Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Grand Rounds
Journal Club
Research Conference
Swedish Series
VA GRECC Seminar Series

Geriatric Conference
July 2003-June 2004
Geriatric Conference
July 2002-June 2003
Geriatric Conferences
July 2001-June 2002
Geriatric Conferences
July2000-June 2001
Geriatric Conferences
July 1999-June 2000
Geriatric Conferences
July 1998-June 1999

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 (08:00-9:00 AM) at the UW/HMC Medicine Research & Training Building, 300 9th Ave, Conference Room 117.

Effective with our July 5, 2002 our Geriatric Grand Rounds is CME Accredited.

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 education activity for a maximum of 28 category 1 credits towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Awards. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational 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 Susan Guralnick at sgural@u.washington.edu or call 206-685-7478.

Grand Rounds July 2003-June 2004

July 04, 2003	NO CONFERENCE
July 18, 2003	Deciding for Others Presented by Elizabeth K Vig MD MPH Acting Instructor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine VAPSHCS GEC
August 01, 2003	Overview of Hospice and Palliative Care Presented by DARRELL A OWENS PhD RN CHPN Director Providence Hospice of Seattle
August 15, 2003	Transitions in End-of-Life Care in Geriatrics - Coordination and Continuity Presented by WAYNE C MCCORMICK MD MPH Associate Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Section Chief, Long-Term Care Service
August 29, 2003	The Gender Gap in Longevity: Is it Narrowing? Presented by WILLIAM R HAZZARD MD Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine VAPSHCS Line Manager, Geriatrics and Extended Care Service Chief, Gerontology
September 05, 2003	Risks and Benefits of Estrogen and Progestin Results from Women's Health Initiative, Part 2 Presented by ANDREA Z LaCROIX PhD Professor University of Washington School of Public Health Sciences Department of Epidemiology Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
September 19, 2003	Elderly Drivers: Safe or Sorry? Presented by ANGELINA PLATAS MD Senior Fellow University of Washington School of MedicineDivision of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Department of Medicine VAPSCHS GRECC Seattle Division
October 03, 2003	Exercise in Breast Cancer Prevention and Prognosis Presented by ANNE McTIERNAN MD PhD Research Professor University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine Department of Epidemiology Director, FHCRC Prevention Center
October 17, 2003	American Geriatric Society and Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Consensus Statements on Management of Depression and Dementia Related Behavioral Symptoms: Process, Products, Promise/Problems Presented by MARK B SNOWDEN MD MPH Assistant Professor University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Medical Director of Geriatric Psychiatry Services Harborview Medical Center Mental Health Services
October 31, 2003	Chronic Pain in the Elderly Presented by STUART J FARBER MD Associate Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine
November 07, 2003	Androgens in the Aging Male Presented by JOHN K AMORY MD Assistant Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
November 21, 2003	NO CONFERENCE GSA ANNUAL MEETING
December 05, 2003	Differential Diagnosis of parkinsonism, atypical Parkinson disease, and the Parkinson-plus syndromes Presented by ALI SAMII MD Assistant Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Neruology
December 19, 2003	Risk Management Issues in Elderly Patients with Dementia Presented by KRISTIN MILES JD Washington State Attorney General's Office Social and health Services Division Olympia WA PATRICIA TENNENT BA Risk Manager Harborview Medical Center
January 02, 2004	NO CONFERENCE
January 16, 2004	Research Frontiers: the Kidney-Aging Connections Presented by CHRISTINE K ABRASS MD Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
January 30, 2004	Cultural Sensitivity in Caring for Elderly Patients Presented by MARIE LUZ VILLA MD Clinical Assistant Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Long-Term Care Service
February 06, 2004	Update in Geriatric Rheumatology Presented by GREG GARDNER Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Rheumatology
February 20, 2004	INFECTIONS IN THE ELDERLY IN NURSING HOME SETTINGS Presented by PATSY C LAZAROUS MD Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
March 05, 2004	Cognition, Mood and Herbs Presented by VICTOR J LEGNER MD Acting Instructor/Senior Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine VAPSHCS
March 19, 2004	Erectile Dysfunction in Elderly Men: Diagnosis and Treatment Presented by ALVIN M MATSUMOTO MD Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine VAPSHCS
April 02, 2004	Hepatitis C Infection: What's New for the Old? Presented by JASON A DOMINITZ MD MHS Associate Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology
April 16, 2004	Geriatric Dentistry: Aging and Oral Health Presented by MARCO AM ALBERTS DMD MPH Clinical Assistant Professor Director Dental/Oral Surgery Clinic University of Washington Harborview Medical Center Restorative Dentistry
April 30, 2004	Major Depression in Cardiac Disease: Does Treatment Modify Risk? Presented by RICHARD C VEITH MD Professor and Chair University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
May 07, 2004	Pelvic Floor Disorders in the Elderly Presented by MICHAEL F FIALKOW MD Acting Instructor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Urogynecology
May 21, 2004	NO CONFERENCE AGS ANNUAL MEETING
June 04, 2004	Evaluation of Fever and Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities/Infection Control in Long-Term Care Facilities Presented by NARGIS NAHEED MD Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
June 18, 2004	Geriatric Depression and Suicide Presented by CARROLL HAYMON MD Geriatric Fellow-Advanced Training in Geriatrics Swedish Family Medicine

Journal Club

July 11, 2003	INTRODUCTION ARTICLE: Care Findings and Referral Model for Emergency Department Elders: A Randomized Clinical Trial in: Annals of Emergency Medicine 41(1):57-68, 2003 Lead by WAYNE C MCCORMICK MD MPH Associate Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Section Chief, Long-Term Care Service
August 08, 2003	From Publication to Clinical Practice: Understanding NNT and NNS (Please note: No reading required, bring your thinking caps and calculators!) Lead by RU-CHIEN CHI MD Acting Instructor/Senior Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Seattle VAPSHCS GRECC
September 12, 2003	A prospective randomised trial of internal fixation versus arthroplasty for displaced fractures of the neck of the femur: Functional outcome for 450 patients at two years in: J Bone Joint Surg 84:183-188, 2002 Internal fixation compared with total hip replacement for displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly: A randomised, controlled trial in: J Bone Joint Surg 85:380-388, 2003 Lead by VICTOR J LEGNER MD Acting Instructor/Senior Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Seattle VAPSHCS GRECCC
October 10, 2003	Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial in: The Lancet 360(9346):1623-1630, 2002 Major Outcomes in Moderately Hypercholesterolemic, Hypertensive Patients Randomized to Pravastatin vs Usual Care-The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT-LLT) in: JAMA 288(23):2998-2996, 2002 Lead by ANGELINA PLATAS MD Senior Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Seattle VAPSHCS GRECCC
November 14, 2003	Combined effects of APOE genotype, blood pressure, and antihypertensive drug use on incident AD in: Neurology 61:655-660, 2003 Lead by ROBERT G RIEKSE MD Acting Instructor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine VAPSHCS
December 12, 2003	Intense myocyte formation from cardiac stem cells in human cardiac hypertrophy in: PNAS 100(18)10440-10445, 2003 Lead by MAY J REED MD Associate Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
January 09, 2004	Effect of Improving Depression Care on Pain and Functional Outcomes Among Older Adults with Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial in: JAMA 290(18)2428-2438, 2003 Lead by MARIE-FLORENCE SHADLEN MD Assistant Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine PLEASE NOTE: WILL BE IN HARBORVIEW HALL AUDITORIUM 326 9TH AVE
February 13, 2004	Low Vitamin D and High Parathyroid Hormone Levels as Determinants of Loss of Muscle Strength and Muscle Mass 9Sarcopenia): The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 88(12):5766-5772, 2003 Lead by MICHI YUKAWA MD MPH Acting Instructor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
March 12, 2004	CANCELLED Memantine Treatment in Patients With Moderate to Severe Alzheimer Disease Already Receiving Donepezil: A Randomized Controlled Trial in: JAMA 291(3):317-324, 2004 Lead by Carla Ainsworth MD MPH Geriatrics Fellow Swedish Family Medicine/First Hill
April 09, 2004	Influenza Vaccination and Reduction in Hospitalizations for Cardiac Disease and Stroke among the Elderly in: NEJM 348:1322-1332, 2003 Lead by PATSY C LAZAROUS MD Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
May 14, 2004	Effects of Geriatric Evaluation and Management on Adverse Drug Reactions and Suboptimal Prescribing in the Frail Elderly in: Am J Med 40:116-394, 2004 Lead by NARGIS NAHEED MD Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
June 11, 2004	STEPHEN R PLYMATE MD Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Research Conference

July 25, 2003	How Medical Housestaff and Patients Discuss Code Status Presented by ANGELINA A PLATAS MD Senior Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Seattle VAPSHCS
August 22, 2003	Modulation of MIC-NKG₂D Mediated Tumor Immune Surveillance in Progressive Prostate Cancer Presented by JENNIFER WU PhD Acting Instructor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
September 26, 2003	The role of pro-inflammatory cytokines and leptin in recovery of body weight after acute weight loss Presented by MICHI YUKAWA MD MPH Acting Instructor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
October 24, 2003	Tau Isoforms and Dementia: The Art of Ratio Maintenance Presented by IAN D'SOUZA PhD Acting Assistant Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Seattle VAPSHCS GRECC
November 28, 2003	NO CONFERENCE
December 26, 2003	NO CONFERENCE
January 23, 2004	Interleukin-15: A Novel Regulator of Fat:Lean Body Composition Presented by LEBRIS S QUINN PhD Research Associate Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine American Lake VAPSHCS
February 27, 2004	SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER Environment vs Genetic Insights on Longevity NIR BARZILAI MD Director, Institute for Aging Research Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine and Molecular Genetics Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx NY
March 26, 2004	Neuronal expression of myeloperoxidase in Alzheimer's disease Presented by PATTIE S GREEN PhD University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
April 23, 2004	Balancing Older Patients' Needs for Hope and Information at the End of Life Presented by ELIZABETH K VIG MD MPH Acting Assistant Professor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
May 28, 2004	Functional Decline Following Surgery... Presented by VICTOR J LEGNER MD Acting Instructor/Senior Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
June 25, 2004	ROBERT G RIEKSE MD Acting Instructor University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Swedish Series

Advanced Training in Geriatrics
Thursday Noon Seminars
Swedish Family Medicine, 2nd Fl, West Conference Room
1401 Madison Ave Ste 100
Seattle WA 98104

August , 2003	NONE
September 4, 2003	Pain Research in Long-Term Care Mary Ersek RN
September 11, 2003	Counseling Domestic Violence Perpetrators Tony Lapp
September 18, 2003	Psychiatric Medications MaryAnne Bolte MD
September 25, 2003	GTM
October, 2003	NONE
November 6, 2003	Geriatric Updates Jaime Novais MD
November 13, 2003	Medicare Coding and Billing Lari Kackman CPC
November 20, 2003	Social Work for Seniors Karen Wyome MSW
November 27, 2003	CANCELLED
December 4, 2003	Payment in Home Health Jan Mueller
December 11, 2003	Hearing Loss Sandra Ellis
December 18, 2003	Senior Services Cynthia Ellison
December 25, 2003	CANCELLED
January 1, 2004	CANCELLED
January 8, 2004	Geriatric Case Management Debbie Remonda
January 15, 2004	CANCELLED
January 22, 2004	Legal Guardianship Diane Klem
January 29, 2004	GTM
February 5, 2004	Geriatric Practice: The Reality Jaime Novais MD MPH
February 12, 2004	Continuum of Care with ElderPlace Jenny Kentta
February 19, 2004	Research and Beyond Marty Levine MD
February 26, 2004	GTM
March 4, 2004	Alzheimer's Association Sue Shepp
March 11, 2004	Long-Term Care Continuum Pat Borman MD
March 18, 2004	CANCELLED
March 25, 2004	GTM
April 1, 2004	Geriatric Backs Mike Purdon MD
April 8, 2004	Geriatric Feet Joanne Gormely DPM
April 15, 2004	TBA Carla Ainsworth MD
April 22, 2004	Senior Rights Assoc, Legal Director Allison Feher JD
April 29, 2004	GTM
May 6, 2004	TBA Carroll Haymon MD
May 13, 2004	Death Certificates Pat Borman MD
May 20, 2004	CANCELLED
May 27, 2004	CANCELLED
June 3, 2004	Surgical Pre-Operative Evaluations Chris Vincent MD
June 10, 2004	Home Visits Eric Troyer MD
June 17, 2004	Bad News/Decision Making Lisa K Vig MD MPH
June 24, 2004	GTM
July 1, 2004	Sleep Issues Pat Borman MD
July 8, 2004	Geropsychiatry Richard Rosin MD
July 15, 2004	Geropsychiatry Pat Borman MD
July 22, 2004	TBA Eric Troyer MD
July 29, 2004	GTM
August, 2004	NONE

VA GRECC Seminar Series

Funded by:
VISN 20 GRECC and
The Neurodegenerative Disease Training Grant

Seattle VA Puget Sound Health Care Center
1660 S Columbian Way
03:00 PM to 04:00 PM

For more information contact:
Chris J Foster
Administrative Officer, VAPSHCS GRECC
206-764-2842; chris.foster@med.va.gov

September 30, 2003	CD40/CD40L and Alzheimer's Disease Pathology Presenter Michael Mullan MD PhD Director, Roskamp Institute
October 28, 2003	Using Drosophila to Understand Parkinson's Disease Presenter LEO J PALLANCK MD Assistant Professor, University of Washington Department of Genome Sciences
November 25, 2003	TBA Presenter ELAINE PESKIND MD
January 26, 2004	Effectively Treating Sleep Disorders in Older Adults Presenter MICHAEL VITIELLO PhD Professor, University of Washington Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences TIME: 12:00-01:00 PM LOCATION: V-TEL BROADCAST VAPSHCS SEATTLE RM 1/240 VAPSHCS AMERICAN LAKE RM 81/1132 CO-SPONSORED BY BOISE EES
January 27, 2004	Towards Understanding Mechanisms of Huntingtin and Alpha-synuclein Mediated Toxicity Presenter PAUL MUCHOWSKI PhD Assistant Professor, University of Washington Department of Pharmacology LOCATION: VAPSHCS SEATTLE RM 100/B108
February 6, 2004	Treating Somatopause: GHRH Effects on Somatotrophic Hormones, Body Composition, Physical Function, Sleep Quality and Cognition in Healthy Elderly Men and Women Presenter MICHAEL V VITIELLO PhD Professor, University of Washington Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences TIME: 11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon LOCATION: Seattle VAPSHCS Bldg 1 Rm 812
February 11, 2004	Ligand-dependent and ligand-independent signal transduction and function of the Ret receptor tyrosine kinase Presenter BRIAN PIERCHALA PhD Research Instructor Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis TIME: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM LOCATION: Seattle VAPSHCS Bldg 1 Rm 240
February 13, 2004	A role for the presenilin-binding protein calsenilin in AB formation, nociception, and potassium channel function Presenter JOSEPH BUXBAUM PhD Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry Mount Sinai School of Medicine TIME: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM LOCATION: Seattle VAPSHCS Bldg 1, Rm 240
March 23, 2004	Does type 2 diabetes affect cortisol variability in cognitively impaired older Mexican Americans? Presenter MARY N HAAN MPH DrPH Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology TIME: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM LOCATION: Seattle VAPSHCS Bldg 100, Rm BB108

Grand Rounds
July 2002-June 2003

7/05/02	HYPERTENSION IN THE ELDERLY presented by: MARIE-FLORENCE SHADLEN MD
07/19/02	IMAGING INVESTIGATIONS OF DEMENTIA: FROM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TO DIAGNOSIS REVISED TITLE: FUNCTIONAL BRAIN IMAGING IN DEMENTIA presented by: SATOSHI MINOSHIMA MD PhD
08/02/02	OSTEOPOROSIS presented by: ITAMAR B ABRASS MD
08/16/02	~~WHY DID BISMARCK'S SHIP GO DOWN - OR - WHAT IS OUR EXPECTED LIFESPAN?~~ REVISED TITLE: RISK OF PROSTATE DISEASE WITH ANDROGEN OR GROWTH HORMONE REPLACEMENT IN OLDER MEN presented by: STEPHEN R PLYMATE MD
08/30/02	I can see for miles and miles - The emerging role of telemedicine in the care of the elderly presented by: W PAUL NICHOL MD
09/06/02	HOUSECALL 2002 presented by: WAYNE C McCORMICK MD MPH FACP
09/20/02	PRESSURE ULCERS presented by: SHIRAZ S AHMED MD Making 'cents' from Medicare presented by: JOHN M ESPINOLA MD MPH
10/04/02	~~JOHN M ESPINOLA MD MPH~~ PRESSURE ULCERS presented by: SHIRAZ S AHMED MD
10/18/02	PREVENTION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE presented by: JOHN CS BREITNER MD
11/01/02	STATE OF THE ART IN STROKE PREVENTION presented by: KYRA J BECKER MD
11/15/02	Communication Skills in End-of-Life Care presented by: DAVID A GRUENEWALD MD
11/29/02	HOLIDAY
12/06/02	~~Whither Physician Group Practice: Main Street or Wall Street?~~ Lessons learned from the era of investor and hospital owned medicare groups presented by: RICHARD K TOMPKINS MD FACP
12/20/02	MAN VERSUS GRAVITY: A DOWN TO EARTH APPROACH TO FALLS presented by: MIGUEL PANIAGUA MD
01/03/03	Gammopathies: Time for a Revisit presented by: MAY J REED MD
01/17/03	TO "D" OR NOT TO "D": VITAMIN D AND CALCIUM IN THE ELDERLY presented by: BRADLEY D ANAWALT MD
01/31/03	INFORMED DECISION MAKING IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED SCENARIOS IN THE OFFICE presented by: ANGELINA A PLATAS MD
02/07/03	INSOMNIA IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS presented by: MICHI YUKAWA MD MPH
02/21/03	LIVING AS PRESCRIBED: HOW TO MOTIVATE SELF-CARE presented by: WENDY LUSTBADER PhD
03/07/03	RISKS AND BENEFITS OF ESTROGEN PLUS PROGESTIN: RESULTS FROM THE WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE PERTINENT TO HEALTHY AGING presented by: ANDREA LA CROIX
03/21/03	WHAT EVERY GERIATRICIAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIV presented by: RU-CHIEN CHI MD PRIORITY SETTING FOR THE COMPLEX OLDER ADULT IN PRIMARY CARE presented by: MARTIN D LEVINE MD
04/04/03	VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY IN THE ELDERLY presented by: KAYLA I BRODKIN MD
04/18/03	WHAT EVERY GERIATRICIAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIV DEMENTIA presented by: RU-CHIEN CHI MD
05/02/03	~~MOVEMENT DISORDERS IN THE ELDERLY~~ TREATMENT UPDATE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE presented by: ALI SAMII MD
05/16/03	[no conference] AGS Meeting
05/30/03	ELDER ABUSE: WHAT CAN BE DONE? presented by: ELIZABETH J GLAZIER MD MPH
06/06/03	ALTERNATIVES TO ESTROGEN presented by: VICTOR J LEGNER MD
06/20/03	A GERIATRIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH HEART DISEASE presented by: MICHAEL A CHEN MD PhD

Journal Club (July 2002-June 2003)

07/12/02	Introduction Reduced Mortality in Treating Acutely Sick, Frail Older Patients in a Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit. A Prospective Randomized Trial in: JAGS 50:792-798, 2002 Lead by: Wayne C McCormick MD MPH FACP
08/09/02	Late-Life Engagement in Social and Leisure Activities is Associated with a Decreased Risk of Dementia: A Longitudinal Study from the Kungsholmen Project in: AJE 155(12):1081-1087, 2002 Lead by: Ru-Chien Chi MD
09/13/02	Immediate Repair Compared with Surveillance of Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Editorial: Detection and Management of Small Aortic Aneurysms in: NEJM 346(19):1437-1444, 1484-1486, 2002 Lead by: John M Espinola MD MPH
10/11/02	Randomised factorial trial of falls prevention among older people living in their own homes in: BMJ 325(128):1-6, 2002 Lead by: Victor J Legner MD
11/08/02	A Randomized Trial Comparing Radical Prostatectomy with Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer Editorial: Surgery and the Reduction of Mortality from Prostate Cancer in: NEJM 347(11):781-789; 839-840, 2002 Lead by: Miguel A Paniagua MD
12/13/02	Evaluation of Restorative Care vs Usual Care for Older Adults Receiving an Acute Episode of Home Care in: JAMA 287(16)2098-2105, 2002 Lead by: Thomas E Phillips MD
01/10/03	Hormone Replacement Therapy and Incidence of Alzheimer Disease in Older Women: The Cache County Study in: JAMA 288(17):2123-2129, 2002 Lead by: Robert G Riekse MD
02/14/03	A Comparison of Rate Control and Rhythm Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) Investigators in: NEJM 347(23):1825-1833, 2002 Lead by: Michael A Chen MD MA PhD
03/14/03	Diet and risk of dementia: Does fat matter? The Rotterdam Study in: Neurology 59:1915-1921, 2002 Lead by: Elizabeth J Glazier MD MPH
04/11/03	A Comparison of Outcomes with Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme Inhibitors and Diuretics for Hypertension in the Elderly in: NEJM 348(7):583-592, 2003 Lead by: Angelina A Platas MD
05/09/03	1. The Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare Spending. Part 1: The Content, Quality, and Accessibility of Care 2. The Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare Spending. Part 2: Health Outcomes and Satisfaction with Care 3. What's Enough, What's Too Much? 4. The Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare-What Does It Mean for Medicare? in: Ann Intern Med 138:273-287, 288-298, 348-349, 350-351, 2003 Lead by: Richard K Tompkins MD FACP
06/13/03	Lead by: Paul Cunningham MD, Swedish Fellow

07/26/02	Parkin Mutations in Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonian-like Diseases Presented by: Parvie Navas PhD
08/23/02	Change Topic and Speaker from Dr Phelan to Dr Paniagua: Evaluation, Management, and Characteristics of Older Patients Presenting to a County Hospital Emergency Department after a Fall: A Retrospective Analysis Presented by: Miguel A Paniagua MD
09/27/02	Aging and Autonomic Control of Cardiovascular Function Presented by: John R Stratton MD
10/25/02	Functional Loss and Surgery: A Work in Progress Presented by: Victor J Legner MD
11/22/02	[no conference] GSA Boston
12/27/02	Holiday
01/24/03	Influenza Vaccine Acceptance Presented by: Ru-Chien Chi MD
02/28/03	Institutional Financial Impact of a Community Hospital Owned Outpatient Geriatrics Clinic Presented by: John M Espinola MD MPH
03/28/03	Knowledge of Hospice and Reasons for Declining It Presented by: Elizabeth K Vig MD MPH
04/25/03	Change Topic and Speaker from Dr Paniagua to Dr Phelan: ADL Function and Disability in Older Adults in a Randomized Trial of the Health Enhancement Program Presented by: Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS
05/23/03	Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy Placement at Harborview Medical Center - Association with Patient Age Presented by: Thomas E Phillips MD
06/27/03	VACULAR DISEASE AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Presented by: Robert G Riekse MD

Swedish Geriatric Education Series
(July 2002-June 2003)

Advanced Training in Geriatrics
Thursday Noon Seminars

07/04/02	No Conference
07/11/02	Arthritis Presented by: Scott Pollock MD
07/18/02	Sleepless in Seattle Presented by: Miguel A Paniagua MD
07/25/02	UTIs Presented by: Shiraz S Ahmed MD
08/01/02	Hypogonadism? Presented by: Eric Troyer MD
08/08/02	No Conference
08/15/02	No Conference
08/22/02	No Conference
08/29/02	No Conference
09/05/02	Primary Care Geriatrics Presented by: Martin Levine MD
09/12/02	Dental Care and Aging Presented by: Chris LeCuyer DDS
09/19/02	Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens Presented by: Tom Rasmussen
09/26/02	PPS in Home Care Presented by: Jan Muller
10/03/02	Nutrition Assessments Presented by: Kathy Russ RD
10/10/02	No Conference
10/17/02	COPD Presented by: Jonathan Ostrow MD
10/24/02	Geriatric Practice Presented by: Jaime Novias MD
10/31/02	Polypharmacy Presented by: John Zarek
11/07/02	Hearing Loss Presented by: Sandra Ellis
11/14/02	Multiple Sclerosis Presented by: Cathy Brittell
11/21/02	Unintentional Weight Loss Presented by: Ric Troyer MD
11/28/02	No Conference
12/05/02	Infection Control Presented by: Caroline Coleman
12/12/02	Falls Presented by: Jaime Novias MD
12/19/02	Social Service Smorgasbord Presented by: Pat Borman
12/26/02	No Conference
01/02/03	Sleep Presented by: Miguel Paniagua MD
01/09/03	Medical Data Survey Presented by: Pat Borman
01/16/03	Coding Billing Presented by: Ann Rutlege

Geriatric Conferences July 2001-June 2002

Geriatric Grand Rounds 07/01-06/02

07/06/01	CPT and ICD-9 Coding for Geriatrician (Part 2) Michi Yukawa MD MPH
07/20/01	Vetebroplasty: What Is It, Why Suggest It, and Does It Help? Wendy A Cohen MD
08/03/01	Quality Control In Pain Management For The Elderly Sabine von Preyss-Friedman MD
08/17/01	Update and Remaining Controversies About Assisted Suicide Robert A Pearlman MD MPH
08/31/01	Academic Gerontology or the Aging of Academicians William R Hazzard MD
09/07/01	Update in the Treatment of Arthritis for the Older Adult Gregory C Gardner MD
09/21/01	The Geriatric Traveler Ru-Chien Chi MD
10/05/01	Dizziness: A Neurologist's Approach Eric Kraus MD
10/19/01	Frailty (what's new)...or does FTT really exist? May J Reed MD
11/02/01	Lipoprotein Metabolism and Alzheimer's Disease Is There a Connection? William R Hazzard MD
11/16/01	No Conference-GSA (Chicago IL)
11/30/01	Controversies in Treatment of Geriatric Depression Mark Snowden MD MPH
12/07/01	Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Older Adults David A Gruenewald MD
12/21/01	New Concepts in the Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Kayla I Brodkin MD
01/04/02	Thyroid Disease in Older Adults Itamar B Abrass MD
01/18/02	Should Herb Take on Herb? Complementary Medicine in Older Adults, Part I Victor J Legner MD
02/01/02	Iron Deficiency in the Elderly - Selected Topics Thomas E Phillips MD
02/15/02	Should Herb Take on Herb? Complementary Medicine in Older Adults, Part II Robert G Riekse MD
03/01/02	Can We Slow Down the Aging Brain? Marie-Florence Shadlen MD
03/15/02	Androgens and the Aging Male Alvin M Matsumoto MD
03/29/02	The Masters Athlete: Exercise Trends in the Elderly & the Impact on Certain Health Parameters John M Espinola MD MPH
04/05/02	Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia Wayne C McCormick MD MPH FACP
04/19/02	Disability in the New Millennium: Underestimated, Highly Dynamic, but Preventable Thomas M Gill MD Yale University School of Medicine
05/03/02	Insulin Resistance as a Novel Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease: Evidence from in vivo Studies Suzanne Craft PhD
05/17/02	Prostate Cancer: Causes and Consequences Janet L Stanford PhD MPH
05/31/02	Pressure Ulcers and ITS Management Shiraz S Ahmed MD
06/07/02	Preventive Gerontology: The Search for the Fountain of Youth Miguel A Paniagua MD
06/21/02	Trends in Health Services Use and Disability in the Elderly Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS

Geriatric Journal Club 07/01-06/02

07/13/01	Article: Reducing Emergency Visits in Older Adults with Chronic Illness: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Group Visits in: ECP-Effective Clinical Practice 4(2)49-57, 2001 Wayne C McCormick MD MPH FACP
08/10/01	Article: Risk, causes and prevention of ischaemic stroke in elderly patients with symptomatic internal-carotid-artery stenosis Commentary: Carotid endarterectomy and prevention of stroke in the very elderly in: The Lancet 357:1154-1160, 1142-1143, 2001 Thomas E Phillips MD
09/13/01	A Reevaluation of the Duration of Survival After the Onset of Dementia Editorial: Aging and the Public Health Effects of Dementia in: NEJM 344(15):1111-1116; 1160-1161, 2001 David A Gruenewald MD
10/12/01	Benefits of Pravastatin on Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Older Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Are Equal to or Exceed Those Seen in Younger Patients: Results from the LIPID Trial in: Annals of Internal Medicine 134:931-940, 2001 Robert G Riekse MD
11/09/01	Lower Standing Systolic Blood Pressure as a Predictor of Falls in the Elderly: A Community-Based Prospective Study in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology 38(1)246-2562, 2001 Victor Legner MD
12/14/01	Restricted Activity among Community-Living Older Persons: Incidence, Precipitants, and Health Care Utilization in: Annals of Internal Medicine 135:313-321, 2001 Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS
01/11/02	Article: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease in: NEJM 345(21):1515-1521, 2001 Editorial: Do Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Reduce the Risk of Alzeimer's Disease? in: NEJM 345(21):1567-1568, 2001 ~~Ru-Chien Chi MD~~ Elizabeth K Vig MD MPH
02/008/02	Rapid Emergency Department Intervention for Older People Reduces Risk of Functional Decline: Results of a Multicenter Randomized Trial in: JAGS 49:1272-1281, 2001 John Espinola MD MPH
03/08/02	Risk of Dementia Among White and African American Relatives of Patients With Alzheimer Disease in: JAMA 287(3):329-336, 2002 ~~Elizabeth K Vig MD MPH~~ Ru Chien Chi MD
04/12/02	Motivating Factors for the Pursuit of Physician-Assisted Suicide: Patient and Family Voices Near final draft; Not submitted Yet Robert A Pearlman MD MPH
05/10/02	No Conference - AGS Meeting (Washington DC)
06/14/02	Plasma Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease in: NEJM 346(7):476-483, 2002 Miguel Paniagua MD

Geriatric Research Conference 07/01-06/02

07/27/01	The Proteolytic Regulation of APP and A-Beta Production in Alzheimer's Disease David G Cook PhD
08/24/01	Impaired Angiogenesis in Aging: Why is the Flow so Slow? May J Reed MD
09/28//01	How We Control What We Eat Michi Yukawa MD MPH
10/26/01	Potential Role of Free Radical Signaling in Suppression of Prostate Cancer Stephen R Plymate MD
11/23/01	No Conference-Thanksgiving
12/28/01	No Conference-Holiday
01/25/02	Factors Associated with Progression to Dementia among African American Cardiovascular Health Study Participants Marie-Florence Shadlen MD
02/22/02	Effects of Provider Practice on Functional Independence in Older Adults Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS
03/22/02	Do Cerebrovascular Lesions Affect Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease? Robert G Riekse MD ~~Elizabeth K Vig MD MPH~~
04/26/02	Recent Findings in Long-Term Care Use Among Elderly Japanese Americans Wayne C McCormick MD MPH FACP ~~Heather M Young PhD ARNP FAAN~~
05/24/02	The Experience of Surrogate Decision-Making: A Work in Progress Elizabeth K Vig MD MPH ~~Thomas E Phillips MD~~
06/28/02	Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy at UW Affiliated Hospitals during 2000 - Indications and Outcomes Thomas E Phillips MD ~~Robert G Riekse MD~~

2001-2002 Swedish Geriatric Education Series
Advanced Training in Geriatrics
Thursday Noon Seminars

July 05	No Conference
July 12	No Conference
July 19	No Conference
July 26	No Conference
August 02	Patty Mulhern RN VNS PPS Regulations in LTC
August 09	Lilia Mullins RN, CRNI IV Access
August 16	Carol Kasper RT Airway Management
August 23	Jaime Novais MD Falls
August 30	Mona Hacker MD Osteoporosis
September 06	Caroline A Coleman ARNP Infection Control
September 13	Kathy Russ RD Maximizing Usage of RDs
September 20	Jonathan Ostrow MD COPD in the Elderly
September 27	Holiday-Yom Kipper
October 04	Thomas E Phillips MD Weight Loss in Nursing Facilities
October 11	Jerry Gunville MSW Adult Protective Services
October 18	Debra McManus LPN Assisted Living
October 25	No Conference
November 01	Tony Boxwell ARNP Spiritual Needs
November 08	Diane Klem MSRD CD CPG Guardianship Proceedings
November 15	Martin Levine MD TBA
November 22	Holiday-Thanksgiving
November 29	Laura Vadman RN CETN Wound Care/Pressure Sores
December 06	Stu Farber MD Palliative Care
December 13	Scott Pollock MD Arthritis in the Elderly
December 20	Pat Borman MD TBA
December 27	No Conference-Winter Holidays
January 03	Pat Borman MD Visual Problems
January 10	Wayne C McCormick MD MPH FACP Death Certificates
January 17	Doug Harkness Elder Health
January 24	Laura Vadman RN CETN Wound Care, Part II
January 31	Doug Ichikawa DPM Podiatry
February 07	Mike Purdon MD Geriatric Back Problems
February 14	Elizabeth K Vig MD MPH Breaking Bad News
February 21	No Conference
February 28	Liz Holz Coding Billing
March 07	Mary Anne Bolte MD Psychiatric Illness
March 14	Alan Haltiner MD Differential Diagnosis Dementias
March 21	Shiraz S Ahmed MD UTI
March 28	No Conference
April 04	Karen Firzharris Community Resources Case Management
April 11	TBA
April 18	TBA
April 25	TBA
May 02	TBA
May 09	TBA
May 16	Tara McCaffree Senior Services
May 23	No Conference
May 30	Ru-Chien Chi MD TBA
June 06	TBA
June 13	TBA
June 20	TBA
June 27	TBA

Grand Rounds July 2000-June 2001

July 07, 2000	Management of the Dying Patient (Part II) David A Gruenewald MD FACP
July 21, 2000	Lewy Body Dementia John T Tran MD
August 04, 2000	Controversies in Treatment of Late-Life Depression Soo Borson MD
August 18, 2000	Perspectives on Long-Term Care: Provider vs Medical Director Wayne C McCormick MD MPH
September 01, 2000	The Physiology of Aging Itamar B Abrass MD
September 15, 2000	Physician Roles and Relationships in End of Life Care Stuart Farber MD
September 29, 2000	Evaluating Memory Loss Marie-Florence Shadlen MD
October 06, 2000	Why Women Live Longer Than Men: John Anderson my Jo William R Hazzard MD
October 20, 2000	Assisted Suicide: The Compassionate Response Clarence H Braddock III MD MPH
November 03, 2000	Aging and Memory Loss: From De Kooning to Reagan Marie-Florence Shadlen MD
November 17, 2000	No Conference - Gerontological Society of America Meeting in Washington DC
December 01, 2000	Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer Janet Lee Stanford PhD-Cancelled
December 15, 2000	The Need for More Aggressive Control of Blood Pressure in the Elderly - A Guide to Keeping the Lid On Kayla I Brodkin MD
December 29, 2000	Screening and Preventing Disease in Older Adults Robert G Riekse MD
January 05, 2001	Therapies to control Angiogenesis: From A to V May J Reed MD
January 19, 2001	Incontinence in Women Laura J Hart MD
February 02, 2001	Advance Care Directives: Should We Bother? Elizabeth K Vig MD MPH
February 16, 2001	Can Experience With Performance Measures In Geriatrics Aid Bioethics? Robert A Pearlman MD MPH
March 02, 2001	Tube Feeding in the Hospitalized Elderly Thomas E Phillips MD
March 16, 2001	Breast Cancer in the Older Woman Julie Gralow MD
March 30, 2001	Controversial Issues in the Management of Nursing Home Patients Julie K Gammack MD
April 06, 2001	The Relationship Between Social Networks and Health Outcomes in Late Life Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS
April 20, 2001	When, What and How to Bill? Michi Yukawa MD MPH
May 04, 2001	Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer Janet Lee Stanford PhD Clinical Approaches to Parkinson's Disease ~~Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson's Disease~~ Motor Complications in Parkinson's Disease Marty Levine MD
May 18, 2001	Advances in Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Elaine Peskind MD
June 01, 2001	Cultural Assessment in Geriatrics Ann Hightower MD
June 15, 2001	Strength Training in the Elderly: Just Do It! Karen E Saylor MD Clostridium Difficile Infections Shiraz S Ahmed MD
June 29, 2001	Clostridium Difficile Infections Shiraz S Ahmed MD Strength Training in the Elderly: Just Do It! Karen E Saylor MD

Journal Club

July 14, 2000	Evaluation of Prognostic Criteria for Determining Hospice Eligibility in Patients with Advanced Lung, Heart, or Liver Disease in: JAMA 282(17):1638-1645, 1999 Wayne C McCormick MD MPH FACP
August 11, 2000	Therapeutic equivalence of alendronate 70 mg once-weekly and alendronate 10 mg daily in the treatment of osteoporosis in: Aging Clin Exp Res 12(1):1-12, 2000 Michi Yukawa MD MPH
September 08, 2000	Dizziness among Older Adults: A Possible Geriatric Syndrome in: Ann Intern Med 132(5):337-344, 2000 Editorials: Occam's Razor, Geriatric Syndromes, and the Dizzy Patient in: Ann Intern Med 132(5):403-405, 2000 Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS
October 13, 2000	Outcome and Utilization Differences for Older Persons with Stroke in HMO and Fee-for-Service Systems in JAGS 48:726-734, 2000 Editorials: The Quality of Managed Care is Strained in JAGS 48:849-850, 2000 Pat Borman MD ~~Kathryn M Dobmeyer MD~~
November 10, 2000	No Journal Club - HOLIDAY
December 08, 2000	Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Among Older Adults in a Community Setting in: JAGS 48:1048-01054, 2000 Randomized, Controlled Trials, Observational Studies, and the Hierarchy of Research Designs in: NEJM 1887, 2000 Special Articles: A Comparison of Observational Studies and Randomized, Controlled Trials in: NEJM 1878, 2000 Julie K Gammack MD
January 12, 2001	Statins in the risk of dementia in: The Lancet 356:1627-1631, 2000 Thomas E Phillips MD
February 09, 2001	Efficacy of rivastigmine in dementia with Lewy bodies: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled international study in: The Lancet 356:2031-2036, 2000 Karen E Saylor MD
March 09, 2001	A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Study of Cerebrolysin for Alzheimer's Disease in: JAGS 48:1566-1571, 2000 Robert G Riekse MD
April 13, 2001	Prevention of Hip Fracture in Elderly People With Use of a Hip Protector in: NEJM 343(21):1506-1513, 2000 Editorial: Hip Protectors-A Breakthrough in Fracture Prevention in: NEJM 343(21):1562-1563, 2000 Elizabeth K Vig MD
May 11, 2001	No Journal Club - American Geriatric Society Meetings ~~David A Gruenewald MD~~
June 08, 2001	Article: Health outcomes associated with calcium antagonists compared with other first-line antihypertensive therapies: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Commentary: Selection of initial antihypertensive drug therapy in: The Lancet 356:1949-1954; 1942-1943, 2000 Kayla I Brodkin MD

Research Conference

July 28, 2000	Issues in End-of-Life Care: Physician/Patient/Caregiver Preceptions Stuart J Farber MD Perceptions of Older Adults and Terminally Ill Patients About the End of Life Elizabeth K Vig MD MPH
August 25, 2000	William R Hazzard MD Elizabeth K Vig MD Issues in End-of-Life Care: Physician/Patient/Caregiver Preceptions Stuart J Farber MD To Build an Academic Geriatric Program: 1, 2, 3 ... William R Hazzard MD
September 22, 2000	Analysis and Comparison of the Genomic Sequences Encompassing the Mouse and Human Microtubule Associated Protein Tau Parvoneh Navas PhD
October 27, 2000	Results from a Study on Physician-Assisted Suicide "Insights into Hastened Death" Robert A Pearlman MD MPH
November 24,2000	No Research Conference - HOLIDAY
December 22, 2000	Effects of Interleukin-15 on Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy and Inhibition of Muscle Wasting - In Vitro and In Vivo Research Findings LeBris S Quinn PhD
January 26, 2001	~~Elizabeth K Vig MD~~ ~~William R Hazzard MD~~ Use of Qualitative Methodology in End-of-Life Research Stuart J Farber MD
February 23, 2001	A Longitudinal Study of Cognitive Decline Marie-Florence Shadlen MD
March 23, 2001	Perceptions of "successful aging" What do aging individuals think? Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS
April 27, 2001	Body Weight Regulation in Older Adults Michi Yukawa MD MPH
May 25, 2001	Cellular senescence as a p53-independent response of cancer to therapy Daniel Y Wu MD PhD Genes Associated with Replicative Senescence and Oxidative Stress in Prostate Cancer Stephen R Plymate MD ~~Julie K Gammack MD~~
June 22, 2001	Geriatric Co-Management of Orthopedic Admissions at Harborview Medical Center: A Retrospective Study Julie K Gammack MD ~~Kathryn M Dobmeyer MD~~

Grand Rounds July 1999-June 2000

July 02, 1999	End of Life Care: Challenges to the Doctor-Patient Relationship Robert A Pearlman MD MPH
July 16, 1999	Toxic Substances in the Environment: Silent and Deadly Elizabeth K Vig MD
July 30, 1999	New Aspects of Prostate Cancer: Considerations for the Older Man Stephen R Plymate MD
August 06, 1999	Evaluation and Treatment of Commen Knee Problems Gregory C Gardner MD
August 20, 1999	The Role of Physical and Occupational Therapists in the Care of the Elderly Patient Ruby Macadangdang and James Broyer
September 03, 1999	Preventive Care in the Elderly: To Screen or not to Screen? May J Reed MD
September 17, 1999	Thank You to Debbie McAllister CMR, Pfizer-Pratt Pharmaceuticals; Ken Webert RPh, Pfizer-Steere Pharmaceuticals; Deborah J Hardie, Pfizer-Alta Pharmaceuticals and David Stump, Pfizer-Pfizer Labs for purchase of 16 Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics (Fourth Edition) textbooks for Geriatric Residents, Interns and Medical Students ******************************************* Improving Care Through the End of Life Georganne Trandum RN OCN
October 01, 1999	Housecall 2000 Wayne C McCormick MD MPH
October 15, 1999	Update on Medicare Managed Care Initiatives and Their Impact on the Elderly William Dowling PhD
October 29, 1999	What the Geriatrician Should Know About Adult Family Homes Kathryn M Dobmeyer MD
November 05, 1999	Sexual Function and Dysfunction in the Elderly Bradley Anawalt MD
November 19, 1999	No Conference
December 03, 1999	Physiologic Changes Associated with Aging Itamar B Abrass MD
December 17, 1999	Management of Diabetes in Older Adults Jeffrey I Wallace MD MPH
December 31, 1999	No Conference - Holiday
January 07, 2000	Diagnosis and Management of Sleep Disorders in the Elderly Michael V Vitiello PhD
January 21, 2000	Pre-Operative Evaluation in Elderly Patients John K Amory MD
February 04, 2000	Movement Disorders Bruce Ransom MD PhD
February 18, 2000	Weight Loss in Older Adults Michi Yukawa MD MPH
March 03, 2000	Identification and Treatment of Carotid Artery Stenosis David L Tirschwell MD MSc
March 17, 2000 REVISED	New Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Elaine Peskind MD
March 31, 2000	Management of the Dying Patient David A Gruenewald MD
April 07, 2000	Caring for the Elderly: Financial and Social Service Resources Julie Gammack MD
April 21, 2000	Gynecologic Disorders in the Elderly Woman Susan D Reed MD
May 05, 2000	Adverse Drug Reactions among Seniors Evan E Seevak MD
May 19, 2000	No Conference
June 02, 2000	Effect of Antimicrobial use in Resistance and Vice Versa Nursing Homes and LTCF Thomas M (Mac) Hooton MD
June 16, 2000	White Matter Dementias Shiraz S Ahmed MD
June 30, 2000	The Senior Health Enhancement Program: Outcomes and Directions Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS

Journal Club

July 09, 1999	Introduction The Effect of Low-Dose Continuous Estrogen and Progesterone Therapy with Calcium and Vitamin D on Bone in Elderly Women in: Ann Intern Med 130:897-904, 1999 Jeffrey I Wallace MD MPH
August 13, 1999	Heart Failure Survival Among Older Adults in the United States: A Poor Prognosis for an Emerging Epidemic in the Medicare Population in: Arch Intern Med 159:505-510, 1999 Kayla I Brodkin MD
September 10, 1999	Association of Aortic-Value Sclerosis with Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity in the Elderly in: NEJM 341:142-147, 1999 Shiraz S Ahmed MD
October 08, 1999	The Effect of Raloxifene on Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women: Results from the MORE Randomized Trial in: JAMA 281(23):2189-2197, 1999 Editorial: Encouraging News from the SERM Frontier in: JAMA 281(23):2243-2244, 1999 May J Reed MD
November 12, 1999	Cost of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia in Managed-Medicare in: JAGS 47:1065-1071, 1999 Wayne C McCormick MD MPH
December 10, 1999	Social Disengagement and Incident Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Elderly Persons in: Ann Intern Med 131(3):165-173, 1999 Editorial: Can Social Engagement Prevent Cognitive Decline in Old Age? in: Ann Intern Med 131(3):220-221, 1999 David A Gruenewald MD
January 14, 2000	Nonfasting Plasma Total Homocysteine Levels and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Elderly Framingham Men and Women in: Arch Intern Med 159:1077-1080, 1999 Editorial: Homocysteine in Health and Disease in: Ann Intern Med 131(5):387-388, 1999 Elizabeth K Vig MD
February 11, 2000	Interdisciplinary Geriatric Primary Care Evaluation and Management: Two-Year Outcomes in: JAGS 48:8-13, 2000 Evan E Seevak MD
March 10, 2000	Caregiving as a Risk Factor for Mortality The Caregiver Health Effects Study in: JAMA 282(23)2215-2219, 1999 Chronic Stress and Mortality Among Older Adults in: JAMA 282(23)2259-2260, 1999 Michi Yukawa MD MPH
April 14, 2000	Continuing Screening Mammography in Women Aged 70 to 79 Years Impact on Life Expectancy and Cost-effectiveness in: JAMA 282(22):2156-2163, 1999 Kathryn M Dobmeyer MD
May 12, 2000	Estrogen Replacement Therapy for Treatment of Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Disease A Randomized Controlled Trial in JAMA 283(8)1007-1015, 2000 Julie K Gammack MD
June 09, 2000	Appropriatness of Decision to Transfer Nursing Facility Residents to Hospital in JAGS 48(2):154-163, 2000 Inappropriate Hospitalization of Nursing Facility Residents: A Symptom of a Sick System of Care for Frail Older People in: JAGS 48(2):230-231, 2000 Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS

Research Conference

July 23, 1999	Androgens and Prostate Epithelial Cell Function Stephen R Plymate MD
August 27, 1999	Advance Directive Preferences Among Sub-Populations of Asian Nuring Home Residents in the Pacific Northwest Wayne C McCormick MD MPH
September 24, 1999	Mobility Training of Aged Cells May J Reed MD
October 22, 1999	Physical Function and Aging: Therapeutic Potential of Estrogen and Testosterone Shiraz S Ahmed MD
November 26, 1999	No Conference - Holiday
December 24, 1999	No Conference - Holiday
January 28, 2000	Therapeutic Potential of Estrogen and Raloxifene for Alzheimer's Disease Sanjay Asthana MD
February 25, 2000	Defining a Geriatrically Principled Practice Style: A Work-in-Progress Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS
March 24, 2000	Tau and Neurodegenerative Diseases Gerard D Schellenberg PhD
April 28, 2000	Ethnicity and Cognitive Performance among Elderly Blacks, Asians and Whites: The Role of Education Marie Florence Shadlen MD
May 26, 2000	Possible Influence of Leptin and Cytokines in Geriatric Anorexia? Michi Yukawa MD MPH
June 23, 2000	Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing in Alzheimer's Disease David G Cook PhD

Grand Rounds July 1998-June 1999

July 03, 1998	Holiday-No Conference
July 17, 1998	Bad News: To Tell or Not to Tell Elizabeth K Vig MD
July 31, 1998	The New Generation Antidepressants: An Update Mark B Snowden MD MPH
August 07, 1998	The Role of Hospice in Care Near the End of Life Jeffrey I Wallace MD MPH
August 21, 1998	HIV in the Elderly Wayne C McCormick MD MPH
September 04, 1998	Pre-Op Consult in Elderly Dominic F Reilly MD
September 18, 1998	Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Itamar B Abrass MD
October 02, 1998	Pain Management in the Elderly Stuart J Farber MD
October 16, 1998	Central Auditory Testing in Elderly as a Predictor of Preclinical AD George A Gates MD
October 30, 1998	Sedation and Analgesia in the Elderly Jonathan Gavrin MD
November 06, 1998	Pressure Sores in the Elderly David A Gruenewald MD
November 20, 1998	No Conference
December 04, 1998	PACE Program (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Margaret F Gaines MD FACP
December 18, 1998	Thyroid Disorders in the Elderly Itamar B Abrass MD
January 01, 1999	Holiday-No Conference
January 15, 1999	Gammopathies in the Elderly May J Reed MD
January 29, 1999	In the Wrinkles of Time Kayla I Brodkin MD
February 05, 1999	"Mini-Cog" - Validation of a Brief Screening Test for Dementia in Multiethnic, Multilingual Patients Soo Borson MD
February 19, 1999	Newer Developments in Parkinson's Disease Phillip D Swanson MD PhD
March 05, 1999	Neuropsychological Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Dementia Laura Baker PhD
March 19, 1999	Temporal Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica Eric H Sasso MD
April 02, 1999	Evaluation of Dementia, Including Atypical Presentations Shiraz Ahmed MD
April 16, 1999	Androgens in the Older Male Patient Alvin M Matsumoto MD
April 30, 1999	Biology and Management of Behavioral Problems in Alzheimer's Disease Sanjay Asthana MD
May 07, 1999	Treatment of A Fib in the Elderly (particularly anticoagulation issues) Michi Yukawa MD MPH
May 21, 1999	No Conference
June 04, 1999	Nutrition in Older Adults Jeffrey I Wallace MD MPH
June 18, 1999	Prevention of Visual Loss in the Elderly Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS

Geriatric Journal Club

July 10, 1998	Use of the Percentage of Free Prostate-Specific Antigen to Enhance Differentiation of Prostate Cancer From Benign Prostatic Disease In: JAMA 279(19):1542-1547, 1998 Jeffrey I Wallace MD MPH
August 14, 1998	Development of a Test Battery to Identify Older Drivers at Risk for Self-Reported Adverse Driving Events In: JAGS 46:562-568, 1998 Wayne C McCormick MD MPH
September 11, 1998	Reducing and Managing Restraints in Long-Term Care Facilities In: JAGS 40:381-385, 1992 Mark B Snowden MD MPH
October 09, 1998	Randomized Trial of Estrogen Plus Progestin for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Postmenopausal Women and Editorial Hormone Replacement Therapy and Heart Disease Prevention: Experimentation Trumps Observation In: JAMA 280(7):604-613, 650:652, 1998 Kayla I Brodkin MD
November 13, 1998	Depressive Symptoms and Physical Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Persons In: JAMA 279(21):1720-1726, 1998 Shiraz Ahmed MD
December 11, 1998	Effect of Pravastatin on Cardiovascular Events in Older Patients with Myocardial Infarction and Cholesterol Levels in the Average Range In: Ann Intern Med 129(9) 681-689, 1998 David A Gruenewald MD
January 08, 1999	Competing Risk Analysis of Men Aged 55 to 74 Years at Diagnosis Managed Conservatively for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer In: JAMA 280(11):975-980, 1998 Editorial: Comparing Treatments for Localized Prostate Cancer-Persisting Uncertainty In: JAMA 280(11):1008-1010, 1998 May J Reed MD
February 12, 1999	Metrifonate benefits cognitive, behavioral, and global function in patients with Alzheimer's disease In: Neurology 50:1222-1230, 1998 Sanjay Asthana MBBS
March 12, 1999	Effect of Alendronate on Risk of Fracture in Women with Low Bone Density but without Vertebral Fractures Results from the Fracture Intervention Trial In: JAMA 280(24):2077-2082, 1998 Bone Mass, Bone Fragility, and the Decision to Treat In: JAMA 280(24):2119-2120, 1998 Elizabeth K Vig MD
April 09, 1999	Comprehensive Discharge Planning and Home Follow-up of Hospitalized Elders A Randomized Clinical Trial In: JAMA 281(7):613-620, 1999 The Value of Targeted Case Management During Transitional Care In: JAMA 281(7):656-657, 1999 Elizabeth Phelan MD
May 14, 1999	The Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study II (CIBIS-II): a randomised trial In: The Lancet 353:9-10, 1999 Commentary: ß-blockers for mild to moderate heart failure In: The Lancet 353:2, 1999 Wayne C Levy MD-NO SHOW
June 11, 1999	The Effects of Aerobic Exercise and T'ai Chi on Blood Pressure in Older People: Results of a Randomized Trial In: JAGS 47:277-284, 1999 Michi Yukawa MD MPH

Geriatric Research Conference

July 24, 1998	Biomechanical Efficiency in CHF-Effects of Clonidine Wayne C Levy MD
August 28, 1998	Insights in Physician Assisted Suicide: Early Impressions from Retrospective Interviews with Family Members Robert A Pearlman MD MPH
September 25, 1998	Gene Expression Profile in Human Aging Cell Chang-En Yu PhD
October 23, 1998	In Vitro Studies of Hypertrophic Scarring LeBris S Quinn PhD
November 27, 1998	Holiday-No Conference
December 25, 1998	Holiday-No Conference
January 22, 1999	Sex Steroids, Cognition, and Alzheimer's Disease Sanjay Asthana MBBS
February 26, 1999	Updates on Weight Loss and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Research Projects Jeffrey I Wallace MD MPH
March 26, 1999	Investigating Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease Elizabeth A Phelan MD MS
April 23, 1999	Effects of Estratest on Independent Living Skills and Cognitive Function in Older Postmenopausal Women Shiraz Ahmed MD
May 28, 1999	Patient's Perception of the Dying Experience Elizabeth K Vig MD
June 26, 1999	Possible Cultural Differences in Onset of Dementia? Michi Yukawa MD MPH

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