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1 To gain understanding of the various disease prevention strategies and their relationship to the care of the elderly To understand the relationship between cultural values and preventive strategies. 57513 2008 Arizona Geriatrics Society All Rights Reserved 573455734657346573475734857349573505735157352573535734657351573545735557349573565735757358573465735957351573475736057352573485734657349573525735157358573605735657346 573615735157351 573625734 S Preventive Services Task Force USPSTF 57375e ACA also requires these services be provided with no costsharing for the patient which means no copays coinsurance or deductibles 57375e USPSTF an independent volunteer panel of experts in prevention and Adult Preventive Exams: Preventive ofce visits including well-child care Exams: Preventive ofce visits including well-woman exam Immunizations (vaccines for children, birth to age 18 – doses Falls Prevention Presentation . Developed by AOTA and . AGPT, a component of APTA. Presented by . Andrea McPherson . and . James Strollo. Photo © William Provost. Copyright © 2015 by the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy, APTA. To republish this information, please contact copyright@aota.org or geriatrics@geriatrics.org. Falls Prevention Presentation . Developed by AOTA and . AGPT, a component of APTA. Photo © William Provost. Copyright © 2015 by the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy, APTA. To republish this information, please contact copyright@aota.org or geriatrics@geriatrics.org. Falls Prevention Presentation . Developed by AOTA and . AGPT, a component of APTA. Photo © William Provost. Copyright © 2015 by the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy, APTA. To republish this information, please contact copyright@aota.org or geriatrics@geriatrics.org. Nikki Waller, MD. Ellen Roberts PhD, MPH. Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD. Precise Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient Adult in the ED: . An interactive case series. With Support from The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, . Falls Prevention Presentation . Developed by AOTA and . AGPT, a component of APTA. Photo © William Provost. Copyright © 2015 by the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy, APTA. To republish this information, please contact copyright@aota.org or geriatrics@geriatrics.org. Department of Acute Geriatrics University Hospital of Basel Medical Faculty University of Basel Switzerland Reto W Kressig born in Zurich Switzerland is professor and chief of Geriatrics at the Univer Leah . Taffel MD, . Laura . Fernandez MD, . Serena . Chao MD MSc, . Andrea Schwartz MD MPH. Background. Number of older adults in the US is growing. Increase in incidence of geriatric syndromes: . Dementia. 1. 2. 3. On the end of this lecture the audience should know what is:. Prevention and define levels of Prevention. The objectives of screening. and the elements that constitute a useful screening test. GERIATRICMEDICINEAREACONCENTRATION GeriatricsElective(MS4):Thiselective can be used in a variety of ways. It can provide additional training in clinical geriatrics or pursuit of new or continuing rese THE AMER ICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY The Empire State Building 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801 New York, NY 10118 (212) 308- fax: (212) 832- www.americangeriatrics.org ¨ Interdisciplinary approach Geriatr By J. Kenneth Brubaker MD, CMD. Corporate Medical Director of Masonic Villages of PA. Medical Director of Masonic Village Hospice. Geriatric Consultant. jkbrubak@masonicvillages.org. Objectives. Review the origins of the specialty of Geriatrics in the USA..