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Safety in the Elderly - When is it Not Safe to Live Alone or to Drive?


Total Credits: 0.75 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)

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Faculty:
Jeff Kerr DO, CMD
Duration:
41 Minutes
Expiration:
Access till 02/12/2020 after purchase.


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Goals & Objectives


  • List factors that must be considered to make a determination about self-driving and self-living ability.
  • Verbalize why the family physician is often the person who needs to recommend changes to living arrangements or driving abilities.
  • Identify to whom to communicate these substantial recommended changes to an elderly person's lifestyle.

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Jeffery Kerr, DO, CMD owns the Kerr Healthcare Services, LLC practice and is Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla, Missouri.  Dr. Kerr is also a staff physician for the Phelps Country Regional Medicine Center’s Senior Care Division and is Medical Director of Transitional Care Unit.  He is also Medical Director of Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Department for the Texas Country Memorial Hospital.  Dr. Kerr has served the profession admirably in many capacities during his career.  He was president of MAOPS in 2007/2008 and president of the Missouri Association of Long Term Care Physicians.  He has served on the Boards of MAOPS, the American Medical Directors Association and the Missouri Association of Long Term Care Physicians.  He has been very active in the Central Ozark Osteopathic District, serving as president for many years.  During his career, Dr. Kerr has been appointed to several state panels including the Primary Care Advisory Panel, the Blue Ribbon Panel of Pressure Ulcers, the Physician Advisory Panel, the Best Practices Symposium and the Missouri State Board of Senior Services.

 

Dr. Kerr is a graduate of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.  He is board certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Osteopathic Family Physicians and earned a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics.  Dr. Kerr discloses that he has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program or presentation.


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