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    Home Study Details


    Program Type

    Home Study Webcast

    Credits

    1.25 Contact Hour(s)

    Release Date

    Wednesday, August 23, 2023

    Offline Date

    Saturday, August 23, 2025

    ACPE Expiration Date

    Monday, February 23, 2026

    Target Audience

    Pharmacy Technician

    Cost

    $4.00

    • Overview

      This presentation will provide an overview of the guidelines for identifications, recommend treatment options, and clinical pearls of the common disease states from head to toe affecting the geriatric population. The overall purpose will be to provide fundamental knowledge of these common disease states to prepare the technicians for early identification and treatment. The course will also provide the necessary education for learners to guide their family and friends to be advocates for themselves and those they care about. Some examples of the disease states that could be discussed include dementia, strokes, glaucoma, thrush, dry mouth, osteoporosis, GERD, COPD, urinary incontinence, and others to be determined.

      Handouts

      • Slide Document :   23043H99_2pp.pdf
      • Slide Document :   23043H99_6pp.pdf

      Financial Support By

      PharmCon
    • Pharmacy Technician

      Identify 2 common conditions affecting the lungs in the geriatric population
      Identify 3 common conditions affecting the heart in the geriatric population
      Define pill burden, polypharmacy, transitions of care, and the prescribing cascade, and identify why it is concerning for the geriatric population
      Identify 4 common conditions affecting the head in the geriatric population
    • Activity Type

      Knowledge

      CE Broker

      20-1092556

      Universal Activity Number

      Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-23-043-H99-T

      ACPE PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

      PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

      In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.


    HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
    Standard Windows/Mac System
    iPad or iPhone
    Minimum screen resolution: 1024x768
    Speakers or headphones
     


    SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
    Microsoft Edge
    Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher
    Google Chrome
    Safari
    Firefox 3.0.3 or higher


    NETWORK REQUIREMENTS
    Broadband Internet Connection:
    T1, Hi-speed DSL or Cable
    4G cellular connection
     
     

    This continuing education activity is held as copyright by PharmCon, Inc. Through this notice, PharmCon, Inc. grants permission of its use for educational purposes only. These materials may not be used, in whole or in part, for any commercial purposes without prior permission in writing from the copyright owner(s).