Care of the Older Adult 2026
Care of the Older Adult 2026
November 12-14, 2026 - Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, 1600 South Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California 92802, United States.
The Mayo Clinic Division of Community Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care offers this annual three-day continuing-education program to equip family practitioners, internists, general practitioners, advanced nurse practitioners, physician assistants and pharmacists with up-to-date strategies for caring for older adults, including clinical evaluation, longevity medicine, palliative care and innovative practice models. The course is offered with both live (in-person) and livestream (virtual) attendance options.
Course directors
- Christina Chen, M.D.
- Daniel E. Sanchez Pellecer, M.D.
Program
Daily format (all times Pacific): registration, breakfast and exhibitors from 6:45 a.m., general sessions from 7:30 a.m., adjourning at 12:30 p.m. (conference adjourn 12:35 p.m. on Saturday, November 14).
Topics include:
- Updates in Alzheimer's dementia and dementia differentiation
- Symptom management in advanced-stage dementia
- Late-life mood symptoms
- Geriatric trauma and falls; functional assessment
- Aging, frailty and cellular senescence
- Deprescribing in long-term care
- Safety considerations during care transitions
- Assessing hospice eligibility in skilled nursing facilities
- Wound management; evaluating dizziness
- Diabetes management; management of urinary incontinence
- COPD updates; chronic diarrhoea
- Geriatric palliative care; opioid use and managing chronic pain
- Pancreatic disorders in aging; optimizing pharmacologic therapy for insomnia
Optional add-on sessions
- ABFM-developed KSA - Heart Disease: Thursday, November 12, 12:45-4:45 p.m. (in-person only, lunch provided), 4.0 credits.
- Strength and Lifestyle Coaching for Clinicians: Friday, November 13, 12:45-2:45 p.m. (in-person only, lunch provided), 2.0 credits.
Credit and registration
Maximum available credit: 20.25 (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit, AAPA Category 1, ANCC, AOA Category 2-A, ABS accredited CME and self-assessment, ABIM medical knowledge, attendance). Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the ACCME, ACPE and ANCC.
Registration: M.D./D.O./Ph.D. $975; allied health, NP, PA and retirees $875; Heart Disease KSA add-on $250; Strength and Lifestyle Coaching add-on $100.
Organiser: Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development / Mayo Clinic Division of Community Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care.
Register for entry or booths
Venue Map and Hotels Around
Anaheim - Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa (Disneyland Resort), California, United States