June 21, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Speaker: Michael Grodin, MD Professor of Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights Boston University School of Public Health By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to: List five reasons why there is so much interest and concern about medical ethics in geriatric medicine today. Define and distinguish normative ethics, descriptive ethics, law, religion, […]
June 16, 2011 at 10:43 am
Edward Marcantonio, MD, SM Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Director of Research, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center June 10, 2011 Objectives: At the conclusion of this podcast, listeners will be able to: Discuss the latest developments in diagnosis, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of delirium. Describe interventions for […]
May 20, 2011 Speakers: Sue Berger, PhD, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Occupational Therapy Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Jennifer Salvo, OD Low Vision Optometrist Massachusetts Association for the Blind Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this podcast, listeners will be able to: 1. Identify and refer patients for low […]
April 26, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Speaker: Jane Driver, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School At the conclusion of the podcast, listeners will be able to: Understand the epidemiologic associations between cancer and age-related neurodegeneration (Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease). Review the biological pathways common to these diseases. Understand the potential epidemiologic and therapeutic implications of an […]
April 22, 2011 at 12:43 pm
Speaker: Sonia Ananthakrishnan, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Boston University Medical Center Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this podcast, listeners should: Recognize the importance of identifying male osteoporosis. Understand controversies in screening men for osteoporosis. Develop a basic approach to screening and management of men with osteoporosis. Listen now.
April 15, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Speaker: Robert Stern, PhD Director, Clinical Core, BU Alzheimer’s Disease Center Associate Professor of Neurology Boston University Medical Center Learning Objectives: At the end of the podcast, listeners will: gain an understanding of the neuropathological findings of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). improve their understanding of the clinical presentation and course of CTE. increase their awareness […]
April 12, 2011 at 11:15 am
Terri Fried, MD, Faulkner Visiting Professor, speaks to the Geriatics section. Objectives: Recognize the limitations of traditional approaches to advance care planning. Understand advance care planning as a process preparing patients and families to make “in-the-moment” decisions. Understand how models of health behavior can help to inform new approaches to promoting engagement in advance care […]
April 12, 2011 at 11:13 am
Eugene Kissin, MD presents a talk to the Geriatrics section. Listen now.
November 15, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Dr. Peiter Noordzij Listen Now
November 8, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Dr. Samuel Frank Listen now