Pharmacists play a critical role in patient care by identifying opportunities to safely reduce or discontinue medications. This course explores key patient characteristics and high-risk medication classes, introduces a step-by-step deprescribing process, and provides practical communication strategies to effectively engage both patients and providers in deprescribing interventions.

Course Details

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. via webinar
(Webinar will also be available on demand following the event if your schedule does not allow for live viewing.)

Presented by:
Kimberly Cauthon, PharmD, BCGP, BC-ADM • Professor, Pharmacy Practice, University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy

CE Credit:
This lesson is a knowledge-based CE activity and is targeted to pharmacists and technicians. This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours of continuing education credit (0.1 CEU).

• Pharmacists: 0154-0000-26-003-L01-P
• Technicians: 0154-0000-26-003-L01-T

Pricing:
Members: FREE (Log in to your TPA account to receive free CE.)
Non-Members: $25

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, pharmacists and techncicians will be able to:

1. Identify opportunities for deprescribing, including patient characteristics and medication classes.
2. List a systematic process for deprescribing.
3. Determine communication steps for patients and providers for deprescribing interventions.