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Using a Beers Criteria Based Educational Intervention to Increase Practitioner's Knowledge and Confidence of Potentially Inappropriate Medication with Older Adults
Identification of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) for adults 65 years and older is important to prevent adverse drug events (ADE), falls, delirium, and gastrointestinal bleeding. The aim of this project proposes an educational intervention, designed for practitioners, that includes knowledge about the 2012 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria for PIM use in older adults, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) high risk medications, and prescribing alternatives. Included in this educational intervention is a skill building case study that will increase practitioners’ knowledge and confidence. The study design will include a pre and post test to measure knowledge of PIMs and prescribing alternatives, confidence level in identifying PIMs using the 2012 AGS Beers Criteria for PIM use in older adults, provider engagement, and patient engagement. Pre and post test measurement tools include: (a) content evaluation questionnaire, (b) My Confidence Ruler, and (c) process/program evaluation questionnaire. The data analysis plan includes descriptive statistics and quality thematic analysis. By increasing practitioners’ knowledge and confidence in identifying PIMs according to the evidence based practice (EBP) assessment tool, the standard of practice of assessing older adult’s PIM will improve which will result in more effective patient outcomes and decreased costs. Additionally, this project addresses three Institute of Medicine (IOM) dimensions of quality:
Learning Areas:
Diversity and culture
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related nursing
Learning Objectives:
Explain the rationale for using a Beers Criteria based educational intervention to improve practitioner's knowledge and confidence to identify potentially inappropriate medications with older adults.
Keyword(s): Aging, Patient-Centered Care
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I teach gerontology at the BSN level (8 years)7, and conduct quality improvement initiatives with older adults. I am a member of APHA and NGNA. I am presenting my capstone project with older adults.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
