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BCGP Prep Course (BCGP)

74 lessons. Online and self-paced.

Aging Patient Assessment

Core physiologic, functional, cognitive, and social assessment concepts that shape medication decisions in older adults. Emphasis is placed on recognizing geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and care-setting factors that alter pharmacotherapy risk and benefit.

  1. 1Age-Related PK Changes
  2. 2Age-Related PD Changes
  3. 3Pathophysiology In Older Adults
  4. 4Frailty And Prognosis
  5. 5Falls Delirium And Incontinence
  6. 6ADL IADL Interpretation
  7. 7Cognitive Change And Dementia
  8. 8Depression Anxiety And Sleep
  9. 9Caregiver Burden And Resources
  10. 10Abuse Neglect And Isolation

Treatment Planning Frameworks

Structured approaches to clinical assessment, diagnostic interpretation, shared decision-making, and individualized therapeutic goal setting for older adults.

  1. 11Medication History Essentials
  2. 12Lab Vital And Symptom Review
  3. 13Diagnostic Testing Interpretation
  4. 14Shared Decision-Making Principles
  5. 15Time To Benefit Logic
  6. 16Social Determinants And Feasibility
  7. 17Guideline Concordance In Geriatrics
  8. 18Pharmacogenomics Relevance
  9. 19Prioritizing Medication Problems

Medication Review Optimization

Comprehensive medication review methods for identifying inappropriate therapy, reducing polypharmacy, and implementing safer regimens in older adults.

  1. 20Beers Criteria Use
  2. 21STOPP START And FORTA
  3. 22Tool Limitations And Judgment
  4. 23Polypharmacy Risk Stratification
  5. 24Prescribing Cascade Recognition
  6. 25Deprescribing Taper Strategies
  7. 26Dosage Form Feasibility
  8. 27Devices And Administration Technique
  9. 28Education For Patients And Caregivers

Cardiometabolic Therapeutics

High-yield geriatric pharmacotherapy principles for common cardiometabolic conditions, emphasizing individualized targets, adverse effects, and deprescribing decisions.

  1. 29Hypertension Targets In Older Adults
  2. 30Heart Failure Medication Decisions
  3. 31Antiplatelet And Antianginal Safety
  4. 32DOAC And Warfarin Selection
  5. 33Bleeding Risk And Monitoring
  6. 34Peri-Transition Anticoagulant Review
  7. 35Glycemic Targets And Deintensification
  8. 36Insulin And Noninsulin Safety
  9. 37Statin Benefit In Older Adults

Neuropsychiatric Pain Therapy

Common geriatric decisions in dementia, mood disorders, sleep, pain, and neurologic pharmacotherapy with strong focus on CNS adverse effects and function.

  1. 38Cognitive Enhancer Use
  2. 39Delirium Medication Contributors
  3. 40Behavioral Symptom Drug Risks
  4. 41Antidepressant Selection In Aging
  5. 42Benzodiazepine And Z-Drug Risks
  6. 43Psychotropic Monitoring And Tapering
  7. 44Analgesic Selection In Older Adults
  8. 45Opioid Risk Mitigation
  9. 46Parkinsonism Seizure And Tremor

Infectious Renal GI Therapy

Applied therapeutic decisions in infections, renal dosing, pulmonary disease, bone health, and gastrointestinal or genitourinary disorders common in older adults.

  1. 47UTI And Pneumonia Pharmacotherapy
  2. 48Renal-Adjusted Antimicrobial Dosing
  3. 49C Diff And ADE Prevention
  4. 50COPD And Inhaler Optimization
  5. 51Osteoporosis And Fracture Prevention
  6. 52Thyroid Therapy In Aging
  7. 53Constipation And Bowel Regimens
  8. 54Acid Suppression And GI Risk
  9. 55Urinary Symptoms And Anticholinergics

Medication Safety Monitoring

Adverse drug event prevention, interaction management, monitoring design, and adherence support for older adults receiving complex medication regimens.

  1. 56Falls Sedation And Orthostasis
  2. 57Bleeding Hypoglycemia And AKI
  3. 58High-Risk Interaction Patterns
  4. 59Endpoints And Target Selection
  5. 60Lab And Symptom Follow-Up
  6. 61Adherence Barrier Assessment
  7. 62Comfort-Focused Medication Goals
  8. 63Deprescribing Near End Of Life
  9. 64Symptom Medication Safety

Transitions Ethics Calculations

Practice-based content for care transitions, quality frameworks, ethics, regulations, informatics, and applied dosing calculations relevant to BCGP preparation.

  1. 65Medication Reconciliation Process
  2. 66Post-Discharge Medication Hazards
  3. 67Long-Term Care Medication Systems
  4. 68Autonomy Surrogates And Advocacy
  5. 69Quality Measures And Regulations
  6. 70Clinical Informatics And MUE
  7. 71Research Statistics And Economics
  8. 72Cockcroft-Gault And Renal Dosing
  9. 73Dose Conversions And Tapers
  10. 74Regimen Feasibility Calculations
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