Course Description

Instructor: Hedva Barenholtz Levy

Taking multiple medications might be the “new norm,” but medications come with both benefits and harms. What steps can we take to reduce the risk of unwanted or adverse effects? This session will explore medication safety issues that are specific to older adults. Participants will gain a better appreciation of how healthy aging includes an informed approach to medications and what questions we need to be asking. Tips and strategies for avoiding medication problems and errors will be discussed.

Bio: Hedva Barenholtz Levy, PharmD, is founder of HbL PharmaConsulting, a senior care pharmacy practice in St. Louis, MO and adjunct faculty at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. She has over 25 years’ experience educating older adults, caregivers, students, and caregiving professionals about safe and effective medication use. She received her PharmD and BA degrees from the University of Michigan and completed a pharmacy residency at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL.