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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (canceled)Geriatric Drug Therapy
Caring for Cognitively Impaired Clients
Five Things You Wish You Already Knew About Diabetes
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Geriatric Drug Therapy: Balancing the Benefits & Risks
March 23, 2010
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
RCTC Heintz Center
$45 per person
This program made possible by a grant from Heartland Regional Geriatric Education Center
Achieving a balance between effective treatment of a disease and not bringing harm to patient can be challenging especially in the care of the elderly. However, sensitivity to the factors affecting the aging patient’s response to drug therapy can help optimize the treatment as well as decrease the potential for adverse effects.
This class will explore the steps necessary to enhance the safety and effectiveness of drug therapy in older people including:
- Changes in body composition and sensitivity to drugs with advanced age that affect the patient’s response to drug therapy.
- “Red flags” for adverse drug reactions in older people.
- Reviewing patient health information to identify risks for adverse drug reactions as well as suboptimal responses to drugs in order to develop a team plan for correction and action.
Instructor: Thomas E. Lackner, PharmD. CGP, FASCP
College of Pharmacy and Minnesota Area Gericatirc Education Center, Center on Aging, University of Minnesota
Contact Hours: 3 (top)
Caring for Cognitively Impaired Clients:
Stop and Think - How Can I Help?
May 19th, 201012:30 pm – 4:30 pm
RCTC Main Campus – Room CF202
$72 per person
Individuals with brain injury and/or cognitive impairment due to other causes generally function best with routine and structure and from specific approaches including structured verbal cueing and compensating for cognitive difficulties. Learning how to best interact with a person with brain injury or other cognitive impairment can be challenging, but several simple strategies can be employed by health care providers at all levels to promote independence as well as enhance both client and provider satisfaction.
This interactive presentation will identify, describe and demonstrate techniques useful in caring for this client population including cueing, breaking tasks down, identifying therapeutic ways to spend free time, and implementing memory notebooks and other cognitive compensation tools. Fatigue management will also be reviewed. Attendees are encouraged to bring case studies to discuss
Instructors: Sue Lepore, OT
Mayo Clinic Brain Rehabilitation & Research Program
Contact Hours: 4 (top)
Five Things You Wish You Already Knew About Diabetes
June 15, 20101:30 pm – 3:30 pm
RCTC Heintz Center – Room
$35 per person
This 2-hour course will provide an overview of commonly confused diabetes facts, clarify recent evidence regarding diabetes treatment and provide you some problem solving approaches for assisting your clients with diabetes. There will also be time to “Stump the Professor” so bring your diabetes-related questions.
Instructor: Audrey J. Weymiller, Ph.D.(c), MN, RN
Contract Hours: 2.4 (top)
Rochester Community and Technical College