Deprescribing and CancelRx – Strategies for Stopping Polypharmacy

Add to Calendar Deprescribing and CancelRx – Strategies for Stopping Polypharmacy 9/26/2023 1:00:00 PM 9/26/2023 2:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://hhchealth.cloud-cme.com/September2023HartfordTalks Description: Adults ages 85 and older are the fastest-growing population group in the US. Sometimes referred to as the “oldest old,” the number of adults ages 85+ is expected to nearly triple from 6.4 million in 2016 to 19.0 million by 2060 (www.cancer.org) Join physician leaders from the Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute, Hartford Healthcare at Home and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as they discuss bes... false MM/DD/YYYY


Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST, Hartford HealthCare Cancer Instititute


Adults ages 85 and older are the fastest-growing population group in the US. Sometimes referred to as the “oldest old,” the number of adults ages 85+ is expected to nearly triple from 6.4 million in 2016 to 19.0 million by 2060 (www.cancer.org) Join physician leaders from the Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute, Hartford Healthcare at Home and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as they discuss best practice interventions for older adults living with cancer. This monthly virtual interactive educational series is for all healthcare professionals who care for older adults living with a cancer.

Objective(s): 1 Review the System, Provider and Patient-related factors that contribute to polypharmacy 1 Discuss strategies for deprescribing 2 Describe how CancelRx can prevent accidental refills of discontinued medications
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Specialties: Oncology and Hematology, Palliative Care, Psychiatry

Faculty Disclosures:
Sean Jeffery, PharmD (Consulting Fee-CVS Health - 08/31/2023)
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Objectives
As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to:

  1. Review the System, Provider and Patient-related factors that contribute to polypharmacy
  2. Discuss strategies for deprescribing
  3. Describe how CancelRx can prevent accidental refills of discontinued medications


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ACPE Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), ASWB Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (credits designated as AMA PRA Category 1) (1.00 hours), Oncology Education (1.00 hours)


Specialties - Oncology and Hematology, Palliative Care, Psychiatry
Professions - Advanced Practice Nurse (all), Nurse, Pharmacist, Physician (includes Resident/Fellow), Physician Assistant, Social Worker, Student


In support of improving patient care, Hartford HealthCare 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.
  • Physicians: Hartford HealthCare designates this Live Activity activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  
  • Nurses: This activity is designated for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours.
  • Pharmacists & Pharmacy Techs: Certain sessions of this series may be approved for ACPE credit.  Please review the individual session or contact Mary Kate Eanniello.
  • Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Hartford HealthCare is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Hartford HealthCare maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 [type] continuing education credits. 
  • Other Learners: All other learners will receive a Certificate of Participation for 1.00 hours of education .  Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.
 

 



Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 5 business days before the course will receive a full refund.  No refunds will be made for cancellations received after that date.  All refunds will be made in accordance with the procedures of the HHC Accounts Payable Department, and may take up to 60 days.  Please send cancellation requests to continuinged@hhchealth.org.

Hartford HealthCare reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

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