Giselle Falconi, MD @GFalconi
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Giselle is passionate about health care disparities, interprofessional education and culturally competent care. She is originally from Peru and is interested in pursuing a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine after residency. https://twitter.com/gfalconi_md
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Abbreviated Beers List of Medications to Avoid in the Elderly

The Beers List, which was updated in
of Medications ... includes 48 medications ... which certain medications ... high-severity medications ... #Geriatrics #Medications
Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy: An often unmet need

#Management #Geriatrics #Deprescribing #Protocol #Algorithm #Polypharmacy
#Management #Geriatrics ... Deprescribing #Protocol ... #Algorithm #Polypharmacy
Deprescribing Algorithm for Deciding Order and Mode in which Drug Use Could be Discontinued

#Management #Geriatrics #Deprescribing
Deprescribing Algorithm ... #Management #Geriatrics ... Deprescribing #Protocol ... #Algorithm #Polypharmacy
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
each selected medication ... Anticholinergic medications ... Cognitive #Burden #Geriatrics ... Deprescribing #Medications ... #List #Pharmacology
Modified Beer criteria showing list of the potential associated with inappropriate usage of medicines - The
criteria showing list ... drug use in the geriatric ... population #Pharm #Geriatrics ... #Medications #Beers ... #List #Modified
Deprescribing algorithm for proton pump inhibitors

To support clinicians in employing the recommendations outlined in the guideline,
Deprescribing algorithm ... deprescribing algorithm ... This algorithm helps ... life changes, medications ... #Management #Geriatrics
A priority in this project was to appropriately stratify participants into a low, medium, or high-intensity
CDC, entitled “Algorithm ... The algorithm is ... Injuries,” (STEADI) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Geriatrics ... #STEADI #Algorithm
Planning for Older Drivers Safety (PODS) algorithm, a toolbox of functional assessment tests related to driving.
Safety (PODS) algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... DriversSafety #Algorithm
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
#Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Geriatrics #Hyponatremia ... #Medications #DrugInduced ... #List #Differential
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
intelligible vocabulary lost ... Test #Hospice #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Palliative