Carole Lewis & Danielle Keyser, Richard Bohannon – Functional Aging Mastery Course Evidence-Based Therapies for Older Adults

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The hard truth is that geriatrics is an umbrella term for multiple subspecialties — pharmacology, GI, infectious diseases, neurology, physical therapy, and more — to treat the fastest growing patient population.

How can you, or any clinician for that matter, possibly provide complete geriatric care?

You can today by registering for our most powerful geriatrics self-study course. You no longer need decades of experience… in 3 days or less, and at your own pace, you can become a geriatric advocate with all the answers.

Earn up to 30 CE hours (including up to 5 pharmacology CE hours) and harness the knowledge of a multidisciplinary panel of 16 preeminent experts… from physicians, nurses and pharmacists to physical therapists, occupational therapists and more.

You’ll get proven strategies for being a geriatric care partner, the science and data that’s driving standards of care, as well as principles of compassionate care for a vulnerable patient population.

Get lifetime access to over 20 video modules on the top trending topics:

• COVID-19/influenza updates
• Challenging behaviors
• Psychopharmacology
• Wound care challenges
• Documentation hazards
• End of life care
• Fall preventions
• Drug deprescribing
• The dementia epidemic
• And more!

Geriatric Care Certification Course Outline

Part I: Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Neurological Disorders, Vaccines & More  
 
Challenging Geriatric Behaviors: Root Causes and Practical Non-Medication Solutions

Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA, is dually trained as a physician and mental health counselor. Ed was the primary care partner for his late wife, Rebecca, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2008 at age 53 and died in 2016 after a 9-year journey. Join Ed as he provides a unique perspective and keen insights in to your everyday challenges.

In this first session, Ed will delve into the challenges that families and caregivers experience related to aging and dementia behaviors. Ed will deliver the best tested and supported strategies for agitation, aggression, wandering, sexual behaviors, sundowning, refusals to eat and insomnia.

Medical-Legal Concerns Specific to the Care of Older Patients

Rachel Henderson, PhD, MS, RN, HCRM, will deliver key updates to reduce your liability exposure. She will share from her experiences testifying, including the high-risk areas of advance care planning, advance directives, DNR orders, and elder abuse/neglect. You will gain authoritative updates to guide your own practice decisions.

Brain Changes: Distinguishing Between Aging, Dementia and Depression

Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, a world-renowned dementia expert, will deliver her exceptional perspective on dementia and other forms of brain change. Teepa presents with extraordinary expertise and humor to audiences large and small throughout the world. Join in her mission to improve the culture of dementia care, one mind at a time.

COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Updates for the Geriatric Patient: Clinical Considerations to Optimize Protection

Eric Wombwell, PharmD, BCIDP, knows very well that it is challenging to stay current on the evolving status of COVID-19 and influenza, with mutations in both viruses impacting efficacy of vaccinations. As a board-certified infectious diseases pharmacist, he will provide the very latest updates, trends and scheduling to guide optimal administration of vaccines for COVID-19 and influenza.

Brain Lesions, Cognitive Changes & Behavioral Control

Jerome Quellier, MS, CCC-SLP, will dive into site specific brain lesions that affect behavior and thinking skills. With a deeper understanding, you can begin to anticipate patient barriers to emotions, sensory awareness, engagement and compliance. Jerome has focused his career on neuro-based diagnostics and interventions for cognitive-linguistic deficits, dysphagia and brain injuries at a 500+ bed Level 1 Trauma hospital.

Part II: Pharmacology, Documentation, Rehab & More
 
Drug Prescribing and Deprescribing in Older Adults
**2 pharmacology CE hours**

Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS, will synthesize everything you need to know to prescribe, deprescribe, prevent drug-drug interactions and minimize adverse drug events for your geriatric patients. He has specialized in Geriatric Internal Medicine and is involved in pharmacological challenges for this age group on a daily basis.

Documentation Hazards for Geriatric Patient Care: Minimal Care Expectations & Regulatory Standards

Rachel Henderson, PhD, MS, RN, HCRM, will delve into the very latest documentation pitfalls that lend themselves to litigation risks, including attention to minimal care expectations, staffing standards, informed consent, polypharmacy, screening results and regulatory standards. Rachel has extensive experience testifying and through her work as a risk manager.

Empowering Geriatric Patients: Safety, Skills & Transition Decisions

Jamie Miner, PT, DPT, GCS, will solve safety concerns associated with the most appropriate level of care, smooth out the transition process and empower patients to engage fully in the rehabilitation process, at all levels. She currently provides specialized services to many skilled nursing facilities and earned geriatric clinical specialist designation through the American Physical Therapy Association.

Geriatric Assessment Strategies: Atypical Symptoms & Complex Diagnoses

Susann Varano, MD, knows well that atypical symptoms add a layer of complexity to accurate diagnosis and treatment. Susann, a Yale University trained physician who is double-board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine, will share her best practice tips to assess for falls, elder mistreatment, cognitive function, depression and general physical examination.

Older Adults with Pain: Most Effective Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Therapies
**1 pharmacology CE hour**
Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS, will help you to decide the most effective screening tools to use and the best pharmacologic therapies for older adults with pain, from adjuvant therapies, opioids, and cannabinoids. Steven has specialized in Geriatric Internal Medicine and is the co-founder of Twin Cities Physicians, which serves older adults in nearly all levels of their care.

Part III: Functional Skills, Pain Management, Injury Prevention & More 
 
The Looming Dementia Epidemic: Early-Stage Interventions for Cognitive Reserve and Functional Skills

Sherrie All, PhD, will share her toolbox for early-stage interventions designed to help people build and maintain cognitive reserve and functional skills to maintain healthy independence. The looming dementia epidemic indicates prevention and early detection, diagnosis and intervention are a medical necessity. Sherrie is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in treating people with dementia, Parkinson’s disease, TBI, MS, and other neurological disorders.

End of Life Care – Strategies for Comfort, Communication, Choices & Control

Nancy Joyner, RN, MS, APRN-CNS, ACHPN®, will provide her expert thoughts on pain management, crucial conversations, bereavement, code status, artificial nutrition, dialysis and advance directives. She is a Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, holds certification as an Advanced Practice Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse, is an End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium trained presenter and has extensive experiences caring for end-of-life patients and their families.

Fall Prevention Solutions: Today’s Best Practices, Guidelines and Standards for Individualized Care

Shelly Denes, PT, CFPS, C/NDT, CGCP, has packed this session with practical solutions for your most challenging fall risk patients. Shelly has built the presentation based upon today’s best practices, guidelines and standards for individualized fall prevention goals. She is an expert in fall prevention and neuro-rehab with more than 25 years of experience treating patients with hemiplegia, neuromuscular disorders, TBI, and SCI.

Ethnogeriatrics: Cultural Competence for Health Care Professionals

Tamatha Arms, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, NP-C, will highlight key cultural considerations related to religion, family role responsibilities, respect for authority, traditional foods, healing practices, cultural taboos and end of life decisions. She is an adult nurse practitioner with vast experiences, currently providing geriatric and psychiatric care in long-term care.

Challenges to Psychosocial Well-Being with Aging and Dementia: Mental Health, Relationships, and Caregiving

Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA, will share his vast psychosocial insights and updates on topics to include: depression, anxiety, PTSD, emotional expression changes, relationship and family discord, and the burden on spousal and family caregivers. These burdens are among the most challenging to healthcare providers of seniors. Ed is dually trained as a physician and mental health counselor, serving individuals, couples, and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia.

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