Preventative Screening for Elderly Patients: When to Stop and What to Stop
b'Guest: Ying Ying (Christina) Chen, M.D.\\xa0\\nHost: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD)\\xa0\\nPreventative health care becomes more complicated as patients age. Do screening tests continue to improve the quality and duration of our elderly patient\\u2019s lives? Dr. Christina Chen discusses her process for determining the appropriateness of preventative health screening for patients over 65 and steps through what a generalist should know about the comprehensive geriatric assessment to help maximize independence for our patients.\\xa0\\nConnect with the Mayo Clinic\\u2019s School of Continuous Professional Development\\xa0online at https://ce.mayo.edu/\\xa0or\\xa0on Twitter @MayoMedEd.\\xa0\\nDeeper Dive: \\nUS Preventative Health Task Force https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/tools-and-resources-for-better-preventive-care'