Geriatric Pharmacy Clinical Sessions (Cert # L229377)

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

These recertification activities are intended for board certified pharmacists seeking to update their knowledge and skills in:

• Polypharmacy
• Pharmacologic therapies
• Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
• Managing sleep

Board certified pharmacists are eligible to receive up to 5.0 contact hours of recertification credit for completing this package. To earn recertification credit, learners must review the activity content and successfully complete the online assessments by the deadline. Only completed assessments will be eligible for credit; no partial or incomplete assessments will be processed. You are allowed only one attempt to successfully complete this assessment. 

Recertification credit is earned in the calendar year in which you pass the recertification assessment.

Watch Your Step! Navigating Polypharmacy to Minimize Fall Risk
ACPE #: 0204-9999-22-302-H01-P

• Using the CDC STEADI algorithm, develop a falls prevention process that incorporates pharmacists.
• Based on a review of the literature, assess medications with an increased fall risk in older adults.
• Recommend medication strategies to decrease falls in older adults.

This activity is approved for Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) recertification credit.

Anything ARNI Can Do, SGLT2i Can Do Better? Debate of Pharmacologic Therapies in HFpEF
ACPE #: 0204-9999-22-331-H01-P

• Describe how historical heart failure therapies have failed to meet the needs of patients with HFpEF.
• Evaluate the evidence for mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors, and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
• Analyze common scenarios where newer therapies may be able to provide clinical benefit to patients with HFpEF.
• Recommend a therapeutic plan for the management of a patient with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction using patient-specific factors.

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

Breaking Down Neurodegenerative Diseases: Pharmacy Updates in Managing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
ACPE #: 0204-9999-22-287-H01-P

• Explain the mechanisms of anti-amyloid antibodies on the breakthrough therapy pathway.
• Evaluate anti-amyloid antibody treatment criteria, including strategies to mitigate and monitor for CNS adverse events in eligible patients.
• Assess implications of anti-amyloid immunotherapy approval and potential barriers to routine use.
• Develop an individualized treatment plan to optimize motor symptoms of PD utilizing novel therapies.
• Evaluate the use of medications for the treatment of non-motor symptoms of PD.

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

Sweet Dream or Nightmare: Managing Sleep Complaints in Older Adults
ACPE #: 0217-9999-22-068-H01-P

• Assess common sleep disorders in an older adult patient population.
• Apply evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of pharmacotherapy when used to treat common sleep disorders.
• Identify and manage complicating factors encountered in the management of sleep complaints in older adult patients.
• Design a treatment regimen addressing common sleep complaints in older adults.
• Identify areas in which a clinical pharmacist can improve patient outcomes regarding sleep disorder management.

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

Faculty bios

Danielle Fixen, PharmD, BCGP
Associate Professor
University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy
Denver, Colorado 

Stormi E. Gale, PharmD, BCCP
Clinical Pharmacist/Cardiology Subject Matter Expert
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland 

Alina Kukin, PharmD, BCCP 
Cardiology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Jenelle H. Montgomery, PharmD, BCACP, CPP 
Clinical Pharmacist
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina 

Laura A. Schalliol, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP 
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
South College School of Pharmacy
Knoxville, Tennessee 

Kristin M. Zimmerman, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
Maidens, Virginia 

Kimberly Zitko, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
South College
Knoxville, Tennessee

Amie Blaszczyk, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS, FASCP*
Holly L. Byrnes, PharmD, BCPS
Rebecca Cope, PharmD, MPH, BCACP*
Dana G. Carroll, PharmD*
Susan R. Dombrowski, MS, RPh
Michelle L. Hilaire, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, CDE*
Kristi Hofer, PharmD
Nicholas Leon, PharmD, BCACP, BCPS, FCPP*
Lindsay M. Saum, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP*
Maria Shin, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS* 

*Content Matter Experts

Amarachi Amechi, PharmD, BCACP
Akua  Asare-Addo, PharmD, MPH, BCGP, BCPS
Ramadas Balasubramanian, PharmD, PhD, BCGP, BCACP, FASCP
Julie Caler, PharmD, BCGP
Tina Caliendo, PharmD BCGP BCACP
Amanda Carter, PharmD, BCACP
Jiahui Chen, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
Carrie Chou, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Christine Chou, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Angela Considine, PharmD, BCGP, CSP
Ashley Crowl, PharmD, BCACP
Christin Davis, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
Andrea Donaldson, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Brian Doss, PharmD, BCGP
Bryan Feagan, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Cynthi Feucht, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Angela Fortkamp, PharmD, BCGS
Cheryl Gainey, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Christopher Green, PharmD, BCACP
Elizabeth Haftel, PharmD, MPH, CDCES, BCACP
Drew Harmon, PharmD, RPh, BCGP
Allyson Helms, PharmD, MS, HSPA, BCPS, BCACP
Kate Hentzen, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
Gregory Hughes, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Elizabeth Ingari, PharmD, BCACP
Catherine Lea, BSPharm, BCACP
Matthew Maddox, PharmD, JD, BCACP, BCGP
Cody Moriearty, PharmD, BCACP
Briana Murray, PharmD, BCACP
Erica Neff, PharmD, BCACP
Columbus Nettles, PharmD, BCACP
Brianna Patacini, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, MBA
Chris Paxos, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, BCGP
Allison (Kirstie) Perry, PharmD, BCACP
Polina Plotkin, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
Jocelyn Reynoso, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Brianna Rhodes, PharmD, BCACP
Bernadeane B.  Roth, BSPharm, PharmD, BCACP
Edward Rucki, BSRPh, BCGP
Jason Rusk, PharmD, BCGP
Jessica Ryan, PharmD, BCGP, AAHIVP
Lindsay Sampson, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Ashley Score, PharmD, MS, BCACP
Elizabeth Sebranek, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Eric  Set, PharmD, APh, BCGP
Carman Silver, BS, MS, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Amy Skiff, PharmD, BCACP
Kelly Small, PharmD, BCACP, PCGP
Alyssa Stewart, PharmD, BCACP, CSP, CPP
Anne Teichman, PharmD, BCACP
Elise Tharp, PharmD, MPA, TTS, BCACP
Audrey Umbreit, PharmD, BCACP
Agnes Vitarini, PharmD
Michele Walker, PharmD, BCGP
Emily Walsh, PharmD, BCACP
Emily Wetherholt, PharmD, BCACP
Erin Williams, PharmD, BCGP
Daniel Witham, PharmD, BCGP
Huette Wong, PharmD, BCPS
Anna Woods, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Christine Wu, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS
Fuwang Xu, PharmD, BCOP, BCGP

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No one in control of the content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship (RFR) with an ineligible company.

Activities which can be completed in any order. Each activity consists of audio, video, and/or PDFs and evaluations.  Learners must review all content and complete the evaluations to receive continuing pharmacy education credit for each activity. 

Follow the prompts to claim, view, or print the statement of credit within 60 days after completing the activity. 

These activities were developed by ASHP and ACCP.