Description: This presentation will review the 2023 updates to the American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria Guideline.

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Recording: CE- CHEERS to the BEERS Criteria 2023 Update-20240312_125942-Meeting Recording.mp4

Speaker(s):  Naomi Buggs Erickson, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident - Aurora West Allis Medical Center

Objectives: ​​

  • Determine pharmacokinetic properties that can impact prescribing of medications in older adults
  • Compare and contrast previous Beers Criteria guidelines to current recommendations
  • Apply 2023 updated Beers Criteria guideline recommendations to a patient case
  • Recognize risk factors for polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use in older adults
Target Audience:​ Advocate Pharmacists, Physicians, Nurses, and other interested healthcare professionals
 
Disclosure:​ The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose. 
Session date: 
03/12/2024 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm CDT
Location: 
AWAMC Meeting Room A & Virtual Via Teams
United States
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