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Activity Date: 04/22/2018

AAPP 2018 registration is closed.

Session Time and Location

The live session is complete.

Target Audience

This activity serves as an educational tool for pharmacists seeking Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) Recertification credit and other pharmacists and healthcare providers seeking advanced education in patient management, disease state management, information management, and health policy and practice management in the field of psychiatric pharmacy. 

Session Summary

Delirium, an acute disorder of attention and cognition, affects up to 50% of hospitalized elderly and those with dementia are at a greater risk. Delirium is often misdiagnosed or under-recognized, and prolonged delirium can increase morbidity and mortality, institutionalization, health care expenditures, and may lead to permanent cognitive decline. Pharmacists that work with the elderly are in a key position to assist in recognizing symptoms of delirium and recommend safe treatment choices in this patient population. This session is designed to provide education in the prevention, recognition, and treatment of delirium in the elderly, particularly in patients with comorbid dementia.

Course Requirements

To receive ACPE credit for the live session at the Annual Meeting, you must:

  • Sign in (or create a FREE account).
  • Register for this course.
  • Attend and participate in the entire session and reflect upon its teachings.
  • Complete the evaluation at the end of the activity.
  • Provide the necessary details in your profile to ensure correct reporting by AAPP to CPE Monitor.

This course will be provided at the CPNP 2018 Annual Meeting, April 22-25, 2018. Upon successful completion, ACPE credit is reported immediately to CPE Monitor although transcripts can be retrieved by participants online at https://aapp.org/mycpnp/transcript/acpe.

Faculty Information and Disclosures

Dora Cheung, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP

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Learning Objectives

  1. Differentiate clinical features of delirium as compared with dementia in elderly patients.
  2. Evaluate a patient for risk factors for delirium.
  3. Design a treatment plan using non-pharmacologic methods to prevent delirium in an elderly patient.
  4. Evaluate the benefits and risks of antipsychotics in the management of delirium in an elderly patient.

Continuing Education Credit and Disclosures

Activity Date: 04/22/2018
ACPE Contact Hours: 1
ACPE Number: 0284-0000-18-022-L01-P (Application)
Nursing Credit Reminder: Note that ACPE credit is accepted for certification renewal.

ACPEThe College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This course provides 1.0 contact hour of application-based continuing education credit from CPNP approved programming. Pharmacists can obtain 5 hours of ACPE credit and 5 hours of BCPP Recertification credit by successfully completing the online Clinical Application Series examination.

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