Polypharmacy and Aging
ESCP Prague 18-21 October 2022

Population ageing and trends in multimorbidity,
polypharmacy in Europe and other countries

Graziano Onder, Italian National Institute of Health Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Drug therapy problems in older patients –
current situation and future trends in primary care

Professor Dr. Tobias Dreischult, Institute of Family Practice and General Medicine, LMU Klinikum, Munich, Germany

Steve Hudson Lecture: Effort, evidence and outcomes: complex interventions
for complex problems in appropriate medicines use in older people

Carmel M. Hughes
School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast

Pharmacotherapy update:
Individualization of drug regimens in older patients with chronic heart failure

Lorenz Van der Linden, PharmD, PhD, UZ Leuven & KU Leuven, Belgium

Rational psychotropic use in older patients on
polypharmacy in real clinical practice

Prof Matej Stuhec PhD PharmD
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Evidence-based analgesia prescribing to prevent opioid harms after surgery:
A call to action

Julio F Fiore Jr., PhD Surgical Outcomes Researcher
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery McGill University

Delirium and anticholinergic burden in older patients –
diagnosis, causes and treatment

Dr. sc. nat. Monika Lutters Head of Hospital Pharmacy
Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Switzerland

Deprescribing in Europe and other countries:
current initiatives and ongoing activities.

Prof. Stephen ByrneUniversity College Cork, Ireland

Geriatric frailty: Assessment tools and
importance of frailty for clinical practice

Eva Topinková, Department of Geriatrics
First Faculty of Medicine Charles University
And General Faculty Hospital in Prague

Palliative care – supportive care & chemotherapy

Martin C Henman, Trinity College Dublin

Medication adherence in older adults
- advances in research and practical implementations

Prof. Przemyslaw Kardas
Medical University of Lodz, Poland

‘Medication reviews in older patients: available tools and practical tips’

Annemie Somers PharmD, PhD
Ghent University & Ghent University Hospital Belgium

Prevention of drug related problems in geriatrics –
New approaches in research and clinical practice

Prof. Olivia DalleurFaculty of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences,
Louvain Drug Research Institute
Pharmacy, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc Brussels, Belgium