Older Adults and Falling - Can Deprescribing Help Falls, FRIDS and Pharmacists
Deprescribing Networks have developed all over the world to address the risks of polypharmacy, especially in older adults. Pharmacists are key participants in meeting this challenge to keep patients safe, and with older adults, the risk of falling is high. Through case studies, this course is focused on providing the participant in any practice setting with information useful to implement recommendations for discontinuation of medications (deprescribing) medications which may add to a patient’s overall fall risk.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this application-based activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the steps of deprescribing
- Identify resources for deprescribing
- Identify barriers to deprescribing
- Discuss the role of the pharmacist in deprescribing in the context of falls assessment and risk
- Apply principles of deprescribing medications in community and institutional settings for your patients at risk for falls
UAN: 0203-0000-23-064-H05-P
Date of Expiration: November 01, 2024
Course Originally Released on: November 01, 2023
Speaker
Tatyana Gurvich, PharmD, BCGP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
USC School of Pharmacy
Sharon F. Clackum, PharmD, BCGP, CDM, FASCP
Senior Care Consultant Pharmacist
RxAnswers LLC
Financial Disclosure
Tatyana Gurvich, PharmD, BCGP, is an expert panelist for Otsuka Pharmaceuticals on multi-disciplinary approach to non- pharmacologic management agitation in older adults with a diagnosis of dementia.
CE Instructions
This activity took place on October 13, 2023 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Participants who attended the live webinar will not receive credits for this home study version. Per BPS, this BCGP recertification activity will be published for twelve months.
This activity must be completed by 11/01/2024 at 11:59 PM EST. No exceptions or extensions permitted
To prevent duplicate purchase, please double check your previously completed courses before purchasing any upcoming live or home study course from the course catalog. This course is NOT FL Consultant Approved.
How to Claim Credit
To ensure successful transfer of BCGP credit, your ASCP profile must be updated with your correct BCGP Credential Number and BPS-IND# prior to course completion. *Please note, any edit/updates made to your BCGP credential information in your ASCP profile after course completion requires a re-push, please submit your completed transcript to education@ascp.com for a manual upload.
CPE & BCGP Credit: You must complete the post-test and evaluation by the expiration date to receive credit. You have three attempts to achieve a 75% or higher on the 8-question post-test. ASCP reports CPE attainment to ACPE and NABP via the CPE Monitor system. The course should be posted within 24-48 hours of evaluation completion. It is the responsibility of the participant to provide their correct date of birth (MMDD format) and NABP e-Profile ID on their member or guest profile on the ASCP Website.
Accreditation
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Provider Contact Information
For questions about this educational activity, please contact ASCP at
education@ascp.com