Program for Friday May 09, 2025

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Sponsored by the Clinical Research in Dementia SIG

Moderator: Esther S. Oh, MD, PhD, AGSF

This hands-on clinical skills workshop will cover two main topic areas by providing: 1) an introduction to hearing and vision impairment in individuals with cognitive impairment and 2) hands-on introduction to the assessment of hearing and vision in individuals with cognitive impairment in a geriatric clinical setting. Learning Objectives: (1) discuss the importance of screening for hearing and vision among individuals with cognitive impairment; (2) incorporate practical accommodations for individuals with cognitive impairment to address hearing and vision impairments in a clinical setting with an emphasis on reducing existing disparities; (3) conduct hearing and vision screening for individuals with cognitive impairment.

Sponsored by the Teachers Section and the Education Committee   

Moderator: TBD

This session presents a forum for teachers of geriatric education to share topics and materials of common interest, such as program development, curriculum, educational process and research in teaching and evaluation. Learning Objective: (1) describe and exchange geriatric education and teaching materials.

Sponsored by the Nurses Section, Quality and Performance Measurement Committee, Clinical Practice and Models of Care Committee, Health Systems Innovation and Technology Committee, Health Systems Leadership SIG, Clinical Research in Dementia SIG, and Dementia Care and Caregiver Support SIG

Moderator: Shari Ling, MD, CMS

This symposium will highlight GUIDE model strengths and weaknesses in the care delivery requirements and evaluation plan and detail the unique experiences of four established sites that implemented GUIDE in July 2024. Learning Objectives: (1) recognize the strengths, weaknesses, and gaps of the new CMS GUIDE demonstration program and evaluation plan; (2) describe the evidence base and core elements of a comprehensive dementia care management program; (3) compare and contrast the real-world experiences and lessons learned from 4 diverse sites in adapting established dementia care management programs to the GUIDE model; (4) identify barriers and facilitators to implementing GUIDE, including resources for implementation support and the role of electronic health record optimization in effective dementia care management; (5) identify strategies to promote health equity and reduce disparities in dementia care access and delivery, including enrolling diverse older persons and their caregivers in dementia care management programs. 

Developed by the Research Committee

Moderator: TBD

This session will present the latest peer-reviewed geriatrics research with questions and answers to follow.  Learning Objectives: (1) discuss new and original research in geriatrics; (2) describe an emerging concept or new scientific focus in aging research; and (3) summarize the key findings of projects with relevance to care of older adults.

Organized by resident members of the AGS Resident Activities Subcommittee & Faculty Advisors Maura Brennan, MD, AGSF & Kathryn Denson, MD

All residents and 4th year medical students are encouraged to attend this section meeting. Come and meet others and discuss your own ideas about the field and ways to get more involved in AGS. Geriatricians will be present to discuss geriatrics as a career, and opportunities in the field. 

Sponsored by the Junior Faculty Research Career Development SIG

Co-Moderators: Benjamin Seligman, MD, PhD & Sandra Shi, MD, MPH

Geriatric medicine is at a cross-roads: while major policy goals and new discoveries in aging biology promise to transform the field, low recruitment and retention and the marginalization of geriatricians threaten to end it. This session will cover how we got to this point and perspectives on how we an approach our field in a way that embraces our unique expertise. Learning Objectives: (1) identify factors that influence the current state of Geriatric Medicine and underscore its continued importance in caring for older Americans; (2) identify the current gaps and future opportunities for improving Geriatrics health professions education; (3) identify Models of Care used to date and discuss their successes and challenges; (4) identify recent changes in healthcare and propose structures that could reduce burdens to families and healthcare systems that focus on care of older patients.

Moderator: Michael W. Rich, MD, AGSF

Heart failure affects more than 10% of adults 75 years of age or older and is a leading cause of hospitalization, impaired quality of life, and mortality. This session will review recent advances in the field of heart failure as they apply to older adults, including pharmacotherapy, implanted devices, and exercise interventions. The session concludes with a discussion of the role of palliative care in the management of older patients with heart failure. Learning objectives: (1) describe the benefits and risks of SGLT2-inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists in management of older adults with heart failure; (2) define the indications for and outcomes associated with cardiac resynchronization therapy and implantable defibrillators in older patients with heart failure; (3) describe the role of exercise and cardiac rehabilitation in the treatment of heart failure in older adults; (4) discuss the utility of palliative care and its place in the trajectory of care of older adults with heart failure.  

Please join us as we honor and celebrate this year’s prestigious award winners. 

Description coming soon.

Last updated in 2023, the AGS Beers Criteria® remain one of the most frequently cited reference tools in geriatrics, detailing certain types of medications which may be inappropriate to prescribe to older people who are not receiving end of life care. AGS is now developing an accompanying tool to help health care providers find appropriate alternatives to those drugs.  AGS convened a work group of experts across a variety of syndromes and diseases to develop a list of alternative treatments (pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic) to select drugs and conditions listed in the 2023 AGS Beers Criteria®. The presentation will focus on these alternatives, insights from the process of selecting them, and considerations for using these in clinical practice. 

Facilitators: Jason Karlawish, MD & Kyra O’Brien, MD

This interactive workshop will focus on answering your questions about imaging and blood-based diagnostic biomarkers for Alzheimer's and other common causes of dementia. The audience will be led through discussions of clinical cases highlighting the use and interpretation of imaging (MRI and PET), spinal fluid, and blood biomarkers in the evaluation of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related causes of dementia. The audience will review imaging and blood biomarker findings and vote on their interpretation. Learning Objectives: (1) review biomarker studies and discuss their usage in the diagnosis of AD, vascular cognitive impairment, Lewy body disease, and Limbic-Predominant Age-Related TDP-43 Encephalopathy (LATE); and (2) assess the utility of blood-based biomarkers in evaluating for early-stage AD.

Speaker: Peter Hollmann, MD

This session will help the attendee become aware of coding that is especially relevant to geriatrics health care professionals. Specific topics that will be addressed include: E/M (office and facility visit codes and Medicare Preventive Medicine codes) and an overview of coding and billing for the geriatrics professional.  Learning Objectives: (1) describe basic coding principles; (2) discuss key Medicare payment rules; (3) interpret how to relate these to practice management.

Sponsored by the Ethnogeriatrics Committee and the Achieving Health Equity Among Diverse Older Adults SIG

Moderator: Laura K. Byerly, MD

This symposium will address the professional development and mentorship gap felt by underrepresented in healthcare (URiH) members of the field of geriatrics, including persons of color and persons of ethnic and cultural groups frequently not represented in healthcare. Learning Objectives: (1) describe current barriers and challenges for wellness and career growth for underrepresented geriatrics health care team members; (2) identify opportunities for fostering meaningful career advancement, culture change, and mentorship for underrepresented team members; (3) describe opportunities for inspiring wellness and resilience in the geriatrics field for underrepresented team members.

Developed by the Research Committee

Moderator: TBD

This session will present the latest peer-reviewed geriatrics research with questions and answers to follow. Learning Objectives: (1) discuss new and original geriatrics research; (2) describe an emerging concept or new scientific focus in aging research; and (3) summarize the key findings of projects with relevance to care of older adults.

Chair: Thomas K.M. Cudjoe, MD, MPH, MA 

The Junior Faculty Research Career Development Meeting is a great opportunity for junior faculty and research fellows to meet each other and to receive advice on career development from mid-career and senior faculty. This year will have presentations by Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD and C. Barrett Bowling, MD, MSPH, the 2023 & 2024 Yoshikawa Awardees for Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Clinical Investigation. This talk will be followed by a panel Q & A about career development and research funding. 

Sponsored by the Healthy Aging SIG

Moderator: Halina Kusz, MD, FACP, AGSF

This session will review the latest evidence-based lifestyle medicine approaches to frailty prevention and reversal, and how clinicians can help patients to build motivation for behavior change. Learning Objectives: (1) describe the evidence base and current recommendations for lifestyle approaches for frailty prevention and reversal, including physical activity and mind-body programs, and nutrition; (2) apply knowledge of lifestyle approaches to frailty to clinical cases, selecting appropriate interventions and/or initiating referrals when appropriate; (3) utilize principles of behavior change when counseling a patient on initiating or maintaining lifestyle changes.

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