Thomas and Catherine Yoshikawa Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award Lecture

Presenter: Ariel R. Green, MD, MPH, PhD

At the heart of geriatric medicine is thoughtful, person-centered prescribing — ensuring every older adult is on the right medications, at the right doses, for the right reasons — and nothing more. This sounds simple but is difficult to achieve in practice. Dr. Green, a geriatrician and researcher, will provide an overview of emerging research on deprescribing for older adults with multiple chronic conditions, emphasizing key challenges for the field, gaps in evidence, and the need for more person‑centered and system‑level approaches to medication stewardship. She will point toward next steps in research to better align medications with what matters most to older adults. Learning Objectives: (1) describe current evidence and limitations in deprescribing research for older adults; (2) recognize multilevel challenges to implementing and communicating about deprescribing; and (3) identify critical gaps and next steps for advancing deprescribing research.