Drive to Deprescribe: Sharing Key Strategies and Successes (November 2022)

Drive to Deprescribe: Sharing Key Strategies and Successes (November 2022)

Recorded On: 11/17/2022

The issue of polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) has been an ongoing concern. The PALTC setting has one of the highest polypharmacy rates, which increases the risk for adverse events and drug interactions. 

Since May 2021, PALTmed and ASCP have been holding meetings and developing resources to help prescribers, pharmacists, DONs, CNOs, CMOs, and CEOs optimize medication use in the long-term care setting. This is the recording of this topic's session.

For more information and additional resources, visit paltmed.org/drive-deprescribe.

Michael Cinque, PharmD, FAPhA

Michael Cinque PharmD, FAPhA, currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Clinical Strategic Partnerships at InnovAge and operates as a consultant in Medication Use Management through Michael Cinque Consulting. Prior experience includes a role as Senior Vice President of Pharmacy Management at Genesis and as President at Enclara Pharmacia, where notable achievements included driving the integration of Enclara Pharmacia with Hospice Pharmacia. Previously, Michael Cinque held positions such as Vice President of Operations at Hospice Pharmacia, overseeing a substantial payroll and managing extensive operations, and Chief Pharmaceutical Care Officer at excelleRx Hospice Pharmacia, where responsibilities included leading clinical operations. Academic credentials consist of a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Temple University School of Pharmacy and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida.

Arif Nazir, MD, CMD

Arif Nazir, MD, CMD, currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer for BrightSpring Health Services, Primary Care, a large, value-based, geriatric practitioner organization, and the Chief Medical Officer for Signature HealthCARE. He is Past President for AMDA, founding member for the Society’s Innovation Council, and Co-chair of Society’s Drive to Deprescribe initiative. As a healthcare leader, researcher, entrepreneur, and an implementation champion, he continues to focus his efforts on finding practical solutions for solving care coordination gaps and on enhancing leadership and teamwork in the PALTC frontlines.

Jennifer A. Pruskowski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCGP

Assistant Professor and Director of Geriatric Pharmacy Research and Education

University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Pruskowski is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and the Director of Geriatric Pharmacy Research, Division of Geriatrics, in the School of Medicine, as well as the Associate Director for Education and Evaluation within the Pittsburgh Veteran Affairs Technology Enhancing Cognition and Health Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (TECH-GRECC).

This course is not for credit.

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