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, AMDA 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.

In 2024, you can look forward to:

  • Quarterly Deprescribing Podcasts
  • New On-Demand Course: Optimizing Medication Use in the PALTC Setting
  • Quarterly Emails with New Resources

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D2D Meeting Archives & Tools

Navigating the Revised AGS Beers Criteria in Clinical Practice | October 19, 2023

 

 

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Resources

ResourceUS Deprescribing Research Network

Optimizing Use of Arthritis Medications| June 1, 2023

 

 

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PALTC23 Session: Riding the D2D Bandwagon for Behavior Change in a PALTC Organization

 

 

Resources

Optimizing Use of Antihypertensive Medications: Part 2 | February 16, 2023

 

 

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Setting the Foundation for the Next Phase of D2D | December 15, 2022

 

 

 

 

Sharing Strategies, Successes and Secrets | November 17, 2022

 

 

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Optimizing Use of Statins, Aspirin, and Antihypertensives | October 20, 2022

 

 

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Sharing Strategies, Successes and Secrets | September 15, 2022

 

 

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Optimizing Use of Anti-Epileptics and Anti-Seizure Medications | August 18, 2022

 

 

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Sharing Strategies, Successes and Secrets | July 21, 2022

 

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Optimizing Use of Antipsychotics: Part Two | June 16, 2022

 

 

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Sharing Strategies, Successes and Secrets | May 19, 2022

 

 

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Optimizing Use of Antipsychotics | April 21, 2022

 

 

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Resources:

Psychiatric Diagnoses Clues

Behavior Psych Framework

Drugs That May Cause Psychiatric Symptoms (The Medical Letter)

CMS Antipsychotic Regulations

COVID-19 Psychosis (PubMed.gov)

FACT SHEET: Protecting Seniors by Improving Safety and Quality of Care in the Nation’s Nursing Homes (whitehouse.gov)

 

Sharing Strategies, Successes and Secrets | March 17, 2022

 

 

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A Deprescribing Initiative to Reduce Risk of Hypoglycemia in Long-term Care Residents (QI Poster)

PALTC22 Session: Strategies to Implement Medication Deprescribing and Optimization in PALTC: AMDA’s Drive to Deprescribe Initiative | March 10, 2022

Optimizing Anti-Dementia Medications | February 17, 2022

 

 

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Sharing Strategies, Successes and Secrets | January 20, 2022

 

 

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Optimizing and Deprescribing Benzodiazepines & Other Anxiolytics | December 16, 2021

 

 

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Resources:

Sharing Key Strategies and Successes | November 18, 2021

 

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Optimizing Use of Anticholinergics | October 21, 2021

 

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Resources:

 

 

 

 

Sharing Key Strategies and Successes | September 16, 2021

 

 

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Optimizing Use of Antihyperglycemics in PALTC | August 19, 2021

 

 

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Sharing Strategies, Successes, and Secrets | July 15, 2021

 

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Designing Your D2D Intervention | June 17, 2021

 

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Letters:

Multivitamins:

Educational Resources for Residents and Family Members Regarding PPI's:

 


 

Kick-off Meeting | May 20, 2021

 

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