Online Continuing Education Courses

Use of Medications by Elders

• Identify factors that predispose elders to adverse drug events, and discuss strategies to detect medication problems
• De???ne polypharmacy and identify recommended interventions to diminish drug-related problems of polypharmacy in elders
• Identify classes of medications commonly associated with adverse drug reactions in elders
• Identify and describe skills needed for safe self-medication
• Apply the OT Practice Framework: Domain and Process, second edition, to analyze self-medication for individuals with various conditions
• Explain the ways that adaptive devices compensate for skills needed for safe self-medication
• Describe elder and caregiver education needs regarding self-medication