Session Information
2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Assessing the Complex Senior Patient: Focus on Delirium, Renal Function, and Sepsis
Track: Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 245-L01
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location: Venetian A, Level 2
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:   Click the plus sign to see more detailed information about each speaker.
 Mary O'Connell, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor, Wayne State University
PRESENTER(S):   Click the plus sign to see more detailed information about each speaker.
 Neha Desai, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center
 Mary O'Connell, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor, Wayne State University
 Francine Salinitri, PharmD, Assistant Professor (Clinical), Wayne State University, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
 Brian Smith, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Education and Clinical Services, UMass Memorial Medical Center
Description
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-245-L01P
3.0 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: Level 2
Moderator: Mary Beth O'Connell, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, Associate Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; and Geriatric Ambulatory Clinical Specialist, Krieger Clinic – Geriatric Center of Excellence, Commerce Township, MI

2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.
Announcements

2:05 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Overview: The Complex Patient with Delirium, Decreased Renal Function, and Sepsis
Mary Beth O'Connell

2:15 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.
Delirium
Neha Desai, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center, Dearborn, MI; and Adjunct Faculty, Wayne State University, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, MI

2:35 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Patient Assessment for Delirium
Neha Desai

2:50 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Age Related and Critical Care Impacts on Renal Function
Francine D. Salinitri, PharmD, Assistant Professor (Clinical), Wayne State University, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, MI; and Clinical Specialist - Nephrology, Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, MI

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Renal Function Estimation Equations
Francine D. Salinitri

3:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
Break

3:40 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sepsis Guidelines and Application to Senior Patient Care
Brian S. Smith, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Education and Clinical Services, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA; and Assistant Professor of Nursing and Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Identification and Resolution of Patient's Medication Related Problems
Brian S. Smith

4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion

Learning Objectives:

LEARNER OUTCOMES:
  • Assess a patient case for medication, disease, and/or situational delirium and then individualize nonpharmacologic and medication therapy to resolve the condition.
  • Compare the creatinine clearance equations for accuracy and usefulness for medication adjustments for seniors and ICU patients.
  • Explain how to adjust the new sepsis guidelines as needed to account for age-related changes in senior ICU patients.
  • Explain how to apply the 2008 International Sepsis Guidelines to patient care.
  • Explain the impact of creatinine laboratory recalibration on medication therapy management.


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(Code: 245-L01)
Attendee:Free
  
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