Presented by Mount Sinai’s Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine — ranked #1* in the U.S. for the second consecutive year by U.S. News; World Report — this convenient online CME program contains expert presentations on the newest trends and best practices for managing geriatric syndromes and improving patient outcomes. Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine covers topics like late-life depressions, sleep disorders, surgical emergencies, capacity assessment, falls, hospice, and more. You can earn CME credits whenever, wherever, while this program helps you to:
- Understand the benefits and pitfalls of new treatments for older adults
- Identify and manage pain and non-pain, psychosocial and ethical issues
- Prepare for the ABIM geriatric and palliative medicine board exams
- Evaluate and guide medical interventions to improve patient quality of life
- And more
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants caring for older patients will be better able to:
Describe the latest evidence-based geriatric and palliative medicine
- Recognize the promises and pitfalls of new treatments for older adults
- Identify major geriatric syndromes and effectively manage these syndromes
- Identify psychosocial and ethical issues as they pertain to older adults and formulate a treatment approach
- Prepare for the ABIM geriatric and palliative medicine board exams
- Critically assess and guide medical interventions to improve a patient’s quality of life
- Assess and manage pain and non-pain issues
- Provide patient and families with the highest level of medical care that is consistent with their goals
Intended Audience
This activity is designed for clinicians and those who are taking the geriatric medicine and/or hospice and palliative medicine certification(s) or recertification in geriatric medicine. Additionally, this activity is for those physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and other healthcare professionals who want to update their clinical knowledge in geriatric and palliative medicine
