AGS 2012 - Wed May 2: Palliative Care

Share the Care of Older Adults:Providing Quality Palliative Care Across the Continuum

Developed by the AGS Education and Ethnogeriatrics Committees in collaboration with the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).
Moderator: Vyjeyanthi J. Periyakoil, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford School of Medicine Multi-Venue experts will do presentations about best practices related to care of the seriously ill older adult: Venues will include:

Intensive Care of the Seriously Ill Older AdultErin K. Kross, MD, University of Washington 

Acute Care of the Seriously Ill Older AdultRoger W. Bush MD, Virginia Mason Medical Center
Nursing Home Care of the Seriously Ill Older AdultLaura C. Hanson, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Psychiatric Care of the Seriously Ill Older AdultScott Irwin, MD, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice
Home Hospice Care of the Seriously Ill Older AdultVyjeyanthi J. Periyakoil, MD, Stanford School of Medicine