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Thursday, March 22 • 8:00am - 11:30am
TH3 | Latest Approaches to Difficult Medical Issues in PA/LTC

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This popular session, by four experienced speakers from Saint Louis University and the University of North Carolina, will present an intensive session covering current and difficult clinical topic in the care of frail elders in the continuum of care. Topics will reflect best recent medical evidence, evidence-based guidelines, and current health care best practices.

Learning Objectives:
(1) Consider a multi-faceted approach to manage lower extremity mobility and polysubstance abuse in PA/LTC.
(2) Discuss treatment options for epilepsy and hepatitis management in PA/LTC.
(3) Use guidelines for management of anemia and vaccination in PA/LTC.
(4) Choose appropriate medications for joint pain and osteoporosis in PA/LTC.
Speakers
avatar for Julie Gammack, MD, CMD

Julie Gammack, MD, CMD

Julie Gammack, MD, CMD, is a Professor of Medicine at St. Louis University School of Medicine. She is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, past Program Director for the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, and a Medical Director at a teaching nursing home. She is a member... Read More →
avatar for Milta Little, DO, CMD

Milta Little, DO, CMD

Milta Little, DO, CMD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at St. Louis University in the Division of Geriatric Medicine. She is board certified in General Internal Medicine, with added qualifications in Geriatric Medicine. She serves the division as Program Director of the Geriatric... Read More →
avatar for Angela Sanford, MD, CMD

Angela Sanford, MD, CMD

Angela Sanford, MD, CMD, is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.  She practices in a wide variety of care settings, including inpatient medicine and geriatric consults, outpatient geriatric clinic... Read More →
avatar for Philip Sloane, MD, MPH

Philip Sloane, MD, MPH

Philip Sloane, MD, MPH, is the Elizabeth and Oscar Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Family Medicine and co-director of the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jointly... Read More →

Thursday March 22, 2018 8:00am - 11:30am EDT
Texas Ballroom D
  Clinical Medicine

Attendees (67)