Polypharmacy and Geriatrics

Dr Nagham Ailabouni is a clinician-researcher and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (EL1) at the University of Queensland, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. Dr Ailabouni has practiced clinically as a pharmacist in various healthcare settings. Dr Ailabouni's main research interests include implementation science, co-design and consumer engagement in person-centred deprescribing, quality use of medicines in older people, people living with dementia and their carers.

• Introduction.- Optimising medicine use.- Deprescribing in older people.- Development and implementation of deprescribing guidelines.- The power of the Consumer voice in Knowledge Translation of Deprescribing.- How to age well? Quality of life and polypharmacy in health services research and clinical practice.- Considering frailty in optimising medicine use.- Considering kidney and liver function when prescribing and reviewing medicines in older people.- Dementia and Mild Cognitive impairment.- Healthcare professional perspectives on managing medications in older people in different healthcare settings.