Polypharmacy and Deprescribing

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Submitted by Minnesota North... on May 31, 2022 - 10:51am CDT

Resource Type: 
Webinar

This webinar (49:10 minutes) given by Tara Higgins and Ana Tuya Fulton discusses geriatric prescribing and deprescribing. By the end of this webinar, learners should be able to: (1) know the key issues in geriatric pharmacology; (2) risk factors for adverse drug events in older adults; (3) know ways to mitigate around adverse drug events; (4) know how to do safe prescribing for older adults; (5) how to tackle polypharmacy; and (6) classes of drugs to consider for 'de-prescribing'. Registration is required by the creators to access the material but there is no charge. (Webinar starts at 2:35 minutes.)

Author(s): 
Ana Tuya Fulton
Tara Higgins
Collections: 
Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection
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