:00AM - 9:00AM 2 Journal Clubs Francisco Medrano, MD Article: A Program to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Acute Care Rachel Miller, MD Article: Comparison of Posthospitalization Function and Community Mobility in Hospital Mobility Program and Usual Care Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
6/17/2016	8:00AM - 9:30AM Geriatric Medicine Fellows' QI Projects Francisco Medrano, MD; Shakira Grant, MBBS; Anjoulie Pujji, DO; Brian Ramnaraign, MD
6/24/2016	8:00AM - 9:00AM 2 Case Presentations Shakira Grant, MBBS; Anjoulie Pujji, DO
7/1/2016	4th of July Weekend	NO GERIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS
7/8/2016	CANCELED	NO GERIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS
7/15/2016	Ming Jang, MD Article: A Pilot Health Information Technology-Based Effort to Increase the Quality of Transitions From Skilled Nursing Facility to Home: Compelling Evidence of High Rate of Adverse Outcomes	Cases Involving Common Issues in Transitions to NH /SNFF Care Lesley Carson, MD; Joan Weinryb, MD
7/22/2016	Marjorie Marenberg, MD, PhD Article: Implementing Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders Team Care in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Lessons Learned and Effects Observed	The Clinician/Patient Relationship in Primary Care: What Does the Patient Want? Dan Livney, PsyD
7/29/2016	John Bruza, MD Article: Sound Body Sound Mind? Physical Performance and the Risk of Dementia in the Oldest-Old: The 90+ Study	Infections in Nursing Homes Alysa Krain, MD
8/5/2016	Jerry Johnson, MD	Reducing Risk of Medication Errors Laura A. Finn, CGP, FASCP, RPh
8/12/2016	Bruce Kinosian, MD Articles: New Initiation of Long-Acting Opioids in Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents Association of Opioids with Falls, Fractures, and Physical Performance among Older Men with Persistent Musculoskeletal Pain	Pain & Pain Relief Deborah Way, MD
8/19/2016	Josh Uy, MD Articles: Diverticular Abscess Managed With Long-term Definitive Nonoperative Intent Is Safe Medically Treated Diverticular Abscess Associated With High Risk of Recurrence and Disease Complications Treatment of elderly patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis, even with comorbidity, at home	Diverticulitis and the Elderly Skandan Shanmugan, MD
8/26/2016	8:00am - 8:30am: Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation; Options Beyond Anticoagulation Sameer Khandhar, MD	8:30am - 9:00am: Current Approach to the Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease; Advances in Endovascular Therapies Robert Fenning, MD
9/2/2016	Labor Day Weekend	NO GERIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS
9/9/2016	9:00 - 10:00 AM	The “Why” of Advance Care Planning in PA/LTC Deborah Way, MD
9/16/2016	Canceled	NO GERIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS
9/23/2016	9:00 - 10:00 AM	2 Journal Clubs Mary Ann Forciea, MD Article: Unloading Shoes for Self-management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial Slides: Available James Rotenberg, MD Article: Effect of melatonin on incidence of delirium among patients with hip fracture: a multicentre, double-blind randomized controlled trial
9/30/2016	8:00 - 9:00AM	Geriatric Polytrauma Samir Mehta, MD
10/7/2016	9:00 - 10:00 AM	REGAIN: a Multicenter Pragmatic Trial to Improve Outcomes after Hip Fracture Mark David Neuman, MD, MSc
10/14/2016	Canceled	NO GERIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS
10/21/2016	9:00 - 10:00 AM	EPIC Optimization Julie Lanham, Bridget St. John
10/28/2016	7:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Geriatric Case Presentations with a Focus on Oral Medicine
11/4/2016	9:00 - 10:00 AM	Can We Prevent Memory Loss and Dementia? Mary Ann Forciea, MD
11/11/2016	9:00 - 10:00 AM	2 Journal Clubs Shakira Grant MBBS; Article: Effect of Primary Care Involvement on End-of-Life Care Outcomes: A Systematic Review Vimmi Panchal, MD Article: Efficacy of the Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Adults 70 Years Of Age or Older
11/18/2016	9:00 - 10:00 AM	2 Case Presentations Rachel Miller, MD; James Rotenberg, MD
11/25/2016	THANKSGIVING	NO GERIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS
12/2/2016	9:00 - 10:00 AM	TBA Ravi Jayadevappa, PhD
12/9/2016	9:00 - 10:00 AM	Penn National Successful Aging Survey Zvi D. Gellis, PhD
12/16/2016	9:00 - 10:00 AM	2 Journal Clubs Alysa Krain, MD Article: Efficacy and safety of single-dose zoledronic acid for osteoporosis in frail elderly women: a randomized clinical trial Penden (Patti) Mahautmr, MD Article: Effect of Cranberry Capsules on Bacteriuria Plus Pyuria Among Older Women in Nursing Homes: A Randomized Clinical Trial
12/23/2016	WINTER BREAK	NO GERIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS
12/30/2016	WINTER BREAK	NO GERIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS