VSHP Webinar
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 – 12:00pm-1:00 pm
Dignity in Every Dose: Advocating for Thoughtful Deprescribing in Older Adults with Intellectual and Development Disabilities (IDD)
Speaker:
Jennifer Purdy, PharmD, BCGP, BCACP
Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist, Geriatric Specialist
Riverside Health | Martha W. Goodson Center
Objectives for Pharmacists
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Identify common medication-related risks in older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
- Describe person-centered deprescribing principles that support autonomy, dignity, and individualized care in the IDD population.
- Apply evidence-based strategies and tools to evaluate and reduce potentially inappropriate medications in older adults with IDD.
Objectives for Pharmacy Technicians
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Identify common medication-related risks in older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
- Describe person-centered deprescribing principles that support autonomy, dignity, and individualized care in the IDD population.
- List evidence-based strategies and tools to evaluate and reduce potentially inappropriate medications in older adults with IDD.
Accreditation:
Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider for continuing pharmacy education and has assigned 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credits for participating in this activity. Participants of the session who complete the evaluation and provide accurate NABP e-Profile information will have their credit submitted to CPE Monitor as early as 1 day after the event and no later than 60 days after the event. Please know that if accurate e-Profile information is not provided within 60 days of the event, credit cannot be claimed after that time. The participant is accountable for verifying the accurate posting of CE credit to their CPE Monitor account within 60 days. Participants must participate in the activity and complete the course evaluation in its entirety to claim continuing pharmacy education credit.
ACPE UAN: 0108-0000-25-053-L01-P; 0108-0000-25-053-L01-T
Activity type: Application-based
This is a member service of VSHP. There is no charge for members to attend. Dues must be current to receive CE credit.
Non-members will be charged $20.
To register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RtHOKbJDQhmangCXWPcTJg
