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An Evidence-Based Approach to Treating Behavioral Disturbances & Seizures in Older Patients
After completing this program, participants will be able to:
- Describe the diagnostic paradigm to differentiate the multiple neurological causes for behavioral distress, including dementia and other neurological causes, seizure disorders, and psychiatric illness.
- Compare and contrast antiepileptic drugs based on safety and efficacy profiles, as well as drug-drug interactions, in older patients who often have complicated drug regimens.
- Evaluate pharmacologic treatment of the older adult considering safety, tolerability, ease of dosing, and neuroprotective effects of common psychotropic agents.
Target Audience
Physicians, Pharmacists, and Nurse Practitioners
Faculty
Program Chair
Jeanne Jackson-Siegal, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Alzheimer’s Resource Center
Partner – Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry, LLP
New Haven, CT
Disclosure: Consultant, Eli Lilly and Company; Grant/Research Support: Eli Lilly and Company; Ono Pharmaceuticals; Sanofi-Aventis Honoraria: AstraZeneca, Eisai, Inc., Forest Laboratories, Pfizer, Inc.
Joseph Sirven, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Phoenix, AZ
Disclosure: Grant/Research Support: UCB
Alan P. Siegal, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine
Director – Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry, LLP
New Haven, CT
Disclosure: Consultant, Eli Lilly and Company; Grant/Research Support: Eli Lilly and Company, Ono Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-Aventis; Honoraria: AstraZeneca, Eisai, Inc., Forest Laboratories, Pfizer, Inc
Thomas C. Snader, PharmD, FASCP
President, TCS Pharmacy Consultants
Philadelphia, PA
Disclosure: Honoraria: Abbott, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ortho Biotech
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ACPE Accreditation
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ABcomm, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
This home study web activity has been assigned a maximum of 2.5 credit hours (0.25 CEU) and the ACPE UPN: 811-000-06-001-H01.
Expiration Date: 11/22/2009
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To receive educational credit, participants must complete an online evaluation form and pass the online assessment with a score of 70% or better. If you do not receive a minimum score of 70% or better, you are permitted 1 retake(s). After passing the assessment, you can view, print and track your statements of credit online. There is no fee to participate in this activity.
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ACCME Accreditation
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ABcomm, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
This home study web activity has been assigned a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Expiration Date: 11/22/2009
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To receive educational credit, participants must complete an online evaluation form and pass the online assessment with a score of 70% or better. If you do not receive a minimum score of 70% or better, you are permitted 1 retake(s). After passing the assessment, you can view, print and track your statements of credit online. There is no fee to participate in this activity.
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AANP Accreditation
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ABcomm, Inc. is an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Approved Provider Number 040811.
This home study web activity has been assigned a maximum of 2.5 credit hours.
Expiration Date: 11/22/2009
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To receive educational credit, participants must complete an online evaluation form and pass the online assessment with a score of 70% or better. If you do not receive a minimum score of 70% or better, you are permitted 1 retake(s). After passing the assessment, you can view, print and track your statements of credit online. There is no fee to participate in this activity.
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The material presented here does not reflect the views of Pharmacy Choice, Inc., RxSchool, or the companies providing educational content. These materials may discuss uses and dosages for therapeutic products, processes, procedures and inferred diagnoses that have not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. A qualified health care professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product discussed. All readers and continuing education participants should verify all information and data before treating patients or employing any therapies described in this continuing education activity.
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