Objectives
- Evaluate the latest Beers criteria to ensure safe medication management for patients.
- Choose effective communication strategies to use with patients and their families.
- Appraise the new CDC guidelines for pain management in the elderly.
- Analyze the overlap between the clinical and bedside geriatric assessment.
- Determine appropriate use of newly approved medications for dementia treatment.
- Choose the pharmacological option for complicated geriatric mental health needs.
- Choose effective communication strategies to use with patients and their families.
- Formulate best practice responses to common challenging geriatric behaviors at the bedside.
- Develop risk reduction strategies for a variety of geriatric emergencies.
- Create an integrative lifestyle plan to support a patient with insomnia.
- Manage chronic pain with non-pharmacological interventions.
- Assess potential drug-to-herb interactions.
- Evaluate pharmacological actions and therapeutics of commonly used herbal medicines.
- Determine appropriate indications for herbal medicines and supplementation in practice.
Outline
Dementia Treatment – Including the Newly Approved Medications
- Determine a patient’s capability and functional capacity
- Normal vs. abnormal aging
- Updates on the very latest dementia agents
- Specific dementias: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease & substance-Induced neurocognitive disorder
- Communication strategies to ensure safety and success
- Engage families to avoid participation pitfalls
- Best Practices to Manage Geriatric Behaviors
- Sundowning aggression
- Effective approaches for hallucinations, hygiene, intimacy & repetitive behavior concerns
- Signals of depressive and anxious behaviors
- Interventions for nutrition/eating concerns
- Update your toolbox to address noncompliance challenges
Geriatric Pharmacology Updates
- NEW Beers updates
- Reconciliation strategies — prescribed, over-the-counter & nutraceuticals
- Tips to avoid polypharmacy concerns
- Key pharmacodynamic and drug-to-drug interaction considerations
- Best prescriptive practices for antidepressants, anxiolytics, and antipsychotics
- Latest CDC updates for pain management for the elderly
The Latest Guidelines to Prevent Geriatric Emergencies in Practice
- Cardiac emergencies
- Respiratory emergencies
- GI emergencies
- GU emergencies
- Neurologic emergencies
- Musculoskeletal emergencies
Explore Root Causes of Insomnia and Chronic Pain in the Elderly
- Nervous system dysregulation
- Inflammation
- Oxidative stress
- Dysbiosis and the gut-brain axis
- Nutrient deficiencies and malabsorption
- Common psychosocial factors
Interventions for Chronic Pain through Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine
- Restorative yoga and chair yoga
- Acupressure techniques
- Breathwork using biofeedback
- Hydrotherapy
Specific Mind-Body Therapies to Address Insomnia in Older Adults
- Hypnotherapy and storytelling
- Progressive muscle relaxation
- Aromatherapy and breathwork
- Yoga Nidra
Geriatric Pharmacology of Herbal Therapeutics
- Quality and safety considerations of supplementation and herbs
- Anti-inflammatory herbs and pain management
- Gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, endocrine, cognitive & pulmonary support
- Immune system focused herbs
- Common herbs for brain health and mood
- Medication interactions from supplements
