Peculiarities of managing elderly patients

Time codes:
  • 00:00

    Introduction to the problems of therapy of elderly patients

  • 01:08

    Polypharmacy is the enemy of elderly patients

  • 01:45

    Criteria for selecting drugs for elderly patients

  • 02:30

    Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of 2025 on the nomenclature of medical workers

  • 03:03

    "Healthy aging" of patients

Mkhitaryan Elen Araikovna
PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Aging Diseases, Faculty of Continuing Professional Education, N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Russian Gerontological Scientific and Clinical Center

Announcement:

The management of geriatric patients has long gone beyond the simple selection of drugs—it is a systemic problem that requires a rethinking of medical thinking.

In the new video:

Polypharmacy as an iatrogenic disaster.
Prescribing multiple medications simultaneously has become routine. We explore how to recognize medication overdose under the guise of "age-related changes."

Selection criteria: working algorithms.
Selection of therapy taking into account age-related characteristics of drug pharmacokinetics and concomitant comorbid pathology.

New nomenclature, new rules.
How does the recently published Russian Government decree on the nomenclature of medical workers change the approach to caring for elderly patients, and what does this mean for practicing physicians?

"Healthy Aging": From Concept to Protocol
What does this term actually mean and how to transition a patient from "living out" to maintaining quality of life.

Briefly, to the point.

THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR HEALTHCARE AND PHARMACEUTICAL PROFESSIONALS. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL ADVICE.

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