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Geriatrics - A Review for Primary Care - January 25, 2012
Geriatrics - A Review for Primary Care: Focus on prevention, treatment & support for the complex patient, was a CME conference held on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in Kingston, Ontario. It was presented by the following units of Queen's University:
- Division of Geriatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, and
- Office of Continuing Professional Development, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Upon conclusion of this program, participants would be able to:
- Identify support services available to the elderly population within the South East Local Health Integration Network; and
- Evaluate and treat some common conditions seen in the elderly population.
Agenda
- Opening Presentation - A Geriatrician's Perspective on the Challenge of Aging with Multiple Chronic Diseases
- Workshop A - Driving You Up the Wall - Assessing the Older Driver
- Workshop B - Assessment and Management of Delirium in Older Adults
- Workshop C - Self-management and Prevention: Changing the Conversation and the Way We Think and Act
- Knowledge-to-Practice Network Stations - Resources to Assist in Navigating the System in Complex Situations
- Feature Presentation - Primary Care Perspectives on Chronic Disease in the Elderly
- Workshop D - Practical Strategies to Decrease Urinary Incontinence
- Workshop E - Tools for Prescribing in the Elderly
- Workshop F - Chronic Non-cancer Pain in the Elderly
- Workshop G - Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Pneumonia in the Elderly
- Closing Panel - Wrap-up / Q & A with Expert Panel
Opening Presentation - A Geriatrician's Perspective on the Challenge of Aging with Multiple Chronic Diseases
Presenter - Dr. John Puxty, MB, ChB, MRCP, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine (Division of Geriatrics) and Family Medicine, Queen’s University
Workshop A - Driving You Up the Wall - Assessing the Older Driver
Presenter - Dr. Chris Frank, MD, FCFP, Attestation in Care of the Elderly, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine (Division of Geriatrics) and Family Medicine; Program Director, Care of the Elderly, Queen’s University
Workshop B - Assessment and Management of Delirium in Older Adults
Presenters - Dr. Dallas Seitz, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry (Division of Geriatric Psychiatry), Queen’s University and Dr. Agata Szlanta, MD, CCFP, Attestation in Care of the Elderly, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Queen’s University
Workshop C - Self-management and Prevention: Changing the Conversation and the Way We Think and Act
Presenters - Ms. Jill Burkholder, RN (EC), Maple Family Health Team, Kingston and Dr. Ken Le Clair, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Psychiatry (Chair, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry), Queen’s University
Knowledge-to-Practice Network Stations - Resources to Assist in Navigating the System in Complex Situations
Facilitators - Dr. Ken Le Clair, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Psychiatry (Chair, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry), Queen’s University and Dr. John Puxty, MB, ChB, MRCP, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine (Division of Geriatrics) and Family Medicine, Queen’s University
Resource Organizations in South East Ontario
- 4CSS/Home at Last
- Alzheimer Society of Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington
- Behavioural Supports in Ontario Project
- Canadian Heart Failure Network
- Diabetes Regional Coordination Centre, SE LHIN
- Frontenac-Kingston Council on Aging
- Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy
- Ontario Renal Network, SE LHIN
- Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation Service
- Queen's University Palliative Care Medicine Program
- Seniors Association Kingston Region
- SMILE/VON Canada
- South East Community Care Access Centre
- South East Regional Cancer Program
- Southeastern Ontario Palliative & End-of-Life Care Network
- Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario
Feature Presentation - Primary Care Perspectives on Chronic Disease in the Elderly
Presenter - Dr. Sidney Feldman, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto
Workshop D - Practical Strategies to Decrease Urinary Incontinence
Presenters - Dr. Chris Frank, MD, FCFP, Attestation in Care of the Elderly, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine (Division of Geriatrics) and Family Medicine; Program Director, Care of the Elderly, Queen’s University and Ms. Linda Galarneau, RN, GNC(C), NCA, Care Coordinator, Specialized Geriatrics Day Hospital, St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital, Kingston
Workshop E - Tools for Prescribing in the Elderly
Presenters - Dr. Robert Del Grande, MD, FRCPC, Lecturer, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University; Consultant Internist, Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital, Perth and Ms. Anya Kelly, RPh, BScPharm, MPSI, Clinical Pharmacist, Regional Geriatric Program, St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital, Kingston
- Tools for Prescribing in the Elderly - Presentation #1
- Tools for Prescribing in the Elderly - Presentation #2
Workshop F - Chronic Non-cancer Pain in the Elderly
Presenters - Dr. Ruth Dubin, MD, PhD, FCFP, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University and Dr. Dave Ruggles, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Anesthesiology, Queen’s University
- Assessment and Management of Pain in Older Persons
- Assessing for Medication Misuse in the Elderly
- DIRE Score: Patient Selection for Chronic Opioid Analgesia
- Opioid Risk Tool Clinician Form
Workshop G - Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Pneumonia in the Elderly
Presenters - Dr. Dave Barber, MD, CCFP, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University and Dr. Dick Zoutman, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Departments of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, and Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Queen’s University
Closing Panel
Panelists - Dr. Dave Barber, Dr. Sidney Feldman, Dr. Ken Le Clair and Dr. John Puxty