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Geriatrics Fellowship ProgramProgram structureWisconsin Alzheimer's Institute This multidisciplinary clinic involves the efforts of a social worker, a registered nurse, a neuropsychologist, and a geriatrician. The team is focused on providing evaluation and treatment of patients with cognitive disorders. This program is one of 12 similar clinics in Wisconsin designed to improve the assessment and care of people with memory impairment. Geriatric Assessment Center - Aurora A complete team of geriatric professionals functions within this clinic, focused on the needs of large urban area south of Aurora Sinai's Milwaukee base. Assessment is performed with the assistance of a nurse practitioner, social worker, fellow and a faculty geriatrician. The Center is a not-for-profit, community supported agency developed to assist the elderly and their families with the complex medical, social, and emotional issues of aging. The Center's staff assists with coordination of services, provides support and direction, and performs multidisciplinary comprehensive assessments. The assessment includes a home visit by an in-home specialist, a comprehensive in-office exam by a geriatric nurse practitioner, a geriatrician and an Aurora Geriatrics fellow. Also included are reviews of old medical records, laboratory evaluations and a physical examination. At the conclusion of the examination, a patient/family conference is held to discuss issues, concerns and the recommendations of the geriatrician and the geriatrics fellow. The past and present fellows have consistently ranked this experience very highly. Other programs
ConferencesThe Aurora Geriatrics Fellowship program includes a schedule of weekly conferences and learning opportunities. These include:
Additional conferences include weekly Tumor Board, plus optional
noontime specialty and teaching conferences of the Department Fellows are responsible for instructional sessions for the residents and medical students who rotate through the geriatric service. Lectures are invited from outside faculty and visiting professors on
a regular basis. A key feature of the guest professor's itinerary is a
round Attendance at local and national conferences is expected, namely the America Geriatrics Society's meeting, the annual Aurora Geriatrics Institute's Conference, two Wisconsin Association of Medical Directors meetings and the Wisconsin Board Review for Geriatrics. Geriatrics Fellowship Program links
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