Dementia Care Specialist (CDCS) Certification Course: Complete Care for Geriatric Patients – Steven Atkinson

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Aging is inevitable, but sometimes it doesn’t go according to plan. Don’t let your patients – or their loved ones – live in fear of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.

Become a Certified Dementia Care Specialist (CDCS) and give your aging patients the highest quality of life – and care – possible.

Join nationally recognized geriatric expert and author Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS in this self-paced online course and discover effective screening tools, how to reduce the possible risks of multiple medications in older patients, how to manage challenging behaviors…

And many other practical tools and insightful tips you can put into practice the very next day! Best of all – register today and PESI will cover your cost of becoming a Certified Dementia Care Specialist (CDCS)! That’s an instant $99.99 savings!

Earn your certification, AND up to 20.25 CE Hours, on your own schedule. Get started now!

What Will You Learn?

Register today for immediate, unlimited access to six online video modules that will walk you through the most effective interventions and management strategies to improve the care you provide for your aging patients. Plus, you’ll become a Certified Dementia Care Specialist (CDCS)! Here’s what you’ll discover in this course:

Module 1: Differentiating Dementias

Discover tools to appropriately screen patients experiencing dementia-like symptoms, along with a discussion of the most effective interventions to improve the care you provide.

• Normal vs. Abnormal Aging
• Types of Dementias
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
• Substance-Induced Neurocognitive Disorder
• Pharmacological Management

Module 2: Geriatric Pharmacology

This module will provide straightforward tools that will help you care for older adults receiving multiple medications.

• Drug Utilization Amongst the Elderly
• Billing Codes That You MUST Know
• Clinical Pharmacological Issues in the Elderly

Module 3: Pain Management in the Elderly

Review the different categories of controlled substances and their appropriate use in the geriatric patient. Explore special considerations and tools to aid in prescribing and managing pain in the geriatric patient.

• The Challenges Associated with Controlled Substances
• Pain Control… It’ every patient’s RIGHT

Module 4: Challenging Geriatric Behaviors

Explore the most frequent problematic behaviors and discuss strategies to improve the care you provide to your geriatric patients.

• Wandering
• Physical Aggression
• Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors
• Eating Issues & Nutrition in Elders with Dementia
• Sleepless Nights & Sundowning
• Professional Issues

Module 5: Geriatric Emergencies

This high-energy, dynamic module is filled with interesting case studies, insightful discussions and interactive learning. You will leave with practical techniques that you can apply right away.

• Physiological Changes with Aging
• Common Underlying Chronic Illness
• Cardiovascular Emergencies
• Pulmonary Emergencies
• Cerebrovascular Emergencies
• Orthopedic Emergencies
• Abdominal Emergencies

Module 6: Choosing Wisely in Geriatrics

Explore medication dosing guidelines and polypharmacy management principles to ensure safe prescribing in your geriatric patients. Review the top ten medications to avoid and alternatives that can be equally effective.

• The BEERS List
• Risks Associated with Anticholinergic Drugs
• Five Things Patients & Physicians Should Question