Mount Sinai 24th Annual Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine 2025

Comprehensive Geriatrics, Palliative Care & Board Review Program

The Mount Sinai 24th Annual Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine 2025 is a comprehensive, evidence-based educational program designed to provide clinicians with the latest advances in geriatric medicine, palliative care, symptom management, and serious illness communication. Developed by the renowned Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, this intensive board review course delivers practical clinical guidance for caring for older adults with complex medical, functional, cognitive, and psychosocial needs.

Combining expert-led lectures, interactive board review sessions, and case-based workshops, the course equips participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage multimorbidity, polypharmacy, frailty, dementia, chronic illness, end-of-life care, and palliative emergencies across diverse healthcare settings.

Product Details

• Course Date: September 16–19, 2025
• Format: 110 Videos (.mp4) + 110 Subtitle Files (.vtt) + 117 PDFs
• Size: 52.4 GB
• Access: On-Demand
• Provider: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Board Review: Included

Program Overview

As populations age worldwide, clinicians increasingly encounter older adults with multiple chronic conditions, functional impairments, cognitive decline, and complex care needs. Effective management requires an integrated approach that combines geriatric medicine principles with high-quality palliative care.

This intensive update provides a comprehensive review of:

• Geriatric Medicine
• Palliative Medicine
• Board Review Preparation
• Multimorbidity Management
• Polypharmacy & Deprescribing
• Dementia Care
• Delirium
• Frailty
• Symptom Management
• Serious Illness Communication
• Advance Care Planning
• End-of-Life Care
• Ethics in Healthcare
• Hospice Medicine
• Quality of Life Interventions

The curriculum is designed for both board examination preparation and immediate clinical application.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Develop comprehensive interdisciplinary care plans for older adults with multimorbidity.
• Implement safe medication management and deprescribing strategies.
• Recognize and manage common geriatric syndromes and palliative care challenges.
• Improve symptom control in patients with serious and life-limiting illnesses.
• Facilitate effective goals-of-care discussions and advance care planning.
• Assess decision-making capacity and navigate ethical dilemmas.
• Apply evidence-based approaches to dementia, osteoporosis, heart failure, and movement disorders.
• Integrate holistic interventions to enhance patient comfort and quality of life.

Geriatric Medicine Updates

The course delivers an extensive review of common and complex conditions affecting older adults.

Topics include:

• Frailty
• Falls prevention
• Functional decline
• Sarcopenia
• Geriatric assessment
• Mobility disorders
• Aging physiology
• Preventive geriatric care

Faculty provide practical strategies to improve health outcomes and maintain independence in aging populations.

Multimorbidity & Complex Chronic Disease Management

Managing multiple chronic illnesses is a central challenge in geriatric care.

Topics include:

• Heart failure in older adults
• Diabetes management
• Hypertension
• Chronic kidney disease
• Osteoporosis
• Cardiovascular disease
• Complex care coordination
• Comprehensive treatment planning

Participants learn evidence-based approaches to balancing competing medical priorities.

Polypharmacy & Deprescribing

Medication-related complications are a major source of morbidity among older adults.

Topics include:

• Polypharmacy risk reduction
• Deprescribing frameworks
• Medication reconciliation
• Beers Criteria updates
• Adverse drug event prevention
• Shared decision-making

Experts discuss practical methods to optimize medication regimens while reducing harm.

Dementia & Cognitive Disorders

Dedicated sessions focus on the diagnosis and management of cognitive impairment.

Topics include:

• Alzheimer’s disease
• Vascular dementia
• Lewy body dementia
• Behavioral symptoms of dementia
• Delirium recognition
• Capacity assessment
• Caregiver support
• Long-term care planning

Faculty emphasize patient-centered strategies for improving quality of life.

Palliative Care Essentials

A major focus of the course is comprehensive palliative care across serious illnesses.

Topics include:

• Symptom management
• Total pain assessment
• Dyspnea management
• Nausea and vomiting
• Fatigue
• Anxiety and depression
• Palliative care emergencies
• Serious illness care

Participants learn practical approaches to improving comfort and quality of life.

Advance Care Planning & Serious Illness Communication

Effective communication remains one of the most important skills in palliative medicine.

Topics include:

• Goals-of-care discussions
• Advance directives
• Prognostic communication
• Family meetings
• Shared decision-making
• Cultural considerations
• End-of-life discussions

Faculty provide structured communication frameworks applicable to daily practice.

Hospice & End-of-Life Care

The course reviews best practices for caring for patients nearing the end of life.

Topics include:

• Hospice eligibility
• End-of-life symptom management
• Ethical decision-making
• Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment
• Spiritual care
• Family support
• Bereavement considerations

Clinicians gain confidence in providing compassionate, patient-centered care.

Ethics, Capacity & Decision-Making

Complex ethical situations frequently arise in geriatric and palliative care.

Topics include:

• Decision-making capacity
• Surrogate decision-makers
• Ethical dilemmas
• Informed consent
• Guardianship issues
• Healthcare ethics

Participants learn practical frameworks for navigating difficult clinical situations.

Integrative & Quality-of-Life Interventions

The conference also explores supportive interventions that improve well-being.

Topics include:

• Medical cannabis
• Expressive arts therapy
• Complementary therapies
• Quality-of-life enhancement
• Psychosocial support
• Holistic care models

These approaches complement traditional medical management and support patient-centered care.

Board Review Preparation

An important component of the program is comprehensive board review.

Features include:

• Board-style questions
• Case-based discussions
• Clinical pearls
• High-yield review sessions
• Examination preparation strategies
• Comprehensive Q&A sessions

The curriculum is designed to support both certification and recertification preparation.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Geriatricians
• Palliative Care Physicians
• Family Medicine Physicians
• Internal Medicine Physicians
• Hospice Physicians
• Geriatric Fellows
• Palliative Care Fellows
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Nurses
• Healthcare Professionals Caring for Older Adults

4. Topics

1. 000 Welcome and Morning Announcements
2. 001 Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and the Future of Healthcare
3. 002 Movement Disorders Diagnosis and Treatment
4. 003 De-Prescribing in the Context of Multi-Comorbidities
5. 004 Beyond Alzheimer’s Dementia
6. 005 Approach to Decision Making for Patients Who Lack Capacity
7. 006 Hospice – There’s Always Something We Can Do
8. 007 Prognostication of Chronic Disease
9. 008 End-of-Life Symptom
10. 009 Stepping Safely – A Guide to Geriatric Fall Evaluation for Healthy Aging
11. 010 Models of Care at Home – Hospital and Palliative Care at Home
12. 011 Basic Opioids 101
13. 012 Geriatrics 5Ms – From Concept to Practice
14. 013 Buprenorphine for Pain
15. 014 Symptom Management II – Hiccups, Pruritus, Xerostomia, Fatigue, and Bowel Obstruction
16. 015 Home Care
17. 016 Annual Wellness Visit
18. 017 Thyroid Disease in the Elderly Person
19. 018 Low Back Pain
20. 019 Identifying and Treating Osteoporosis
21. 020 What is Geriatric Surgery Co-Management
22. 021 Geriatrics and Palliative Care in the Nursing Home Setting
23. 022 Nutrition-Hydration in Serious Illness
24. 023 Assessing Capacity in Adult Patients
25. 024 Care of Older Adults through Specialized Managed Care Models
26. 025 Geriatric Nephrology & Renal Palliative Care
27. 026 Perioperative Management
28. 027 Integrative Therapies for Patient and Self Care
29. 028 Stroke
30. 029 Medical Decision Making
31. 030 Update in Dementia
32. 031 Principles of Geriatric Rehabilitation
33. 032 Late Life Depression
34. 033 Advance Care Planning – Trends and Clinical Practice
35. 034 Symptom Management I – Constipation, SOB, Nausea and Anorexia
36. 035 Prevention in Older Adults
37. 036 Time Based and Billing Documentation
38. 037 Surgical Emergencies
39. 038 Chemotherapy Related Toxicity and Oncologic Complications
40. 039 Palliative Care Emergencies
41. 040 Clinician Well-being in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
42. 041 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) & Prostate Cancer
43. 042 Anemia
44. 043 Grief, Bereavement and Psychosocial Issues
45. 044 Advanced Pain Management – PCA & Methadone Use
46. 045 Navigating Family Meetings
47. 046 Musculoskeletal Medicine
48. 047 Geriatric Care of Older Adults with HIV
49. 048 Geriatric Emergencies
50. 049 Office-Based Dementia Screening – Beyond the MMSE
51. 050 Management of Heart Failure
52. 051 Palliative Care in ALS
53. 052 Sleep in the Elderly
54. 053 Anxiety in Palliative Care Populations
55. 054 Diagnosis and Evaluation of Peripheral Vascular Disease
56. 055 The Era of Telemedicine for the Ambulatory Setting
57. 056 Serious Illness Communication
58. 057 Medicare and Medicaid Payment
59. 058 Pediatric Palliative Care
60. 059 Pain Management 101
61. 060 Medication Management
62. 061 Integrative Medicine in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
63. 062 Maximizing Accessto Palliative Care Among Patients with Heart Failure
64. 063 Caregiving
65. 064 Hazards of Hospitalization
66. 065 Oral Care for Older Adults – An Frequently Overlooked Issue
67. 066 CAD Management – Cardiac and Perioperative Risk Assessment
68. 067 Urinary Incontinence
69. 068 Caring for Older Drivers
70. 069 Wound Care
71. 070 Physiology of Aging
72. 071 Palliative Care in Hematological Malignancies – Bone Marrow Transplantation
73. 072 Asthma and COPD
74. 073 Atrial Fibrillation Management
75. 074 Palliative Care for Pulmonary Disease
76. 075 Overview of Gynecological Malignancies – Clinical Presentation and Treatment Options
77. 076 Hearing Loss and Health in Older Adults
78. 077 Discontinuing Life Sustaining Treatments (LST) – Withdrawal of Non-Beneficial Treatments While Maintaining Care
79. 078 Geriatric Dermatology
80. 079 The Life-Improving Benefits of Outpatient Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology
81. 080 Frailty
82. 081 Interventional Pain
83. 082 Palliative Radiation Therapy
84. 083 Hematologic Malignancies in the Elderly – Case Studies
85. 084 Clinical Quality In The Nursing Home
86. 085 Delirium – Are You Confused
87. 086 Cardiovascular Disease – Part 1
88. 087 Cardiovascular Disease – Part 2
89. 088 AC Indications & Contraindications
90. 089 Substance Use Disorder Care for Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
91. 090 All You Need is Love – Human Connection and Health
92. 091 Don’t Kill Granny – Becoming a Better Doctor for Older Adults and the Seriously Ill
93. 092 Hypertension in Older Adults
94. 093 Use of Adjuvants for Pain Management
95. 094 Overview of Medical Assistance in Dying
96. 095 High Risk Ambulatory Geriatrics – The ALIGN Program
97. 096 Crystal Arthropathies
98. 097 Infectious Disease – Pneumonia, UTI’s and C-Dif
99. 098 Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
100. 099 Managing Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation & Antibiotic Prophylaxis
101. 100 Addressing Total Pain – The Role of Interdisciplinary Teams
102. 101 Geriatric Assessment Tools
103. 102 Medical Cannabis – It’s High Time We Review the Evidence
104. 103 Oncology – Breast, Lung & Colon Cancers
105. 104 Digital Technology for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Older Adults
106. 105 Hepatology for Geriatrics and Palliative Care Clinicians
107. 106 Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
108. 107 Anorexia, Cachexia and Weight Loss
109. 108 Diabetes Overview
110. 109 Management of Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in Older Adults
111. 110 Expressive Arts Therapy and Child Life in the Support of Patients and Families