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March 20, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cost: $10.00
We regret that we have filled all the registration slots. If you would like to be put on the waiting list, please send an email to Anne at aadams@penncares.org. Also, you will be the first to be contacted for future sessions. Thank you for your understanding.
PennCares will be presenting this diabetes topic in a FREE video conference webinar
Limited Registration – 20 Registrants
Future sessions will be held if demand is high
Please register below in order to receive the connection information. The video link will be sent prior to the webinar along with the slide presentation. If you do not receive any type of email confirmation after you register, please contact aadams@penncares.org or 717-632-5552, ext, 1000 to let us know. If you do not receive the confirmation email, you may not receive the connection information.
Learning objectives:
- Discuss updates on newer anti-diabetic agents and their utilization in older adults
- Interpret challenges older adults have in managing diabetes type II
- Discuss a patient case and formulate best plan to optimize care for diabetes type II in older adults
Summary:
Diabetes affects people of all ages. It remains the 7th leading cause of death in the United States in 2015. The percentage of Americans age 65 and older who are diagnosed and undiagnosed with diabetes remain high at 25.2%. Total costs to care for diabetic patients was documented about $327 billion in 2017 with $237 billion for direct medical costs. People with diabetes have higher medical expenditures.
Diabetes management is very complex. For best patient’s care, an interdisciplinary approach will be needed. Psychosocial concerns may pose challenges in managing diabetes in older adults. Incorporating social services into the care of older adults with diabetes may affect the success in self-care diabetes management.
Recently, newer medications for managing diabetes type II have been approved. They changedthe approach to manage diabetic type II patients. Older adults have different pharmacokinetic occurrences which may affect the utilization of new medications. By understanding the pharmacokinetic change in older adults, one will be able to choose best therapy plan in managing diabetes in this population.
Facilitator: Sesilya Whaley, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP, BC-ADM
Dr. Whaley received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, New York. She completed her Pharmacy Practice Residency at Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Currently, she is a Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist at Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Her practices of interests include geriatrics, toxicology, infectious diseases, and metabolic and endocrine disorders.
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