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Integrated Healthcare for the Elderly
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Purpose
To provide live ongoing, relevant and accredited, continuing education opportunities for healthcare professionals in St Lucia and the wider Eastern Caribbean in order to promote development and optimal patient care.
Learning Objectives
- Work with other relevant healthcare professionals to develop and implement a multidisciplinary care plan for all elderly patients.
- Prescribe and advocate for appropriate medication usage in the elderly.
- Appropriately manage geriatric emergencies.
Agenda
| Friday, January 27, 2017 | |
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| 7:30 am | Registration and Poster Viewing |
| 8:30 am | Opening Remarks |
| Session One: Aging in St. Lucia | |
| 9 am | St. Lucia’s Epidemiology of Aging and Health Burden in the Elderly Nahum Jn Baptiste |
| 10 am | St. Jude Hospital Elderly Patient Statistics Carlene Radix, MD, MPH
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| 11 am | Break |
| 11:15 am | Round Table Discussions - Geriatric Issues in Healthcare in St Lucia Carlene Radix, MD, MPH |
| 12:45 pm | Lunch and Poster Viewing |
| Session Two: Geriatric Care in the Hospital Setting- Panel Discussion | |
| 2 pm | Delirium Yogesh Shah, MD, MPH, FAAFM |
| 3 pm | Geriatric Emergencies Paul B. Volker, MD, FAAFP |
| 4 pm | Perioperative Care of the Elderly Charles Greenidge, MBBS, FRCS, FCCS |
| 5 pm | Question and Answer Session |
| 5:30 pm | Adjourn |
| Saturday, January 28, 2017 | |
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| 7:30 am | Registration |
| Session Three: Transition from Hospital Back to Community or Long-Term Care | |
| 8 am | Polypharmacy Paul B. Volker MD, FAAFP |
| 9 am | Medication Use in the Elderly in St. Lucia Francis Burnett |
| 10 am | Break |
| 10:15 am | Mobility Ferhn Henry, DPT
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| 11:15 am | Pressure Ulcers Gertrude Gustave |
| 12:15 pm | Announcement of Poster Presentation Winners |
| 12:40 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Dementia Work-Up: Skills Building Workshop Robert Bender, MD |
| 3:15 pm | Break |
| 5 pm | Adjourn |
Everyone in a position to control the content of this educational activity will disclose to the CME provider and to attendees all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. No commercial interest provided financial support for this continuing education activity.
The information provided at this CME activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The content of each presentation does not necessarily reflect the views of Des Moines University.
Commerical Support
No commercial interest provided financial support for this continuing education activity.
Continuing Education Credit
- MD:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS) through the joint providership of Des Moines University (DMU) and St. Jude Hospital. DMU is accredited by IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - Other: This live activity is designated for 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Questions
Carlene Radix MD, MPH
Medical Director, St Jude Hospital
Vieux Fort, St. Lucia
1-758-459-6716
1-758-459-6704 (direct line)
1-758-484-6716 (mobile)
1-758-459-6701 (fax)
cradix@stjudehospitalslu.org
Available Credit
- 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- 14.25 CE Contact Hour(s)