Conferences
 

 

Grand Rounds 2009-2010

Journal Club 2009-2010

Research Conference 2009-2010

Grand Rounds 2008-2009

Journal Club 2008-2009

Research Conference 2008-2009

Grand Rounds 2007-2008

Journal Club 2007-2008

Research Conference 2007-2008

Grand Rounds 2006-2007

Journal Club 2006-2007

Research Conference 2006-2007

Grand Rounds 2005-2006
Journal Club 2005-2006
Research Conference 2005-2006

VA GRECC Seminar Series
Swedish Geriatric Seminars

Past Conferences
 

The University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine provides a conference (either Geriatric Grand Rounds, Geriatric Journal Club or Geriatric Research Conference) on Friday mornings (8-9 a.m.) at the UW/HMC Research & Training Building, 300 9th Ave, Conference Room 117/121.  

Accreditation:  The University of Washington School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 24 AMA Physician's Recognition Award Category 1 Credits ™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Objectives:  Upon completion of this series, attendees should be able to:  (1) Describe new approaches to geriatric patients care; (2)  Incorporate new approaches into practice settings; and (3) Apply specific strategies that educe negative health outcomes and improve quality of life for geriatric patients. 

Sponsorship:  This series is sponsored by the University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine; Northwest Geriatric Education Center and Office of Continuing Medical Education. 

To obtain Continuing Medical Education Registration for Category 1 Attendance Verification form, please email Michael V. Vitiello at vitiello@u.washington.edu or call 206-685-7478.

Grand Rounds 2009-2010

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 3, 2009

No Grand Rounds: Holiday

(July 4th)

July 17, 2009

Prostate Cancer Treatment.

Stephen R. Plymate, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington/School of Medicine

July 31, 2009

Preventive Medicine.

May J. Reed, MD

Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

August 7, 2009

Surgical Complications and Improved PostOperative

Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH

Assistant  Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

August 21, 2009

CAM

Lianne Hirano, MD

Senior Fellow

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 4, 2009

Alphabet Soup - What Vitamins Should I Be Taking, Doc?"

Michael C. Soung, MD

Internal Medicine

Virginia Mason Medical Center

1100 9th Ave # Cs-Opt

Seattle, WA 98101-2756

(206)583-2299

September 18, 2009 TBA
October 2, 2009 TBA
October 16, 2009 Lisa L. Strate, MD, MPH
October 30, 2009 TBA
November 6, 2009 TBA
November 20, 2009

NO GERIATRIC CONFERENCE

GSA MEETING

December 4, 2009 TBA
December 18, 2009 TBA
January 15, 2010 TBA
January 29, 2010 TBA
February 5, 2010

TBA

February 19, 2010 TBA

Elizabeth (Lisa) K. Vig, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 5, 2010 TBA
March 19, 2010 TBA
April 2, 2010 TBA
April 16, 2010 TBA
April 30, 2010 TBA
May 7, 2010 TBA
May 21, 2010

TBA

Deborah L. Huang, MD

Fellow

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 4, 2010

TBA

Kate Bennett, MD

Fellow

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 18, 2010

TBA

Serena Lo, MD

Fellow

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

 

 

Journal Club 2009-2010

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 3, 2009

Hyperkyphosis Predicts Mortality Independent of Vertebral Osteoporosis in Older Women

Wayne C. McCormick, MD
Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

August 14, 2009

10 Things Geriatricians Want Internist to Know

Angelena LaBella, MD

Acting Instructor
Division of General Internal Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

September 11, 2009

A Randomized Trial of Vertebroplasty for Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures

*Supplemental

*Editorial

Thuan D. Ong, MD, MPH

Senior Fellow/Acting Instructor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

October 9, 2010

TBA

Deborah Huang, MD

Fellow
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

November 13, 2010

TBA

Kate Bennett, MD

Fellow
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

December 11, 2009

TBA

Serena Lo, MD

Fellow
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

January 8, 2010

TBA

David A. Gruenewald, MD

Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 12, 2010

TBA

Kayla I. Brodkin, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 12, 2010 TBA

Elizabeth (Lisa) K. Vig, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 9, 2010

TBA

William R. Hazzard, MD

Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 14, 2010

NO JOURNAL CLUB

AGS CONFERENCE

June 11, 2010

TBA

Arti Tayade, MD

Clinical Instructor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

 

 

Research Conference 2009-2010

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 24, 2009

Decision Making capacity Assessments in Internal Medicine Residency Programs

Thuan D. Ong, MD, MPH

Senior Fellow
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

August 28, 2009

Why Prostate Cancer Recurs after Androgen Ablation

Stephen R. Plymate, MD

Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 25, 2009

Improving Post-Operative Care in Geriatric Patients: Work in Progress

Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH

Assistant  Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

October 23, 2009

TBA

Chang-En Yu, PhD

Research Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

November 27, 2009

NO RESEARCH CONFERENCE

"THANKSGIVING"

December 25, 2009

NO RESEARCH CONFERENCE

"CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR'S"

January 1, 2010

TBA

Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS

Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 26, 2010

TBA

Jennifer D. Wu, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 26, 2010

TBA

Le Bris Smith Quinn, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 23, 2010

TBA

David G. Cook, MD
Research Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

May 28, 2010

TBA

Alvin M. Matsumoto, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 25, 2010

TBA

Thuan D. Ong, MD, MPH

Senior Fellow
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

 

Grand Rounds 2008-2009

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 4, 2008

No Grand Rounds: Holiday (July 4th)

July 18, 2008

Caring for Family Caregivers.

David A. Gruenewald, MD

Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

August 1, 2008

Case Discussions of Physician Angst:  Aggressive Interventions near Death.
Wayne C. McCormick, MD

Professor of Medicine
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

August 15, 2008

Update on Medicare Part A and B.

Antonette Lysen

August 29, 2008

Dyslipidemia in the Elderly.

William R. Hazzard, MD

Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 5, 2008

Glomerulonephritis in the Elderly.
Christine K. Abrass, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 19, 2008

"No Geriatric Grand Rounds"

October 3, 2008

"No Geriatric Grand Rounds"

October 17, 2008

Thyroid Disease in Older Adults.

Itamar B. Abrass, MD

Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

October 31, 2008

Outcomes of Older Injured Adults: What do we Know?

Tam Ngoc Pham, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of  Surgery

Harborview Medical Center

University of Washington School of Medicine

November 7, 2008

D: The Phat Vitamin.

Marie-Luz Villa, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

  November 21, 2008

Clinical Outcomes in Geriatric Patients after ICU Stay.

Catherine (Terri) Hough, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

  December 5, 2008

Heart Failure Management in Geriatric Patients.

Wayne C. Levy, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

  December 19, 2008

No Grand Rounds (Weather Conditions)

January 2, 2009

No Grand Rounds (Holiday)

(Happy New Years)

 January 16, 2009

Treating Diabetes in Older Adults.

D. Scott Weigle, MD
Professor of Medicine

D. Scott Weigle, MD

Louise D. Suhr, ARNP, MN

Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

January 30, 2009

Growing Old Does Not mean Sleeping Poorly.

Michael V. Vitiello, PhD

Professor

Department of of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 6, 2009

Feet Care for Senior.

Katrina Sullivan, DPM

Teaching Associate, Medicine

High Risk Foot Clinic

Harborview Medical Center

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 20, 2009

Health Record Bank:  the Washington State Pilot for Health Information Exchange.

Jeff Hummel, MD, MPH

Clinical Associate Professor

Medical Director for Clinical Informatics - Qualis Health

UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics and Department of Medical Education

School of Medicine and School of Public Health

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

March 6, 2009

Older Drivers

Angie K. Lee, MD
Fellow
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

March 20, 2009

Fractures in Geriatric Patients

Lisa A. Taitsman, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

April 3, 2009

Passage of I-1000: What Does This Mean for Health Care Providers in Washington?

Helene E. Starks, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Bioethics and Humanities

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 17, 2009

Instability and Falls

Itamar B. Abrass, MD

Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

May 1, 2009

NO GRAND ROUNDS: AGS MEETING

May 15, 2009

Fractures in Geriatric Patients, Part 2

Lisa A. Taitsman, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

May 29, 2009

Aging & Sexuality

Thuan D. Ong, MD, MPH
Fellow
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 5, 2009

Complementary & Alternative Medicine Use in Elderly Patients

Lianne A. Hirano, MD

Fellow
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 19, 2009

Improving the Care of Hospitalized Older Adults

Susan E. Merel, MD

Fellow
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

 

Journal Club 2008-2009

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 11, 2008

Identification of Older Patients with Heart Failure Who May Be Candidates for Hospice Care: Development of a simple Four-Item Risk Score. (Plus) Chart

Wayne C. McCormick, MD
Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

August 8, 2008

Article 1: Geriatric Care Management for Low-Income Seniors: A Randomized controlled Trial. 

Article 2: Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders (GRACE): A New Model of primary Care for Low-Income Seniors.

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD
Acting Instructor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

September 12, 2008

Frequency and Course of Mild Cognitive Impairment in a Multiethnic Community.

Susan Merel, MD
Senior Fellow
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

October 10, 2008

Using a Pocket Card to Improve End-of-Life Care on Internal medicine Clinical Teaching Units: A Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial.

Lianne Hirano, MD
Fellow
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

November 11, 2008

Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Cognitive Effect, Safety, and Tolerability of Oral Extended-Release Oxbutynin in Cognitively Impaired Nursing Home Residents with Urge urinary Incontinence.

Angie Lee, MD
Fellow
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

December 12, 2008

Effects of Ergocalciferol Added to Calcium on the Risk of Falls in Elderly High-Risk Women

Deborah Huang, MD
Fellow
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

January 9, 2009

Low-Dose Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Thuan Ong, MD
Fellow
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

February 13, 2009

Difficulties of Residents in Training in End-of-Life Care.  A Qualitative Study

David A. Gruenewald, MD
Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 13, 2009

Factors Associated with Discussion of Care Plans and Code Status at the Time of Hospital Admission: Results From the Multicenter Hospitalist Study

Ru-Chien Chi, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 10, 2009

Effects of a Polypill (Polycap) on Risk Factors in Middle-Aged Individuals Without Cardiovascular Disease (TIPS): A Phase II, Double-Blind, Randomised Trial

William R. Hazzard, MD

Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 8, 2009

Abandonment at the End of life From Patient, Caregiver, Nurse, and Physician Perspectives

Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Department of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

 June 12, 2009

Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older

Kayla I. Brodkin, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

 

Research Conference 2008-2009

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 25, 2008

Senescence-Induced Alterations to the Prostate Tumor Microenvironment.

Cynthia Sprenger, PhD

Senior Fellow

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

August 22, 2008

Angiogenesis and the Matrix in the Aged Host.

May J. Reed, MD

Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 26, 2008

Study of Weight Loss and Functional Decline in Older Patients after an Elective Surgery: Work in Progress.

Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH
Assistant  Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

October 24, 2008

More on the Mechanisms that Lead to Aging Nephropathy
Christine K. Abrass, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

November 28, 2008

No Research Conference:

Holiday - Thanksgiving

December 26, 2008

No Research Conference:

Holiday's - Christmas

January 23, 2009

Reasons for Hospitalization and Preventable Hospitalizations in Older Persons with Dementia in the ACT Cohort.

Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 27, 2009

TGF-Beta, Smads and Renal Fibrosis

Anne-Christine Poncelet, PhD

Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 27, 2009

Intergrated Ethics Staff Survey: Insights into Ethical Practices in End-of-Life Care
Robert A. Pearlman, MD, MPH
Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

April 24, 2009

microRNAs in diabetic nephropathy

Valerie Schaeffer, PhD
Acting Instructor
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 22, 2009

Evaluation of Renal Function in Older Adults Using Metformin

Deborah Huang, MD

Senior Fellow

Department of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

  June 26, 2009

Research Conference

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD
Acting Instructor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

 

Grand Rounds 2007-2008

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 6,  2007

No Grand Rounds: Holiday (July 4th)

July 20, 2007

Treatment of Osteoporosis in Elderly Men and Women.
Susan M. Ott, MD

Associate Professor
Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

August 3, 2007

"No Grand Rounds"

August 17, 2007

Practical and Ethical Considerations in Pandemic Flu

Ru-Chien Chi, MD, MS

Acting Instructor

Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

August 31, 2007

Literature Year in Review

Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD
Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 7, 2007

Lipoprotein Management in the Geriatric Age Range
Robert H. Knopp, AB, MD
Professor of Medicine

Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 21, 2007

Update from the Endocrine Society Meeting 2007.

Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH
Assistant  Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

October 5, 2007

Continuous Professionalism Improvement:  What is at Stake.

Kelly Fryer-Edwards, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Medical History and Ethics
University of Washington School of Medicine

October 19, 2007

Literature Year in Review.  (continuation)

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD

Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

November 2, 2007

A Geriatrician's View of Atrial Fibrillation:  Something's Irregular Here.

Jeffrey I. Wallace, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Division of Geriatrics

Department of Internal Medicine

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

November 16, 2007

No Grand Rounds:  GSA in San Francisco

  November 30, 2007

BPH for PCPs

May J. Reed, MD

Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

  December 7, 2007

Managing Dementia for the Long Run.

Soo Borson, MD

Professor

Division of Geriatrics, Neuroscience & Health Services

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

University of Washington School of Medicine

  December 21, 2007

Diabetes Mellitus.

Itamar B. Abrass, MD

Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

 January 4, 2008

No Grand Rounds (Holiday)

(Happy New Years)

January 18, 2008

The Role of Striatal 5-HT6 Receptors in Cognition.

John F. Neumaier, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry

University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

February 1, 2008

Sleep and the Heart: What's New?

Vishesh K. Kapur, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Division of Pulmonary

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 15, 2008

Initiatives in Geriatric Fellowship Loan Forgiveness

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD

Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

February 29, 2008

Intradermal Vaccination:  Pros, Cons and Challenges

Ru-Chien Chi, MD, MS

Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 7, 2008

Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases - an Update

Jing Zhang, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Division of Neuropathology

Department of Pathology

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 21, 2008

Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly:  The Evidence Gap

Ann M. O'Hare, MA, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Nephrology

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

April 4, 2008

Aids Enters Geriatrics
Wayne C. McCormick, MD

Professor of Medicine
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

April 18, 2008

Periodontitis, a Systemic Infectious Disease.  New Perspectives of Oral Disease Risks.

Rutger G. Persson, DDS, PhD

Professor of Medicine
Division of Oral Microbiology

Department of Periodontology

Faculty of Medicine
University of Berne, Switzerland

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

May 2, 2008

No Grand Rounds: AGS - Washington

May 16, 2008

Technologies to Support Aging.

George Demiris, PhD

Associate Professor of medicine

Department of BioBehavioral nursing and Health

System/Biomedical and Health Informatics

School of nursing & School of medicine

University of Washington

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

May 30, 2008

AGE Meeting - Denver

June 6, 2008

The Patient.  Centric Perspective.

Lori R. Nicols, CPM

Director

Whatcom Health Information Network

715 W. Orchard Dr. Suite 4

PO Box 536J, Tech College

Bellingham, WA 98227

June 20, 2008

The Aging Network in King County.

Pamela Piering

Director

Seattle Human Services Department

PO Box 34215

Seattle, WA 98124-4215

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

 

Journal Club 2007-2008

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 13, 2007

Antipsychotic Drug Use and Mortality in Older Adults with Dementia

Wayne C. McCormick, MD
Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

August 10, 2007

(1) Changes in Hospital Mortality Associated with Residency Work-Hour Regulations. (2) Attachment: Figure 12-2.
Wayne C. McCormick, MD

Professor of Medicine
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

September 14, 2007

Inconsistency Over Time in the Preferences of Older Persons with Advanced Illness for Life-Sustaining Treatment.

David A. Gruenewald, MD
Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

October 12, 2007

Caring for Patients with Dementia:  How Good is the Quality of Care?  Results from Three Health Systems
Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

November 9, 2007

Screening Versus routine Practice in Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Aged 65 or Over:  cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.

Sascha Dublin, MD

Fellow-VA MD

Ambulatory Care Postdoctoral Fellowship

VA Puget Sound Health Care

Seattle, Washington  98108

December 14, 2007

(1) Quantifying Effect of Statins on Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Ischaemic Heart Disease, and Stroke:  Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.  (2) A Strategy to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease by More than 80%.
William R. Hazzard, MD

Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

January 11, 2008

Medication Use Leading to Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults

Ru-Chien Chi, MD, MS

Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 8, 2008

Achieving a High-Performance Health Care System with Universal Access:  What the United States Can Learn from other Countries
Robert A. Pearlman, MD, MPH
Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Conference Room 117 (Room 121 not available)

AFTERWARDS:  CIA TRAINING

March 14, 2008

"Health Risks and Benefits 3 Years After Stopping Randomized Treatment With Estrogen and Progestin
Kayla I. Brodkin, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 11, 2008

Part 1: Calcific aortic stenosis: an update.  Part 2: The benefits of early valve replacement in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis.
May J. Reed
Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 9, 2008

Part 1: The application of telemedicine to geriatric medicine.  Part 2: Senior residents' perceived need of and preferences for "smart home" sensor technologies.

Elizabeth (Lisa) K. Vig

Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

  June 13, 2008

Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older

Michi Yukawa
Assistant  Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

 

Research Conference 2007-2008

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 27, 2007

Fusions and IRSI.  Why Does Prostate Cancer Recur?

Stephen R. Plymate, MD
Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

August 24, 2007

No Research Conference.

September 28, 2007

Aggressive Lipid Lowering Therapy Alters the HDL Proteome.

Pattie Green, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

October 26, 2007

Epigenetic Changes in the Aging Kidney
Christine K. Abrass, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

November 23, 2007

No Research Conference:

Holiday - Thanksgiving

December 28, 2007

No Research Conference:

Holiday's - Christmas/New Years

January 25, 2008

Medication Management in Assisted Living

Wayne C. McCormick, MD

Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 22, 2008

The Role of Glutamate Clearance in Alzheimer's Disease
David G. Cook, MD
Research Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

March 28, 2008

"Morphing of a Multi-Center Trial of Testosterone in Older Hypogonadal Men:  Myth or Reality?"
Alvin M. Matsumoto, MD

Professor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

April 25, 2008

Interleukin-15, Body Composition, and Aging.
Le Bris Smith Quinn, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 23, 2008

Acceptance of Pandemic Flu Triage Plans by VA Clinicians and Veterans.

Ru-Chien Chi, MD, MS

Acting Instructor

Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Department of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

  June 27, 2008

TBA

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD
Acting Instructor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

 

Grand Rounds 2006-2007

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 7, 2006

Caloric Restriction: Then & Now

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD
Senior Fellow/Acting Instructor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

July 21, 2006

Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD

Professor
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School

August 4, 2006

Implementing Palliative Care: The Experiences and Challenges of Creating a Palliative Care Service

Darrell Owens, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Palliative Care

Harborview Medical Center
University of Washington School of Medicine

August 18, 2006

What's Out of Bounds?  Calling the Professionalism Shots in the Care of Older Adults
Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

and

Mary Beth Foglia, RN, PHC, MN, MA

Clinical Instructor

Department of Health Services

September 1, 2006 

HOLIDAY: "Labor Day Week-end"

(No Grand Rounds)

September 15, 2006

Physician - Assisted Suicide or Palliative Care: A Transatlantic Debate
David Jeffrey, FRCPE, FRCP London

Consultant, Palliative Medicine

Borders General Hospital

MelRose UK

September 29, 2006

Community-Based Long Term Care: Adult Day Health, An Option for Managing Chronic Conditions

Nora Gibson, MSW

Executive Director

Elder Health Northwest

Clinical Affiliate Instructor

School of Social Work, UW

October 6, 2006

Brain Lipoproteins in Neurodegenerative and Inflammatory Brain Diseases
Simona Vuletic, MD
Acting Instructor

Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

October 13, 2006

Protection of Vulnerable Adults
Patricia A. Jennings, BSN; MS, APRN, BC

Complaint Improvement Project Manager

Lori Melchiori, BS, MA, PhD
APS Program Manager

Division of Aging and Adult Services Administration

Department of Social and Health Services
Olympia, Washington 98504-5600

November 3, 2006

Parkinson's Disease
Ali Samii, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology

University of Washington School of Medicine

November 17, 2006

GSA - Dallas

"No Grand Rounds"

  December 1, 2006

Tissue Regeneration in Aging: Fact or Fiction?

May J. Reed, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

  December 8, 2006

New Developments in Hip Replacement

Paul A. Manner, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

  December 15, 2006

Development of a Palliative Care Fellowship: Challenges Ahead

David A. Gruenewald, MD
Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

 December 29, 2006

HOLIDAY: "Happy New Years"

(No Grand Rounds)

January 5, 2007

Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Jonathan Wanagat, MD
Senior Fellow/Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

January 19, 1007

Stroke Treatment and Prevention

David Tirschwell, MD
Associate Professor

Department of Neurology

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 2, 2007

Aging and the Tumor Micoenvironment: An NCI Initiative

Stephen R. Plymate, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 16, 2007

Dialysis in the Elderly

Christine K. Abrass, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 2, 2007

Aging and the Tumor Micoenvironment: An NCI Initiative

Stephen R. Plymate, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 2, 2007

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Endovascular Repair and Older Adults

Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Vascular Surgery

Department of Surgery

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 16, 2007

Pressure Ulcers

Marie-Luz Villa, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 30, 2007

Behavioral Aspects of Pain medication Use in Older Adults

Stephen M. Thielke, MD, MA
Senior Fellow

Division of Geriatric Mental Health Services

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 6, 2007

Dementia and Delirium

Itamar B. Abrass, MD
Professor and Division Head

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 20, 2007

CHF Management Programs

Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 4, 2007

AGS - Seattle, WA (No Grand Rounds)

May 18, 2007

Aging and Erectile Function

Hunter Wessells, MD
Professor of Medicine

Department of Urology

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 1, 2007

Nutrition and the Senior Citizen

Karen Conger, MS, RD

Registered Dietitian

Department of Nutrition

University of Washington

June 15, 2007

Late Onset Psychosis

Whitney L. Carlson, MD

Acting Assistant Professor

Division of Geriatric Psychiatry Services

University of Washington

Conference Room 117 (Conference Room 121 not available)

June 29, 2007

U.S. Public Health Policy and Trends' Effect on Geriatric Practice

Regional Director

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 

Journal Club 2006-2007

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 14, 2006

Withholding Resuscitation in Prehospital Care and A Withholding Resuscitation: A New Approach to Prehospital End-of-Life Decision
Wayne C. McCormick, MD, MPH
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

August 11, 2006

Replicating the Hospital Elder Life Program in a Community Hospital and Demonstrating Effectiveness Using Quality Improvement Methodology
Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD
Senior Fellow/Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 8, 2006

Creating Enduring Change: Demonstrating the Long-Term Impact of a Faculty Development Program in Palliative Care
Robert A. Pearlman, MD, MPH
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

October 20, 2006

Predictors of Medication Self-Management Skill in a Low-Literacy Population
Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

November 10,  2006

HOLIDAY: "Veterans Day"

(No Journal Club)

January 12, 2007

Canceled Due to Weather Conditions

March 9, 2007

Long-term Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy and Risk of Hip Fracture
Kayla I. Brodkin, MD
Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 13, 2007

1. A Randomized Trial Comparing Radical Prostatectomy with Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer

2. Survival Associated with Treatment vs Observation of Localized Prostate Cancer in Elderly Men
Stephen R. Plymate, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 11, 2007

Triage Protocols for Pandemic Influenza
Ru-Chien Chi, MD, MS
Acting Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 8, 2007

Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of 5,557 Patients Age ≥90 Years With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

 

Research Conference 2006-2007

Medicine R & T Building

300 9th Avenue

Conference Room 117/121 (enter Room 117)

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

 

July 28, 2006

Studying Drug Risks in the Elderly with Observational Data: Pneumonia as an Example
Sascha Dublin
Fellow-VA MD

Ambulatory Care Postdoctoral Fellowship

VA Puget Sound Health Care

Seattle, Washington  98108

August 25, 2006

Appetite and Body Weight Regulation After Acute Illness
Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 22, 2006

Facilitating Decision-Making for Acutely Ill Nursing Home Residents: A Grant In Progress
Elizabeth K. (Lisa) Vig, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

October 27, 2006

Muscle-Derive Interleukin-15 is an Endocrine Regulator of Adipose Tissue: Evidence from Transgenic Mouse Models
Le Bris S. Quinn, PhD
Research Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

November 23, 2006

HOLIDAY: "Happy Thanksgiving"
(No Research Conference)

December 22, 2006

HOLIDAY: "Merry Christmas"
(No Research Conference)

January 26, 2007

DNA Damage, Innate Immunity, and Prostate Cancer Risk
Jennifer D. Wu, PhD
Research Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 9, 2007

Low Testosterone and Mortality in Older Men
Molly Shores, MD
Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 23, 2007

Tau: Multiple Forms

         Multiple Syndromes
Gerard D. Schellenberg, MD
Research Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 23, 2007

Improving Primary Care of Older Adults: Findings from the Randomized Trial of the Senior Resource Team
Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 27, 2007

CANCELED

May 25, 2007

Intradermal Delivery of influenza Vaccine
Ru-Chien Chi, MD,
Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 22, 2007

Effect of Mitochondrial Catalase on Age-associated Mitochondiral Abnornalities
Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD
Senior Fellow/Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Grand Rounds 2005-2006

July 1, 2005

Advanced Care Planning for Serious Illness
Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

July 15, 2005

Update From Endocrine Society Meeting Relevant to Geriatric Care
Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric

Medicine Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

July 29, 2005 Update on COPD Management
David Pierson, MD
Professor
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
August 5, 2005

Medicare Part D: Need to Know Facts for Physicians
Toni Lysen, BA
Provider Relations Liaison and

Jo Wyeth, PharmD

Pharmacist

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

August 19, 2005 

Conference Room 117

Cell Senescence and Cancer: Is It Really a Two-Edged Sword
Stephen R Plymate, MD
Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

September 2, 2005 No Grand Rounds 
September 16, 2005

Conference Room 117

Twenty Years in Geriatric Practice-Lessons From Tacoma
David R Munoz, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine Northwest
September 30, 2005 Essentials of Prescribing for Older Adults
Joseph T Hanlon, PharmD, MS
Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
University of Pittsburgh 
October 7, 2005

Conference Room 121

From the Brain to the Buffet Table: Adapting Neuroendocrine Developments to Clinical Applications
Michael H Shannon, MD
Senior Fellow
Division of Endocrinology and Geriatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
October 14, 2005 Human Activity Recognition Technology for Managing Activities of Daily Living
Matthai Philipose, MS
Member of Research Staff
Intel Research
October 28, 2005 Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty: Minimally Invasive Treatments for Osteoporotic Compression Fractures
Gaurav K Goswami, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
University of Washington School of Medicine
November 4,  2005

Paget's Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Marie Luz Villa, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

  November 18, 2005

GSA Annual Meeting--no conference

  December 2, 2005 

Evercare Program
John M. Espinola, MD, MPH, MBA
Medical Director
Evercare Washington

 December 16, 2005 

Multi-morbidity
Wayne C. McCormick, MD, MPH
Professor
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

 December 30, 2005 

No Grand Rounds (Holiday)

  January 6, 2006

Clinical Training Provides Invaluable Insight To Clinical Research.
William R. Hazzard, MD
Professor
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

 January 20, 2006

Conference Room 117

Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Fact, Fiction and the Future.
Jonathan Wanagat, MD
Fellow
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

 

February 3, 2006

 

The Natural History of Alzheimer's Disease

Marie-Florence Shadlen, MD

Assistant Professor
Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

February 17, 2006

Conference Room 117

Sugar on the Brain: The Relationship of Cognition, Type 2 Diabetes, and Insulin Resistance

G. Stennis Watson, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington School of Medicine

March 3, 2006

Palliative Sedation

David A. Gruenewald, MD
Associate Professor

Gerontology of and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 24, 2006

Diabetes Mellitus in Older Adults

Itamar B. Abrass, MD
Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

April 7, 2006

Thyroid Disease in the Elderly

Scott Weigle, MD
Professor

Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 21, 2006

Conference Room

117

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night: Does Growing Old Mean Sleeping Poorly?

Michael V. Vitiello, PhD
Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 5, 2006

AGS Meeting: NO GRAND ROUNDS

May 12, 2006

TBA

Richard A. Zager, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 2, 2006

How to Improve Care of Geriatric Patients? From the Perspective of the Emergency Department (ED).

Yen-Tsun (Andy) Lai, MD
Fellow

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 16, 2006

Conference Room

117

Clinical System and Community Based Supports for Healthy Aging:  Whither Geriatrics?

James P. Logerfo, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine

Division of Internal Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 30, 2006

Improving Primary Care of Older Adults.
Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Journal Club 2005-2006

January 14, 2005

Effect of Antihypertensive Agents on Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Coronary Disease and Normal Blood Pressure.
Kayla I. Brodkin, MD
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 11, 2005

Assessment of the Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Project.
Robert A. Pearlman, MD, MPH
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 11, 2005

Indicators of Recurrent Hospitalization for Pneumonia in the Elderly.
Marie-Florence Shadlen, MD
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 8, 2005

TBA
David A. Gruenewald, MD
Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 13, 2005 AGS-Washington DC
June 10, 2005

Will Older Persons and Their Clinicians Use a Shared Decision-Making Instrument?
Elizabeth A. Vig, MD
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

July 8, 2005

Vitamin E and Donepezil for the Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Wayne C. McCormick, MD, MPH
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

August 12, 2005

Modulation of GH/IGF for Sarcopenia: How Does It Work (And Does It Work).
LeBris S. Quinn, PhD
Research Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 9, 2005

Improving the Use of Hospice Services in Nursing Homes.
David A. Gruenewald, MD
Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

October 21, 2005

Effect of Combinations of Drugs on all Cause Mortality in Patients with Ischaemic heart Disease: Nested Case-Control Analysis.
Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

November 11, 2005

Holiday--No Journal Club

December 9, 2005

Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation With Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers.

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD
Fellow

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

January 13, 2006

Patients with Recurrent Falls Attending Accident & Emergency Benefit From Multifactorial Intervention-a Randomised Controlled Trial.

Yen-Tsun (Andy) Lai, MD
Fellow

Division Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 10, 2006

Radical Prostatectomy versus Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer

Alvin M. Matsumoto, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 10, 2006

Transitions Between Frailty States Among Community-Living Older Person

Kayla I. Brodkin, MD
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 14, 2006

Body Mass Index Is Inversely Related to Mortality in Older People After Adjustment for Waist Circumference

William R. Hazzard, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 19, 2006

Effect of 6-Month Calorie Restriction on Biomarkers of Longevity, Metabolic Adaptation, and Oxidation Stress in Overweight Individuals

Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 9, 2006

Effective of Collaborative Care for Older Adults With Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care

Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Research Conference 2005-2006

January 28, 2005

Modeling Tauopathy in Caenorhabiditis Elegans.

Brian J. Kraemer, MD
Acting Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

February 25, 2005

AARP (Aging, Androgens and Their Receptors, and the Prostate).

Alvin M. Matsumoto, MD
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 25,  2005

Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine Use Among Older Veterans.

Ru-Chien Chi, MD
Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 22, 2005

Body Weight Regulation in Healthy and Frail Older Adults:  Work in Progress.
Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 27, 2005

Effects of Statins on AD Biomarkers.
Robert G. Riekse, MD
Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 24, 2005

Functional Outcome's Following Surgery in the Older Adult.
Victor J. Legner, MD
Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

July 22, 2005

Angiogenesis in Aging: When do Old Cells Learn new Tricks?
May J. Reed, MD
Associate Professor

Division Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

August 26, 2005

Evaluating the Integrated Ethics Initiative.
Robert A. Pearlman, MD, MPH
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 23, 2005

Lipid-Lowering Therapy and In-Hospital Mortality Following Major Noncardiac.

Victor J. Legner, MD
Acting Instructor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

September 28, 2005

*For this month only: No Research Conference

Geriatric Grand Rounds Presentation

November 25, 2005

Holiday--No Research Conference

December 23, 2005

Holiday--No Research Conference

January 27, 2006

Kidney-Prostate Connections and Aging.

Christine K. Abrass, MD

Professor

Division Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

 

February 24, 2006

Conference Room

121

Agreement Between Providers on Dementia Diagnosis

Wayne C. McCormick, MD, MPH
Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 17, 2006

Glutamate Uptake Transporters: Intracellular Calcium Regulation and Their Involvement in Neurodegeneration

David G. Cook, PhD
Research Associate Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

March 31, 2006

Factors Associated with Nursing Home entry after Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease

Marie-Florence Shadlen, MD
Assistant Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

April 28, 2006

IGF-IR Targeted Therapy in Age-Related Cancer:  Bench to Clinical Trails.

Stephen R. Plymate, MD

Professor

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

May 26, 2006

Age-Associated Mitochondrial DNA Deletion Mutations in the Pathogenesis of Sarcopenia.

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD
Fellow

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

June 23, 2006

TBA

Yen-Tsun (Andy) Lai, MD
Fellow

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Department of Mediciine

University of Washington School of Medicine

VA GRECC Seminar Series, 2005 
4:30-5:30 pm, Bldg. 1, Rm. 240, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Video broadcast to Bldg. 81, Rm. 1132 VA American Lake

February 7

“The anorexia of aging: Lessons from the Brown Norway Rat” Tami Wolden-Hanson

February 14 The Hunt for Alzheimer’s Disease Genes” Chang-En Yu
February 21 Holiday
February 28 "Too Much of a Good Thing? Neuroendocrine Stress Responses in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease,” Charles Wilkinson

  “Translational Research in Alzheimer’s Disease and Neurodegeneration: 
From the Bench to the Clinic”
4:30-5:30 pm, Bldg. 1, Rm. 240, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
March 7

"Overview of AD: The Clinical Syndrome," Murray Raskind, Suzanne Craft

March 14

"Epidemiology," John Breitner

March 21 "Neuropathology," Thomas Montine,
March 28 "Neuroimaging," Satoshi Minoshima
April 4 "Neurogenetics," Tom Bird
April 11 "Molecular Genetics and Tau," Gerard Schellenberg
April 18 "Molecular Biology of Ab, Presenilin," David Cook,
April 25

"New Horizons: Lipids, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress," Thomas Montine

May 5 "Neuropharmacology/Treatment," Elaine Peskind

Swedish Geriatric Seminar Series 2005
12:30-1:00 pm, Resident Conference Room
Swedish Hospital, 1401 Madison, 2nd Floor

February 3 Medicare Part 2, Eric Troyer
February 10 Home Visits, Eric Troyer
February 17 Sleep, Pat Borman
March 3 ElderHealth NW, Nora Gibson
March 10 Senior Rights Assoc., Allison Feher
March 17 Geriatric Pharmacology, Jonathan Ostrow
March 24 Hearing and Balance, Sandy Ellis
April 7 Geriatrics Consultation Services, Marty Levine
April 14 Guardianship, Diane Klem
April 21 Assisted Living Facilities, Linda Simmons
May 5 Practicing Geriatrics, Jaime Novalis
May 19 Psychosis in the Elderly, Richard Rosin
June 2 Decisional Capacity, Lisas Vig
June 9 Alzheimer's Association, Barbara Green
June 16 TBA, Joon Lee
June 23 Wound Care, Laura Vadman
July 7 TBA, Jackie Raetz
July 14 Geriatric Feet, Jody Gormley

 

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