UMB Gero Calendar
Lecture and Conference Announcements

Date Topic and Location Speaker
August 7, 2009
"Communication Strategies with Older Adults"
Geriatric Rounds at the Baltimore VAMC, 10 North Greene Street
Room 2B-136, Noon to 1 p.m.
Marianne Shaughnessy, PhD, CRNP, GRECC and UM School of Nursing
September 4, 2009
"Medication Misadventures"
Geriatric Rounds at the Baltimore VAMC, 10 North Greene Street
Room 2B-136, Noon to 1 p.m.
Nicole Brandt, PharmD, UM School of Pharmacy
September 17, 2009
Geriatric Interest Group
"Innovative Approaches in the Management of Chronic Illness in the Community - Can Health Care Policy Match the Actual Needs Of an Older Frail Population?"
RSVP to rcornman@umaryland.edu by September 11, 2009
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September 30, 2009
"Lower-Body Function, Neighborhoods, and Walking in Older Populations"
UMB Dental School, Baltimore, MD
Sponsored by the Doctoral Program in Gerontology at UMB/UMBC Organized Research Center at UMB.
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October 2, 2009
"Delirium: Identification and Management Strategies"
Geriatric Rounds at the Baltimore VAMC, 10 North Greene Street
Room 2B-136, Noon to 1 p.m.
David Loreck, MD, Department of Psychiatry
October 8, 2009
Geriatric Interest Group
Gero-Skills Workshop for UMB Students
UMB Student Center
Noon to 2:30 p.m.
RSVP to rcornman@umaryland.edu by October 6, 2009
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November 4, 2009
Geriatric Interest Group
"Optimizing Medication Management - The Delicate Balance in Working with Older Adults with Mental Illness: Interdisciplinary Case Discussions"
RSVP to rcornman@umaryland.edu by November 2, 2009
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November 6, 2009
-TBA
Geriatric Rounds at the Baltimore VAMC, 10 North Greene Street
Room 2B-136, Noon to 1 p.m.
December 3, 2009
"Living with Alzheimer’s Disease: Optimize Strengths/Maximize Function"
Sheppard Pratt Conference Center, Towson, MD
Sponsored by the Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Program, AlzheimerÕs Association and the Maryland Gerontological Association.
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December 4, 2009
"Dementia: Diagnosis and Management in the Hospitalized Older Adult"
Geriatric Rounds at the Baltimore VAMC, 10 North Greene Street
Room 2B-136, Noon to 1 p.m.
James Richardson, MD, St. Agnes Hospital
January 8, 2010
"Geriatric Falls: A Tragedy in Three Acts"
Geriatric Rounds at the Baltimore VAMC, 10 North Greene Street
Room 2B-136, Noon to 1 p.m.
John Flanigan, MD
February 5, 2010
-TBA
Geriatric Rounds at the Baltimore VAMC, 10 North Greene Street
Room 2B-136, Noon to 1 p.m.
March 5, 2010
"Management of the Hospitalized Older Adult with Diabetes"
Geriatric Rounds at the Baltimore VAMC, 10 North Greene Street
Room 2B-136, Noon to 1 p.m.
Kristi Silver, MD
April 2, 2010
"Gait and Balance Assessment in the Older Adult"
Geriatric Rounds at the Baltimore VAMC, 10 North Greene Street
Room 2B-136, Noon to 1 p.m.
Paula Geigle, PhD, PT
May 7, 2010
"Hospice and Palliative Care: Not one and the same"
Geriatric Rounds at the Baltimore VAMC, 10 North Greene Street
Room 2B-136, Noon to 1 p.m.
Debra Wertheimer, MD
(VAMC)
June 4, 2010
-TBA
Geriatric Rounds at the Baltimore VAMC, 10 North Greene Street
Room 2B-136, Noon to 1 p.m.
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