NOTE: This activity is available only as part of a paid subscription series; it is not available for purchase as a single, stand-alone activity.
The goal of this program is to improve administration of preventive care for older patients and optimize intervention for common medical conditions. After hearing and assimilating this program, the clinician will be better able to:
1. Explain pharmacokinetic changes that affect the efficacy of commonly used medications in older adults.
2. Prescribe statins for older adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
3. Outline the appropriate use of calcium supplementation in older patients.
4. Consider antibiotic therapy for appropriate candidates with acute appendicitis or left-sided diverticulitis.
5. Screen patients for lung cancer.
- Provider:Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc.
- Activity Link: https://www.audio-digest.org/Specialties/Internal-Medicine
- Start Date: 2022-09-26 05:00:00
- End Date: 2022-09-26 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 2.0 hours
- MOC Credit Details: ABIM - 2.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
- Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Yes
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence, Learner Knowledge, Learner Performance
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine