Contact
Donna Thorson
HealthInsight Nevada
dthorson@healthinsight.org
702-933-3327
Where
This is an online event.
Optimize Prescribing and Avoid Adverse Drug Events in Elderly Patients
Hosted by HealthInsight Nevada
In partnership with the QIOs in
AK, CO, HI, KS, MN, MT, NE, NM, SD, UT, & WY
Presented by
James Mittelberger, MD MPH CMD FCAP
- Identify physiologic changes with aging that put older patients at risk for Adverse Drug Events
- Identify the four of the most dangerous classes of medications for elderly patients and actions to decrease the risks of:
- Anticoagulants
- Hypoglycemic medications including insulin
- Antipsychotic medications
- Other "inappropriate" medications
- Describe the special medication risks associated with transitions and nonadherence for elderly and best practices to reduce these risks
- Explain the importance of the current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' initiative to reduce inappropriate use of antipsychotics in skilled nursing facilities