Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
As the “Baby Boomer” generation ages, new innovations and controversies emerge regularly: everything from the use of cannabis for older adults, to the role of hugely expensive and marginally effective treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease, to the complexities of advanced care planning. Anna Chodos and Alex Smith from the UCSF Division of Geriatrics will walk us through the latest innovations and controversies facing our aging population and those who care for them.
Speakers:
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, is associate professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at ZSFG and the Division of Geriatrics at UCSF Health. She is the principal investigator of Dementia Care Aware, a state-wide program to improve detection of dementia in older adults who have Medi-Cal benefits. She is also co-principal investigator of the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, which trains providers in geriatrics principles. Finally, she directs Whole Person Geriatrics for the San Francisco Health Network, as well as the outpatient Geriatrics Consult Service and the Geriatrics-Neurology Cognitive Clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Alexander Smith, MD, MPH, MS, is professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the SFVAHCS. His research focuses on improving quality of life and patient-physician communication for older adults, particularly those with a limited prognosis. He co-founded ePrognosis.org, an online compendium of prognostic calculators, and GeriPal, a geriatrics and palliative care podcast for health care professionals. He also is an executive editor at the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) and director of UCSF’s NIA-funded T32 program.
Note: Closed captions will be available within 48-72 hours after posting.
Program
Lekshmi Santhosh: Introduction
00:02:08-00:25:43 – Alexander Smith, MD, MPH, MS, professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the SFVAHCS
00:25:45-00:45:22 – Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at ZSFG and the Division of Geriatrics at UCSF Health
00:45:30-00:47:15 – Alexander Smith, MD, MPH, MS, professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the SFVAHCS
00:47:30-00:52:27 – Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at ZSFG and the Division of Geriatrics at UCSF Health
00:52:30-59:21 Q&A
See previous Medical Grand Rounds:
• March 9: Stroke 2023: A Change Has Come and Is Still Coming
youtu.be/nLM1_UQ_aQ0
• March 2: A Fireside Chat with Eric Topol
youtu.be/gjoYq-plKsk
• February 23: Protecting the Legitimacy of Medical Expertise: Combating Misinformation in Medicine
youtu.be/CpeeYv3Fjk8
• February 16: Addressing the Crisis of Clinician Burnout — A Conversation with Tait Shanafelt
youtu.be/I7iWkG93ZHQ
See all UCSF Covid-19 grand rounds, which have been viewed over 3M times, at youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp2l8GCZXFqSgUfwaResQ7rGwKbGIUi_m.
As the “Baby Boomer” generation ages, new innovations and controversies emerge regularly: everything from the use of cannabis for older adults, to the role of hugely expensive and marginally effective treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease, to the complexities of advanced care planning. Anna Chodos and Alex Smith from the UCSF Division of Geriatrics will walk us through the latest innovations and controversies facing our aging population and those who care for them.
Speakers:
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, is associate professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at ZSFG and the Division of Geriatrics at UCSF Health. She is the principal investigator of Dementia Care Aware, a state-wide program to improve detection of dementia in older adults who have Medi-Cal benefits. She is also co-principal investigator of the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, which trains providers in geriatrics principles. Finally, she directs Whole Person Geriatrics for the San Francisco Health Network, as well as the outpatient Geriatrics Consult Service and the Geriatrics-Neurology Cognitive Clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Alexander Smith, MD, MPH, MS, is professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the SFVAHCS. His research focuses on improving quality of life and patient-physician communication for older adults, particularly those with a limited prognosis. He co-founded ePrognosis.org, an online compendium of prognostic calculators, and GeriPal, a geriatrics and palliative care podcast for health care professionals. He also is an executive editor at the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) and director of UCSF’s NIA-funded T32 program.
Note: Closed captions will be available within 48-72 hours after posting.
Program
Lekshmi Santhosh: Introduction
00:02:08-00:25:43 – Alexander Smith, MD, MPH, MS, professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the SFVAHCS
00:25:45-00:45:22 – Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at ZSFG and the Division of Geriatrics at UCSF Health
00:45:30-00:47:15 – Alexander Smith, MD, MPH, MS, professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the SFVAHCS
00:47:30-00:52:27 – Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at ZSFG and the Division of Geriatrics at UCSF Health
00:52:30-59:21 Q&A
See previous Medical Grand Rounds:
• March 9: Stroke 2023: A Change Has Come and Is Still Coming
youtu.be/nLM1_UQ_aQ0
• March 2: A Fireside Chat with Eric Topol
youtu.be/gjoYq-plKsk
• February 23: Protecting the Legitimacy of Medical Expertise: Combating Misinformation in Medicine
youtu.be/CpeeYv3Fjk8
• February 16: Addressing the Crisis of Clinician Burnout — A Conversation with Tait Shanafelt
youtu.be/I7iWkG93ZHQ
See all UCSF Covid-19 grand rounds, which have been viewed over 3M times, at youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp2l8GCZXFqSgUfwaResQ7rGwKbGIUi_m.
