Webinar – Stay Alert for High-Alert Medications in Home Health: Anticoagulants and Insulin

  • Thursday, April 27, 2023
  • 2:00- 3:00 PM EDT
  • REGISTER
  • Free!

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.

Learning 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.

Speakers: 

Melissa Bednarek, PT, DPT, PhD

Price: FREE