* This home study version was released on May 1st, 2020. Each user has 365 days of access post purchase or its expiration date of May 1, 2023, whichever occurs first.
Date: This live activity took place September 23, 2017 from 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM ET. This course has been reviewed/updated and re-recorded by speaker: Carla Bouwmeester and Chad Worz on 02/13/20.
Speaker:
Emily P. Peron, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASCP
Assistant Professor, Geriatrics
Department of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
Reviewed/updated by speaker:
Carla Bouwmeester, MS, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP
Associate Clinical Professor
Northeastern University
Financial Disclosure:
Emily P. Peron discloses no relevant financial conflicts of interest with regard to this activity.
Carla Bouwmeester receives other financial/material support – webinar on geriatrics for PTCE in 2019.
Target Audience:
This program is intended for pharmacists and other health care professionals who have little or no experience in geriatric pharmacy or have had an extended absence from geriatric pharmacy.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this application-based activity, participants should be able to:
- Recognize the physiological heterogeneity of the older adult population.
- List determinants of aging related to environmental, physiologic, and individual factors.
- Compare and contrast age-related physiologic changes versus pathophysiologic changes in older adults.
- Evaluate the impact of age-related pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) changes on drug disposition in older adults.
- Apply the knowledge of physiologic changes associated with aging to the clinical use of medications, including PK/PD changes.
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.UAN: 0203-0000-20-046-H01-P
Credits: 1.00 Contact Hour
Expiration:May 1, 2023 at 11:59pm ET
CPE Post-Test:You will have unlimited attempts to achieve a 70% or higher. You will not receive answer feedback until you attain this score.
CPE Credit: You must complete the post-test and evaluation within 365 days of purchase or by May 1, 2023 at 11:59pm ET, whichever occurs first to receive credit. ASCP reports CPE attainment to ACPE and NABP via the CPE Monitor system. The course should be posted within 24-48 hours of evaluation completion. It is the responsibility of the participant to provide their correct date of birth (MMDD format) and NABP e-Profile ID on their member or guest profile on the ASCP Website.
Please see computer hardware/software requirements here.