You're Losing It: Better Strategies for Addressing Unintentional Weight Loss in the Older Adult

NOTE: This session is part of the Live Intensive Studies and Clinical Sessions packages. All attendees may attend these thought-provoking and highly educational sessions. However, if you are board certified, you must purchase the package(s) for your specialty to receive the recertification assessment and claim the recertification credit.

While a strategy of “find and fix the cause” of unintentional weight loss in the older adult population is ideal, “prescribe the med and move on” is more common in practice, especially because it is often caregivers who are seeking pharmacotherapy for their loved one who is not eating. This interactive, case-based session will explore the nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic contributors to unintentional and problematic weight loss, highlight the evidence behind some of the most common nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic modalities, and provide strategies for pharmacists take back to their practice to ensure appropriate care of these older adults in all care settings.

This activity is approved for Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) recertification credit.