Falling Out of Favor: A Review of Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly Population at Risk for Falls
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Audience: Accredited for Pharmacists
Other interested health care professionals welcome
Credits: 1 Contact Hour Knowledge-based
0.1 CEUs will be awarded under the provider
#0837-9999-21-144-L01-P
Presenter: Alessandra R. Pisano, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Portsmouth Regional Hospital
No registration fee
Learning Objectives:
After attending this program, participants will be able to:
- Recognize medications with an increased fall risk when used in the elderly population
- Recognize why those medications are considered inappropriate
- Distinguish methods of mitigation if no appropriate alternative therapy is available