Program for Friday May 10, 2024

Moderator: Angela G. Catic, MD, MEd
Sponsored by the AGS/ADGAP Education Committee, the Clinical Practice and Models of Care Committee, the Tideswell Special Interest Group and the Patient Priorities Care Special Interest Group 

This session will share the unique perspectives of a patient and caregiver, as well as those teaching, learning, and implementing PPC in diverse populations. Learning Objectives: (1) describe specific impacts of the PPC approach on patients and caregivers; (2) review specific impacts of the PPC approach on clinical teachers and trainees; (3) demonstrate how PPC addresses the social determinants of health and impacts culturally diverse older persons; and (4) demonstrate familiarity with the PPC implementation tools, as well as the learning and networking opportunities.

Moderator: Amit A. Shah, MD                                                                                                                                    
Sponsored by the Education Committee, Ethics Committee, and Tideswell Special Interest Group

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related technologies will change medicine. This symposium will discuss current applications of AI in geriatric medicine, reviewing current and future applications in clinical medicine, research, and education. Learning Objectives: (1) develop a basic understanding of AI technology, including natural-language processing, large language models, deep learning, neural networks, and machine learning and describe their application in the field of clinical practice, medical education, and research; (2) describe ethical considerations in integrating AI technology in medicine, potential for propagation of biases and the potential impact of these on healthcare inequity and health disparities; (3) discuss examples of and potential uses of AI currently in use in clinical practice; and (4) review examples of and potential uses AI currently in use in medical education and research.

Moderator: Noelle Marie Javier, MD
Sponsored by the LGBTQ Special Interest Group & the AHEAD Special Interest Group

This program is based around lived experience of LGBTQI+ community members, exploring past trauma, health care experiences of discrimination and minority stress across the life span to educate current providers on caring for this population. Learning Objectives: (1) explain how historical experiences of the older LGBTQI+ community have influenced current interactions with health care; (2) identify health care disparities that have been faced by the LGBTQI+ community; (3) analyze the importance of affirming and trauma informed care to LGBTQI+ older adults; and (4) create an affirming environment inclusive of LGBTQI+ older adults.

Moderator: TBD                                                                                                                                                         
Sponsored by the Research Committee

This session will present the latest peer-reviewed geriatrics research with questions and answers to follow.  Learning Objectives: (1) discuss new and original geriatrics research; (2) describe an emerging concept or new scientific focus in aging research; and (3) summarize the key findings of projects with relevance to care of older adults.

Chair: Joanne Lynn, MD

The mission of this SIG is to share information on the proposals, models of care, community integration collaboration networks, and politics that center on building geographic reforms across all service providers.

Co-Chairs: Christine Liu, MD, MS & Devika Nair, MD, MSC1

The mission of this SIG is to discuss the ways interdisciplinary collaboration can help older adults and their family members feel supported in the dialysis vs conservative management decision making process; to collaborate on how to create co-management geriatrics and renal subspecialty clinics; and to foster research on outcomes that affect the quality of life of older adults with kidney disease, such as falls, re-hospitalization rates, and end of life care.

Co-Chairs: Cathleen Colon-Emeric, MD, MHS & Sarah Berry, MD, MPH

The mission of this SIG is to discuss future strategies to promote improved education and care for bone loss in older adults.