Steven Atkinson – Geriatric Pharmacology

 In addition, you have to worry about patient compliance and unique pharmacodynamics. You want to treat one condition with minimal side effects. Are you feeling overwhelmed? We can help!

 Steven Atkinson – Geriatric Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics and Aging

• Drug Therapy: Effects of Aging
• Variations in Drug Hedge-Clearance and Life
• In chronic kidney disease, drug dosage
• Common Inappropriate & Over-Prescribed Drugs
• To Prevent Adverse Drug Reactions, You Need to Know How to Identify Subtle Clues

Drug-Drug Interactions

• The P450 System
• The Magic Drug Number for the Elderly
• Here are the Top 10 Medicines to Avoid
• The Top 10 Drugs-Drug Interactions
• Drugs associated with weight loss

Strategies to Avoid Adverse Drug Events

• Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions by Identifying Subtle Clues
• Individualizing a Monitoring Program
• Mandatory Gradual Dose Reduction
• Garfinkel Method to Drug Discontinuation

The “BEERS Criteria”

• What are experts saying?
• Follow the criteria or follow your instincts
• Inappropriate Drugs Are OK

STOP and START

• New Recommendations
• Guidelines for the Body System
• Put it all together – Still a puzzle?

Controversial Vitamins & Herbal Supplements

• Is your Multivitamin killing you?
• After 19 years of research, the Research is now in
• Appropriately Advising Your Patients
• The Vitamins that Help & the Ones that Hurt

Psychopharmacology

• How to Choose the Right Medication
• LTC: Challenges
• Black Box Warnings

Dementia, Depression & Delirium

• The 3 “Ds” Geriatrics
• Cognitive Impairment – Drugs

Prescribing Challenges & Solutions

• Cardiovascular
  • Digoxin, Amiodarone & the Risk of Orthostatsis
  • The New Anti-Hypertensive Guidelines
• Neurological
  • The risk of “Sleepers”: Zolpidem, Eszopiclone, Zaleplon
• Endocrinology
  • “Doc I’ve got a Low ‘T’”
  • Eliminating Sliding Scales
• Gastrointestinal
  • Proton Risks-Pump-Inhibitors (PPIs).
  • Best Antiemetic Choices
• Anticholinergics
  • Associated Psychosis
  • Increased Agitation and Anxiety
• Antithrombotics
  • Is Aspirin still recommended?
• Anti-Infectives
  • Antibiotic Stewardship
  • Drug Resistance Concerns
  • Major Contributors to Cdiff
• Pain Meds
  • Latest Guidelines for Opioid Recontinuance
  • Alternatives to Opioids

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Protect Critical Pharmacology Errors, Avoid Malpractice Lawsuits and Start Prescribing with Confidence…

Treating your geriatric patients is challenging! It can be difficult to treat older adults with complex conditions. How can you keep up with the many changes in medication guidelines and prescription guidelines? You worry about patient compliance, unique pharmacydynamics, and how to treat one condition without causing more harm than good. Are you feeling overwhelmed? We can help!

This program recording will provide you with the strategies and tools you need to confidently prescribe. Drawing on decades of expertise, Steven Atkinson You will receive cutting-edge advice-Edge information about possible side effects and drug interactions. Proper prescribing and monitoring procedures are necessary for many chronic and acute diseases.

Steven You must trust your instincts, knowledge and experience to make the best decisions for your patient. That’s why he has developed numerous tips and tools that can make this challenging job easier. Don’t miss this opportunity to join him for this comprehensive program. You will feel confident in your ability as a prescriber and have the knowledge necessary to make a difference for your patients with geriatrics.

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