To D/C or Not to D/C — How to Implement Deprescribing Into Practice

NOTE: This session is part of the Live Intensive Studies and Clinical Sessions packages. All attendees may attend these thought-provoking and highly educational sessions. However, if you are board-certified, you must purchase the package(s) for your specialty to receive the recertification assessment and claim the recertification credit.

Older adults and those with serious illness experience the highest rate of drug-induced morbidity and mortality due to the high number of medications used, many of which are continued indefinitely and are often inappropriate or unnecessary due to changes in functional status or goals of care. This population has the greatest need for deprescribing; however, the current practice of deprescribing is limited for many reasons, such as opportunity awareness, fear of recurrent episodes, and lack of reimbursement for services. This case-based session will provide attendees with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop, implement, evaluate, and sustain deprescribing into their practice. Key concepts will include how to identify deprescribing-eligible medications, engage patients and their caregivers/families, construct a deprescribing plan, and develop a business plan around deprescribing.

This activity is approved for Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) recertification credit.