Course Director:
Manju T. Beier, Pharm..D., FASCP
President, Geriatric Consultant Resources, LLC
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Upon completion of this program, the participant should be able to:

1. Enumerate five facts about the demographic shifts in the US elderly population, and the projected rise in the frail elderly requiring nursing home care.

2. Describe the age-related physiologic changes (pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic) that occur with aging and their impact on the disposition of drugs in the elderly.

3. State five factors that contribute to the increased risk of adverse drug experiences in the elderly and the high frequency of this population requiring hospitalization.

4. Discuss therapeutic drug categories contributing to cognitive impairment in the elderly, and how the pharmaceutical care process can assist the health care practitioner in minimizing and/or avoiding such drug-related outcomes.

Target Audience
Geriatric health-care practitioners

Accreditation
At this time we are offering CE for pharmacists only. The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

First Release Date: March 1998
Second Release date: July 2002
Expiration Date: July 2005

This program (Program {INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM NUMBER #203-999-02-600-H04)} qualifies for 0.1 CEUs (1.0 contact hours) of continuing pharmacy education. CEUs will be awarded provided that the participant reviews this site and scores 70% or better on the post test that follows. To receive a statement of credit, please complete the examination and evaluation that follows this program. A statement will be awarded and mailed to you within 4-6 weeks.

The information provided in these programs is intended solely for the continuing educational needs of health-care practitioners. The medications discussed in these programs have Food and Drug Administration approval in the US. Individuals should not exclusively rely upon the information provided in these programs.

The continuing education programs are offered "as is" by Geriatric Consultant Resources, LLC disclaims all warranties and representations, express or implied, with respect to the programs and the information contained therein, including without limitation any and all warranties of title, non infringement, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. Without limiting the foregoing, Geriatric Consultant Resources LLC shall not be responsible for any inaccuracy or omission in the information contained in the programs, and shall have no liability whatsoever of any kind resulting from any claim or action arising out of the use of the programs.