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2007-2008 UCSF Geriatrics Grand Rounds Course Schedule

Geriatrics Grand Rounds are presented on the first Wednesday of each month from 8:00am-9:00am on the UCSF Parnassus Campus. Upcoming featured speakers are listed below. Grand Rounds sessions also include shorter introductory talks and case presentations on topics of interest to our multidisciplinary audience. If you would like to receive announments on Grand Rounds via email, contact Jonathan Leff.

Continuing Medical Education Credits

The University of California , San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UCSF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

For more information about claiming CME credits, please contact Jonathan Leff

Date (click on date for link to event flyer) Speakers and Topics Room
September 12, 2007
(2nd Wednesday)
"Listen to Your Patients: They Are Telling You How to Improve the Quality of Care Transitions"
Eric Coleman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director Care Transitions Program
The Division of Health Care Policy and Research
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center


Case Presentation

Leslie Kernisan, MD
Research Fellow
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, UCSF


Invocation

C. Seth Landefeld, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Geriatrics
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, UCSF
U-142
October 3, 2007 "Geriatric Pearls, not Perils!"
Moira Fordyce, MD, MB, ChB, FRCPE, AGSF
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine


Case Presentation
C. Bree Johnston, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Chief for Education, UCSF Division of Geriatrics
Clinic Director, Geriatrics & Extended Care Service Line


Invocation
Joseph Barbaccia, MD, MPH
Professor Emeritus
UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine
HSW-302
November 7, 2007 "Race/Ethnic Differences Across the Cognitive Continuum"
Kala Mehta, DSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics


Case Presentation
Eric Widera, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
Director, Hospice and Palliative Care Service, SFVAMC


Invocation:
Mary Anne Johnson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief of Staff for Clinical Planning, SFVAMC
HSW-302
December 5, 2007 "Met and Unmet Need for Personal Assistance Services in the Community"
Mitchell P. LaPlante, PhD
Associate Professor
Co-Principal Investigator, Center for Personal Assistance Services
UCSF Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences


Case Presentation
Carolyn Welty, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics


Invocation
Kenneth Covinsky, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Edmund G. Brown, Sr. Distinguished Professorship in Geriatrics
Staff Physician (SFVAMC)
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
HSW-302
January 9, 2008 (2nd Wednesday) "The UCSF Interdisciplinary Team Training Course"
Rebecca Conant, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, House Calls Program
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics


Susan Hyde, DDS
Assistant Professor
UCSF School of Dentistry


Kirby Lee, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy


Lynda Mackin, RN, MS, NP
Associate Professor
UCSF Department of Physiological Nursing


"Health Literacy: What Clinicians Need to Know"
Rebecca Sudore, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
N-729
February 6, 2008
8:00am
"Driving Me Crazy: Assessing Driving in the Elderly"
Hollis D. Day, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Geriatrics Track Internal Medicine Residency
Director, Advanced Clinical Education Center
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Advisory Dean University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine


Case Presentation
Louise Aronson, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics


Invocation:
Helen Chen, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
Director, Geriatrics & Extended Care Service Line
San Francisco VA Medical Center
HSW 301
March 5, 2008
8:00am
"Does Age Contribute to Inter-Individual Differences in Patients' Symptoms"
Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Department of Physiological Nursing
University of California, San Francisco

Case Presentation
Sandra Moody-Ayers, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics


Eric Widera, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
Director, Hospice and Palliative Care Service
San Francisco VA Medical Center


Susanne Boatman, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Geriatrics and Extended Care
San Francisco VA Medical Center


Invocation

Anna Chang, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
Medical Director, Nursing Home Care Unit
San Francisco VA Medical Center

HSW 301
April 2, 2008
8:00am
"Watching People Walking - The Art of Gait Analysis"
Graham Mulley, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), DM
Honorary Professor of Elderly Medicine,
St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
President-elect of the British Geriatrics Society


Case Presentation

Chrissy Kistler, MD
Clinical Geriatrics Fellow
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics


Invocation

Edgar Pierlussi, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit
San Francisco General Hospital
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
HSW 302
May 7, 2008
8:00am
"Election 2008: Where do the Candidates Stand on Health Care?"
C. Bree Johnston , MD , MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief for Education, Division of Geriatrics Clinic Director, Geriatrics & Extended Care Service Line Staff Physician (VA)

Case Presentation

Margarita Sotelo, MD
Clinical Geriatrics Fellow
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics


Invocation

Mike Steinman, MD
Assistant Professor in of Medicine
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
Staff Physician (VA)
HSW 302
June 4 2008
8:00am
“TOPIC TO BE ANNOUNCED”
Alison A. Moore, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Division of Geriatric Medicine


Case Presentation

Rachelle Bernacki, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics


Invocation

Michael Harper, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Geriatrics Fellowship Program
UCSF Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
Staff Physician (VA)
HSW 302