Activity ID
2608Expires
November 4, 2026Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1.0Fee
$0-$50CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
Delirium is common among elderly hospitalized patients. At home, the incidence is low, but once hospitalized, patient incidence increases to 14–24%, and in intensive-care even higher, 50-80%. Delirium is under-diagnosed and under-treated. In a 2017 study, clinicians failed to list delirium as a diagnosis in 35% of delirium patient charts. When detected and treated in a timely manner, delirium can be reversed and patient outcomes improved. The purpose of this monograph is to review the barriers to diagnosing delirium in elderly hospitalized patients, the major screening tools for delirium, and interventions to ameliorate delirium, and to identify an online tool to assist physicians in reducing polypharmacy in the elderly hospitalized patient.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Family Medicine
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Define the features and risk factors for delirium in elderly patients.
Compare the benefits and limitations of two major delirium screening tools.
Incorporate key interventions to prevent and ameliorate delirium in the hospitalized elderly patient.
Identify one online tool for physicians to use in medication management for delirium.
Keywords
cognition, communication, professionalism, system
Competencies
Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Rural, Urban
