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Digital Seminar

Advanced Geriatric Care Conference


Speaker:
Susann Varano, MD
Duration:
Approx 6 hrs
Copyright:
May 22, 2025
Product Code:
POS078935
Media Type:
Digital Seminar - Also available: Live Webinar


Description

The time you spend with your patients is very limited. Yet during the interactions, it is critical to adequately cover the concerns and complaints of your geriatric patients. Tap into expert level skills to really hear your patients, seek further clarification, and critically think through each comprehensive scenario that comes your way.

Some healthcare providers are tricked by atypical presentations of diseases and misdiagnose a condition. Others feel overwhelmed by the number of medications a patient is taking. This advanced event will provide you with the necessary tools to address uncomfortable topics, streamline patient encounters with new tools, and create lasting treatment plans. A few of the topics covered include:

  • Detect the risk factors for adverse drug reactions
  • Master the overactive bladder diagnosis
  • Hyper-acute care standards
  • Apply five key principles for deprescribing medications
  • Create a corrective sleep plan of action combining medications and behavioral strategies
  • Use evidence-based assessments to identify mental health issues with physical consequences
  • Includes 2.0 Pharmacology CE hours!

Susann Verano, MD, will take your knowledge to the next level when addressing complex geriatric pharmacology, with patient compliance in mind. Dr. Varano is double board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine. In addition to recognition as a top geriatric clinician, she is also actively involved in clinical research for this population. Register today to more accurately diagnose, manage and confidently care for your older patients.

Credit

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



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Continuing education credit information is coming soon for this non-interactive self-study package.

CEs may be available for select professions, as listed in the target audience. Hours will be dependent on the actual recording time. Please check with your state licensing board or organization for specific requirements. 

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**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.



Speaker

Susann Varano, MD's Profile

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Susann Varano, MD, is a Yale University-trained physician who is double board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine. Her expertise is sought currently as a geriatric consultant for medically complex residents/patients and as an adjunct professor teaching geriatric coursework to physician assistant students. Additionally, Dr. Varano is the principal investigator at Clinical Research Consulting. As such, she has completed over 150 clinical trials, has presented findings at numerous national/international conferences and her written articles have been featured in US News and World Report.

Dr. Varano has served as geriatrics course director and lecturer for the Yale University School of Medicine Physician Associate Program. Additionally, she was selected to work in the Yale University Hospital Affiliated Program, a position where she would give the prestigious Medical Grand Round Lectures to Medical Staff as well as Community Physicians.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Susann Varano is the principal clinical investigator with Clinical Research Consulting, LLC, and a geriatrician consultant with Maplewood Senior Living and Hamden Health and Candlewood Valley Rehabilitation. She receives a speaking honorarium from Urovant and Sumitomo. Dr. Varano receives a consulting fee, speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Dr. Susann Varano has no relevant non-financial relationships.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


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Objectives

  1. Develop a treatment plan based upon insights on the aging process, bladder health, and irregularities.
  2. Examine the most updated treatment options for overactive bladder diagnosis.
  3. Identify the risk factors for adverse drug reactions and discern for substitute medication choices.
  4. Utilize five key principles for deprescribing medications.
  5. Choose clinical strategies to identify the root cause of the sleep disturbance.
  6. Determine a corrective plan of action combining medications and behavioral strategies.
  7. Use evidence-based assessments to identify how mental health issues related to physical symptoms.
  8. Determine geriatric specific considerations to effectively treat anxiety and depression.

Outline

Urinary Issues in the Older Adult
  • Latest pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic identification/treatment options for overactive bladder
  • American Urological Association meeting treatment recommendations
Geropharmacology Best Practices
  • Geriatric specific risk factors for adverse drug reactions
  • Evidence-based substitution medication options
  • Principles of deprescribing medications
Guidelines for Sleep Disturbances
  • Nocturia
  • Guidelines to determine when treatment is appropriate
  • Carefully dissect sleep disturbances that could make functioning during waking hours a challenge
Mental Health Issues with Physical Consequences
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Atypical disease presentation
Ischemic Strokes
  • Thrombotic strokes
  • Major symptoms by region
  • Hypercoagulable work-up
  • Embolic strokes
  • Symptoms by arterial involvement

Target Audience

  • Nurses Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Physicians
  • Nurses

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