Clinical Sessions

(246-L01) When Life Happens: Managing Diabetes in the Older Adult Across the Continuum of Care

Planned in cooperation with the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
ACPE Activity #0204-9999-19-246-L01-P
1.50 Contact Hours | Application-based

Program Chair(s)

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  Amie Blaszczyk, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCPS, FASCP

  Associate Professor & Division Head – Geriatrics
  Texas Tech University HSC School of Pharmacy
  Dallas, TX

  Nothing to Disclose
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  Amie Blaszczyk, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCPS, FASCP

  Texas Tech University HSC School of Pharmacy
  Dallas, Texas

Moderator(s)

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  Amie Blaszczyk, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCPS, FASCP

  Texas Tech University HSC School of Pharmacy
  Dallas, Texas
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  Amie Blaszczyk, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCPS, FASCP

  Associate Professor & Division Head – Geriatrics
  Texas Tech University HSC School of Pharmacy
  Dallas, TX

  Nothing to Disclose

Presenter(s)

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  Amie Blaszczyk, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCPS, FASCP

  Texas Tech University HSC School of Pharmacy
  Dallas, Texas
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  Dana Carroll, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCPS, CDE

  Clinical Professor
  Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
  Northport, AL

  Nothing to Disclose
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  Amie Blaszczyk, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCPS, FASCP

  Associate Professor & Division Head – Geriatrics
  Texas Tech University HSC School of Pharmacy
  Dallas, TX

  Nothing to Disclose

This session is designed to provide the learner with the tools necessary to provide the best, safest care for their elderly patients. Learners will learn appropriate goals of care for their older adult patient with diabetes mellitus, pitfalls and appropriate use of diabetes pharmacotherapy, and practical solutions for avoiding common issues when these older adults transfer from one care setting to another. This interactive, case-based session will follow an older adult from independent, community-dwelling, ambulatory diabetes care through assisted living and finally long-term care. This session will also highlight issues seen across the spectrum of care as it relates to the care setting itself, as well as opportunities within care transitions.

This session is approved for Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) and Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) recertification credit.

Learning Objectives:

• Design a treatment regimen for an older adult with diabetes mellitus taking into consideration therapeutic goals and other patient-related variables.
• Develop a care plan for an older adult patient with diabetes mellitus who is making the transition from one geriatric care setting to another.
• Summarize the safety and administration concerns with diabetes medications that should be communicated to patients, caregivers, and related healthcare providers across the spectrum of geriatric care settings.
• Evaluate the evidence base for the use of diabetic medications in the older adult.
• Generate practical advice for the use of these agents in this patient population.