Drive to Deprescribe: Optimizing Use of Anticholinergics (October 2021)

Manju Beier, PharmD, CGP, FASCP, is President and founder of Geriatric Consultant Resources LLC. Previously, Dr. Beier was Chief Scientific Officer for a molecular diagnostics company based out of Seattle, Washington. She holds academic appointments as Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan and Affiliate Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Beier serves on the national Epocrates Senior Clinical Board as the only pharmacist with expertise in geriatrics (2011- present). In 2009, Dr. Beier obtained her board certification in geriatrics (recertified in 2014) and is currently a Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CGP). Dr. Beier received her B.S. Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT. She also holds a B.S. degree in Foods and Nutrition from Lady Irwin College, New Delhi, India. Dr. Beier is actively involved with the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP). Dr. Beier served as an expert panel national member for the 2003 Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Drugs in the Elderly. She is the recipient of several national pharmacy awards including being the 2006 recipient of the prestigious George F. Archambault Award conferred by ASCP, and is the Society's highest honor.

Dr. Sabine von Preyss-Friedman is an Internist and Geriatric Medical Specialist who has practiced in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) since her fellowship at the University of Washington. She first became a certified Medical Director in 1992 and has since been passionately engaged in the Medical Direction of SNFs. In 2011, she was honored by AMDA/Society of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (now PALTMed) as Medical Director of the Year.As a co-chair of AMDA's acclaimed D2D/Drive to deprescribe initiative she has won the John Gladstone award as well as AMDA's Choosing Wisely award. In addition to providing services as Medical Director for several facilities in the Seattle area, she is an Associate Clinical Professor Emerita at the University of Washington and serves as Chief Medical Officer of Avalon Healthcare and Caldera Care.
Dr. von Preyss-Friedman is deeply involved in quality improvement, developing standards, and outcome measures in SNFs, and successfully translating medical evidence into clinical care. Her mission is to support the best possible medical care for all patients.
Dr. von Preyss-Friedman currently is the president – elect of PALTMed/formerly AMDA and immediate past president of the WA Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term care Medicine.

Chad Worz, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP is Chief Executive of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) in Alexandria, Virginia, the only international professional society devoted to optimal medication management and improved health outcomes for all older persons. ASCP's senior care consultant pharmacist members manage and improve quality of life for geriatric patients and other individuals residing in a variety of environments, including nursing facilities, subacute care and assisted living facilities, psychiatric hospitals, hospice programs, and home- and community-based care. Dr. Worz received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy in Ohio, and he is a board-certified geriatric pharmacist. His career has focused on the medication management of older adults. Dr. Worz developed an innovative clinical practice in a long-term care setting in Ohio and directed the pharmacy practice of a regional, independent pharmacy serving 10,000 long-term care residents. Dr. Worz established a nation-wide, geriatric-based consulting company to educate and serve nursing facility residents, nursing facility administration, long-term care pharmacies, and the public through a comprehensive knowledge of medication use. He is a national thought leader, presenting on pharmacy- and medication-related topics, and he has served on a number of national boards related to pharmacy and medication utilization.