Managing High Risk Medications


Welcome to the Metro Alliance's spotlight on managing high risk medications in older adults. The aim of our initiative is to promote best practice around prescribing to older adults in the Twin Cities. We recognize that prescribing and managing potentially inappropriate medications or high risk medications is complex for providers, therefore the package below was created to help. Please see a short video for more information: 

Access our position statement, education, clinical practice guidelines, and tools to help further your practice. 

Position Statement: The following position statement was developed by our experts around managing high risk medications.  Follow this link:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jyfa-swtjZ-rbijh1HKlE9DgY6UgOyE5tuTJ2SnmaPI/edit?usp=sharing

Education Module: This course was designed with expert-developed case studies, to help providers learn in a safe environment.  The module is free, open to any providers, and takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. There is a CEU available in the module. Enjoy learning more in a safe and fun practice environment. Follow this link: https://www.openlearning.com/courses/managing-high-risk-medications-/HomePage

Online Toolkit: We've included current clinical practice guidelines, and other assorted tools to assist you in practice.  

1.  START/STOPP Criteria
2.  2015 Updated Beers Criteria
3.  Great deprescribing website: https://deprescribing.org/resources/deprescribing-guidelines-algorithms/
4. AGS Choosing Wisely: http://www.choosingwisely.org/
5. AGS Geriatrics Evaluation and Management Tools
6.  ARMOR: a Tool to Evaluate Polypharmacy in Elderly Persons
7. Pharmacy Medication Therapy Management contact list: https://www.lsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/MN-MTM-referral-list.pdf


Contact: Vanessa Kasper at steve434@umn.edu for questions, comments, feedback, or new tools!

Thank you!


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