Steven Atkinson – Dementia Care Specialist (CDCS) Certification Course Complete Care for Geriatric Patients
Aging is inevitable, but sometimes it doesn’t go according to plan. Don’t let your patients, or their loved ones, live in fear of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.
Nationally recognized geriatric expert and author Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS, has devoted his life to improving the standard of care for elderly patients everywhere by teaching healthcare providers, from every department and setting, the latest geriatric treatment strategies and best practices.
Join him in this self-paced certification course to learn expert clinical insights and easy-to-implement techniques to:
- Keep patients, their loved ones, and staff safe…
- Accurately identify and differentiate between dementias for optimal care plans…
- Safely intervene in sundowning and eating issues…
- Reduce possible risks of multiple medications in older patients…
Best of all, this training prepares you for life asan Evergreen Certified Dementia Care Specialist (ECDCS) and if you register now PESI will cover the cost of your certification (a $99.99 value).
Plus, you’ll earn up to 20.25 CE Hours, including up to 12.6 ANCC-approved pharmacology hours, at no additional cost to you!
Give your aging patients the highest quality of life – and care – possible.
What Will You Learn?
Register today for immediate, unlimited access to six online video modules that will walk you through the most effective interventions and management strategies to improve the care you provide for your aging patients. Plus, you’ll become an Evergreen Certified Dementia Care Specialist (ECDCS)! Here’s what you’ll discover in this course:
- Normal vs. Abnormal Aging
- Types of Dementias
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
- Substance-Induced Neurocognitive Disorder
- Pharmacological Management
- Drug Utilization Amongst the Elderly
- Billing Codes That You MUST Know
- Clinical Pharmacological Issues in the Elderly
- The Challenges Associated with Controlled Substances
- Pain Control… It’ every patient’s RIGHT
- Wandering
- Physical Aggression
- Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors
- Eating Issues & Nutrition in Elders with Dementia
- Sleepless Nights & Sundowning
- Professional Issues
- Physiological Changes with Aging
- Common Underlying Chronic Illness
- Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Pulmonary Emergencies
- Cerebrovascular Emergencies
- Orthopedic Emergencies
- Abdominal Emergencies
- The BEERS List
- Risks Associated with Anticholinergic Drugs
- Five Things Patients & Physicians Should Question
Meet the Course Expert
Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS, is a Board-Certified Physician Assistant specializing in Geriatric Internal Medicine. He practices medicine in the greater Minneapolis area. In addition to his private practice, he has been on the faculty at the University of Utah since 1994 and has been involved in medicine for over 30 years.
Steven is the co-founder of Twin Cities Physicians, which serves older adults in nearly all levels of their care. He has presented nationally for over 15 years, primarily speaking about geriatric-related syndromes.
Steven is the author of Geriatric Pharmacology: The Principles of Practice & Clinical Recommendations, Second Edition (PESI, 2016) and also sits on several boards whose purpose is to elevate the level of care in medicine for the patients they serve. Steven has been described as a “dynamic” educator and one of the most engaging presenters around. Don’t miss him!
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