35th Annual Geriatric Conference

0700-0720 - Registration (Breakfast, if served)

0720-0730 - Welcome/Housekeeping Introductions

0730-0815 - Keep Your Keys Program - Beth Koster, BAED

1. Develop a plan for unintended driving retirement.
2. Assess current driving status and identify ways to remain physically and mentally fit to drive.

0815-0915 - Cognitive Assessment and Care Planning Services – Melissa Gaines, MD, FACP

1. Demonstrate the steps in the cognitive assessment with care planning services
2. Identify the need for caregiver support
3. List the warning signs for caregiver distress

0915-0935 - Break

0935-1035 - Get Boosted! 2023 Vaccine Updates - Lisa Cillessen, PharmD, BCACP

1. Identify changes to CDC recommended vaccines and vaccine schedules.
2. Design CDC recommended vaccine schedules for patients indicated for vaccines.

1035--1135 - When Grief Remains: Holistic Bereavement Care - Katie Gholson, BCC, MSW, MPS

1. Overview the DSM IV TR, Prolonged Grief Disorder and the emotions that accompany grief.
2. Use best interdisciplinary practices for caring for grievers.

1135-1230 - Lunch

1230-1330 - Alzheimer’s Disease and Exercise: The Case for Prevention – Scott Zimmerman, PhD

1. Articulate the reasons that treating AD is so challenging.
2. Articulate the mechanisms leading to AD and the effects of exercise on them.

1330-1430 - The First Step to Medication Adherence is Affordability:
Addressing Medication Cost Barriers for Medicare Patients – Brian Grace, PharmD,
Ashley Evans, PharmD, BCACP and Journey McCarty, PharmD, BCACP

1. Describe the general structure of Medicare coverage.
2. Differentiate the four phases of Medicare drug coverage – deductible, initial coverage period, coverage gap, catastrophic coverage.
3. Recognize potential drug cost issues related to Medicare drug coverage design.
4. Compare drug cost resources that can be utilized by patients with Medicare coverage.
5. Illustrate a plan to address drug cost issues for case study scenarios.

1430-1450 - Break

1450-1620 - Fragility and Frailty Patient Panel Discussion – DeAnn Stowe, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC, Brian Grace, PharmD, Robyn Holland, PT, GCS, Lydia Martinez, MS, RD, LD, CNSC and Gina Stires, MSOT

1. Hip Fracture Case – participate in an interactive discussion with a multidisciplinary panel regarding a geriatric hip fracture patient.
2. Stroke Case – participate in an interactive discussion with a multidisciplinary panel regarding a geriatric stroke patient.

1620-1635 - Evaluations

• CoxHealth Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Midwest MSD Provider Approval #MO623-8. 7.5 nursing contact hours pending.
• CoxHealth is accredited by the Missouri State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CoxHealth designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• The AAFP has reviewed 35th Annual CoxHealth Geriatric Conference and deemed it acceptable for up to 7.25 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 04/13/2023 to 04/13/2023. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
• The Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators has approved this conference for 7.25 clock hours (# Administrative and # Patient Care) toward annual re-licensure of nursing home administrators.
• This program has been approved for a total of 3.75 Administrative (A) hours and 3.5 Patient Care (PC) hour(s). It carries the approval number of SO-6067 which will identify to Missouri administrators that the program is accepted for renewal purposes and in which category the hours will apply.
• This program has been approved by the National Association of Social Workers-Missouri Chapter for 7.25 social work clock hours per approval certificate # OA 041323-011 .
• This program has been approved by the Missouri Board of Pharmacy for 7.25 pharmacy continuing education hours with approval number 2023.2.15.

Melissa Gaines, MD, FACP

• Physician, Cox Senior Health

Robin R. Grothoff, MSW, LCSW

• Clinic Administrator, Cox Senior Health Center - South

Stefanie Hawkins, PharmD, BS

• Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, CoxHealth Pharmacy

Triesa Massey, MHA

• Medical Staff Education Coordinator, CoxHealth

William K. Rosen, MD

• Physician, Cox Senior Health

Brian Sharp, LNHA

• Glendale Gardens Nursing and Rehab/HSI

Lyndsay Sneed, B.S.

• Senior Advantage- Social Worker, Cox Senior Health Center - South

Kristi Vandeloecht PTA, GC CDR, MS

• Clinical Therapist Educator, CoxHealth

Nancy Cathey, BS MHA

• Director of Senior Care, Population Health

Amy Jackson, RN, BSN, CCRN

• Nurse Planner, Enterprise Educator, CoxHealth

Norrie Bradley, RN, BSN

• Trauma Services Outreach and Education Coordinator, CoxHealth

Rev. Katie L. Gholson, BCC, MSW/MPS

• BJH Palliative Care Chaplain

Dr. Lisa Cillessen

• Clinical Associate Professor, University of MO- Kansas City School of Pharmacy

Scott Zimmerman, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Missouri State University

DeAnn Stowe, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC

• Fracture Liaison Service Coordinator, CoxHealth

Brian Grace, PharmD

• Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, CoxHealth

Melissa Gaines, MD

• Physician, Cox Senior Health

Beth Koster, BAED

• Coordinator of Outreach, MU Health Care

Robyn Holland, PT, GCS

• Therapy Manager, Acute Care Therapy, CoxHealth

Ashley Evans, PharmD, BCACP

• Clinical Pharmacy Specialist- Ambulatory Care- Mercy

Journey McCarty, PharmD, BCACP

• Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Mercy

Lydia Martinez, MS, RD, LD, CNSC

• Clinical Dietitian, CoxHealth

Brian Sharp, LNHA

• Administrator, Glendale Gardens Nursing and Rehab/HSI

Regina Stires, MSOT

• Occupational Therapist, CoxHealth

Robyn Holland, PT, GCS

• Therapy Manager, Acute Care Therapy, CoxHealth

Cancellations received by the date indicated on the program webpage will be entitled to a full refund, less Eventbrite's fees. Eventbrite registration fees are nonrefundable and vary with each course.

No refunds will be made for cancellations received the day of the activity.

Refunds will be credited back to the same credit card in which the payment was received. If the payment was made in cash or check, the refund will be provided within 4-6 weeks in the form of a check and mailed to the address obtained at the time of registration.

In the event Education Center cancels or reschedules a course, participants are entitled to a full refund, or the participant may transfer registration to the next scheduled activity.

CoxHealth is not responsible for travel, hotel, booking fees, or other cancellation fees for registrants when a program is cancelled.

All refunds must be received in writing via email or by calling the Education Center.

CoxHealth Education Center

1423 N. Jefferson Ave.

Springfield. MO 65802

Phone: 417-269-4117

Fax: 417-269-4787

Email: educationcenter@coxhealth.com