25th Annual Oregon Geriatrics Society Conference
Conference description
The Oregon Geriatrics Society (OGS) is a medical specialty society that focuses on education for health care professionals specializing in the care of older adults, and long-term care. By attending this Conference participants will increase their knowledge of key aspects of caring for the older adult. The OGS Conference offers a total of 20.75 CME hours. Other activities include posters, exhibitors, networking, silent auction, committee meetings, and celebrating 25 years of OGS!
New this year, we are partnering with Oregon Society For Post-Acute & Long-Term Care to bring an afternoon of PALTC topics. All sessions are targeted for anyone taking care of older adults.
Conference date
October 10-13, 2024
Conference location
Sunriver Resort, Oregon
Target audience
Geriatricians, physicians, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals who work with older adults in various care settings.
Online pre-registration is closed
Please contact Mary Olhausen at oregongeriatrics@comcast.net if you’d like to attend the Conference.
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Schedule
Thusday, October 10
12:30 History of Oregon Geriatrics Society & Oregon Medical Directors Association - Clifford Singer, MD, DFAPA, AGSF and Howard Graitzer, DO
12:45 Conversations of Care: Finding The Path To Compliance - Patti Garibaldi, RN
1:30 Substance Use Disorder Management In Skilled Nursing - Jennifer Azen, MD, MPH
2:30 Break/Exhibitors
3:00 Optimizing Medication Management Across Continuum Of Long-Term Care - Irene Croswell, PharmD, RPh and Carol Van Horn, PharmD, RPh, MBA
3:45 Transitions Of Care: Beyond The Barriers - Kirsten Carr, MD, CMD, Sumathi Devarajan, MD, CMD and Bryan Morris, BSN
5:15 Adjourn
Friday, October 11
6:50 Registration/Breakfast/Exhibitors
8:00 The Year In Review: The Latest In Caring For Older Adults - Kathleen Drago, MD, FACP
9:00 Old Age, New Challenges: Tackling Frailty And Advance Care Planning In Older Adults Facing Surgery - Elizabeth Hays, MD and Ella Bowman, MD, PhD, AGSF, FACP
10:00 Break/Exhibitors
10:30 At Risk Driver Evaluation: A Coordinated Approach - Sumathi Devarajan, MD, CMD, Karen O'Fearna and Marisa Palandri, OTR/L, CLT, CDRS
11:30 Hyponatremia: Don't Get Salty About It - Physiology, Etiology, And Therapies - Kendall Michels, MD
12:30 Lunch
1:45 Motivation Interviewing In Geriatrics - Kenneth Brummel-Smith, MD
3:00
3:15 Clinical Pearls From Hospice: Practical Solutions To Urgent Problems - Helen Kao, MD and Holly Montjoy, MD
4:15 Substance Use Disorders And Aging - Meg Devoe, MD
Saturday, October 12
8:00 Neuropsychologists And Dementia: Cognitive Profiles, Diversity, And Models Of Care - Robert Fallows, PsyD
9:00 Health Literacy/Systemic Ageism: How Unclear Communication Harms Older Adults - Cliff Coleman, MD, MPH
11:00 Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease And End-Stage Renal Disease - Kendall Michels, MD
1:30 Rheumatology Essentials: Labs And Diagnosis In Older Adult Care - Sonam Kiwalkar, MD, FACP
2:30 Health Policy & Advocacy: Annual State & Federal Policy Updates - E. Foy White-Chu, MD, CESP, AGSF and Jessica Wright, PA-C
3:30 Medical & Recreational Cannabis Use In Older Persons - Kenneth Brummel-Smith, MD
Sunday, October 13
8:00 Weight Management In Older Patients - Jonathan Purnell, MD, FTOS
9:00 Update On Diagnosis and Treatment Of Mild Cognitive Impairment - Aimee Pierce, MD
10:15 Managing Atrial Fibrillation In Older Adults: Consensus And Challenges - Randy Zarraga, MD, FHRS
11:15 70 Is Getting Younger All The Time: Managing Older Women's Menopausal Dilemmas - Karen Adams, MD, FACOG, DipABLM, MSCP