2024 National Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Conference
The 2024 National Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Conference for healthcare professionals is being held on November 8.
The ACE Conference trains and educates healthcare professionals across Advocate Health as well as multiple other health systems across the country and beyond. The intended audience includes Registered Nurses, Medical Doctors, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Nurse Practitioners, Physical Therapists, Social Workers, Pharmacists, and other interested health professionals involved in the care of older adults.
Live presentations include:
- “Next Steps in Making America's Healthcare Age-Friendly” - David Reuben, MD, Director, Multicampus Program in Geriatrics Medicine and Gerontology, Chief, Division of Geriatric, UCLA Center for Health Sciences
- “Care of an Older Patient at Risk for Delirium” - Esther Oh, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Co-director of the Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center
- “A Public Health Approach to Prevent Fall-Related Emergency Department Visits of Older Adult” - Shan Liu, MD, SD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Associate Physician, Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital
- “Assessment and Management of Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia” - Helen Kales, MD, Joe P. Tupin Endowed Professor
Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UC Davis Health
Recorded presentations include:
- “How to Start an Acute Care for Elders Unit in 2025” - Kellie Flood, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Care Continuum Services, Professor, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- “How to Prescribe Age-Friendly Medications for Older Adults: Lessons Learned from the Equipped Program” - Camille Vaughan, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, Division Director, Geriatrics & Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine
- “Addressing America's Greatest Challenges in Emergency Care for Older Adults” - Ula Hwang, MD, MPH, FACEP, Medical Director for Geriatric Emergency Medicine, New York University Langone Health
- “Addressing the Public Health Crisis of Boarding of Older Adults in America” - Vaishal Tolia, MD, MPH, Professor of Clinical Emergency and Internal Medicine, ED Medical Director, University California San Diego Health
- “How Clinicians Can Address the Unique Needs of a Diverse Aging Population” - Pei Chen, MD, Associate Professor, Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Staff Physician, San Francisco VA Medical Practice
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