1. Essential principles in the care of the elderly; 2. Practical geriatric assessment; 3. Prevention for older adults; 4. Common complaints in the elderly; 5. Appropriate use of medications in the elderly; 6. Nutrition and aging; 7. Exercise for older patients; 8. Diabetes mellitus, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome in the elderly patient; 9. Lipid abnormalities in older people; 10. Hypertension in the elderly; 11. Diagnosis and management of heart disease in the elderly; 12. Peripheral vascular disease in the elderly; 13. Stroke in the older adult; 14. Neurologic problems in the elderly; 15. Recognition and management of delirium; 16. Evaluation and management of dementia; 17. Clinical geropsychiatry, including chronic mental illness; 18. Alcohol and other drug abuse in older patients; 19. Aging in adults with developmental disabilities; 20. Pulmonary problems in the elderly; 21. Gastroenterologic disease in the aged; 22. Infections of the elderly; 23. HIV infection in older people; 24. Principles of fluid and electrolyte balance and renal disorders in the older patient; 25. Urologic problems of the elderly; 26. Urinary incontinence; 27. Geriatric gynecology; 28. The endocrinology of the aging; 29. Osteoporosis and other metabolic disorders of the skeleton in aging; 30. Musculoskeletal disorders in the elderly; 31. Musculoskeletal injuries in the elderly; 32. Foot health for the elderly; 33. Geriatric dermatology; 34. Pressure ulcers: practical considerations in prevention and management; 35. Anemia and other hematologic problems of the elderly; 36. Cancer in elderly patients; 37. Eye problems of the aged; 38. Geriatric ear, nose, and throat problems; 39. Geriatric dentistry; 40. Surgical principles in the aged; 41. Rehabilitation of the older person; 42. Community-based long-term care; 43. Institutional long-term care; 44. Care near the end of life: palliative care and hospice; 45. Evaluation of capacity; 46. Accidents in the elderly; 47. Mistreatment of older adults; 48. Driving and the older adult 49. Complementary or alternative medicine in the care of the elderly 50. Optimal aging: strategies for healthy aging; 51. Cell biology and the physiology of aging; 52. Implications of population aging for geriatric health; 53. Ethnic diversity in aging; 54. Retirement; 55. Sexuality Lisa Granville and; 56. The elderly, their families, and their caregivers; 57. Preventing errors in the care of the elderly; 58. Health care organization and planning; 59. Advance care planning; 60. Ethical issues in the care of the elderly, with case studies.
