SGE010
Authors
Dr. Christina Shenvi
Course Description
Older adults are especially vulnerable to medication-related harm due to comorbidities and altered physiology. In this presentation, learners will explore a structured approach to evaluating medication safety using drug-patient, drug-disease, and drug-drug interaction frameworks. Through practical examples, it highlights how to recognize potentially harmful prescriptions, choose safer alternatives, and reduce risk with age-appropriate pain management strategies.
Learning Objectives
- Identify common high-risk medications and combinations to avoid in older adults.
- Apply a structured framework to assess drug-patient, drug-disease, and drug-drug interactions.
- Select safer alternatives and incorporate multimodal strategies to reduce harm in geriatric pain management.
Run Time: ~20 minutes
Target Audience: Emergency Department Clinical Staff
SAGE Program
These courses were developed for the Syllabus for Advancing Geriatric EM Education (SAGE). They’re designed to help medical residents better understand how to manage geriatric patients in the ED.