Guest: Ying Ying (Christina) Chen, M.D. 

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD) 

Preventative health care becomes more complicated as patients age. Do screening tests continue to improve the quality and duration of our elderly patient’s 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. 

Connect with the Mayo Clinic’s School of Continuous Professional Development online at https://ce.mayo.edu/ or on Twitter @MayoMedEd. 

Deeper Dive:

• US Preventative Health Task Force https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/tools-and-resources-for-better-preventive-care