Geriatric Medicine Package

24 Courses – $149 – CME Hours: 12.5 Hrs

Description:

This package covers a variety of topics on evidence-based diagnosis, clinical management, and treatment of geriatric patients. Including subjects such as depression, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, and statins, developing screening protocols and strategies.

Learning Objectives:

On completion of this library, you will gain a further understanding of:

• Prepare diagnostic tools, construct treatment plans, and counsel patients on cardiovascular health
• Differentiate hospice services from palliative care and develop communication strategies and plans to coordinate care for patients
• Evaluate the four categories within MIPS and understand the criteria for participation
• Explain the potential health impact on the older adult with chronic insomnia
• Diagnose and manage patients with atrial fibrillation and determine indications for the use of antiarrhythmic drugs vs blood thinners only
• Develop a screening protocol for urinary incontinence in women to be included in routine visits.
• Prepare treatment plans that include recommended approaches to outpatient management for patients who have COPD.
• Outline a treatment strategy for diabetic patients with comorbidities commonly seen by the family physician that includes pharmacologic therapy, lifestyle modification, self-management, and psychosocial assessment and care.
• Perform a differential diagnosis for dementia to rule out reversible causes.
• Explain the prevalence of complications from prescription opioid misuse in older adults.
• Identify recommended evidence-based services relevant to geriatric patients to maximize professional reimbursement
• Identify, assess and Implement routine screening to identify patients at risk for nutrition deficits.
• Explain the common sources of abuse prevalent among the older population
• Provide ongoing management of patients taking warfarin including therapy initiation, monitoring, and dosage adjustments to provide optimal effectiveness and minimize adverse effects.
• Use current evidence-based recommendations to determine appropriate pharmacologic, surgical, CAM, or watchful waiting treatment strategies.
• Select appropriate evidence-based, validated screening tools to apply to different patient populations.
• Advise patients on appropriate prophylactic strategies in patients with low bone mass and osteoporosis.
• Select appropriate management strategies for patients with Parkinson’s Disease, including an assessment of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments.
• Explain the factors that result in a higher risk of complications from travel-related illness in older patients
• Develop physical activity plans for older adults with OA for promoting and maintaining health and physical independence
• Prepare treatment regimens of lifestyle changes and medications with an emphasis on patient adherence
• Provide an overview of the recommendations contained within the STEADI Initiative to prevent falls.
• Utilize evidence-based risk calculators to assess the risk of future events and to guide management decisions.

Courses:

1. Alzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis and Management
2. Anticoagulants for VTE Prevention and Treatment
3. Atrial Fibrillation
4. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and Prostate Update
5. Billing, Coding and Payment Reform: Part 1
6. Billing, Coding & Payment Reform: Part 2
7. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
8. Chronic Pain in Older Adults
9. Diabetes Update
10. Elder Abuse & Neglect
11. End-of-Life Care
12. Heart Failure
13. Hypertension Update: How Low to Go?
14. Immunizations for Travel
15. Nutrition Supplements and Herbal Therapies
16. Osteoporosis
17. Parkinson Disease Update
18. Sleep Disorders: Insomnia
19. Statins: Recommendations for Older Adults
20. Sleep Disorders Insomnia
21. STEADI Initiative: Promoting Older Adult Health and WellnessThrough Falls Prevention
22. Stroke & TIA
23. Urinary Incontinence in Women
24. Exercise for the Geriatric Patient Morbidity and Injury Prevention