
March 6th Internal Medicine Lecture Series features Dr. Raji, "Medication Deprescribing: Practical strategies to changing or stopping medications in older adults"
Please join us for the March installment of the Internal Medicine Lecture Series.
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 12:15pm – 1:00pm
Where: Primary Care Pavilion (400 Harborside Dr., Galveston, TX 77555), Conference Room 2.268
Lecturer: Dr. Mukaila Raji
Topic: Medication Deprescribing: Practical strategies to changing or stopping medications in older adults
Objectives:
- Recognize health impact of adverse drug events from polypharmacy and high-risk medications
- Describe factors that lead to polypharmacy and use of high-risk medications
- Discuss how to change or stop medications in ways that foster shared decision-making, respect patient autonomy, and ensure patient safety
Contact Us
The UTMB Health Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC)
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0177
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Phone: (409) 747-0008
Email: aging.research@utmb.edu