Virtual CME Program
1.00 CME/CE Credit
Identifying and managing risks is an integral part of caring for older adults. Considering that older adults are at high risk of experiencing falls and polypharmacy, it is vital that providers understand how to mitigate these risks. This session will discuss means to identify those at risk of falls and polypharmacy, assess reversible causes of both, and recommend interventions that improve quality geriatric care.
This activity is designed to satisfy CME requirements related to Ethics, Risk Management/Patient Safety, and Geriatrics. Please check with your state licensing board for their specific requirements and print this page as documentation as might be needed.
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 1.00 ABIM MOC
Release Date: 1/30/2024
Expiration Date: 4/26/2025
This session is designed to satisfy CME/CE requirements on Ethics, Risk Management, Patient Safety, and Geriatrics of many state licensing boards. Please check with your state’s licensing boards for specific requirements, and print this page as appropriate for documentation. For more information, visit https://www.pri-med.com/state/state-mandated
Chief of Geriatrics
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by faculty, and all have been mitigated by Pri-Med Institute.
Lee A. Lindquist, MD, MPH, MBA: No relevant financial relationships disclosed
Moderators and non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Pri-Med Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 Medical Knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
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The opinions, ideas, and recommendations expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty only and are not necessarily endorsed by, nor do they necessarily reflect, those of their affiliated institutions, Pri-Med Institute, Pri-Med Institute Advisory Boards and Consultants, DBC Pri-Med, LLC.
Clinical judgment must guide each clinician in weighing the possible risks, benefits, or contraindications of any diagnostics, interventions or treatments discussed. Clinicians should review manufacturers’ product information and consider these with the recommendations of other authorities when applying the assessment and/or clinical management strategies discussed in this activity to the care of their patients.
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Disclosures and Conflict of Interest
Pri-Med Institute requires all individuals in a position to influence educational content for Pri-Med Institute-certified CME/CE activities to disclose personal financial relationships with commercial interests or ineligible companies prior to contributing to its educational activities. Pri-Med Institute assesses disclosed relationships and follows a defined process to mitigate real or implied conflicts to ensure, to the best of its ability, that all educational content is free of commercial bias. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated Financial disclosures for everyone in control of educational content are provided before the start of each CME/CE activity.
Discussion of Off-Label Uses and Investigational Products
During the course of their presentations, the faculty may mention uses of products that have not been approved in the United States for the indication(s) being discussed. All presenters are instructed to notify participants when they are discussing unapproved uses or investigational agents. In addition, specific slides will include notation of the off-label use or investigational agent being discussed. Views presented related to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the presenter(s) and are not endorsed by Pri-Med Institute or DBC Pri-Med, LLC.
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