What You'll Master

• Geriatric Assessment: Learn the art of the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). This foundational skill allows you to evaluate not just a patient's medical issues, but also their functional status, cognitive ability, and social support networks.
• Dementia and Falls: Develop a structured approach to assessing a patient with suspected dementia and managing a patient who has experienced a fall. You'll learn to differentiate between different types of cognitive impairment and understand the multifactorial risk factors for falls.
• Delirium, Depression, and Polypharmacy: These are three of the most common and challenging presentations in older patients. This section will give you the tools to recognize and manage delirium, screen for and treat depression, and perform a medication review to address polypharmacy.
• Frailty, Sleep Disorders, and Pressure Ulcers: Understand the concept of frailty and its importance in predicting outcomes. You'll also learn to assess and manage common sleep disorders and prevent and treat pressure ulcers.
• Urinary Incontinence and Osteoporosis: Two very common issues in older adults. This section will guide you through the investigation and management of urinary incontinence and the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.