Thursday June 9, 2022 – 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM – Geriatric Diet – In-person Programming

The Geriatric Diet: The Geriatric Nutrition IDS is designed to introduce medical students to elderly patients’ physiological changes, nutritional needs, risks for malnutrition, and adaptive approaches to food preparation and consumption. Students will learn about how to screen for malnutrition, develop dietary interventions, and counsel elderly patients and their family members about how to eat healthfully in their later years.