Demystifying Frailty
Friday, May 3, 2024 |
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM |
Speaker(s)
Dr. Genevieve Casey
Session Details
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Review frailty, frailty assessment tools and frailty treatments;
- Discuss different practical approaches for assessing frailty during a MAID assessment.
Speaker
Dr. Genevieve Casey
The Ottawa Hospital
Speaker
Biography
Dr Genevieve Casey works as a Geriatrician at the Ottawa Hospital/University of Ottawa Division of Medicine. She have a clinical interest in end of life care for individuals with dementia and/or severe stage frailty, dementia in doctors, and best clinical practices our elderly population in the emergency department. Prior to becoming a physician she worked in health policy and negotiations for different national level organizations.
I do not have an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a for-profit or not-for-profit organization.
I do not intend to make therapeutic recommendations for medications that have not received regulatory approval (i.e., “off-label” use of medications).
I do not have an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a for-profit or not-for-profit organization.
I do not intend to make therapeutic recommendations for medications that have not received regulatory approval (i.e., “off-label” use of medications).