Palliative Care Board Reviews

This clinically based Geriatric and Palliative Medicine CME course will provide physicians with a broad coverage of fundamental topics, current trends, and treatments in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine.

Topics covered in this course include:

• Update in Dementia
• Prognostication of Chronic Disease
• Geriatrics and Palliative Care in the Nursing Home
• Nutrition/Hydration in Serious Illness
• Perioperative Management
• Palliative Care in Heart Failure

Afrer completing this course, physicians will better be able to

• Recognize and effectively manage the major geriatric syndromes
• Understand the benefits and drawbacks of novel therapies for older adults
• Assess and manage pain and non-pain issues
• Prepare for the ABIM geriatric and palliative medicine board exams
• Evaluate and guide medical interventions to improve patient quality of life
• Prepare for the ABIM geriatric and palliative medicine board exams

Topics covered by the GRS9 Audio Companion – 9th Edition include:
Assessment, Multimorbidity, Caregiving, Cultural Aspects of Care, Physical Activity, Pharmacotherapy, Perioperative Care, Palliative Care, Pain Management, Nursing Home Care and many others.

At the conclusion of the GRS9 Audio Companion – 9th Edition, you will be better able to:
• Describe the general principles of aging and the biomedical and psychosocial issues of aging
• Discuss legal and ethical issues related to geriatric medicine
• Evaluate the financing of health care for older persons
• Identify the basic principles of geriatric medicine, including assessment, geriatric pharmacotherapy, prevention, exercise, palliative care, rehabilitation, and sensory deficits
• Use state-of-the-art approaches to geriatric care while providing care in hospital, office-practice, nursing-home, and home-care settings
• Diagnose and manage geriatric syndromes, including dementia, delirium, urinary incontinence, malnutrition, osteoporosis, falls, pressure ulcers, sleep disorders, pain, dysphagia, and dizziness
• Apply relevant information from the fields of internal medicine, neurology, psychiatry, dermatology, and gynecology to the care of older patients
• Adjust patient care in the light of evidence-based data regarding the particular risks and needs of ethnic, racial, and sexual patient groups
• Use quality indicators to assess and improve the care of older adults in their own practices

Target Audience: Primary care providers who work with older adults.

Topics covered by Comprehensive Review of Geriatric Psychiatry: Oakstone Board Review include:
Addictive Disorders, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Neurocognitive Disorders, Movement Disorders, Antipsychotics, Mood Stabilizers, Antidepressants, Anxiolytics, Dementia and many more.

After reviewing Comprehensive Review of Geriatric Psychiatry: Oakstone Board Review, you will be better able to: Outline evidence-based care for older adults with psychiatric disorders
•Practice evidence-based care for older adults with psychiatric disorders
•Translate information learned from this program to achieve higher pass rates on the Certification and Recertification subspecialty examinations in Geriatric Psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Target Audience:
Psychiatrists taking the ABPN Certification and Recertification subspecialty exam in Geriatric Psychiatry, Psychiatrists in practice with older adults as patients, Psychiatry Residents, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellows, Geriatricians, Internists and Family Physicians with older adults as patients.

Features of the BoardVitals Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP and ACNPC-AG) Board Review Question Bank include:
• 2200 Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP and ACNPC-AG) questions written by top performing NPs and clinicians
• Detailed rationales for every question including explanations for incorrect responses
• Customize your practice by category to target weaknesses
• 24/7 access from any computer, tablet or smartphone
• 100% Pass Guarantee

Target Audience:
Both the ANCC Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) Exam and the AACN ACNPC-AG Certification for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners Exam.

Get ready to pass the ANCC Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner board exams with BoardVitals. Gain access to 1700 AGPCNP board review questions with detailed explanations to prepare for exam day. The Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) Board Review Question Bank is targeted to the ANCC Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) Exam.

The Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) Board Review Question Bank features:
• 1700 Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) questions written by top performing NPs and clinicians
• Detailed rationales for every question including explanations for incorrect responses
• Customize your practice by category to target weaknesses
• 24/7 access from any computer, tablet or smartphone
• 100% Pass Guarantee

Target Audience:
Nurse practitioners preparing for the ANCC Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner board exam.