Iowa Geriatric Education Center Iowa Geriatric Education Center

Geriatric Lecture Series Schedule

Please note: the first lecture in the 2012 Geriatric Lecture Series will be available to view starting February 1, 2012.

The Geriatric Lecture Series is presented online as a series of monthly lectures. Each lecture can be viewed for one month and is accessible exclusively during the month it is scheduled. This series is sponsored by the Iowa Geriatric Education Center and the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. It is presented in collaboration with the Program in Palliative Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Date
Topic
Presenter
February-01-12 Palliative Care and Goals of Care/Advance Directives Zachary Erekson, MD
March-01-12 Symptom Management and Care of the Dying Patient William Clark, MD
April-01-12 Pain Assessment in End-of-Life Care Bruce Anderson, MSN, ARNP
May-01-12 Pain Management and Opioids in End-of-Life Care John M. Swegle, PharmD
June-01-12 Management of Symptoms in End-Stage Organ Disease Timothy G. Ihrig, MD
July-01-12 Management of End-Stage Cardiac and Respiratory Disease KellyAnn Light-McGroary, MD
August-01-12 Ethics/Legal Issues at the End of Life Lauris Kaldjian, MD
September-01-12 Hospice Erin Feldman, MSW
October-01-12 Grief and Bereavement Michelle Weckmann, MD
November-01-12 The Family Meeting and Beyond Jim Bell, MD
December-01-12 Discontinuation of Non-Essential Medications John M. Swegle, PharmD