PEARLS IN GERIATRIC CARE: FALL RISK PREVENTION AND SLEEP DISORDERS MANAGEMENT
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Conference #20: 

Convención 2023
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Saturday August 26, 2023
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM 
2.0
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
100
Laguna 2

Speaker: 
Jeannette Mejías-Arroyo, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, VA Caribbean Healthcare System

Yaritza Lopez Lamboy, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, VA Caribbean Healthcare System

 

 
   

At the conclusion of the activity pharmacists should be able to:

  • Identify risk factors for falls in the geriatric patient. 
  • Explain the STEADI algorithm. 
  • Identify common medications that can increase the risk of falls. 
  • Mention non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic strategies to decrease the risk of fall.
  • Describe the most common sleep disorders in the geriatric individual. 
  •  Outline the nonpharmacologic recommendations to address sleep disorders in the elderly. 
  • Compare the pharmacotherapy used to treat common sleep disorders in terms of efficacy and safety. 

At the conclusion of the activity pharmacy technicians should be able to:

  • Identify risk factors for falls in the geriatric patient. 
  • Identify common medications that can increase the risk of falls. 
  • Mention non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic strategies to decrease the risk of fall. 
  • Describe the most common sleep disorders in the geriatric individual. 
  • Outline the nonpharmacologic recommendations to address sleep disorders in the elderly. 
     

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