PMP Series | Beers Criteria and Alternatives for Older Adults
This webinar will review key prescribing considerations for older adults and evidence-based pharmacological and non-pharmacological alternatives to selected medications identified within the Beers Criteria. The
Objectives:
- Identify common medications with higher risks for older adults
- Discuss pharmacological and nonpharmacological alternatives to common high-risk medications for older adults
About the presenter:
Judith Beizer, PharmD, is a tenured Clinical Professor at St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Queens, NY. As part of her duties, she practices as a Clinical Pharmacist at the Stern Family Center for Rehabilitation in the Northwell Health System. Dr. Beizer is a board-certified geriatric pharmacist. Dr. Beizer received her bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and then earned a doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee. After pursuing a residency in clinical pharmacy at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, she completed a fellowship in geriatric pharmacy at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY.
Dr. Beizer is a past president of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP). She was the 2016 recipient of the George F. Archambault award, ASCP’s highest honor, and the 2001 recipient of the ASCP Richard S. Berman service award. She is currently serving on the US Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee. Dr. Beizer is an active member of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and serves on their Nominations Committee. She previously served 9 years on the AGS Public Policy Committee. She was on the expert panel that developed the 2012, 2015, and 2019 AGS Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. Dr. Beizer is the Consulting Editor for Pharmacotherapy for the AGS Geriatrics Review Syllabus. In 2003, Dr. Beizer received the Distinguished Alumna Award for Service to the Profession from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. She was a co-editor of the book, Geriatric Dosage Handbook, which published 21st editions and is now available as an online resource. Dr. Beizer regularly speaks on the topic of medication use in the elderly to both health professionals and senior adult groups.
Audience:
Prescribing Clinicians and their teams
Continuing Medical Education:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education and CCSME. The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education designates this regularly scheduled series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Nurses and Nurse Practitioners will be awarded a certificate of participation with a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Contact Hours
1 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
1 Category 1 Contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
1 contact hours for Alcohol and Drug Counselors pending approval by the Maine Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
1 contract hours CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
This course has been approved by Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine (CCSME), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 1 educational credits. NAADAC Provider #324712, CCSME is responsible for all aspects of the programming.