Education

       The San Antonio GRECC hosts a Geriatrics and Gerontology Scholars Program, a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, and periodic Geriatrics and Gerontology Grand Rounds presentations.  Our annual one-day aging conferences and weeklong aging institutes train healthcare professionals who can take away continuing education credits.  More details on these programs are available from the Events page.

      SA GRECC's Geriatrics & Gerontology Scholars Program

      SA GRECC's Geriatric Medicine & Dentistry Fellowship Program

      SA GRECC's Geriatric Consult Lecture Series

      SA GRECC's Geriatric Courses Taught at Academic Affiliate

      SA GRECC's Geriatrics & Gerontology Grand Rounds from 2003-2007
(Selected talks will be available later in streaming video from the STGEC website.)

      SA GRECC's Geriatrics & Gerontology Grand Rounds--2008
       {Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. in GRECC Conference Room--Unless Otherwise Noted.}                 

03Jan08/Holiday

10Jan08/"Evaluation and Treatment of Venous Stasis Ulcers"/Dr. Patrick Kimbrell, Medical Director, Warm Springs Center for Wound Care  (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

 17Jan08/"Capacity: The Uncomfortable Marriage of Law and Medicine"/Kathleen Whitehead, JD, CELA, Elder Law Attorney and Texas Probate Lawyer (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

24Jan08/Journal Club: "Improving the Management of Pain in Hospitalized Adults"

31Jan08/"Bisphosphonates in Bone Disease"/Dr. Jan Bruder, Associate Professor and Clinical Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Dept. of Medicine, UTHSCSA  (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

07Feb08/Hartford Site Visit

21Feb08/”HouseCalls”/Dr. Elizabeth Glazier, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine-Geriatrics, UTHSCSA  (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

28Feb08/Journal Club: Special Dr. Marion Primomo Edition/"History of Palliative Care"  (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

06Mar08/”Palliative Radiotherapy”/Dr. Richard Crownover, Director, Breast Multidisciplinary Clinic & Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, UTHSCSA (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

13Mar08/”Elders with Epilepsy”/Dr. Freddy Angulo, Geriatric Fellow, UTHSCSA (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

 20Mar08/”Osteoporosis”/Dr. Andrea Alvarez, Geriatric Fellow, UTHSCSA (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

27Mar08/Journal Club: "Morphine Titration in Cancer Patients"/Dr. Veronica Escobar

03Apr08/”Anemia in the Elderly”/Dr. Jamie Diaz, Palliative Care Fellow, UTHSCSA (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

10Apr08/”Dysphagia Evaluation in the Elderly”/Gerry Gutierrez, SLP, VA-STVHCS (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

17Apr08/”The Science of Acupuncture”/Dr. Veronica Escobar, Geriatric Fellow, UTHSCSA (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

24Apr08/Journal Club: "Testosterone"/Dr. Feibi Chi, Geriatric Pharmacy Resident

1May08/G&G GR Holiday

08May08/”Living with Low Vision”/Dr. Deborah Villareal, Palliative Care Fellow Fellow, VA (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

15May08/”Lewy Body Dementia"/Dr. Elena Gupta, Geriatric Fellow, VA (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

22May08/"Preventive Care in the Elderly"/Dr. Jeanette Silva Ross, Fellowship Program Associate Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship and Staff Physician, Geriatrics and Extended Care, STVHCS-ALMD (Not Recorded)

29May08/”Medication-Induced Oral Conditions for Non-Dental Health Professionals”/Dr. Tam T. Van, Dental Fellow, UTHSCSA (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

05Jun08/"Vitamin D Deficiency in Chronic Kidney Disease"/Dr. Feibi Chi, Pharm-D, Geriatric Pharmacy Resident, STVHCS-ALMD  (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

12Jun08/"Allergies & Asthma in the Elderly"/Dr. John Dice, Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Associates of South Texas  (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

19Jun08/Week of 16-20 reserved for annual Summer Institute on Aging

03Jul08/4th of July Holiday

10Jul08/Palliative Care & Geriatric Fellow Graduation (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

17Jul08/"Wound Healing"/Dr. Bob Lyons (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

31Jul08/"Capacity and the Consent to Medical Treatment Act"/Ms. Kelly Cross (JD, MBA) (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

07Aug08/"Veteran's Administration Legal Q & A"/Mr. Martin Boyle (Speaker declined to be recorded.)

14Aug08 & 20Aug08/G&G GR Siesta for Summer Conference(s)

 28Aug08/"Nutritional Aspects of Aging"/Dr. Ronni Chernoff, Arkansas GEC (Tape Viewing Only So Not Recorded.)

04Sept08/”Pharmacological Management of Agitation in Elders with Dementia"/Dr. Jason Schillerstrom, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, UTHSCSA (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

11Sept08/"Disparities in Nursing Home Use and Care"/Dr. Michael P. Gerardo/Assistant Professor, Ohio U. (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

18Sept08/”Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s”/Dr. Salvatore Oddo, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physiology, UTHSCSA (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

25Sept08/Journal Club/"Professional Oral Health Care"/Dr. Tam T. Van

02Oct08/”BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)”/Dr. Joseph Basler, Professor, Dept. of Urology, UTHSCSA & Residency Program Director Chief, Section of Urology, STVHCS (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

09Oct08/”Use of Pacemakers and Defibrillators in the Geriatric Population”/Dr. Manoj Panday, Assistant Professor, Cardiology, UTHSCSA (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

16Oct08/”Iron Fist in a Kid Glove: A Study of Palliative Care Family Meetings”/Dr. Denise Miner-Williams, Geriatrics Research Fellow, GRECC, STVHCS-ALMD (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

23Oct08/Journal Club preemption/Dr. Donald R. Royall, MD/Health Literacy Session re: "Cognitive Impairment"/Venue: VA's Patient Education Classroom #D201  (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)

30Oct08/"Hearing Impairment & Improvement in Aging Adults"/Dr. John W. Youngblood, Professor, Otolaryngology, UTHSCSA/Venue: Director's Conf. Rm #J114   (Available on Video CD and 8mm tape.)