SHC Geropalliative Care Online Series: Session 3

SHC Geropalliative Care Online Series: Session 3 is organized by Sharp HealthCare.

Release Date: February 22, 2021
Expiry Date: February 21, 2024

Description:
Review terms, characteristics, and systems related to geropalliative care. Discuss risk factors, outcomes, and tools related to delirium and its prevention.

Objectives:
Following this activity, participants should be able to:

• Define delirium.
• Discuss outcomes related to delirium in the elderly.
• Discuss the relationship of delirium to dementia.
• Review a prognostic tool to help define who might develop delirium.
• Define the Confusion Assessment Model (CAM).

1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 1.0 Contact Hours | 1.0 Credits