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BCPS - Geriatrics

Course Instructor: Pharm Prep
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Course Overview

Schedule of Classes

Course Curriculum

1 Subject

Geriatrics

53 Learning Materials

Optimizing Pharmacotherapy In Older Adults

Aging — Definition, Demographics and Heterogeneity

Physiologic Changes with Aging that Alter Pharmacokinetics

Absorption and Distribution in Older Adults

Metabolism and Excretion in Older Adults

Pharmacodynamic Changes Common with Aging

Medication Overuse & Underuse

Nonadherence & Withdrawal Syndromes

Inappropriate Medications — Explicit Screening Tools

Implicit Tools & Miscellaneous Screening Criteria

Polypharmacy and Anticholinergic Burden

Changes in Function Associated with Aging

Geriatric Syndromes — Falls and Delirium

Hazards of Hospitalization

Dementia

Dementia — Definitions, Epidemiology & Pathogenesis

Differentiating Memory Impairment & Other Dementias from AD

Cognitive Assessment Tools

Stages of Alzheimer Disease

Functional Assessment Staging - Alzheimer Disease

Diagnostic Guidelines

Management Goals & Nonpharmacologic Therapy

Pharmacologic Therapy by Stage

Drug Table — Alzheimer Disease Treatment

Duration of Therapy & Discontinuation

Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms — Epidemiology

Assessment of BPSD

Nonpharmacologic Treatment

Pharmacologic Treatment - BPSD

Drug Treatment for BPSD by Symptom

Urinary Incontinence

Urinary Incontinence — Overview and Epidemiology

Bladder Physiology & Effects of Aging

Types of UI & Drug-Induced Causes

Nonpharmacologic Interventions

Pharmacologic Treatment by Type of Incontinence

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia — Overview & Presentation

Evaluation & Severity-Directed Management

α-Adrenergic Blockers

5-α-Reductase Inhibitors

PDE5 Inhibitors and Combination Therapy

Supplements, Storage Symptoms & Surgery

Drug Table — Agents Used in BPH

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis: Overview & Nonpharmacologic Management

NSAIDs and Topical Agents

Injections, Adjunctive Agents, Supplements and Opioids

Rheumatoid Arthritis

RA - Overview, Pathophysiology & Presentation

Treatment Goals & DMARD Principles

Nonbiologic DMARDs

Biologic DMARDs & Kinase Inhibitors

Glucocorticoids, NSAIDs & Comorbid Conditions

Gout

Definition, Epidemiology & Diagnosis

Predisposing Factors, Classification & Nonpharmacologic Therapy

Treatment of the Acute Attack

Chronic Urate-Lowering Therapy

Flare Prophylaxis & Treat-to-Target Management

Self-Assessment

Course Instructor

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Pharm Prep

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