Strategies To Reduce Polypharmacy

Date: 3/9/2023 - 3/9/2026

On-Line Registration

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Contact Hours: 2.0

ACPE UAN: 0384-9999-23-008-H04-T

This CPE activity has been designated as a knowledge-based program.


Goals & Objectives:

At the completion of this activity participants should be able to: 

  • Review how polypharmacy becomes a problem in elderly patient populations.
  • Review the prevalence of polypharmacy in older adults.
  • Discuss patient and system-related factors that contribute to polypharmacy.
  • Discuss the consequences of polypharmacy
  • Identify medications which should be used carefully in elderly populations.
  • Discuss Steps to identify and deprescribe the medications posing more harm than benefit.
  • Summarize the possible strategies to reduce polypharmacy.
  • Implement the available screening tools to identify and assess the safety of polypharmacy
  • Outline how an interprofessional team can coordinate managing polypharmacy and deprescribe medications if needed.

Release Date:  03/09/2023

Expiration Date: 03/09/2026

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