Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Describe unique considerations and manifestations of COVID-19 in older patients
2. Identify risk factors for delirium specifically related to COVID-19 disease burden in older adults
3. List tools and strategies for preventing and managing delirium in older adults with COVID-19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Faculty

Maryam Hasan, MD
Medical Director, Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMMS-Baystate
Attending Physician, Division of Geriatrics, Palliative Care and Post-Acute Medicine

Megan Carr, Pharm D, BCPS, BCGP
Geriatrics Clinical Pharmacists Specialist
Acute care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit Pharmacist

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.   

None of the faculty  for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.

Planning Committee Member Dr. Skiest receives grant/research support through  GlaxoSmith Kline and Viiv