GGIG 2008

Geriatrics and Gerontology Interest Group
Lunchtime Lecture Series
Spring/Fall 2008
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January 8, 2008 
Cross-Cultural Aspects of Long-Term Care

James Powers, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics, VUMC
Ralf Habermann, Assistant Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics

January 22, 2008 
Vision Changes in Older Adulthood

Laura Wayman, MD, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, VUMC

February 5, 2008 
Amputation Prevention in Older Diabetes Patients

Mark Hinkes, DPM, Chief of Podiatric Services & Director, Podiatric Medical Education, VA-TVHS

February 19, 2008 
Recent Developments in the VUMC Senior Care Services (Geriatrics Consult Service & ACE Unit)

Laurence Solberg, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics, VUMC
Ralf Habermann, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics, VUMC


March 18, 2008 
Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults

Chitra Fernando, MD, Fellow in Geriatric Medicine, VUMC/VA-TVHS

April 22, 2008 
Rehabilitation in Geriatrics—Occupational and Physical Therapy

Kelly Floyd, MS, OTR/L, Asst. Manager, Rehabilitation Services
Robert Knight, PT, Physical Therapist, VUMC


May 6, 2008 
Hearing Health & Audiology

William Dickinson, Au.D. Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt BillWilkersonCenter, VUMC

May 20, 2008  
Hospitalization of the Elderly

Tracy Doering, MD, Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, BaptistHospital

October 7, 2008 
Update on the Vanderbilt-Reynolds Geriatrics Education Center

James Powers, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics, VUMC
Donna Rosenstiel, LCSW, Program Manager, VR-GEC, VUMC

October 21, 2008
ACE Unit Concepts: Meeting the Needs of Older Adults

Sandy McGill, RN, MSN, MBA, ACE Unit Educator, VUMC

November 4, 2008
Quality-of-Life: Understanding Reports from the Literature

Barbara Murphy, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Pain and Symptom Management Program & Director, Head and Neck Research Program, VUMC

December 2, 2008
Music and Caring for Older Adults: A Physician’s Perspective

James Powers, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics, VUMC



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