Healthcare in Aging Services
Polypharmacy in Older Adults: Reducing Medication-Related Problems Through Geriatric-Friendly Best Practices

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2026
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. ET/12 p.m. - 1 p.m. CT

Webinar

Refresh your knowledge of age-related changes that affect medications, identify high-risk drugs for older adults, and apply geriatric-friendly principles to reduce adverse events. Explore the scope and drivers of polypharmacy, including prescribing cascades, and learn practical steps non-prescribers can take to reduce medication overload and harm.

Instructor: Yvette Lee, PharmD, BCPS

Moderator: Debbie Rayburn, RN, BSHCA, LNHA, Healthcare Consultant | Sterling Solutions Consulting
Debbie Rayburn, RN, BSHCA, LNHA, has spent over the past 3 decades in Senior Care, serving both in for-profit and not-for-profit settings. Early in her nursing career, she stumbled upon LTC “quite by accident” and fell in love with the rewarding work of serving seniors. She has worked directly in communities as Director of Nursing, Healthcare Administrator, among many other roles. Long before CMS required QAPI, Debbie became a student of continuous quality improvement methods, with a firm belief that anything can be improved by understanding systems and applying the methods that lead to sustained improvement in care and life for residents.

Debbie has been in the role of VP of Operations for two prominent for-profit senior care companies in Oregon. For the past 18 years, she was the Chief Healthcare Officer at Pacific Retirement Services, overseeing healthcare in CCRCs in 7 states. She has been an adjunct professor at Southern Oregon University, authored memory care programs, written and taught C.N.A. certification programs, and has fought to highlight the unique and honored role of nurses who have chosen Gerontological nursing as their specialty. Desiring to continue the pursuit of excellence in long term care, she now provides consultative services to senior care settings and organizations.

Registration Policy
Registration includes digital handouts and tools for each of the sessions, ONE connection to the live virtual trainings for ONE person, and instructions for receiving CE credit/attendance certificate for one person. Please note that a recording of this training is not included in the registration fee. 

Contact Hours
This program is approved for 1 hour of CE credit for assisted living & adult residential care administrators through the Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators and nurses through the Florida Board of Nurses. Contact hours will be reported to CE Broker within 30 days of the program date for attendees licensed under Florida Boards. All attendees will receive a certificate reflecting hours earned for self-reporting continuing education to other boards and oversight agencies.

Scholarships
The Scott Boord Career Development Scholarship Program gives members an opportunity to attend Aging Services programs and education events for those that otherwise would be unable to participate because of financial limitations. Scholarships are awarded to members who meet certain criteria. To find the guidelines and application, please click here.

Cancellations/Refunds/Substitutions
There is a $50 administrative fee for each cancellation or refund. Substitutions will be accepted at no additional fee until registration closes. Due to costs incurred related to the program, no refunds will be issued after Tuesday, February 10, 2026. All cancellations and substitution requests must be submitted in writing to kmccloud@leadingagesoutheast.org.

Questions
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