POLYPHARMACY
Tracking # 20-1147436
Course overview
POLYPHARMACY REFERS TO USING FIVE OR MORE MEDICATIONS BASED ON A REVIEW OF CURRENT DATA. AGING PLACES INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF MULTI-MORBIDITY (COEXISTENCE OF 2 OR MORE CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS) DUE TO ASSOCIATED PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES AND INCREASES THE CHANCES OF BEING PRESCRIBED MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS. THE CUTOFF POINT OF 5 DRUGS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISK OF ADVERSE OUTCOMES SUCH AS FALLS, FRAILTY, DISABILITY, AND MORTALITY IN OLDER ADULTS; HENCE OPTIMIZATION OF MEDICATION REGIMEN IS ONE OF THE CRITICAL ELEMENTS IN COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC CARE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE KEY ELEMENTS OF POLYPHARMACY THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING. IT DISCUSSES HOW MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE CARE OF PATIENTS TAKING MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Nurse Practitioner
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Clinical Nurse Specialist
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse Practitioner
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Bahamas Medical Council
Medical Practitioner
1h
Continuing Medical Education
Specialty Medical Practitioner
1h
Continuing Medical Education
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education
Registered Nurse
1h
Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education
1h
Pharmacology Component
Florida Board of Medicine
Anesthesiologist Assistant
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Area of Critical Need Medical Doctor
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Faculty Certificate
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Limited License
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Public Health Certificate
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Public Psychiatry
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Visiting Faculty Certificate
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Florida Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
General
Registered Nurse
1h
General
Florida Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist
1h
General
Registered Pharmacy Technician
1h
General
Florida Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Georgia Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
General
Registered Professional Nurse
1h
General
Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physicians & Telemedicine
Physician
1h
General CME
Telemedicine
1h
General CME
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
1h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Nurse Midwife
1h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
1h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
1h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1h
Continuing education related to pharmacology
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Continuing education related to nursing
Registered Nurse
1h
Continuing education related to nursing
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Physicians & Surgeons
Physician & Surgeon
1h
Category I CME
Michigan Board of Medicine
Medical Doctor
1h
Category 1 Hours
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Doctor of Osteopathy
1h
AMA Category I
Medical Doctor
1h
AMA Category I
Physician Assistant
1h
AMA Category I
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1h
General CE
1h
Pharmacology
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
General CE
Registered Nurse
1h
General CE
New Mexico Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Practitioner
1h
Continuing education related to pharmacology
1h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist
1h
Continuing education related to pharmacology
1h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse
Registered Nurse
1h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
1h
Pharmacotherapy Related to Scope of Practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Medical Doctors
Medical Doctor
1h
Category I CME
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
1h
Category I CME
South Carolina Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1h
Pharmacotherapeutics
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Pharmacotherapeutics
Registered Nurse
1h
Pharmacotherapeutics
State Medical Board of Ohio
Doctor of Medicine
1h
AMA Category I
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
1h
AMA Category I
West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1h
Relating to professional nursing practice
Wyoming Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
1h
General
Certified Nurse Practitioner
1h
General
Certified Nurse Specialist
1h
General
Certified Nursing Assistant
1h
General
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
General
Registered Nurse
1h
General