Diane Chau, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Program Director, San Diego, presented on Pain Management in Geriatric Patients. Michael Fingerhood, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, presented on Aging and Addictions
Glendale, CA / myprgenie.com / ACCESSWIRE / June 20, 2014 / Audio-Digest Foundation Announces the Release of Internal Medicine Volume 61, Issue 07: Pain and Addiction Issues in the Older Adult.
The goal of this program is to improve the management of pain and addictions in older adults. After hearing and assimilating this program, the clinician will be better able to:
1. Assess pain in an older patient.
2. Prescribe effective and appropriate pharmacologic treatment for pain in older adults.
3. Screen older patients for alcohol and drug abuse.
4. Recognize symptoms of alcohol, opioid, and benzodiazepine withdrawal.
5. Initiate age-appropriate treatment for substance abuse in older adults.
The original programs were presented by Diane Chau, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Program Director, Geriatrics Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine; Medical Director, Veterans Affairs Community Living Center, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, and Michael Fingerhood, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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