Adverse drug events can occur when medications are used incorrectly or a drug interaction occurs. According to the CDC, Adverse drug events cause approximately 1.3 million emergency department visits each year. About 350,000 patients each year need to be hospitalized for further treatment after emergency visits for adverse drug events. Older adult populations are at a higher risk of experiencing an adverse drug event and becoming hospitalized as a result. This module will address the characteristics of medications that are high-risk, and how to mitigate those risks for older adult patients.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, ambulatory clinic nurses, and pharmacists.

Learning Objectives

When you complete this module, you will be able to:

List medication groups considered high risk for the elderly.
Review the characteristics of a "High-Risk medication.
Apply an age-friendly framework to patient-centered prescribing and deprescribing.
Review the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measure for high-risk medication in the elderly.

Funding

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1QHP287350100. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Health Resources and Services Administration or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Course summary

Available credit:

1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
1.00 ANCC
1.00 AOA Category 2-B
1.00 HSC Participation

Course opens:

07/29/2024

Course expires:

07/28/2026

Cost:

$0.00

Rating:

Disclosures

In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the person, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Division of Academic Innovation's office planning team nor the subject matter experts have anything to disclose.

Primary Authors

Sarah Ross, DO, MS, CMD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Jacob Rogers, PharmD, BCACP
Assistant Professor, Pharmacotherapy, HSC College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Planner and Peer Reviewer

Kate Taylor, DNP, FNP-C
Assistant Dean for Clinical Outreach Affairs, HSC College of Nursing, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Instructional Design

Brenda Wilson, MS, CHCP
Senior Instructional Designer
CE & Assessment Department, Division of Academic Innovation, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Donnell McKenzie, MEd
Instructional Designer
CE & Assessment Department, Division of Academic Innovation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Course Director(s)