Perioperative Care of the Older Adult - Agenda | Continuing Education Catalog

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Day One

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Keynote: Surgery in Older Adults: An Age-Friendly Approach
Zara Cooper, MD, MS

9:30 - 10:10 AM

Mentation: Preventing and Addressing Delirium in Surgical Patients
Sevdenur Cizginer Konuk, MD, MPH, AGSF

10:10 - 10:55 AM

Case-Based Workshop: Delirium and Dementia Surgical Cases
Deborah Lee, MD; Sharon Levine, MD, AGSF

10:55 - 11:35 AM

Multicomplexity: Considering Transitions of Care D Payment Models for Geriatrician Surgery Patients
Esteban Franco-Garcia, MD, AGSF

11:35 AM - 12:20 PM

Lunch and Optional Profession-Based Networking

12:20 - 1:00 PM

Frailty in Older Surgical Patients
Ariela Orkaby, MD, MPH

1:00 - 1:45 PM

Case-Based Workshop: Supporting Caregivers and Surrogates Before, During and After Surgery
Zara Cooper, MD, MS; Tamryn Fowler Gray, PhD, RN, MPH

1:45 - 2:25 PM

Rehab, Prehab, and Falls: Optimizing Mobility Throughout the Surgical Continuum
Julia Loewenthal, MD; Nancy Latham, PhD, PT

2:25 - 2:40 PM

Break

2:40 - 3:20 PM

What Matters Most: Addressing Goals and Priorities for Surgical Patients
Elizabeth Lilley, MD, MPH

3:20 - 4:05 PM

Case-Based Workshop: Serious Illness Conversations: A Guide for Communication About Goals of Care
Rachelle Bernacki, MD, MS; Elizabeth Lilley, MD, MPH

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Day Two

9:00 - 9:15 AM

Introduction to Day 2: Navigating Multicomplexity in Older Surgical Patients
Rachelle Bernacki, MD, MS

9:15 - 9:55 AM

Peri-Operative Evaluation of Geriatric Surgery Patients
Rachelle Bernacki, MD, MS; Christy Cauley, MD, MPH

9:55 - 10:40 AM

Case-Based Workshop: Pre-Operative Evaluation and Pre-Habilitation
Christy Cauley, MD, MPH; Esteban Franco-Garcia, MD, AGSF

10:40 - 11:20 AM

Medications: Polypharmacy and Deprescribing for Surgical Patients
Laura Frain, MD, MPH

11:20 AM - 12:05 PM

Case-Based Workshop: Medications: Geriatric Surgical Cases
Andrea Wershof Schwartz, MD, MPH; Lynne O'Mara, MBA, MPAS, PA-C

12:05 - 12:50 PM

Lunch and Optional Profession-Based Networking

12:50 - 1:30 PM

Anesthesia and Pain Management in Older Surgical Patients
Matthew B. Allen, MD

1:30 - 2:15 PM

Case-Based Workshop: Surgical Pain Management for Older Adults
Matthew B. Allen, MD; Alexander B. Stone, MD

2:15 - 2:30 PM

Break

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Panel Discussion: Implementing Geriatric Surgery Care Models
Amy Bulger, MPH, RN, GERO-BC, CPHQ; Lynne O'Mara, MBA, MPAS, PA-C; Houman Javedan, MD; Masaya Higuchi, MD, MPH, CMD, AGSF

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Course Wrap-Up
Andrea Wershof Schwartz, MD, MPH; Julia Loewenthal, MD