Geriatrics Lunch and Learns

Geriatric Lunch and Learns will be held on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the WVU Building, 3110 MacCorkle Avenue, Charleston, WV - Room 2000 and broadcast to CAMC General and Women and Children Divisions.

The purpose of the Lunch and Learns are:

1. Improve the geriatric knowledge, skills and attitudes of health professions students, faculty and practitioners
2. Supplement formal training for health care professionals students
3. Support interdisciplinary team care for older adults and their families
4. Promote cultural competence for faculty, students and practitioners

Visit the OnLine CME Programs website to view the Geriatric Series of Lunchtime Learning Presentations. Click the Geriatric Series link in the upperleft portion of the page content.

Future Topics

Topic

Presenter

Date

Past Topics

Topic	Presenter	Date
Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce	Mark A. Newbrough, MD	5/27/2009
Communication with the Alzheimer Patient	Melissa Gandee	9/13/2007
Nutritional Support for Malnutrition in the Elderly	Andrew Jones	10/01/2007
Understanding the Staging of Pressure Ulcers	Connie Lawrence	01/10/2008
Drug Therapy Management in Older Adults	David Elliott	03/13/2008
End of Life Care for the Alzheimer’s Patients	Jane Marks	04/10/2008
Osteoporosis:  Loving Your Bones	Todd Goldberg	05/18/2008
Health Literacy in Older Adults	Mark Newbrough	09/10/2008
Is Alzheimer’s a Myth	Todd Goldberg	10/22/2008
Preventing Adverse Events from Medications in Geriatric Patients	David Elliott Barbara Covelli	01/28/2009
Family Caregivers of Frail Elders: Burnout and Assessment	Barbara Nunley	02/25/2009
Palliative Medicine and the Care of the Elderly Patient	Deborah J. Cotes, DO	4/22/2009