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Aging Gracefully

Tracking # 20-846159

$99.00

4.6 (16 ratings)
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Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

  1. Discuss key physiologic and common pathophysiologic changes of aging that impact drug therapy
  2. Apply age-sensitive principles for medication dosing and management to patient scenarios
  3. List nine key questions useful for identifying and managing inappropriate polypharmacy (i.e. unnecessary medication use) in older adults
  4. Apply practical tools to screen and appropriately manage complex drug regimens among older adults with or at-risk for drug injury
  5. Discuss high risk drug-drug and drug-dietary supplement interactions commonly encountered in primary care, including best practices in identifying and managing related toxicities

Course overview

This program in its entirety provides 5 hours (0.5 CEU) of ACPE CPE home study, opioids and pain credit AMA Category 2 CME, and CNE pharmacology credit. Dr. Bushardt, and Dr. O'Conner report NO financial arrangements with any corporate organization that might have an interest in the subject being presented.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

5h Pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the area of certification

Certified Nurse Practitioner

5h Pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the area of certification

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

5h Pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the area of certification

Clinical Nurse Specialist

5h Pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the area of certification

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Practitioner

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

District of Columbia Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

5h Pharmacology Component

Clinical Nurse Specialist

5h Pharmacology Component

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education

Nurse Practitioner

5h Pharmacology Component

Registered Nurse

5h Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Anesthetist

5h Pharmacology Component

Florida Board of Pharmacy

Pharmacist

5h General

Florida Physician Assistants

Physician Assistant

5h General (Category II)

Georgia Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h General

Registered Professional Nurse

5h General

New Mexico Board of Nursing

Certified Medication Aide

5h Continuing education related to medications and medication administration

Certified Medication Aide II

5h Continuing education related to medications and medication administration

Certified Nurse Practitioner

5h Continuing education related to pharmacology

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

5h Continuing education related to pharmacology

Clinical Nurse Specialist

5h Continuing education related to pharmacology

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse

Registered Nurse

5h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

North Dakota Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

5h Pharmacotherapy Related to Scope of Practice

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h CE Related to Nursing Practice

Registered Nurse

5h Pharmacotherapy Related to Scope of Practice

South Carolina Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

5h Pharmacotherapeutics

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h Pharmacotherapeutics

Registered Nurse

5h Pharmacotherapeutics

West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

5h Prescriptive Authority Privilege (RXA) pharmacotherapeutic

Registered Nurse

5h Prescriptive Authority Privilege (RXA) pharmacotherapeutic

Disclosure statements

Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to: 

  1. Discuss key physiologic and common pathophysiologic changes of aging that impact drug therapy
  2. Apply age-sensitive principles for medication dosing and management to patient scenarios
  3. List nine key questions useful for identifying and managing inappropriate polypharmacy (i.e. unnecessary medication use) in older adults
  4. Apply practical tools to screen and appropriately manage complex drug regimens among older adults with or at-risk for drug injury
  5. Discuss high-risk drug-drug and drug-dietary supplement interactions commonly encountered in primary care, including best practices in identifying and managing related toxicities

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