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PAGS-WD Fall Program: Is it worth it? A debate about offering lecanemab to our patients with dementia.

  • November 02, 2023
  • 5:45 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Rivers Casino, Allegheny Room, 777 Casino Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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  • Non-Member of The Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society - Western Division. Please note: pharmacy and/or industry representatives are not permitted to attend unless they are sponsoring the meeting.)
  • FREE

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Join us at the Rivers Casino for our first in-person event since 2020! We are excited to network and catch up with members and guests, as we dine over a debate on lecanemab. The safety, efficacy and direct and indirect cost of novel monoclonal antibody therapies are debated in clinical practice. This pro-con style debate will explore these practices.

The interprofessional healthcare team will be empowered to help patients better explore therapeutic options that are best fit for them and their goals of care. Through this session, interprofessional attendees will have the opportunity to explore diverse aspects of monoclonal antibody therapy for use in major neurocognitive disorders including dosing, imaging, monitoring, and evaluation of safety and efficacy. Attendees will be able to apply the newly learned clinical knowledge to the patients they see at the bedside.

We will also honor the 2023 Geriatric Teacher of the Year Awardees.


Your registration includes the program, dinner, and appetizers. If you wish to participate in beverages throughout the night, please bring a credit card or cash to enjoy the bar.

 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society Western Division. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.5 contact hours.

Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 1.5 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.

Social Work 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 continuing education credits.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.




About us

The Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society – Western Division is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all older persons. It is a non-profit organization of physicians and other health care professionals committed to the provision of quality health care for older persons.


Contact us

Pennsylvania Geriatric Society - Western Division
850 Ridge Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15212
412-321-5030 

Chapter Administrator: Eileen Taylor | etaylor@acms.org



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