AGENDA

Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Navigating the Highs and Lows

Managing diabetes in older adults presents unique challenges, particularly when it comes to detecting and preventing hypoglycemia. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) offers a new level of visibility that can improve safety and outcomes in long-term care settings. In this session, participants will learn how CGM technology has evolved, how it supports hypoglycemia prevention, and what to consider when implementing CGM in older populations.

Psychotropic Medications: Use in Dementia and Improving GDR success

Managing behavioral symptoms in older adults with dementia often involves the use of psychotropic medications—but these come with significant risks. In this session, participants will learn about the clinical considerations for using these medications, including side effects and risk-benefit tradeoffs, and explore patient-centered strategies to improve the success of gradual dose reductions (GDR) in long-term care settings.

More Meaningful Mondays: The Manager’s Role in Creating Employee Engagement

Employee engagement is critical to resident care and operational success in long-term care settings, yet it’s often overlooked in the day-to-day demands of leadership. In this session, participants will learn how engagement directly impacts outcomes, explore three key focus areas for improving team morale, and leave with practical techniques to build a simple, effective employee engagement action plan for their team.

Age-Friendly Care in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings: Leveraging the Pharmacists as Part of the Interdisciplinary Team

Delivering age-friendly care means aligning treatment with what matters most to older adults—especially in complex post-acute and long-term care environments. In this session, participants will learn about the 4Ms framework and how pharmacists can play a key role in advancing age-friendly care. Strategies for integrating these principles into interdisciplinary care teams will also be explored.

Controlled Substance Accountability

Maintaining strict accountability for controlled substances is paramount in nursing facilities to ensure resident safety. This session delivers a comprehensive overview of key areas of compliance, mandated requirements for controlled substance storage, and evidence-based best practices to proactively reduce the risk of diversion. It also examines the far-reaching consequences of diversion, outlines early warning signs, and details the fundamental steps involved in conducting a thorough investigation.

Long-Term Care Medications: Getting the Most from the Least

Older adults in long-term care settings are often at risk from potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), including psychoactives, PPIs, supplements, and topicals. In this session, participants will learn how to apply Beers Criteria and evidence-based deprescribing strategies to optimize medication regimens. Practical techniques any care team can use to enhance safety and effectiveness will also be discussed.

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