This course was developed for nurses, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, pharmacists, and any clinicians who prescribe to, manage, or teach about medications in the older population.
In our older adult patients, you face many challenges when it comes to safe prescribing.
Many patients are on multiple medications increasing their risk of drug interactions, adverse effects, and adherence obstacles.
Nothing can compare to the in-depth training you get when you take this deep dive with an experienced geriatric pharmacist. Join Eric Christianson, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS, for a transformative learning experience. From interactions to immunizations to psychopharmacology, this course provides a solution-oriented approach for prescribing to the geriatric population. Earn up to 16.0 Pharmacology CE Hours
Unlike other courses that jump from one speaker to the next and fail to provide a consistent approach to the latest guidelines and emerging treatments, Dr. Christianson ensures you're equipped to optimize medication regimens for the well-being of our aging population.
Join us to elevate your practice and become an expert prescriber for your geriatric patients.
- Turn updated prescriptive guidelines into real-practice prescriptions
- Discover common real-world clinical consequences related to drug interactions
- Overcome the perils of polypharmacy
- The simple way to decode the latest immunization recommendations
- Psychopharmacology for mental health challenges
- The truth about medication and food interactions
- Top 10 medications to target for deprescribing
- Instantly identify the prescribing cascade for patients with multiple comorbidities
- Clinical situations appropriate for newly approved medications
- The three big over-the-counter medication risks
Mastering Geriatric Pharmacology
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- Altered Pharmacokinetics/Tolerance and Sensitivity
- Personalized and Comprehensive Approach
- Limited Research on Geriatric Population
- Ethical and Legal Considerations
- Latest Guidelines for Older Adults
- Contraindications
- Increasing Adherence
- Cognitive Impairment
- Drug-Induced Psychiatric Conditions
- Anticholinergic Effects/Cholinergic Function
- Monitoring and Compliance
- Collateral Damage of Polypharmacy
- The Prescribing Cascade
- BEERS Criteria
- Top 10 Medications to Target for Deprescribing
Drug-Drug Interactions
- Type of Drug Interactions
- Opposing Effects/Additive Effects
- Foods: Grapefruit, Ginger, Ginseng, and More
- Supplement Interactions
- Clinical Pearls and Cases
- BEERS Criteria
- Precision Medicine and Pharmacogenomics
- Role of new diabetes and weight loss agents in geriatrics
- Novel Psychotropic Agents
- Updates in Dementia Medicine
- Technological Solutions (Continuous Glucose Monitoring and the Geriatric Patient)
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This 8-hour training on opioid and other substance use disorders satisfies the new Drug Enforcement Administration training requirement for prescribers.
- Partial opioids
- Full opioids
Criteria for Prescribing Opioids and Nonopioids
- In-patient pain management
- Out-patient pain management
- Dental procedures
- Pregnant woman
Treatment of Subacute and Chronic Pain
- Non-pharmacologic modalities
- Non-opioid pharmacology
Tapering Opioids
- Clinical opioid withdrawal scale
- Tapering methodology
State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- Toxicology Testing
- Urine
- Serum
- Point of care
Abuse-Deterrent Medications
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
Diagnosis of OUD using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Medications
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Naltrexone
- Lofexidine
OUD in pregnancy OUD in adolescents OUD in incarcerated individuals OUD in patients with persistent non-cancer related pain Mechanism for referral to substance abuse specialist
Opioid Overdose and Cardiac Arrest
This course was developed for nurses, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, pharmacists, and any clinicians who prescribe to, manage, or teach about medications in the older population.
This course is a crash course, which means you will receive a great amount of education, but you can complete the course in a short time. With just 8 hours of content, you will be well-versed in the issues surrounding geriatric pharmacology and confident to prescribe and manage these medications.
With the average person over age 65 receiving 14 prescriptions a year, it is important that you have the educational foundation to prescribe safely and help older patients manage their medication regimen. This course equips you with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide safe, effective, and patient-centered care to older adults, thereby improving healthcare outcomes in this vulnerable population.
We’re that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.
Valued at $993.93 — Only $546.66!
Includes 8-hour DEA Training — Click here for Credit details