PHARMACOTHERAPY UPDATE: 2024

All sessions are listed in Eastern Time. 

Symposia

  • Date:
  • Time: -
  • Track: Clinical Practice
  • CME/CE: 1.0
  • Q & A: Chat

Moderator: Teresa M. DeLellis, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP                                                                                             Sponsored by the Pharmacists Section 


The purpose of this symposium is to educate the audience and summarize the changes over the past year in pharmacotherapy. The speakers will examine information regarding newly approved medications, as well as clinical implications, including potential adverse effects, related to medication formulations. Learning Objectives: (1) communicate the indication for use, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, dosing, safety, and drug interactions for newly approved medications; (2) compare potential advantages and disadvantages of incorporating new medications into clinical practice; (3) explain the clinical implications, including adverse effects, of various medication formulations that are used in older adult patients; and (4) apply their knowledge of medication formulations to assess for clinical implications in older adults.

Newly Approved Medications and Place in Therapy for Older Adults
Anushka Tandon, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
The Hidden Risks of Medication Formulations
Leigh Ann Mike, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP