The Geriatric Grand Rounds series is designed for physicians, housestaff, medical students, and other professionals. UMDNJ-SOM faculty and other leaders in the field of aging are featured lecturers each month. The Grand Rounds are presented through a collaboration between the New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging and the Department of Medicine. Objectives include:

Utilize the principles of evidence-based practice
Develop collaborative, interdisciplinary team building to enhance understanding across disciplines and promote quality care for older adults across the continuum
Outline the most up-to-date educational, scientific, and clinical technologies to maintain currency in geriatric practice

Schedule

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Parkinson's Disease Update
Presented by Daniel Kremens, MD, JD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
12:00PM to 1:00PM
3rd Floor Kennedy Conference Room, Stratford

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Lewy Body Diseases
Presented by Steven Dinsmore, DO
Chief of Geriatric Neurology, NJISA
Associate Professor, UMDNJ-SOM
12:00PM to 1:00PM
3rd Floor Kennedy Conference Room, Stratford

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Hospice Care in the Older Adult
Presented by Gaurav Mathur, MD
Medical Director and Program Director, VITAS Innovative Hospice
12:00PM to 1:00PM
3rd Floor Kennedy Conference Room, Stratford

Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Challenges in Communication between Acute and Long Term Care
Presented by Elisabeth Siegert, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division Head of Geriatric Medicine, Cooper Health System
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Medical Director, The Evergreens, Continuing Care Retirement Community
12:00PM to 1:00PM
3rd Floor Kennedy Conference Room, Stratford

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Recognition and Management of Acute Confusion in the Older Adult
Presented by Thomas Cavalieri, DO, FACOI, FACP
Interim Dean and Professor, UMDNJ-SOM
Director, NJISA
12:00PM to 1:00PM
3rd Floor Kennedy Conference Room, Stratford

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Pain Management in Older Patients with Cancer
Presented by Richard Jermyn, DO, FAAPMR
Acting Director, Pain Care Center
Acting Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Associate Professor, UMDNJ-SOM
12:00PM to 1:00PM
3rd Floor Kennedy Conference Room, Stratford

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Redefining Alzheimer's Disease: Clinical Implications
Presented by Robert Nagele, PhD
Associate Professor of Molecular Biology
Professor of Medicine, NJSA, UMDNJ-SOM
12:00PM to 1:00PM
3rd Floor Kennedy Conference Room, Stratford

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Pneumonia in the Older Adult
Presented by David Mason, DO
Acting Chair, Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Board Certified Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, UMDNJ-SOM
12:00PM to 1:00PM
3rd Floor Kennedy Conference Room, Stratford

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Management of Breast Cancer in the Elderly
Presented by Generosa Grana, MD
Director, Cooper Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
12:00PM to 1:00PM
3rd Floor Kennedy Conference Room, Stratford

Location

Kennedy Conference Center
3rd Floor, Room L
18 East Laurel Road
Stratford, NJ 08084
In case of a location change, please call 856-566-7109 to confirm location.

Contact

Claire DiVito, DTR, CMT
Education Coordinator
856-566-7083
divitocl@umdnj.edu

Brochure

Click here for pdf file.

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