Gerontological Pharmacology Package
The Gerontological Pharmacology package offers NPs an in-depth review of geriatric prescribing as well as the latest updates in drug therapy for this patient population.
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
- Antibiotic Update: Community-acquired Pneumonia 1.75 1
This case-based course will help you gain an understanding of factors that influence the development of resistant pathogens and learn about the latest treatment recommendations.
- Dermatology In the Older Adult 0.7 0.2Hone your ability to identify and manage skins disorders in older patients with this informative program taught by NP dermatology expert Victor Czerkasij, DNP, APRN-BC, FNP-C.
- Drug-Drug Interactions: Safe Prescribing to Avoid Malpractice 1.5 1.5
The course will focus on:
- Discuss the most common mechanisms for drug-drug interactions
- Discuss techniques to ensure safe prescribing to prevent malpractice
- Review cases involving prescribing errors and medical malpractice cases
- Laboratory Diagnostics: A Focus on Renal Insufficiency and Failure 1.8 1.8
Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald will help you learn the common and not-so-common risk factors for renal disease, the pathophysiology in renal disease, and the expected laboratory findings in acute and chronic renal disorders.
- Laboratory Monitoring During Drug Therapy 1 1Laboratory monitoring plays a critical role in ensuring safe and effective medication therapy, enhance patient care and medication management with Laboratory Monitoring During Drug Therapy program presented by clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP.
- Managing Hypertension in the Older Adult: A Contemporary Approach 1.5 1.5
Clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP focuses specifically on hypertension in the older adult, highlighting the recommendations from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). Learn which antihypertensive medications are preferred for elderly patients with multiple comorbidities, as well as the recommendations for blood pressure goals in older adults. Enhance your understanding of hypertension management in older adults, including which antihypertensive agents are preferred in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Principles of Safe Prescribing 3.7 3.7
The art of safe prescribing begins with understanding the importance of a medication's pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic profile.
- Update in Geriatric Prescribing: Beers Criteria, START/STOPP, and Deprescribing 1.75 1.75Explore age- and disease-related physiologic changes in the elderly that influence the selection of safe and effective therapeutic agents.