Virtual Geriatric Medicine Community-Wide Grand Rounds

By Karen Brown, January 4, 2023

Open to Ithaca College Faculty, Staff and Students Wednesdays at 8 AM

Geriatric Medicine Community-Wide Grand Rounds meet weekly September – June and feature multidisciplinary geriatric topics by an expert speaker. These presentations are sponsored by The Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center at Monroe Community Hospital and the Department of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

The Ithaca College Gerontology Institute and the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center invite you to attend any and all of the upcoming grand round presentations.  

Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend and include sessions in your syllabi.  All students welcome to attend.

These sessions are eligible for AMA Category 1 continuing education credit and proof of attendance is available.  

Upcoming Topics

Topic Speakers Date
How to Leverage Medical Directors to Improve Quality

Dallas Nelson, MD; Associate Professor: Medical Director; UR Medicine Geriatrics Group
Kim Danzig, RN; Regional Director; Hurlbut Care Communities
Nicole Halsey, RN; Corporate Clinical Leadership Nurse; Hurlbut Care Communities

January 11
Understanding the Latest in the Science of Successful Brain Aging Maureen O'Connor, PsyD; ABPP-CN; Director Neuopsychology; Bedford Veterans Hospital January 18
LGBTQ+ Aging:  Empowering Narrative and Promoting Resilience Allison Ogawa; Medical Student; URSMD February 1
Frailty and Resilience:  2 sides of a coin or different constructs completely?  A discussion and a Lifestyle Me

Susan Friedman, MD; Professor of Medicine; Highland Hospital

February 8

Nursing Homes and COVID-19:  What Happened and Lessons Learned

Michael L. Barnett, MD, MS; Associate Professor, Health Policy & Management; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health February 15

Approaching Dementia from Left Field:  A 20-Year Reflection

G. Allen Power, MD, FACP; Schlegel Chair in Aging & Dementia Innovation; Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging February 2

Grand Rounds Wednesdays 8 - 9 AM

ZOOM Link for all sessions:

https://urmc.zoom.us/j/528317853?pwd=bDNEc0xJZXBxeTRIa0pSQldNMkhRQT09

Meeting ID: 528 317 853

Password: 003046

Please contact Karen Brown, FLGEC Program Manager, for questions or assistance.