Session 2A: Aging and Polypharmacy: Interactive Cases to Highlight Best Practices for Treatment- Bone Disease, Urologic Disease, Psychiatric Disease
Date: 11/13/2010 Check-In
 7:45 am - 8:00 am
Educational Session: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Reamer L. Brushardt, PharmD, PA-C Assistant Professor and Division Director Division of Physician Assistant Studies, College of Health Professions, Live CME Instructor for University Learning Systems
Reamer Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C Professor and Chair, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina

Disclosure: Dr. Bushardt has NO financial arrangements with any corporate organization that might have an interest in the subject being presented.

At the conclusion of this presentation, the participant should be able to:

  • Describe physiologic and common pathophysiologic changes of aging that impact drug therapy.
  • Discuss how to apply age-sensitive principles for medication dosing and management to clinical scenarios.
  • List nine key questions useful for identifying and managing inappropriate polypharmacy (i.e. unnecessary medication use) in the older  adult.
  • Suggest how to apply the nine questions or use the HAT (hyperpharmacotherapy assessment tool) in clinical scenarios to develop a safer, more effective and manageable drug regimen.
  • Describe best practices in treating older adults with common bone diseases, urologic complaints and psychiatric conditions.
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