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Minimizing Drug Risks in Older Adults (Jan/Feb/Mar) | 2024

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Learning Objectives, Minimizing Drug Risks in Older Adults, CGPR, Jan/Feb/March 2024

March 1, 2024

After reading these articles, you should be able to...

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Managing Insomnia in Older Adults

December 31, 2023
Julia Cromwell, MD

Treating insomnia in older adults often comes with harms. Here we review how to get the diagnosis right, how to optimize treatment without medications, and how to find safer and more affordable medications when needed.

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Cannabis Use for Managing Agitation in Dementia

January 1, 2024
Aaron Greenstein, MD.

Dr. Aaron Greenstein describes when to use dronabinol and dispensary cannabis products for treating agitation in dementia.

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Addressing Polypharmacy in Older Adults

January 1, 2024
Jose Antonio Ribas Roca, MD and Carolyn TK Tran, PhD

Managing polypharmacy in older adults can be tricky, especially when multiple clinicians are involved. We offer tips on how to find the right medication and dose while avoiding prescribing cascades. We also discuss how to use shared decision-making to deprescribe. 

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Decoding Drug Promotion Tactics in Geriatric Psychiatry

January 1, 2024
David Healy, MD, FRCPsych

From our evidence base to continuing medical education, Dr. David Healy reveals the vast influence of pharmaceutical marketing and offers tips on how to minimize bias.

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Advances in Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: AIRAmed and Labcorp

January 1, 2024
Stephanie Collier, MD

Two new advances may help us detect Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

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MIND Diet: A Potential Path to Cognitive Resilience

January 1, 2024
Neha Jain, MD, FAPA

A diet with cardiovascular benefits may also improve brain health.

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Large Longitudinal Study Links Mild Depression and Dementia

January 1, 2024
Kathryn Kieran, MSN, PMHNP-BC

This study showed a dose-response relationship between depression severity and cognitive decline.

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CME Post-Test, Minimizing Drug Risks in Older Adults, CGPR, Jan/Feb/March 2024

January 1, 2024

By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 2 CME credit.

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