2025 AGENDA

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9:00 am

PLENARY I

Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and the Future of Healthcare

R. Sean Morrison,
M.D.
Professor and System Chair
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

9:45 am

PLENARY II

Movement Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment*

Winona Tse,
MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Mount Sinai Movement Disorders Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY 10029

10:30 am

PLENARY III

De-Prescribing in the Context of Multi-Comorbidities*

Cynthia M. Boyd,
MD, MPH
Mason F. Lord Professor
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

11:15 am

PLENARY IV

Beyond Alzheimer’s Dementia

Georges Naasan,
MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Medical Director and co-Chief, Division of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
Co-Medical Director, the Barbara and Maurice Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health
Vice Chair of Ambulatory Operations and Quality, Neurology
Mount Sinai Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine

2:00 pm

PLENARY V

Approach to Decision Making for Patients Who Lack Capacity*

Dr. Robert Arnold,
MD
Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2:45 pm

PLENARY VI

Hospice: There’s Always Something We Can Do

David A. Chmielewski,
MD
Medical Director
United Hospice

3:30 pm

PLENARY VII

Prognostication of Chronic Disease*

Winston Wey,
MD
Assistant Professor
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

4:15 pm

PLENARY VIII

Advance Care Planning: Trends and Clinical Practice*

Mollie Biewald,
MD
Associate Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

9:00 am

PLENARY I

Stroke*

Sara K. Rostanski,
MD
Assistant Professor NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Stroke Director and Associate Chief, Neurology
NYC H+H | Bellevue

9:45 am

PLENARY II

Medical Decision Making*

Hannah Lipman,
MD, MS, HEC-C
Vice President, Bioethics
Hackensack Meridian Health
Linda Farber Post Chair in Bioethics and Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

10:30 am

PLENARY III

Update on Diagnosis Treatment and Management of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia*

Mary Sano,
PhD
Director, Alzheimer Disease Research Center
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Associate Dean, Clinical Research
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director of Research
James J Peters VAMC

11:15 am

PLENARY IV

Principles in Geriatric Rehabilitation*

Carley Trentman,
MD
Attending Physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2:00 pm

PLENARY V

Late Life Depression*

Alex Gamble,
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Stanford Palliative Care

2:45 pm

PLENARY VI

Prevention in Older Adults*

Nisha Rughwani,
MD
Professor
Departments of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Medical Director, Mount Sinai Morningside Outpatient Geriatrics

3:30 pm

PLENARY VII

Symptom Management I: Constipation, SOB, Nausea and Anorexia*

Laura Belland,
MD
Assistant Professor
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Co-director, Ambulatory Care - Geriatrics Clerkship

4:15 pm

PLENARY VIII

End of Life Symptoms

Olusegun Apoeso,
MBBS
Director, Wiener Family Palliative Care Unit
Professor, The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

9:00 am

PLENARY I

Serious Illness Communication

Ayla Pelleg,
MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Palliative Care Consults
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital

9:45 am

PLENARY II

Medicare and Medicaid Payments

Allison Silvers,
MBA
Chief Health Care Transformation Officer
Center to Advance Palliative Care
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

10:30 am

PLENARY III

Pediatric Palliative Care

Jennifer Salant,
MD
Director, Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT)
Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Divisions of General Academic Pediatrics (in Pediatric Palliative Care) and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

11:15 am

PLENARY IV

Pain Management 101*

Anup S. Bharani,
MD
Anup Bharani, M.D. (he/him)
Associate Program Director - Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Assistant Professor - Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029

2:00 pm

PLENARY V

Medication Management*

Shahla Baharlou,
MD
Professor
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sharon See,
Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Professor & Assistant Chair
Dept. of Clinical Health Professions
St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Assistant Professor and Clinical Pharmacist
Brookdale Dept. of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Mobile Acute Care for the Elderly Team (MACE)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2:45 pm

PLENARY VI

Integrative Medicine*

Raymond Y. Teets,
MD
Integrative Family Medicine
Assistant Professor, Faculty
To Be Announced,
MD

3:30 pm

PLENARY VII

Maximizing Access to Palliative Care Among Patients with Heart Failure

Karen Hiensch,
ANP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Lead, Supportive Cardiology
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Laura Gelfman,
MD, MPH
Professor
Vice Chair, Quality and Clinical Innovation
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

4:15 pm

PLENARY VIII

Caregiving

Allison Applebaum,
MD
Professor
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

9:00 am

PLENARY I

Clinical Quality in the Nursing Home*

Jeffrey Farber,
MD
President & CEO
The New Jewish Home
Ruth Spinner,
MD, CMD
Senior Medical Director
The New Jewish Home

9:45 am

PLENARY II

Delirium: Are You Confused?*

Joyce F. Fogel,
MD, FACP, AGSF
Clinical Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

10:30 am

PLENARY III

Cardiovascular Disease PART I*

Mary Ann McLaughlin,
MD, MPH, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiology
Associate Professor of Population Health Science and Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

11:15 am

PLENARY IV

Cardiovascular Disease PART II*

Mary Ann McLaughlin,
MD, MPH, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiology
Associate Professor of Population Health Science and Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

2:00 pm

PLENARY V

Anticoagulation Indications & Contraindications

Andrew Dunn,
MD, MPH
Professor, Medicine
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine

2:45 pm

PLENARY VI

Substance Use Disorder Care for Geriatrics and Palliative Med

Lauren Kelly,
MD, MPH, MS
Assistant Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

3:30 pm

PLENARY VII

All You Need is Love: Human Connection and Health

Diane Meier,
MD, FACP, FAAHPM
Founder, Director Emerita and Strategic Medical Advisor, Center to Advance Palliative Care
Co-director, Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center
Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Catherine Gaisman Professor of Medical Ethics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

4:15 pm

PLENARY VIII

Don’t Kill Granny: Becoming a Better Doctor for Older Adults and the Seriously Ill

Rosanne M. Leipzig,
MD, PhD
Gerald and May Ellen Ritter Professor
Vice Chair, Emerita
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai