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ForwardSafety Precautions in Older Patients: Medications, Driving Risks, and Home Environment
The emergence of memory problems and subsequent development of a clinical dementia poses significant health risks to affected persons. Our analysis of such problems suggests that they cluster in three key areas including driving, medication management, and home safety issues. These risks are poorly understood by many primary care providers, but it is essential that they understand these risks in order to develop appropriate pre-emptive strategies for disease management. The educational needs are understanding key risk areas that are the targets for intervention, a lack of formal education in key safety areas, and a lack of available educational resources for patients and primary caregivers, forcing them to rely on their primary medical providers for such information.
Target Audience
Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Nursing Home Administrators, Home Health Providers, and other health care professionals
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the safety implications related to polypharmacy in older patients with dementia
- Explain appropriate strategies to reduce adverse drug reactions
- Assess the capacity for older patients to operate motor vehicles
- Identify the safety risks associated with impaired driving
- Identify at least three strategies to enhance the well-being of persons with dementia through environmental modifications in the home
- Recognize the importance of privacy and confidentiality in the disclosure of health information for the protection of patient safety
Faculty & Credentials
Gregory A. Jicha, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Marie B. Smart, SW, BA
Quality Assurance Review Team
The Breckinridge Christian Care Communities Board
Lexington, Kentucky
Disclosure Information
Gregory Jicha, MD (planner and speaker) has relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as follows:
Lilly - Contract Research - Payment for Services - No conflicts to resolve
Esai - Contract Research - Payment for Services - No conflicts to resolve
Baxter - Contract Research - Payment for Services - No conflicts to resolve
Quintiles Medical Education - CME Speaker - Honorarium - No conflicts to resolve
Alltech - Contract Research - Payment for Services - No conflicts to resolve
Dr. Jicha intends to discuss the off-label use of a product.
Ms. Smart has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose and does not intend to discuss the off-label use of a product.
No other planners have any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Available Credit
- 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This Enduring activity is designated for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.50 ANCC (UK Healthcare CECentral)
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.50 nursing contact hour(s).
- 2.00 ASWB
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UK HealthCare CECentral is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UK HealthCare CECentral maintains responsibility for this course.
Social workers completing this course receive 2.00 clinical continuing education credit(s).
- 1.75 ParticipationUK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 1.75 hour(s) of participation.