Geriatric Pharmacy Clinical Sessions (Cert # L249222)

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education with Commendation.

The American College of Clinical Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as providers of continuing pharmacy education.

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

• Strategies for implementing deprescribing into practice
• Smoking cessation in older adults
• Newer antidiabetic medications
• Treatments for osteoporosis and bone disorders in special populations

Board certified pharmacists are eligible to receive up to 5.0 contact hours of recertification credit for completing this course. To earn recertification credit, learners must review the course content and successfully complete the online assessments by the deadline.   

ASHP provides an opportunity for remediation. Participants who are unsuccessful with the first assessment attempt may take a second assessment. The second assessment is included at no additional cost.

To D/C or Not to D/C — How to Implement Deprescribing Into Practice
ACPE: 0204-9999-24-250-H01-P

• Describe the value of deprescribing within clinical practice.
• List key medication classes that should be considered for deprescribing.
• Develop a plan to optimize medication management through deprescribing based on a patient's goals of care and prognosis.
• Apply deprescribing communication techniques using the FRAME communication map.

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

Clearing the Clouds: Navigating Smoking Cessation in Older Adults
ACPE: 0217-9999-24-065-H01-P

• Evaluate first-line pharmacotherapy options for treating older adults with tobacco dependence.
• Compare and contrast monotherapy versus combination pharmacotherapy for the treatment of older adults with tobacco dependence.
• Design an individualized smoking cessation treatment plan for an older adult patient.
• Evaluate obstacles encountered by older adults associated with tobacco cessation and recommend solutions.
• Summarize areas in which a clinical pharmacist can impact the care of older adults with tobacco dependence. 

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

A New Day in Diabetes Control for the Older Adult? Using Newer Medications Across the Continuum of Care
ACPE: 0204-9999-24-324-H01-P

• Evaluate the evidence base of newer diabetic agents in the older adult.
• Design a regimen for an older adult with diabetes considering goals and patient-related variables.
• Formulate a plan for addressing medication-related problems associated with the newer agents for diabetes in the older adult.
• Develop a transition plan for an older adult patient with diabetes from one care venue to another.

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

Bone Health Updates: “Breaking” Down Literature in Special Populations for Treatments of Osteoporosis and Other Bone Disorders
ACPE: 0204-9999-24-348-H01-P

• Identify risk factors and treatment of osteoporosis, vitamin D deficiency, and other bone disorders.
• Interpret recent changes in safety, duration, and efficacy of selected therapy, including the removal of the boxed warning to PTH analogs.
• Assess treatment of osteoporosis and bone diseases in selected patient populations, including men, steroid-induced osteoporosis, pediatrics, and geriatrics.
• Develop a treatment plan for an individual with osteoporosis given patient-specific information.

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

Faculty bios

Trista Bailey, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP
Associate Professor
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - School of Pharmacy 

Jill Borchert, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FCCP
Professor and Vice Chair
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy 

Dana Carroll, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, CDCES
Clinical Professor
Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy 

Jennifer Pruskowski, PharmD, MS
Assistant Professor and Director of Geriatric Pharmacy Research and Education
University of Pittsburgh 

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

Kelsee Tignor, PharmD
PGY-1 Resident and Clinical Instructor
South College School of Pharmacy

Sue Dombrowski, MS, RPh
Karen L. Kier, PhD, BCPS, BCACP, FASHP, FCCP
Albert Joseph Nosser, Jr, PharmD, BCACP, BCMTMS
Lindsay Saum, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Paul Joseph Solinsky, PharmD, BCACP, AE-C, TTS 

Michelle Abalos, PharmD
Kristi Hofer, PharmD
Amy Holmes, PharmD, BCPPS
Anna Jackson, PharmD, BCPS

Dana Carroll, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, CDCES
Michelle Hilaire, PharmD, FCCP, CDE, BCPS, BCACP
Maria Shin, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS

Melissa Appold, PharmD, BCGP
Carmela Avena-Woods, BS Pharm, Pharm D, BCGP
Laura Biancardi, PharmD, BCACP
Tyler Boland, PharmD, BCACP
Dawnna Burchett, PharmD, BCACP
Julie Caler, PharmD, BCGP
Kate Cozart, MEd, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, BCACP
Christin Davis, PharmD, BCGP, BCACP
Lorena DiGuiseppe, PharmD, BCACP
Erin Drees, PharmD
Ariel Ferdock, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Jenna Ferguson, PharmD, BCACP
Torri Fuller, PharmD, BCPS
Jenna Giacomin, PharmD, BCACP
Veleka Grady , PharmD, BCGP
Joanna Gustas, PharmD, BCACP
Paige Harrison, PharmD, BCACP
Allyson Helms, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, MS HSPA
Kajal Jain, BCACP
Daniel Julien, PharmD, BCGP
Samantha Kaeberlein, PharmD, BCGP
Karen Kier, PhD, BCPS, BCACP
Prutha Lavani, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, BCACP
Nicole Lee, PharmD, BCGP
Melissa Lipari, PharmD, BCACP
Kristine Lopez, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
Bindu Mathews, PharmD, BCGP
Stephanie McAfee, PharmD, BCACP
Amy Mgonja, PharmD, BCGP, CPPS
Shingayi Molai, PharmD
Cassandra Mozes, PharmD, BCACP
Katelyn Neverman, PharmD, BCACP
Mursal Noor, PharmD, BCACP
Ina Norsworthy, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Joseph Nosser, PharmD, BCACP, BCMTMS
Rosalyn Otting, PharmD, BCGP
Anna Pham, PharmD, BCACP
Lauren Pheasant, PharmD, BCACP
Bianca Romero, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Norbert Rosario, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Ariane Ruelas, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS
Nahirony Sanchez, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Caroline Wagner Scheid, PharmD, BCGP
Catherine Schoenbaechler, PharmD, BCGP
Elise Shepard, PharmD, BCGP
Jennifer Stahl, PharmD, BCPS
Claire Stall, PharmD, BCACP
Anushka Tandon, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Lisa Tang, PharmD, BCACP
Molly Tice, PharmD, BCGP
Jennifer Tunoa, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
Lisa Vick, PharmD, BCACP
Magdaline Victorin, PharmD, BCPS, CPh
Jonathan Weil, PharmD, BCACP, CSP
Sherry Whitley, PharmD, BCACP

In accordance with our accreditor’s Standards of Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ASHP requires that all individuals in control of content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if they have had a financial relationship with an ineligible company in any dollar amount in the past 24 months and the educational content that the individual controls is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company. 

An ineligible company is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The presence or absence of relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience. 

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. 

ACCP and ASHP collaborate on geriatric pharmacy activities.