Rational Prescribing in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

Submitted by Minnesota North... on Apr 25, 2021 - 1:16pm CDT

Resource Type:

Presentation

This lecture by Dr. Zachary Marcum, Assistant Professor at UW School of Pharmacy, is part of the Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center's 2022 Spring Lecture series and iscusses prescribing in Alzheimer's Disease as well as related dementias. By the end of this lecture, learners should be able to: (1) identify high-risk medications in older adults with dementia; (2) describe strategies to reduce medication-related harm in older adults with dementia; and (3) suggest resources to colleagues, patients, and caregivers for safe medication use in older adults with dementia. Slides can be downloaded.

Source: Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center, 2022.
https://www.nwgwec.org/activities/geri-series/

Author(s):

Zachary Marcum

Link to Resource:

https://www.nwgwec.org/mcm_geri-ed/rational-prescribing-in-adrd/

Subject:

Education & Learning

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medication management