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Impact Of Geriatric Mini-Fellowship On Prescribing Practice Of The Pmg Primary Care Providers, Madalyn Kuhlenberg, Sharon Leigh Jan 2023

Impact Of Geriatric Mini-Fellowship On Prescribing Practice Of The Pmg Primary Care Providers, Madalyn Kuhlenberg, Sharon Leigh

Providence Pharmacy PGY1 Program at Providence Portland and Providence St. Vincent Medical Centers 2023

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Medication Usage In Independent Living: A Continuing Care Retirement Community Aging In Place Initiative, Aarti Deshpande, Carrie B Rubenstein, Ruth Benfield, Lee Burnside Jan 2022

Medication Usage In Independent Living: A Continuing Care Retirement Community Aging In Place Initiative, Aarti Deshpande, Carrie B Rubenstein, Ruth Benfield, Lee Burnside

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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify medication use concerns in this community.

Background: In this study, Swedish Geriatric Medicine Fellow partnered with this community to identify medication use concerns in this population.

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) are intended to support residents as they age in place. These communities tend to be well resourced but less studied. This survey attempts to identify medication use concerns in this population. Mirabella CCRC has 324 Independent living (IL) residents, 82 of which are couples. The average age is 85 years. The current cost of an IL unit is from $4673- …