Full Course Description
Module 1: Differentiating Dementias
Are you keeping up with the current recommendations and guidelines?
No matter your specialty, you MUST know how to address the unique concerns of the older adults under your care. Geriatrics is a field in and of itself, but many of us haven't had extensive training on the nuances and complexities that make treatment challenging. In this comprehensive live webcast, geriatric expert, Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS, will guide you through the normal and abnormal changes of the aging mind and body, providing you with the knowledge that will improve the care you provide. Steven is passionate about his work and looks forward to sharing his expertise with you. Leave with practical and insightful tips and tools you can use the next day!
- Identify complications and respond more appropriately
- Confidently and effectively communicate with patients and their families
- Provide safer and more effective care
Get Management Strategies and More for:
- Alzheimer's Disease & Dementias
- Pain Management
- Geriatric Pharmacology
- Geriatric Emergencies
- Managing Challenging Behaviors
- Caregiver Stress & Burnout
- And Much More
Program Information
Objectives
- Appraise the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
- Determine appropriate diagnostic tests to achieve accurate diagnosis.
- Devise interventions that are effective and promote positive communication between staff, family & the older adult.
- Apply techniques and identify strategies to avoid adverse drug events and drug disease interactions.
- Develop individualized monitoring plans for geriatric patients through the evaluation of high risk medications.
- Appraise at least three new guideline recommendations related to geriatric pharmacology.
- Implement controlled substance/pain management contracts into practice.
- Prepare to manage symptoms of controlled substance and alcohol misuse and abuse in geriatric patients.
- Develop best practice methods for prescribing in the geriatric population.
- Determine strategies to diminish the occurrence of behavioral problems in individuals with dementia.
- Apply behavioral and environmental techniques to diminish challenging behavioral problems.
- Analyze how cognitive impairment in older individuals is affected by environment, caregiver schedules, and responses to the behaviors.
- Develop strategies to identify abuse and neglect.
- Distinguish etiologic and pathologic factors associated with neurological, orthopedic, abdominal, cardiovascular & pulmonary emergencies.
- Differentiate between typical aging and complex management of co-morbidities in the elderly.
- Develop age-sensitive principles for medication dosing and management to clinical scenarios.
- Propose key questions useful for identifying and managing polypharmacy in older adults.
Outline
DAY ONE
SESSION 1: DIFFERENTIATING DEMENTIAS
Distinguishing the various types of dementia is often difficult. This session provides tools to appropriately screen patients experiencing dementia, along with discussion of the most effective interventions to improve the care you provide.
- Normal vs. Abnormal Aging
- Types of Dementias
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
- Substance-Induced Neurocognitive Disorder
- Pharmacological Management
SESSION 2: GERIATRIC PHARMACOLOGY: TOOLS FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL
For geriatric patients taking more than five medications, the statistical chance of a drug drug interaction or adverse event is 100%! For those experiencing an adverse drug event, one third will require additional treatment. This session will provide straightforward tools that will help you care for older adults receiving multiple medications.
- Drug Utilization Amongst the Elderly
- Billing Codes That You MUST Know
- Clinical Pharmacological Issues in the Elderly
SESSION 3: PAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE ELDERLY
This presentation will review the different categories of controlled substances and their appropriate use in the geriatric patient. Explore special considerations and tools to aid in prescribing and managing pain in the geriatric patient.
- The Challenges Associated with Controlled Substances
- Pain Control... Is every patient’s RIGHT
DAY TWO
SESSION 1: MANAGING GERIATRIC BEHAVIORS: WANDERING, AGGRESSION, MALNUTRITION AND MORE
Behaviors such as wandering, aggression and anxiety can pose significant barriers to the delivery of essential care. Geriatric syndromes such as malnutrition, dehydration and insomnia can diminish quality of life and threaten independence. This session will explore the most frequent problematic behaviors and discuss strategies to improve the care you provide to your geriatric patients.
- Wandering
- Physical Aggression
- Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors
- Eating Issues & Nutrition in Elders with Dementia
- Sleepless Nights & Sundowning
- Professional Issues
SESSION 2: GERIATRIC EMERGENCIES
A high-energy, dynamic session filled with interesting case studies, insightful discussions and interactive learning. You will leave with practical techniques that you can apply right away – if you work with geriatric patients, you don’t want to miss this!
- Physiological Changes with Aging
- Common Underlying Chronic Illness
- Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Pulmonary Emergencies
- Cerebrovascular Emergencies
- Orthopedic Emergencies
- Abdominal Emergencies
SESSION 3: TOP TEN MEDICATIONS TO AVOID IN THE GERIATRIC PATIENT
Explore medication dosing guidelines and polypharmacy management principles to ensure safe prescribing in the geriatric patient. Review the top ten medications to avoid and alternatives that can be equally effective.
- The BEERS List
- Risks Associated with Anticholinergic Drugs
- The TOP TEN
- 5 Things Patients & Physicians Should Question
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Physician Assistants
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Social Workers
- Physicians
- Nursing Home Administrators
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05/17/2021
Module 2: Geriatric Pharmacology
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05/17/2021
Module 3: Pain Management in the Elderly
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05/17/2021
Module 4: Challenging Geriatric Behaviors
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05/17/2021
Module 5: Geriatric Emergencies
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05/17/2021
Module 6: Choosing Wisely in Geriatrics
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05/17/2021
Module 1: Geriatric Pharmacology: Maximizing Safety & Effectiveness
Prevent Critical Pharmacology Errors, Avoid Malpractice Lawsuits and Start Prescribing with Confidence…
Treating your geriatric patients is challenging! Older adults can be complex, with multiple diseases and a variety of treatment options. With so many changes in medications and guidelines for prescribing, how are you supposed to keep up? Additionally, you worry about patient compliance, unique pharmacodynamics and treating one condition without the side effects causing more harm than good. Feeling overwhelmed? We have your solution!
This comprehensive program recording will give you the tools and strategies you need to prescribe with confidence. Drawing from decades of experience, Steven Atkinson will provide you with cutting-edge information regarding potential side effects, drug interactions, and proper prescribing and monitoring procedures for a variety of acute and chronic diseases.
Steven knows that you must rely on your experience, instincts and education to make decisions about what is best for your patient. That's why he has developed numerous tips and tools that can make this challenging job easier. Don't miss this opportunity to join him for this comprehensive program. You will leave confident in your prescribing ability and armed with the knowledge you need to immediately to improve outcomes for your geriatric patients.
Program Information
Objectives
- Determine preventative techniques and individual monitoring plans to minimize adverse drug events and drug-drug interactions.
- Apply the principles of polypharmacy to the patient with cognitive impairment.
- Analyze the effects of aging on pharmacokinetics.
- Evaluate major causes, mechanism and early symptoms of drug-induced toxicity.
- Assess tools used to safely taper and discontinue medications.
- Apply prescribing strategies for the geriatric patient.
- Integrate age-sensitive principles for medication dosing and management to clinical scenarios.
Outline
Aging and Pharmacodynamics
- Effects of Aging on Drug Therapy
- Variations in Drug Half-life and Clearance
- Drug Dosing in Chronic Kidney Disease
- Common Inappropriate & Over-prescribed Drugs
- Identifying Subtle Clues to Prevent an Adverse Drug Reaction
Drug-Drug Interactions
- The P450 System
- The Magic Drug Number in the Elderly
- The Top 10 Medications to Avoid
- The Top 10 Drug-drug Interactions
- Drugs Associated with Weight Loss
Strategies to Avoid Adverse Drug Events
- Identifying Subtle Clues to Prevent an Adverse Drug Reaction
- Individualizing a Monitoring Plan
- Mandatory Gradual Dose Reduction (GDR)
- The Garfinkel Method for Drug Discontinuation
The "BEERS Criteria"
- What are the Experts Saying?
- Follow the Criteria OR go with your Instincts?
- When Inappropriate Drugs are OK
STOPP and START
- New Recommendations
- Guidelines by Body System
- Putting it all Together - Still a Puzzle?
Controversial Vitamins & Herbal Supplements
- Is your Multivitamin killing you?
- After 19 years, the Research is in
- Advising your Patients Appropriately
- The Vitamins that Help & the Ones that Hurt
Psychopharmacology
- Selecting the Right Medication
- Challenges in LTC
- Black Box WARNINGS
Dementia, Depression & Delirium
- The 3 "Ds" in Geriatrics
- Drugs that Cause Cognitive Impairment
Prescribing Challenges & Solutions
- Cardiovascular
- Digoxin, Amiodarone & the Risk of Orthostatsis
- The New Anti-Hypertensive Guidelines
- Neurological
- The Risk of "Sleepers": Zolpidem, Eszopiclone, Zaleplon
- Endocrinology
- "Doc I've got a Low 'T'"
- Eliminating Sliding Scales
- Gastrointestinal
- Risks of Proton-pump-inhibitors (PPIs)
- Best Antiemetic Choices
- Anticholinergics
- Associated Psychosis
- Increased Anxiety and Agitation
- Antithrombotics
- Is Aspirin Still Recommended?
- Anti-Infectives
- Antibiotic Stewardship
- Drug Resistance Concerns
- Major Contributors to Cdiff
- Pain Meds
- Newest Guidelines for Opioid Discontinuance
- Alternatives to Opioids
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Physician Assistants
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03/12/2019
Module 2: Geriatric Pharmacology: Maximizing Safety & Effectiveness
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03/12/2019