Challenges in Aging

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Podcast: Challenges in Aging

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Target Audience

This activity is targeted toward primary care, neurology and other specialties caring for geriatric patients.

Statement of Need

With the aging population it is imperative that providers routinely assess older adult patients, not just the frail elderly, for the presence of geriatric syndromes. In some cases, early identification may lead to intervention strategies that will improve patient outcomes.

Objectives At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:

1. Define the scope of geriatrics.
2. Distinguish between geriatric depression and dementia.
3. Describe diagnostic guidelines for geriatric depression.
4. Discuss treatment options for geriatric depression.
5. Recognize earlier signs and symptoms suggestive of decline in function.

Moderator Carmel Person M.D. Geriatric Medicine Norton Healthcare

Speakers

Rachel Hart, D.O. Geriatric Medicine Specialist Norton Neuroscience Institute John J. Wernert, M.D., MHA, DLFAPA Executive Medical Director Norton Behavioral Medicine

Resources for Additional Study

A Practical Guide to Geriatric Syndromes in Older Adults with Cancer: A Focus on Falls, Cognition, Polypharmacy, and Depression

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31099668/

Decline in Emotional Face Recognition Among Elderly People May Reflect Mild Cognitive Impairment.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34163407/

Resources

Depression Screening - Patient Health Questionniare-9 (PHQ-9)

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Date of Original Release |September 2021

All information referenced in this podcast was correct at the time of initial publication.

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