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Steven Atkinson - Comprehensive Geriatric and Dementia Care Certification1Steven Atkinson – Comprehensive Geriatric and Dementia Care Certification

Whether you’re educating a newly diagnosed patient with dementia who’s scared and completely overwhelmed… or addressing challenging behaviors that require another revision to the plan of care…

It’s critical you know the latest safe treatment options, so you can give your patients the best possible outcomes.

Instead of hours searching through medical journals… this online video training gives you ALL the critical information in one place.

PLUS, unlike other courses that simply focus on the basics, this course escalates your knowledge with:

  • Creative solutions to problematic behaviors
  • Proven strategies for safe pain management approaches
  • Expert tested tips to prevent geriatric emergencies
  • Prescriptive guidance and polypharmacy management principles
  • Skills to appropriately screen and diagnose patients for dementia
  • And…an included certification that showcases your dementia expertise!

It’s all yours — with unlimited, lifetime access to the 6 video-based course materials — completely risk-free with PESI’s 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Elevate your geriatric knowledge — and earn up to 13 CE hours, including up to 4.7 Pharmacology CE hours. Best of all, when you complete this online training, you will be able to add the valuable Evergreen Certified Dementia Care Specialist Certification to your name.

Imagine Your Life as an Evergreen Certified Dementia Care Specialist (ECDCS)…

Becoming an Evergreen Certified Dementia Care Specialist (ECDCS) shows patients and colleagues you’re committed to providing the best care possible. And the best part is, your certification is included FREE with your purchase of this online training.

Register today and not only will you have more confidence in patient interactions, you’ll operate with more certainty in professional interactions too. All because you’ll be equipped with powerful geriatric and dementia care information.

And, as an added benefit, you could enjoy more favorable treatment from insurance companies and managed care panels too.

Change your Geriatric Care and Change Lives!

Register now for lifetime access to more than 12 hours of advanced video training that explores the full spectrum of geriatric care.

Get actionable, concrete interventions and strategies you can implement easily for transformational clinical results by your very next shift!

Comprehensive Geriatric Care and Dementia Certification Course
with Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS | Click here for information about Steven Atkinson

Session 1
Differentiating Dementias
Get the tools you’ll need to appropriately screen and diagnose patients for dementia.
  • Normal vs. abnormal aging
  • Types of dementias
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Parkinson’s disease dementia
  • Substance-induced neurocognitive disorder
  • Appropriate diagnostic tests and the ability to achieve an accurate diagnosis
  • Positive communication strategies
Session 2
Critical Geriatric Pharmacology Considerations
If your patient is taking more than five medications, the statistical chance of a drug-to-drug interaction or an adverse event is 100%. Access this essential information:
  • Drug utilization amongst the elderly
  • Billing codes that you MUST know
  • Clinical pharmacological issues in the treatment of elderly symptoms and conditions
  • Current guidelines recommendations related to geriatric pharmacology
Session 3
Pain Management in the Elderly
Explore special considerations and available tools to confidently manage your geriatric patient’s pain.
  • Challenges associated with controlled substances
  • Special considerations for this age group
  • Assess for substance and alcohol misuse and abuse
  • Managing pain in the geriatric patient – pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions
Session 4
Managing Geriatric Behaviors
Learn strategies and best practices to manage problematic behaviors and improve geriatric patient’s quality of life.
  • Wandering
  • Physical aggression
  • Inappropriate sexual behaviors
  • Nutritional and eating concerns
  • Sleepless nights & sundowning
  • Evaluate environmental and behavioral contributions
Session 5
Geriatric Emergencies
Distinguish etiologic/pathologic factors and atypical presentations in elderly patients – to prevent the next emergency.
  • Physiological changes with aging
  • Common underlying chronic illness
  • Cardiovascular emergencies
  • Pulmonary emergencies
  • Cerebrovascular emergencies
  • Orthopedic emergencies
  • Abdominal emergencies
Session 6
Top Ten Medications to Avoid in the Geriatric Patient
Explore medication dosing guidelines and polypharmacy management principles to ensure safe prescribing in the geriatric patient.
  • The BEERS list
  • Risks associated with anticholinergic drugs
  • The TOP TEN meds to avoid in geriatrics
  • Safe deprescribing principles

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