Description:

APTA Home Health is collaborating with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) for this nation-wide free webinar. The presenter, Melissa Bednarek, PT, DPT, PhD will define high-alert medications and focus specifically on anticoagulants and insulin.  The indications, mechanism of action, side effects and clinical implications for each medication class will be discussed. 

Objectives:

1. Define high-alert medication and list included medication classes.
2. Describe the indications, mechanism of action, common side effects and implications for a home health patient taking anticoagulants.
3. Describe the indications, mechanism of action, common side effects and implications for a home health patient taking insulin.

Faculty:

• Melissa Bednarek, PT, DPT, PhD

 

All listed times are for the Eastern Time Zone