The Geriatric Lecture Series is presented from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday of each month over the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), a dial-up system that uses regular telephone lines to digitally transmit information among multiple sites. Selected sessions may also be presented over the Iowa Communications Network (ICN), the advanced fiber-optic telecommunication network linking nearly 650 sites across the state.

The Geriatric Lecture Series is sponsored by the Iowa Geriatric Education Center and the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. This continuing medical education activity is supported through an independent education grant from Merck.

Target Audience
This continuing education activity is of particular value and importance to physicians and nurses who work with the geriatric patient.

Purpose
This series of monthly lectures is devoted to topics in clinical geriatrics designed to teach important principles in the management of older persons.

Educational Objectives
By participating in this activity, learners will be able to:

1. Improve their overall knowledge about managing common geriatric syndromes (functional decline, dementia, incontinence, etc.).
2. Understand the unique healthcare needs of older patients, differences in the management of common clinical conditions, and how physiologic changes associated with aging impact management.
3. Develop a working knowledge of important legal and ethical issues associated with end-of-life care.
4. Understand and apply principles of the multi-disciplinary geriatric assessment.

Registration
The $45.00 fee covers the cost of the entire series and is charged to cover instruction and the award of continuing education credit for physicians, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners.

The fee structure encourages series participation.  Participants may attend one, several, or all of the series presentations and, thereby, receive the appropriate credit hour. The fee is $45.00 per person, regardless of the number of sessions attended.

The fee will be waived for residents, fellows, and UI College of Medicine clinical faculty as well as physicians with a clinical or adjunct appointment at the University of Iowa.

CME ACCREDITATION: The University of Iowa College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Iowa College of Medicine designates each offering in this series for a maximum of 1.0 hour towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.  Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the activity.

CEU ACCREDITATION: This program is sponsored in cooperation with the University of Iowa College of Nursing, an Iowa Board of Nursing Approved Provider, Number 1.  Each session will award .12 CEU.

For additional information or answers to questions, contact:
The Geriatric Education Center
(319) 335-7645
geriatric-education@uiowa.edu