Symposia
- Date:
- Time: 7:30am - 8:30am
- Track: Clinical Practice
- CME/CE: 1.0
- Type: In-Person, Virtual
Moderator: David A. Nace, MD, MPH
Given the lack of a gold standard, the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in older adults is fraught with challenges. This session will help teach AGS members about ways to improve clinical decision making and infection control. Learning Objectives: (1) review prior interventions to improve UTI management as it relates to older adults; (2) describe different approaches to improving the uptake of clinical guidelines and the use of antibiograms; (3) discuss the clinical hurdles most associated with overdiagnosis of UTIs in long-term care and discuss how clinical decision support may overcome these; and (4) list key elements in the evaluation process of LUTS in older men, with a particular emphasis on non-urologic etiologies.
| Not All UTIs Are Created Equal: Rethinking Our Approach to UTIs David A. Nace, MD, MPH |
| Overdiagnosis of UTIs in the Nursing Home and the Promise of Clinical Decision Support Christine E. Kistler, MD, MASc |
| Case-Based Discussion on Diagnosing and Managing UTI in Community-Based Older Women: It’s Just So Challenging! Lona Mody, MD, MSc |
| Outside In: Diagnosing and Managing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Older Men Scott R. Bauer, MD, ScM |