Session Information
2008 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Assessing the Complex Senior Patient: Focus on Hip Fracture, Osteoporosis, and Osteoarthritis
Track:
Educational Sessions
Program Code: 210-L01
Date: Monday, December 8, 2008
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location:
S230C
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
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Mary O'Connell, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Wayne State University
PRESENTER(S):
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Mary Elliott, Pharm.D., PhD, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Michelle Fritsch, PharmD, CGP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and AlaMAP Director, Alamance Regional Medical Center Mary O'Connell, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Wayne State University
SPEAKER:
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Mary O'Connell, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Wayne State University
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Design an osteoporosis treatment program for inpatient and outpatient therapy after a fragility fracture.
- Evaluate the efficacy and safety of NSAIDs and COX2 inhibitors for osteoarthritis in a senior during and after hospitalization.
- Identify and resolve medication related problems for a geriatric patient with a hip fracture, osteoporosis and/or osteoarthritis.
- Perform an assessment of a geriatric patient for clot prevention, calcium and vitamin D intake, and osteoarthritis pain and activities of daily living, and interpret bone density test results.
- Select and monitor the appropriate anticoagulation for a patient after hip replacement from a fragility fracture.