Optimizing Hospital Care for People with Parkinson's

Optimizing Hospital Care for People with Parkinson's This course highlights key recommendations and strategies to promote optimal care and health outcomes for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) during planned and unplanned hospital stays. This can include an inpatient, outpatient and emergency department hospital encounters.

Each year, nearly one-third of the one million Americans living with PD will experience a hospital encounter. Data from the Parkinson Foundation’s Outcomes Project shows that people with PD are not only at increased risk for hospitalization, they are also more likely to have avoidable complications, worsening PD symptoms, longer stays and poorer health outcomes. The first step to reverse these increased risks is to understand the unique needs of each person with Parkinson's.

Additional resources on hospital safety: parkinson.org/hospitalsafety.

Hear from A. Adrian Mireles, a person with Parkinson's, about his experience in the hospital earlier this year:

(This video is not accredited and not required)

There are three sections in this course designed as easily accessible bite-sized segments — view or listen at your convenience! You can take one, two, or all three for credit.

Syllabus

Home Away from Home: Care for the Inpatient
Lesson Time: 1 Hour, 17 Minutes

Managing Care in the Emergency Department
Lesson Time: 1 Hour, 8 Minutes

Well Rounded Care in the Outpatient Setting
Lesson Time: 1 Hour, 4 Minutes.

Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of:

Physicians
Physician Assistants
Nurses
Pharmacists
Psychologists
Social Workers

Learning Objectives

At the end of this activity, learners will be able to:

Utilize Parkinson's Foundation hospital care recommendations to properly manage medications for people with Parkinson's and avoid complications from medication mismanagement in the hospital.
Integrate considerations of Parkinson's disease as a relevant co-morbidity when developing treatment plans.
Incorporate members of the interprofessional care team to create a customized treatment plan for people with Parkinson's in inpatient, outpatient and emergency department settings.

Commercial Support Disclosure:

This activity is supported by an educational grant from the CVS Health Foundation

Course summary

Available credit:

3.25 AAPA Category I CME
3.25 ACPE Pharmacy
3.25 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
3.25 ANCC
3.25 APA
3.25 ASWB ACE
3.25 IPCE Credit™
3.25 Participation

Course opens:

01/10/2023

Course expires:

01/10/2026

Rating:

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