GNYGCC LVAD/Frailty Study
The consortium is investigating Frailty measures in LVAD candidates to determine if LVAD placement reduces frailty. click
The consortium is investigating Frailty measures in LVAD candidates to determine if LVAD placement reduces frailty. click
Listed in reverse order, they include all slides, readings, tests and more.
GNYGCC is currently conducting a series of seminars based on the Essential of Cardiac Care for Older Adults (ECCOA). Don’t miss this opportunity to take advantage of the most up-to-date work in Geriatric Cardiology. To join the webcast, contact info@gnygcc.org for information.
A preliminary list of topics and presenters is as follows:
Major Areas | Speaker/Facilitator | Date |
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Cardiovascular Syndrome in Older Adults | Mat Maurer Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology; Medical Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Research Laboratory for the Elderly, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
Oct 18&19, 2011 |
Aging & Pharmacology | Janice Schwartz Clinical Professor of Medicine, Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences,University of California, San Francisco; Director, Research, Jewish Home of San Francisco. |
Nov 29&30, 2011 |
Cardiovascular Aging Physiology | Sue Zieman Program Officer, Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology, Geriatric Division, National Institute on Aging |
Jan 10&11, 2012 |
Assuring Meaningful Benefit at Minimal Risk in Geriatric Cardiology: The Frailty Phenotype | Linda Fried Dean and Delamar Professor, Mailman School of Public Health; Senior Vice President; Columbia University Medical Center |
Feb 7&8, 2012 |
Valve Disease in Older Adults | Allan Schwartz Seymour Milstein Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Department of Medicine; Harold Ames Hatch Professor of Clinical Medicine; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
Mar 20&21, 2012 |
CAD – Chronic Coronary Disease | Joseph Tenenbaum Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Chief of Medicine Service-Allen Hospital, New York |
Apr 24&25, 2012 |
CAD – Acute MI | Karen Alexander Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine |
May 22&23, 2012 |
Prevention and Risk Factors |
Daniel Forman Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology, Brigham Womens/Harvard Medical School |
June 26&27, 2012 |
Heart Failure in Older Adults |
Mat Maurer Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology; Medical Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Research Laboratory for the Elderly, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
July 31, Aug 1, 2012 |
Falls and Syncope in Older Adults |
Lew Lipsitz Director and Professor, Dept of Aging, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Director and Senior Scientist, Institute for Aging Research |
Sep 11&12, 2012 |
Rhythm Disorders and Devices in Older Adults |
Michael Rich Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine; Director, Cardiac Rapid Evaluation Unit, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO |
Oct 16&17, 2012 |
Preoperative Assesment and Care |
Beth Barron Assistant Clinical Professor, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Co-Director, Hospitalist Program – Allen Hospital, New York |
Nov 13&14, 2012 |
Decision Making and End of Life Care |
Hannah Lipman Associate Director, Center for Bioethics; Chief, Bioethics Consultation Service; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Geriatrics and Cardiology;Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center |
Dec 11&12, 2012 |