QI for Deprescribing 101: The Role of PT, OT, and ST as Part of IDT in Deprescribing Throughout Continuum of PAC
QI for Deprescribing 101: The Role of PT, OT, and ST as Part of IDT in Deprescribing Throughout Continuum of PAC is organized by AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term care Medicine .
Activity Created: 3/2022
Credits Available Until 3/2025
Description:
Non-pharmacologic interventions including integrating physical activity; strategies for improved cognitive communication; and activities of daily living by physical, occupational, and speech therapists, as part of the interprofessional team, has the potential to reduce or even eliminate the need for prescribed medications and mitigate potential negative side effects of such medications. During this session, an evidence-based, person-centered, cohesive interprofessional collaborative (IPC) care model to deprescribing for older adults will be presented. Lessons learned regarding successes and potential barriers to implementation will be discussed. Case-based examples that support therapy’s role as part of the IPC in deprescribing, throughout the continuum of post-acute care will be shared.
Learning Objectives:
• Recognize the impact of deprescribing on meaningful outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for an integrated model of care by improving the collaboration of rehabilitation team members with interprofessional partners.
• Increase awareness of rehabilitation evidence-based interventions to support deprescribing quality initiatives.
• Identify strategies to implement describing through case-based examples