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  4. Geriatrics Grand Rounds
  5. Grand Rounds July 2020 to June 2021

Grand Rounds July 2020 to June 2021

July 24, 2020

Speaker:  Joseph Henske, M.D., Director of Diabetes Program, UAMS Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Topic: “Management of Diabetes in Older Adults”

July 31, 2020

Speaker:  Rohit Dhall, M.D., Associate Professor, COM Neurology, UAMS
Topic: “Parkinson Disease Medical Management Update”

August 14, 2020

Speaker:  Betty Everett, Ph.D., Associate Professor, COM Psychiatry, Psychiatric Research Institute, UAMS
Topic: “Recognizing and Treating Traumatic Stress Disorders”

August 28, 2020

Speaker:  Arny Ferrando, Ph.D., FISSN, Professor, COM Geriatrics, UAMS
Topic: “Muscle Health:  Weakness, Frailty, and Maintaining Function”

September 11, 2020

Speaker: Lisa Hutchison, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Professor, COP College of Pharmacy
Topic: “Curb Your Enthusiasm:  Managing Caregiver Expectations in Senior Care”

September 25, 2020

Speaker: Denise Compton, Ph.D., Associate Professor, COM Geriatrics, UAMS
Topic: “Diagnosis and Treatment of Lewy Body Dementia”

October 9, 2020

Speaker:  Ashley McMillan, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, College of Health Profession, Center for Dental Education, UAMS
Topic: “Oral Health Considerations in the Medically Compromised”

October 23, 2020

Speaker:  Jametria Howard-Jones, M.D., Fellow Physician, COM Geriatrics, UAMS
Topic: “Addressing Health Care Disparities in the U.S.”

October 30, 2020

Speaker:  Elizabeth Eoff, M.D., Fellow Physician, COM Geriatrics, UAMS
Topic: “COVID-19 and the Elderly”

November 13, 2020

Speaker:  Maneetha Kodali, M.D., Assistant Professor, COM Geriatrics, UAMS
Topic: “Hypoxia in the Elderly”

December 11, 2020

Speaker: Priya Priyambada, M.D., Assistant Professor, COM Geriatrics, UAMS
Topic: “Approach  to Polycythemia and Thrombocytosis in Elderly”

January 8, 2021

Speaker: Shami Nandy, M.D., Fellow Physician, COM Geriatrics, UAMS
Topic: “Delirium in Elderly”

January 22, 2021

Speaker: Robin McAtee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, COM Geriatrics, UAMS and Leah Tobey, DPT, COM Psychiatry, UAMS
Topic: “What is Age-Friendly Healthcare?”

January 29, 2021

Speaker: Elizabeth Eoff, M.D., Fellow Physician, COM Geriatrics, UAMS
Topic: “Dementia”

February 12, 2021

Speaker: Sushma Bhusal, MBBS, M.D., Assistant Professor, COM Internal Medicine Nephrology, UAMS
Topic: “Transplantation in the Elderly:  Is it safe?”

February 26, 2021

Speaker: William Atchley, M.D., Assistant Professor, COM Internal Medicine Pulmonary, UAMS
Topic: “Asthma and Obstructive Lung Disease in the Aging Patient”

March 12, 2021

Speaker: Malek Al-Hawwas, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, Assistant Professor, COM Internal Medicine Cardiology, UAMS
Topic: “Management of Coronary Artery Disease in Cancer Patients”

March 26, 2021

Speaker: Jametria Howard-Jones, M.D., Fellow Physician, COM Geriatrics, UAMS
Topic: “Major Depression in the Elderly”

April 9, 2021

Speaker: Valentina Todorova, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, COM Internal Medicine Hem-Onc, UAMS
Topic: “Anthracyclines: Anticancer Action and Cardiotoxicity”

April 23, 2021

Speaker: Heather Moore, M.D., Assistant Professor, COM Internal Med Palliative Care, UAMS
Topic: “Advance Care Planning in Geriatrics”

April 30, 2021

Speaker: Shami Nandy, M.D., Fellow Physician, COM Geriatrics, UAMS
Topic: “Preventive Care Guidelines in the Elderly”

May 28, 2021

Speaker: Xiaomin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor, Geriatrics, UAMS
Topic: “The Expression of MicroRNA and microRNA Clusters in the Aging Heart”

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