Symposia
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- Time: -
- Track: Research
- Location: Grand Ballroom
- CME/CE: 1.0
- Options: Also available on-demand
Presenter: Nancy L. Schoenberg, MD, MHS
A key cornerstone of geriatric medicine recognizes the heterogeneity within older adults with respect to their health status, health trajectory and their goals, values, and preferences. Given such heterogeneity, an individualized approach to care is necessary and important. Dr. Schoenborn, a geriatrician and researcher, will discuss the importance of individualized preventive care in older adults and highlight the key challenges and opportunities in this area. Specifically, Dr. Schoenborn will review challenges to the framework of individualized care at patient, clinician, and health system levels and discuss decision-making and communication approaches that can help support individualized care. Learning Objectives: (1) describe the importance of individualized preventive care in medically complex older adults; (2) recognize multilevel challenges to implementing and communicating about individualized care; (3) discuss strategies and solutions to support individualized care in medically complex older adults.