Friday, 4th May
11:00-12:15

Medications are the most common intervention in health care.  Properly managed, medications can reduce admissions and readmissions.  However, many patients take many more medications than needed because of many reasons.   In this session, faculty will share international efforts to reduce the number of medications to the essential few.  The result will be fewer medication-related harms, better adherence and easier management.Medications are the most common intervention in health care.  Properly managed, medications can reduce admissions and readmissions.  However, many patients take many more medications than needed because of many reasons.   In this session, faculty will share international efforts to reduce the number of medications to the essential few.  The result will be fewer medication-related harms, better adherence and easier management.

After this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify patients at greater risk for medication-related harm


• List approaches to reduce the number of medications to the essential few


• Describe the impact of reducing the number of medications on patient outcomes and satisfaction

Frank Federico , Vice President and Senior Safety Expert, IHI; USA
Alpana Mair, Deputy Pharmaceutical Officer, Scottish Government, Head Prescribing & Therapeutics @ScotGov-4 safe appropriate meds: Improve patient outcomes. EU &WHO polypharmacy lead