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July 15, 2026 (11:55 p.m. CT) CE for this activity will not be available after this date.
This CE activity was recorded for the 2025 AANP National Conference.
This activity includes closed captioning.
Delivery Note: The content for this activity was previously presented during the 2025 AANP National Conference. If you already completed the content of this activity while attending the live or virtual conference, you should not complete this content a second time. Learners should only complete ONE delivery-method to earn credit. Completing multiple delivery options for the same activity is considered duplicate credit for the same content and will not be accepted by regulatory bodies.
Overview Frailty, often misunderstood and overlooked, poses a significant challenge in caring for the older adult. This condition, which elevates the risk of developing disabilities or death in older adults when they encounter physical or psychosocial stressors, can easily be missed or misidentified as a normal part of aging. This misidentification occurs due to the syndrome's varied presentation and diagnostic challenges. With frailty being more common in community settings, it's crucial for primary care providers to actively assess and manage older adults who are at risk of or are already experiencing frailty. This presentation aims to demystify the complexities of frailty and emphasize its importance for nurse practitioners. It intends to offer practical approaches for screening and managing frailty within primary care environments.
Objectives
Define frailty in the older adult.
Identify validated frailty assessment tools.
Describe evidence-based frailty management and prevention approaches.
Speaker Kimberly Posey, PhD, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, GS-C Disclosure This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies. The speaker has the following disclosures:
I have nothing to disclose.
Disclaimer Individuals who have contributed to the CE Center (content originally from the 2025 AANP National Conference) were carefully selected for their knowledge and experience in the subject area under review. This presentation is informational only and may contain opinions of the authors from their personal experience that do not necessarily express the opinions of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Clinical practice is a constantly changing process and new information becomes available every day. Neither AANP nor the contributing individuals can warrant that the material will continue to be accurate, nor do they warrant that the material is completely free of errors upon publication. Attendees and participants should appraise the information presented critically and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program.
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1.05 Contact Hour(s) of CE
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