Iowa Geriatric Education Center Iowa Geriatric Education Center

Geriatric Lecture Series Schedule

The Geriatric Lecture Series is presented from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. This series is sponsored by the Iowa Geriatric Education Center and the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.

Date
Topic
Presenter
January 21, 2009 Government Regulation of Nursing Homes: Improving Quality of Care and Preventing Abuse and Neglect Josephine Gittler, JD
February 18, 2009 Pharmacologic Management of Behaviors in Dementia Judith Crossett, MD
March 18, 2009 Emergency Medicine for the Geriatric Patient: A New Perspective Jason Hughes, MD
April 15, 2009 Promoting Involvement in Meaningful Activity Marianne Smith, PhD, ARNP
May 20, 2009 Update on Diabetes Management William Sivitz, MD
June 17, 2009 Non-pharmacologic Approaches to the Management of Behavior in People with Dementia Kathleen Buckwalter, PhD, RN
August 19, 2009 Medications and the Aging Brain: An Overview of Common Issues in Geriatric Psychopharmacology Ryan Carnahan, PharmD
September 16, 2009 Fall Prevention: Can It Be Done and What Should We Expect? Paul Mulhausen, MD
October 21, 2009 Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly Steven Wolfe, MD
November 18, 2009 Reducing Pressure Ulcers with Collaborative Care Tim Gutshall, MD