Medication: A Double-Edged Sword for Older I/DD Adults

Event Start Date: August 22, 2013 - 6:00 PM EDT
Event End Date: August 22, 2013 - 7:00 PM EDT

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As part of the “Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Webinar Series,” this Webinar examined medication use among individuals with I/DD.

As part of the “Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Webinar Series,” this webinar examines medication use among individuals with I/DD. The purpose of this session is to increase awareness and observational skills of formal and informal caregivers with respect to how medications may increase ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) by mimicking, masking, exacerbating or causing dementia or diseases in the older I/DD adults.

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