• Activity INFORMATION

  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 Download

  • Slide Document :   23043H99_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  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 ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-1092556

  Universal Activity Number

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

  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.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Rebecca  DeMoss, PharmD, BS Pharmacy Director, PharMerica Pharmacy, Albuquerque, NM

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).