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Texas Tech Medcast Reynolds Geriatrics Series: Preventive Screening for the Elderly

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Texas Tech Medcast Reynolds Geriatrics Series: Preventive Screening for the Elderly

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Author(s):  
Betsy Goebel Jones, MD, Anthony Carter, MD, Tommie Farrell, MD
Sponsor: 
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
POGOe Id: 
20268
Date Posted: 
10/08/2009
Date Reviewed/Updated for Clinical Accuracy: 
01/22/2013
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Abstract: 

This episode outlines preventive screening recommendations for elderly patients.

For more information about the series, go to http://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/fammed/ttmedcast/gerseri....

Educational objectives: 

The listener should be able to:

  • Describe variations in recommendations for preventive screening for the elderly
  • List clinical screening and typical vaccinations for the elderly
  • List cardiovascular and cancer screenings for the elderly
  • Conduct a preventive screening exam on an older adult
Additional information/Special implementation requirements or guidelines: 

This podcast episode is an MP3 file. It may be listened to on a computer with speakers or an MP3 player. It is available on the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center website, where an episode fact sheet is also available, or for download from the iTunes Music Store (search term: "texas tech medcast").

Content Categories: 
Caring for the Older Adult
Intended learner audience: 
Fellow
Medical Student Pre-Clerkship
Medical Student Clinical
Practicing Physician/CME
Resident
Discipline/specialty: 
Family Medicine
Internal Medicine
Intro to Clinical Medicine/Clinical Skills/Doctoring
Preventive Medicine
Already Expired Email Date: 
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 7:54pm
Already Expired Email 1 month date: 
Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 6:34am
Expired Email Date: 
Friday, March 30, 2018 - 12:21pm
Contact Person/Corresponding Author:
Dr. Betsy Goebel Jones [email protected]


Suggested Citation:
Anthony Carter, Tommie Farrell and Dr. Betsy Goebel Jones. Texas Tech Medcast Reynolds Geriatrics Series: Preventive Screening for the Elderly. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education; 2009 Available from: https://pogoe.org/productid/20268