37th Annual Geriatric Conference

0700-0725 - Registration (Breakfast, if served)

0725-0730 - Welcome/Housekeeping Introductions

0730-0830 - Vitamins, Supplements, CBD in the elderly - Cydney McQueen, PharmD

1. After this presentation, participants should be able to discuss 2 major recommendations for supplementation in elderly patients.
2. After this presentation, participants should be able to discuss 2 primary cautions about the use of CBD in elderly patients. 

0830-0930 - Advance Care Planning: How to Introduce, Document, Bill
Melissa Gaines, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, Janice Briggs, MHA, MS, & Pam Stoelzel, MS, LPC, NCC

1. Name the two most common forms of out of hospital do-not-resuscitate orders, Missouri Out –of –Hospital DNR (MO OHDNR) and Transportable Physician Orders for Patient Preferences (TPOPP).
2. Have resources to choose appropriate DNR document for patients who lack capacity.
3. Introduce advance care planning to patients and refer them for ACP assistance. 

0930-0945 - Break

0945-1045 - Are Some Safety Recommendations for Older Adults Harmful? A Neuroplastic Perspective on Age-Related Mobility and Activity - Jason Shaw, PT, DPT, NCS

1. Relate movement activities of older adults to brain health.
2. Critically evaluate the pros and cons of “safe” mobility and activity recommendations provided to older adults. 

1045-1145 - Don't Let Risky Substance Use Dim the Luster of Your Golden Years - Fred Rottnek, MD, MAHCM

1. Recall messages of harm reduction that are already part of our culture
2. Discuss the risks and benefits of legal and/or prescribed substance use
3. Identify ways to reduce risk with legal and/or prescribed substance use

1145-1245 - Lunch

1245-1345 - Leveraging Interprofessional Collaborative Practice to Reduce the Risk of Falls Among Older Adults: The Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) Initiative - Brad Willis, PT, PhD, GCS

1. Define the CDC’s STEADI initiative and strategies to reduce the risk of falls among older adults.
2. Discuss team member roles, responsibilities, and opportunities for interprofessional collaborative practice within the STEADI Initiative.

1345-1445 - The Aging Bias - Angela Sanford, MD, CMD

1. Explore the concept of ageism and how deeply-rooted this bias is in each one of us
2. Compare and contrast the aging experience of the western culture vs. other cultures
3. Gain an awareness of the impact of ageism in the workplace and in the healthcare setting
4. Brainstorm on ways to change the ageism narrative within ourselves and surrounding culture

1445-1500 - Break

1500-1600 -Debating Evidence-Based Practices in Older Adults - Michael Nash, MD, CMD and Angela Sanford, MD, CMD

1. Learners will develop an understanding of applying current evidence to the use of pharmacologic agents to treat dementia and the use of antivirals for chemoprophylaxis in long-term care settings.
2. Analyze the evidence for disease-modifying and symptom-management drugs currently available for the treatment of Alzheimer’s dementia
3. Evaluate the evidence for and against using Oseltamivir for the treatment and chemoprophylaxis of influenza in older adults
4. Scrutinize the evidence for and against using the COVID-19 antiviral medications for the treatment of COVID-19 in older adults

1600-1700 - Diabetic Panel Discussion - James Bonucchi, DO, Brian Grace, PharmD, BCACP, Jason Shaw PT, DPT, NCS, Gaylene Chapman APRN, FNP-C, Darcy Pohlman RD, LD, & Brian Sharp, LNHA

1. Participate in an interactive discussion with a multidisciplinary panel regarding a geriatric patient with Diabetes.
2. Outline a plan for continuity of care for the older adult patient population.
3. Share best practices and lessons learned from this case study and related experiences.

1700-1715 - Evaluations 

• CoxHealth Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Midwest MSD Provider Approval #MO626-3. 8.25 nursing contact hours pending.
• CoxHealth is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CoxHealth designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• This program has been approved by the APTA Arkansas approval number APTA-AR 2542 for 8.0 contact hours and it is deemed equivalent by the Missouri Board of Healing Arts per 4 CSR 150-3.203-5A.
• This program meets the criteria for category PDU #13 (attending employer-provided continuing education) and Missouri Board of Occupational Therapy per 20 CSR 2205-5 and qualifies as 8.0 contact hours (equivalent to 8.0 NBCOT©   Professional Development Units).
• This program has been approved by the National Association of Social Workers-Missouri Chapter for 8.0 social work clock hours per approval certificate # OA 040425-022.
• Application has been made to the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators for 8 clock hours (# Administrative and # Patient Care).   Determination of credit is pending

Melissa Gaines, MD, FACP

• Physician, Cox Senior Health

Robin R. Grothoff, MSW, LCSW

• Clinic Administrator, Cox Senior Health Center - South

Stefanie Hawkins, PharmD, BS

• Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, CoxHealth Pharmacy

Triesa Massey, MHA

• Medical Staff Education Coordinator, CoxHealth

Brian Sharp, LNHA

• Glendale Gardens Nursing and Rehab/HSI

Lyndsay Sneed, B.S.

• Senior Advantage- Social Worker, Cox Senior Health Center - South

Kristi Vandeloecht PTA, GC CDR, MS

• Clinical Therapist Educator, CoxHealth

Amy Jackson, RN, BSN, CCRN

• Nurse Planner, Enterprise Educator, CoxHealth

Cynthia Ramsey, RMA

• CoxHealth Post Acute Care

Cydney McQueen, PharmD

• Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Administration, UMKC School of Pharmacy

Melissa Gaines, MD

• Physician, Cox Senior Health

Janice Briggs, MHA, BS

• Advance Care Planning Coordinator, CoxHealth

Pam Stoelzel, MS, LPC, NCC

• Advance Care Planning Coordinator, CoxHealth

Jason Shaw, PT, DPT, NCS

• Associate Professor & Physical Therapist, Missouri State University & CoxHealth

Fred Rottnek, MD, MAHCM

•  Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship, SSM Health/SLUCare

Brad Willis, PT, PhD, GCS

•  Associate Teaching Professor, University of Missouri

Angela Sanford, MD, CMD

• Associate Professor of Internal Medicine-Geriatrics, Saint Louis University/SSM Healthcare 

Michael Nash, MD, CMD

•  Post Acute Medical Director, BJC Medical Group

Brian Grace, PharmD, BCACP

• Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Population Health, CoxHealth – Population Health

Darcy Pohlmann, RD,LD

• Consultant Dietitian, Midwest Nutrition Specialists 

 James Bonucchi, DO

• Endocrine Consultant, CoxHealth

Gaylene Chapman, APRN, FNP-C

• Institutional Special Needs Plan (ISNP) Nurse Practitioner, FNP, Provider Partners Health Plan

Brian Sharp, LNHA

• Administrator, Glendale Gardens Nursing and Rehab/HSI

Cancellations received by the date indicated on the program webpage will be entitled to a full refund, less Eventbrite's fees. Eventbrite registration fees are nonrefundable and vary with each course.

No refunds will be made for cancellations received the day of the activity.

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In the event Education Center cancels or reschedules a course, participants are entitled to a full refund, or the participant may transfer registration to the next scheduled activity.

CoxHealth is not responsible for travel, hotel, booking fees, or other cancellation fees for registrants when a program is cancelled.

All refunds must be received in writing via email or by calling the Education Center.

CoxHealth Education Center

1423 N. Jefferson Ave.

Springfield. MO 65802

Phone: 417-269-4117

Fax: 417-269-4787

Email: educationcenter@coxhealth.com

James Bonucchi, DO serves on the speakers bureau for Freestyle Libre by Abbott.

Darcy Pohlmann, RD, LD is a stockholder of Pfizer.

All relevant financial relationships for these individuals have been mitigated.

No other relevant financial relationships were identified for any member of the planning committee or presenter/author.