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To begin your preparation in an informed and organized manner, you should know what to expect from the actual examination in terms of the content.  The content outline will give you a general impression of the examination and can give you specific study direction by revealing the relative importance given to each category on the examination.

• Patient Specific Activities
• Disease Specific Activities
  • Content Areas
• Quality Improvement/Utilization Management Activities

Quality Improvement/Utilization Management Activities (10%)

A. Evaluate clinical studies pertinent to the elderly (33%)

B. Apply principles of continuous quality improvement to health care:

1. Interpret and apply geriatric practice guidelines (33%)
2. Design medication use evaluation/drug use review and apply results to improving the quality of care of a defined elderly population (33%)