Subject: Pharmacy
Credit units: 3
College: Pharmacy and Nutrition
Department: Pharm and Nutr (Dean's Office)

This course will give students with a special interest in geriatrics the opportunity to apply foundational pharmacotherapeutic knowledge to older adult care using a case-based, interactive approach. Students will build on concepts introduced in the core curriculum to address the needs of complex older adult care seen in specialty care settings, such as long-term care homes. Topics that will be covered include Parkinson’s disease, dementia and responsive behaviours, frailty, falls and palliative/end-of-life care.

Restriction(s): Completion of Year 2 of the PharmD. Program.
Note: Students with credit for PHAR 398.3 Geriatrics cannot take this course for credit.

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