Summer Conference Series
Please join us for our summer conference series which is designed for health professionals who teach or work with older adults or research geriatric issues.
2018 — An Update in Geriatric Medicine
Our series runs each Friday from July 13 to August 31, 2018. Sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. and meet in the Center on Aging which is located on the 2nd floor of the Administrative Services Building (ASB) in Farmington, CT.
No registration required.
View previously recorded sessions.
Please contact Tonya Fuller at 860-679-3958 for access to previous recorded sessions or with any questions.
July 13
8:30 a.m. - Osteoporosis in Older Adults
Pamela Taxel, M.D.
10 a.m. - Legal and Ethical Issues of Older Adults
Zita Lazzarini, J.D., M.P.H.
July 20
8:30 a.m. - Geroscience: Current and Upcoming Developments
George Kuchel, M.D.
10 a.m. - Common Skin Problems of Older Adults
Mona Shahriari, M.D.
July 27
8:30 a.m. - Falls, Gait Problems and Fall Prevention
James Judge, M.D.
10 a.m. - Effective Clinical Approaches to Older Adults
Gail Sullivan, M.D., M.P.H.
August 3
8:30 a.m. - Dementia Epidemiology and Diagnosis
Yazeed Maghaydah, M.D.
10 a.m. - Dementia Management Strategies
Margaret Rathier, M.D.
August 10
8:30 a.m. - Pre and Peri-Operative Care of Older Adults
Jaclyn Olsen, D.O.
10 a.m. - Medicare and Medicaid
Richard Fortinsky, Ph.D.
August 17
8:30 a.m. - Hearing Problems of Older Adults
Kourosh Parham, M.D.
10 a.m. - Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults
Lavern Wright, M.D.
August 24
8:30 a.m. - Prescribing Medications for Older Adults
Marissa Salvo, PharmD
10 a.m. - Frailty Phenotype and Research
Jenna Bartley, Ph.D.
August 31
*ONLY Dr. Suchecki’s talk is CANCELED and may be rescheduled in the future
8:30 a.m. - Eye Problems of Older Adults
Jeanine Suchecki, M.D.
10 a.m. - Depression in Late Life
Kristina Zdanys, M.D.