Speaker(s): 

J. Anne Nicole Del Rosario, MD - Internal Medicine Resident PGY-3 - Geisinger Health System - has nothing to disclose.

Moderator(s): 

Connor Dougherty, DO, Staff Member, Geisinger - has nothing to disclose. 

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this session, the participant should be able to: 

• Define polypharmacy and differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate polypharmacy​
• Recommend process for ensuring medication safety and deprescribing​
• Produce resources for safe prescribing and deprescribing for the elderly population ​
• Review best practices for prescribing and deprescribing common medications via case studies

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with/without Commercial Interests:

The Planning Committee consisting of Conner Dougherty, DO; Karlyn Paglia, MD; Juan R. Escobar, MD; Shashank Kotakonda, MD; Jayalakshmi Nair, MD; Jignesh Patel, MD; Jameson Woodard, MD; Hasan Zerti, MD and Eric Drago, MD have no identified disclosures. 

CE Committee Member/Content Reviewers have nothing to disclose. 

Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. 

Content Disclosure: 

This presentation/content is HIPPA compliant.