Mastering Geriatric Pharmacology: Medication Management for Healthcare Professionals – Eric Christianson

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In our older adult patients, you face many challenges when it comes to safe prescribing.

Many patients are on multiple medications increasing their risk of drug interactions, adverse effects, and adherence obstacles.

Nothing can compare to the in-depth training you get when you take this deep dive with an experienced geriatric pharmacist. Join Eric Christianson, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS, for a transformative learning experience. From interactions to immunizations to psychopharmacology, this course provides a solution-oriented approach for prescribing to the geriatric population.

Unlike other courses that jump from one speaker to the next and fail to provide a consistent approach to the latest guidelines and emerging treatments, Dr. Christianson ensures you’re equipped to optimize medication regimens for the well-being of our aging population.

Join us to elevate your practice and become an expert prescriber for your geriatric patients.

• Discover common real-world clinical consequences related to drug interactions
• Overcome the perils of polypharmacy
• The simple way to decode the latest immunization recommendations
• Psychopharmacology for mental health challenges
• The truth about medication and food interactions
• Top 10 medications to target for deprescribing
• Instantly identify the prescribing cascade for patients with multiple comorbidities
• Clinical situations appropriate for newly approved medications
• The three big over-the-counter medication risks

Course Outline

Pharmacology in the Geriatric Population

• Altered Pharmacokinetics/Tolerance and Sensitivity
• Personalized and Comprehensive Approach
• Limited Research on Geriatric Population
• Ethical and Legal Considerations

Vaccinations for Older Adults

• Latest Guidelines for Older Adults
• Contraindications
• Increasing Adherence

Challenges of Psychopharmacology in the Geriatric Patient

• Cognitive Impairment
• Drug-Induced Psychiatric Conditions
• Anticholinergic Effects/Cholinergic Function
• Monitoring and Compliance

Perils of Polypharmacy in Older Adults

• Collateral Damage of Polypharmacy
• The Prescribing Cascade
• BEERS Criteria
• Top 10 Medications to Target for Deprescribing

The Thrill of the Case: Drug Interactions in Geriatrics
Drug-Drug Interactions

• Type of Drug Interactions
• Opposing Effects/Additive Effects

Food/Supplement Interactions

• Foods: Grapefruit, Ginger, Ginseng, and More
• Supplement Interactions
• Clinical Pearls and Cases

Drug-Disease Interactions

• BEERS Criteria

Emerging Treatments in Geriatric Pharmacology

• Precision Medicine and Pharmacogenomics
• Role of new diabetes and weight loss agents in geriatrics
• Novel Psychotropic Agents
• Updates in Dementia Medicine
• Technological Solutions (Continuous Glucose Monitoring and the Geriatric Patient)

About Your Geriatric Pharmacist Faculty

Eric Christianson, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS, is a PharmD, board-certified in geriatrics and pharmacotherapy, an Amazon best-selling author, podcaster, and national speaker. Author of Meded101 Guide to Nursing Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy: Clinical Pharmacy Pearls, Case Studies, & Common Sense, Perils of Polypharmacy, and Meded101 Guide to Drug Food Interactions, he is well known for his expertise and passion. Eric found his calling in geriatrics and medication management, and for years has worked as a consultant pharmacist for long-term care and assisted living facilities as well as working with patients and families doing medication therapy management. Eric has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, American Journal of Nursing, National Association Directors of Nursing, Pharmacy Times, and Pharmacy Today. Eric’s goal is to teach as many individuals as possible about the safe, economical, and appropriate use of medications!

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