Course Details
See who this training is for, what you'll learn, and how to access it.
- Topics: Healthy Aging & Older Adults, Mental and Behavioral Health
- Audience: Nurses, Physicians, Pharmacists
- Format: Webinar Recording
- Language: English
- Access: Open to anyone with a free MCD Learn account
Deprescribing: A Multipart Series
Module 2: Deprescribing in Dementia
In this course, Dr Sydney Springer will teach you how to identify candidates for deprescribing amongst patients with dementia. She will discuss the benefits and risks to continued use of antipsychotics and anti-dementia medications in this population, and model deprescribing techniques.
Learning objectives:
Those who are actively engaged in this webinar should be able to: Identify candidates for deprescribing amongst patients with dementia Describe benefits and risks to continued use of antipsychotics and anti-dementia medications in this population Integrate deprescribing techniques