Clinical Conferences Rounds and Seminars

In addition to the clinical experience, Einstein geriatrics residents and fellows are exposed to geriatric medicine through didactic seminars, conferences, and specialty rounds.

For schedule, site information, and to be added to the listserv, contact Mildred Rodriguez, 718-920-6722, mirodrig@montefiore.org.

1. Skin Rounds
   Elizabeth Odierna, MD
   Noon, three Mondays monthly
   Clinical bedside rounds discussing staging, prevention and management of pressure and other ulcers.
2. Bioethics Rounds
   Hannah Lipman, MD
   Tuesdays, noon, 1 week/month,
   Geriatrics conference room, 3411 Wayne Avenue, second floor
   Case-based seminar discussing medical decision-making in geriatrics and for those patients who lack decisional capacity, as well as the issues in the law regarding the initiation and withdrawal of feeding tubes, respirators, and other medical interventions.
3. Health Care Systems
   Debra Greenberg, MSW, PhD
   Tuesdays, noon, 1 week/month
   Geriatrics conference room, 3411 Wayne Avenue, second floor
   Insurance systems, home care, long term care services, funding and eligibility.
4. Geriatric Pharmacology
   Claudene George, MD, RPh
   Tuesdays, noon, 1 week/month
   Geriatrics conference room, 3411 Wayne Avenue, second floor
   Basic and applied principles of geriatric pharmacology.
5. Geriatrics Clinical and Bioscience Seminars
   Wednesdays, noon, weekly
   Geriatrics conference room, 3411 Wayne Avenue, second floor
   Geriatrics core curriculum and aging bioscience seminars, by faculty.
6. Geriatrics Interdisciplinary Case Conference and Grand Rounds
   Thursdays, 3-4 pm, weekly (new time as of 9/4/08)
   Moses Conference Room, Moses Research Pavilion, 2nd floor
   Interdisciplinary case-based presentation and discussion.
7. Geriatrics Journal Club
   Thursdays, 4-5 pm, weekly (new time as of 5/21/09)
   Moses Conference Room, Moses Research Pavilion, 2nd floor
   This session trains learners to capably search the literature, interpret study question, design, analysis, results, and a discussion of the applicability or implications of the articles(s) as well as a review of recent medical literature that pertains to the care of the elderly.
8. Geriatrics Research Conference
   Thursdays, monthly
   Moses Conference Room, Moses Research Pavilion, 2nd floor
   Clinical and basic research projects are presented for comment and discussion.
9. Geropsychiatry Rounds
   Gary Kennedy, MD
   Fridays, noon, bimonthly
   Klau 1 conference room, Montefiore Medical Center
   This session includes a clinical interview and discussion regarding mental status assessment, affective, cognitive and psychotic disorders in the elderly.
10. Medication Management Rounds
    Claudene George, MD, RPh
    Fridays, noon, bimonthly
    Geriatrics Conference Room, 3411 Wayne Avenue, second floor
    Case-based clinical discussion of medication management issues in the elderly.