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2025 Conference Schedule

2025 Geriatrics Updates: living and loving longevity

29th Annual Geriatrics Medicine Highlights and
9th Annual
Cognitive Impairment and Memory Disorders

Thursday, October 9, 2025

7:45 AM – 8:00 AM Registration

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM
Welcome and Course Overview
Dr. Jeanne Wei

Cancer – Moderator: Priya Mendiratta

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM
Hematologic Cancers: CLL and CML in Older Adults
Alan Baltz

8:50 AM – 9:20 AM
Breast Cancer
Ronda Henry-Tillman  

9:25 AM – 9:55 AM
Prostate Cancer
Marcelo Bigarella 

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Break

10:20 AM – 10:50 AM
Colon Cancer
Rangaswamy Govindarajan

Cardiopulmonary – Moderator: Priya Mendiratta

10:55 AM – 11:25 AM
Cardiac Arrhythmias in Geriatric Population
Hakan Paydak

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
COPD
Krishna Kakkera

12:05 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH/Board Review & Poster Sessions
Julie Windholz and Priya Mendiratta

1:05 PM – 1:35 PM
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Reasons to Diagnose and Treat
David Davila

1:40 PM – 2:10 PM
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Andre Ramdon

Infectious Diseases – Moderator: Lisa Hutchison

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Mohammad Alomari

2:50 PM – 3:20 PM
Viral Pneumonia
Keyur Vyas

3:25 PM – 3:35 PM
Break

Pharmacology Update – Moderator: Regina Gibson

3:40 PM – 4:10 PM
AGS Beers Criteria®: What Should We Use Instead?
Lisa Hutchison

4:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Medicines for Pain
Meghan Breckling

4:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Wrap-Up and Evaluation
Gohar Azhar

Friday, October 10, 2025

7:45 AM – 8:00 AM Registration

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM
Welcome and Course Overview
Dr. Jeanne Wei

Endocrine and Gastrointestinal – Moderator: Gohar Azhar

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM
Diabetes Management in Older Adults
Joseph Henske

8:50 AM – 9:20 AM
Sarcopenia
David Church

9:25 AM – 10:05 AM
Thyroid
Don Bodenner

10:10 AM – 10:25 AM
Break

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Esophageal Dysfunctions
Meer Ali

11:05 AM – 11:35 AM
Weight Loss Evaluation
Shami Nandy

11:40 AM – 12:10 PM
C-Diff
Ryan Dare

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM
Lunch/PREVENTABLE SKIT
Pat Savary/Regina Gibson/Randy Henderson

Neurocognitive Impairment – Moderator: Elizabeth Eoff-McDaniel

1:10 PM – 1:40 PM
Updates from the 8th International Lewy Body Dementia Conference
Denise Compton

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Diagnosing and Management of Parkinson Disease
Kathyrn Chenault

2:20 PM – 2:50 PM
Update on Alzheimer’s Treatment
Elizabeth Eoff-McDaniel

2:55 PM – 3:10 PM
Break

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Different Types of PET Scans in Diagnostic Workup of Dementia
Joshua Eichhorn

3:50 PM – 4:20 PM
Grief and Healing: A Chaplain’s Perspective on Walking with the Grieving
Susan McDougal

4:25 PM – 4:35 PM
Wrap–Up and Evaluation
Gohar Azhar

4:45 PM or 5:00 PM
Movie: “80 for Brady” – 1 hour, 38 minutes
Auditorium with light snacks

Saturday, October 11, 2025

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Registration

8:45 AM – 8:55 AM
Welcome and Course Overview
Dr. Jeanne Wei

Caring for the Caregiver – Moderator: Debbie Brady

8:55 AM – 9:25 AM
Do I Have Alzheimer’s Disease?
Gohar Azhar

9:30 AM – 9:55 AM
Tips for Caregivers: A Strengths Based Approach
Brandi Schneider

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
PANEL: Q & A on Memory and Caregiving
Susie Whittington, Debbie Brady, Gohar Azhar

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM
Break

10:40 AM – 11:05 AM
Depression in Older Adults
Melodee Harris

11:10 AM – 11:35 AM
Resources for Caregivers and Those Living With Dementia
Jill Thompson

11:35 AM – 12:10 PM
Lunch/Essentials of Medication Management
Amanda Russell

Essentials for Those Living with Neurocognitive Disorders – Moderator: Regina Gibson

12:10 PM – 12:40 PM
Getting Your Affairs in Order: Legal and Financial Planning
Andrea Kleinhenz

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM
PANEL: Transition to Facility Living and/or Care at Home
Debbie Brady, Andrea Kleinhenz, Regina Gibson

1:20 PM – 1:45 PM
Cognitive Stimulation
Hilary Clark

1:45 PM – 1:55 PM
Wrap–Up and Evaluation
Jeanne Wei

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