Common Pharmacology Factors Affecting Therapeutic Outcomes in Adults

The medication review process is a significant component in the practice of physical and occupational therapy, as well as speech pathology in all practice settings. While clients and patients often require medications tomanage their disease processes, the risk of adverse effects is significant to hindering the desired clinical outcome.

This course will review the clinical risks from a variety of common drug classes, with their potential effects on therapeutic outcomes. Examples will be shared of the different types of drug interactions, as well as examples ofpotentially inappropriate medications for older people basedon the physiologic changes with aging that may impact clients' pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Charts and examples will include drug-induced declines in cognitionand in motor-coordination. Other charts and examples will include effects from common drug classes, such as from antihypertensives, antidiabetics and from a variety of medications that act on the Central Nervous System (e.g., sedatives, hypnotics, tranquilizers, and antipsychotics). Rehabilitation clinicians will be able to optimize their client'soutcomes when they best understand what medicationeffects can be monitored and how to best collaborate with the prescribing practitioners and to educate the patient andtheir caregivers.

Highlights

• Access practical charts of common medications to include their respective effects and interactions
• Understand the effects of your client's medications and the potential effects on his/her prognosis

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists