Too Much of a Good Thing - Deprescribing Unnecessary Medications During the Inpatient Admission

December 15, 2022

An inpatient admission provides numerous opportunities for removing harmful or unnecessary medications for patients.  Many medications that were started inpatient and chronic outpatient medications are no longer needed by patients.  During an inpatient admission, the pharmacist plays a key role in identifying these medications and taking action to get these medications deprescribed.​​

Target Audience

This course is intended for pharmacists

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to

  • Recognize the barriers to deprescribing in the hospital setting
  • Identify unnecessary or harmful medications that warrant deprescribing
  • Determine deprescribing opportunities during transitions of care
  • Evaluate tools used throughout transitions of care for deprescribing​​
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Course opens: 
12/01/2022
Course expires: 
12/31/2022
Event starts: 
12/15/2022 - 12:00pm CST
Event ends: 
12/15/2022 - 1:00pm CST
Cost:
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Faculty

Michael Hoefs, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident – Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc.

Disclosure

The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

 

 

 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Aurora Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
Advocate Aurora Health designates this live activity for a maximum 1.00 hours of CPE credit for pharmacists. CPE credit can be claimed on the AAH CE platform within 60 days of activity completion and information will be provided to CPE Monitor. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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This conference is being held virtually.  A  link to the meeting will be provided prior to the event.

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