Taking care of older patients is rewarding!
Taking care of our older patients is very rewarding because of the stories and lives they have had. Connecting with these patients is always a pleasure. Taking care of them, however, requires a different skill set that not only takes care of their diseases but capitalizes on their abilities and strengths while helping them work with their disabilities and decline.
The framework that is taught brings out the needed monitoring, screening, intervention and relationship needed to help the patient seek the best level of functioning they can.
What you'll learn
Normal aging and framework for addressing health and disease
Unique characteristinc of older patients
Mutiple co-morbidities and medication challanges
Medication Appropriateness / Beers Criteria / STOPP / START
What Matters to the patient and family with care
Implementation of the 4 M's of Age-friendly health system
Requirements
This course is for liscensed practicing clinicians, ideal for those in training. It is not medical advice and lay people will get little out of this course. The content should be implemented within a clinical training program or as knowledge that can be evaluated and utilized by faculty or an experienced practitioner.
1 hour on-demand video
3 year access
Video voice with follow along transcript
Access on computer, mobile and TV
Certificate of completion
