\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0 Discuss the major causes of heart failure\u2014all of which are more common in the aging population:\u00a0 hypertension, atherosclerosis, valvular heart disease as well as COPD and pneumonia
\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0 Review the drugs used for cardiac conditions (at least 5 classes for heart failure)
\n\u2022\u00a0 Review Issues related to polypharmacy\u00a0 with multiple drug-drug interactions
\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0Review the\u00a0 numerous conditions of the GI tract observed in this population\u2014from vitamin deficiencies to motility issues.
\n\u2022\u00a0 Review “the bane of their existence”\u2014constipation – discuss cause, treatment and prevention<\/p>\n
Description:
\n<\/b>This three-part webinar is designed for nurses who provide care to older adults in acute care settings, long-term care, and in the home. Barb will assist nurses in developing skills in assessment and care of urgent problems that commonly occur in older patients\/clients.Specifically, normal and healthy aging will be reviewed along with refining assessment skills in the elderly; and a review of the major issues encountered in the neuro\/endocrine, cardiorespiratory and GI systems in the elderly.<\/p>\n
Who Should Attend?:
\n<\/b>\u2022 Nurses and HCP Who Work With Geriatric Clients in Acute, Long Term, Ambulatory, & Community Settings
\n\u2022 Home Health Care Staff, Geriatric Day Staff
\n\u2022 Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Recreational Therapists
\n\u2022 Social Workers, Dieticians, Pharmacists<\/p>\n
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Single Webinar: 120 minutes including a Q&A<\/p>\n Presenter:<\/strong> Includes:![\"\"](\"https:\/\/healthlinksed.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bancroft_200.jpg\")
Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP
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\nBarb Bancroft is a widely acclaimed nursing teacher who has taught courses on Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment to both graduate and undergraduate students. Also certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, she has held faculty positions at the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas, Loyola University of Chicago, and St. Xavier University of Chicago. Barb is known for her extensive knowledge of pathophysiology and as one of the most dynamic nursing speakers in North America today. Delivering her material with equal parts of evidence based practise, practical application, and humour, she has taught numerous seminars on clinical and health maintenance topics to healthcare professionals, including the Association for Practitioners for Infection Control, The Emergency Nurses\u2019 Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n<\/strong>This webinar is part of a three-part series. It can be taken independently, but if you purchase the bundle of all three<\/a> at once, you can save $6.<\/p>\n
\nBarb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 A certificate of completion
\n\u2022 The on-demand recording to watch at your convenience, for at least one year
\n\u2022 A handout in PDF format for viewing or self-printing<\/p>\n
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