2-Day-2019 Geriatric Conference – Steven Atkinson

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Summary

• Archive: Are you keeping up with the current recommendations and guidelines?No matter your specialty, you MUST know how to address the unique concerns of the older adults under your care.Geriatrics is a field in and of itself, but many of us haven't had extensive training on the nuances and complexities that make treatment challenging.

• In this comprehensive recording, geriatric expert, Steven Atkinson, will guide you through the normal and abnormal changes of the aging mind and body, providing you with the knowledge that will improve the care you provide.Steven is passionate about his work and sharing his expertise with other professionals.

• Leave with practical and insightful tips and tools you can use the next day!Identify complications and respond more appropriatelyConfidently and effectively communicate with patients and their familiesProvide safer and more effective careGet management strategies and more for:Alzheimer's Disease & DementiasPain ManagementGeriatric PharmacologyGeriatric EmergenciesManaging Challenging BehaviorsCaregiver Stress & BurnoutAnd Much MoreDay OneIdentify the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.List appropriate diagnostic tests to achieve accurate diagnosis.Devise interventions that are effective and promote positive communication between staff, family & the older adult.Apply techniques and identify strategies to avoid adverse drug events and drug disease interactions.Develop individualized monitoring plans for geriatric patients through the evaluation of high risk medications.Identify at least three new guideline recommendations related to geriatric pharmacology.Implement controlled substance/pain management contracts into practice.Recognize symptoms of controlled substance and alcohol misuse and abuse.Describe best practice methods for prescribing in the geriatric population.Day TwoReview strategies to diminish the occurrence of behavioral problems in individuals with dementia.Discuss behavioral and environmental techniques to diminish challenging behavioral problems.Identify how cognitive impairment in older individuals is affected by environment, caregiver schedules, and responses to the behaviors.Develop strategies to identify abuse and neglect.Distinguish etiologic and pathologic factors associated with neurological, orthopedic, abdominal, cardiovascular & pulmonary emergencies.Discuss the atypical presentation of the elderly and how to effectively manage comorbidities.

• Discuss how to apply age-sensitive principles for medication dosing and management to clinical scenarios.List key questions useful for identifying and managing polypharmacy in older adults.DAY ONESession 1: Differentiating DementiasDistinguishing the various types of dementia is often difficult.

• This session provides tools to appropriately screen patients experiencing dementia, along with discussion of the most effective interventions to improve the care you provide.Normal vs.

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