Deprescribing and Optimizing Safe Medication Use Among Frail Older Adults: Considerations for the Patient and Caregiver in the Home Setting (On-Demand with ABIM MOC Part II credits)
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The Deprescribing and Optimizing Safe Medication Use Among Frail Older Adults: Considerations for the Patient and Caregiver in the Home Setting addresses the complex needs of older people, focusing on the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in the elderly. This course will be of interest to practitioners taking care of older adults with dementia in the community, in hospitals, and in nursing facilities.
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- Understand rationale and evidence base for deprescribing medications from certain medication classes among older adults
- Consider potential risks and benefits of deprescribing various medications while considering individual patient factors conducting medication reviews with our older adult patients.
- Further understand the role that older adults’ functional and cognitive impairments, health literacy, multiple chronic conditions, and level of caregiver support impacts safe medication use in older adults.
- Identify examples of best practices for managing chronic pain and mood disorders, including potential alternatives to chronic opioids and benzodiazepines.
- Gain insight into a novel telepharmacy model of care aiming to optimize safe medication use among older adults with cognitive or functional impairments and to support their caregivers in the home setting.
The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Michigan Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.50 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to the ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Original Release Date: November 2020
Termination Date: December 2023
There are no relevant financial relationships to disclose for this activity.
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