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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Medication Risks for Older Drivers

  • Authors: Richard Marottoli, MD, MPH
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 4/26/2017
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 4/26/2018, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for primary care physicians, gerontologists, neurologists, and nurses.

The goal of this activity is to improve knowledge on medications associated with driving impairment in older adults and clinical strategies and other interventions to reduce medication-related driving risks in this population.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will have increased knowledge regarding the:

  • Medications that may be associated with driving impairment in older drivers
  • Clinical strategies or other interventions to reduce the risk of impairment in older drivers

 


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Author

  • Richard Marottoli, MD, MPH

    Associate Professor of Internal Medicine – Geriatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

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    Disclosure: Richard Marottoli, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Dr Marottoli does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

    Dr Marottoli does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Editors

  • Stacey J.P. Ullman, MHS

    Scientific Director, Medscape, LLC

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    Disclosure: Stacey J.P. Ullman, MHS, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

  • Christina Loguidice

    Medical Writer, Kendall Park, New Jersey

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    Disclosure: Christina Loguidice, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

CME Reviewer/Nurse Planner

  • Amy Bernard, MS, BSN, RN-BC

    Lead Nurse Planner, Medscape, LLC

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    Disclosure: Amy Bernard, MS, BSN, RN-BC, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Medication Risks for Older Drivers

Authors: Richard Marottoli, MD, MPHFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 4/26/2017

Valid for credit through: 4/26/2018, 11:59 PM EST

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