Medications in the Golden Years: Resolving and Preventing Geriatric Polypharmacy
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This will be a hands-on case-based workshop to improve skills in identifying and addressing polypharmacy with a short review of the pathophysiology of the geriatric population and how that is important when prescribing and deprescribing. Bring your own polypharmacy case studies with you and we well work them as a group!
Credits: 3.00 Contact Hours; 2.00 are Pharmacology
$110
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
-Discuss how to recognize polypharmacy, along with general principles of aging physiology versus pathophysiology.
-Explain and demonstrate how to conduct Medication Reconciliation, and perform diagnosis specific deprescribing.
-Explain how to conduct Medication Reconciliation, and perform diagnosis specific deprescribing
Michelle Wade, MSN/Ed, APRN, AGNP-C, ACNPC-AG, FAANP
Lead Hospitalist
Gifford Medical Center
Michelle presents throughout the United States on nursing and nurse practitioner topics specific to the adult and geriatric population.
She is a chapter contributor for the “Textbook for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Evidence-Based Standards of Practice” and a reviewer for Clinical Guidelines books. As a clinician Michelle was awarded the 2018 AANP Nurse Practitioner State Award for Clinical Excellence in Vermont by leading a project to reduce the rate of re admissions to hospitals from local nursing homes. Her efforts helped decrease the rate of readmission by about 70% in 1 years' time.
Currently she’s the Lead Hospitalist at Gifford Medical Center in Rural Randolph Vermont and active on several Committees. In her role as a hospitalist she cares for a diverse population in a small town and works to teach patient’s about their illnesses as well as improve their health.
Michelle is a duel certified Adult Gerontological Nurse Practitioner in both Primary and Acute Care for over 10 years, a fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, adjunct faculty at Vermont State University, active in state and National nursing and nurse practitioner organizations, currently the Co-chair of the AANP awards committee and present elect for the Vermont Nurse Practitioner’s Association. She works to advocate for patients on a daily basis.
CE INFORMATION
Obtain Your Credits
To earn credits for this activity, navigate to the Content(s) tab and complete all course components in the following order: 1) watch the course presentation video; 2) complete the course evaluation; 3) pass the post-test with a score of 2/3 (66.7%) or higher. You may retake the post-test until a passing score is achieved, at which point you will be able to view/print a copy of your certificate of completion. This online certificate will also be saved within your profile 'My Dashboard' -> 'Transcript/Certificates Earned' for future access.
Designation Statement
NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.00 contact hours, of which 2.00 is pharmacology credit. Participants should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement
Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).
In addition to ANCC, NPACE is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by: the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP8720 and Florida CE Broker #50-1476.
DISCLOSURES
Faculty
Contributing faculty, Michelle Wade, MSN/Ed, APRN, AGNP-C, ACNPC-AG, FAANP has disclosed no financial relationship.
Planners
All planners and contributors involved in this educational activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Disclaimer
The material presented in this continuing education program is being made available for educational purposes only and is not intended to represent the best or only methods, medications and/or guidelines appropriate for the medical situation discussed. Rather the material is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the presenter(s), which may be helpful, or of interest to other practitioners and should not be used by clinicians without the evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. NPACE disclaims any liability, loss, injury, or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any information given in a presentation.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may mention the uses of products that are not approved by the FDA for the indication(s) being discussed. The presenter(s) are instructed to notify participants when they are discussing unapproved uses or investigational agents. The opinions related to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the presenter(s) and are not endorsed or recommended by NPACE. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
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