NCOA Train the Trainer Webinar Focuses on Taking Medicines Safely June 18 3 pm Eastern

Taking Your Medicines Safely (TYMS), is a train-the-trainer program from the National Council on Aging to educate older adults about medication safety and the toll-free Poison Help line (1-800-222-1222). It will be held June 18, 2012 at 3 p.m. Poisoning can happen to anyone; in fact, older adults are especially at risk for poisonings involving medications. Each year, there are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations in the U.S among adults aged 65 years or older due to adverse drug events.

Learn how to implement the TYMS program for older adults in your setting. Medication safety topics include:

• Potential problems with taking prescription medicines or over-the-counter products.
• Ways to keep track of medicines and prevent medication mistakes.
• Questions older adults should ask about their medicine.
• The free and confidential services provided by the nation's poison centers.

The TYMS program was developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration in partnership with the Administration on Aging and the Public Education Committee of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Participants are encouraged to visit the Poison Help website and download the TYMS participant guide.

Presenters for this program will be: Rebeca Sanchez-Barrett from the Health Resources and Services Administration Poison Control Program and Kristin Wenger, Public Health Educator from the Blue Ridge Poison Center in Charlottesville, VA.

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Learn more ~ or join the conversation!

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NCOA Train the Trainer Webinar Focuses on Taking Medicines Safely June 18 3 pm Eastern

Taking Your Medicines Safely (TYMS), is a train-the-trainer program from the National Council on Aging to educate older adults about medication safety and the toll-free Poison Help line (1-800-222-1222). It will be held June 18, 2012 at 3 p.m. Poisoning can happen to anyone; in fact, older adults are especially at risk for poisonings involving medications. Each year, there are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations in the U.S among adults aged 65 years or older due to adverse drug events.

Learn how to implement the TYMS program for older adults in your setting. Medication safety topics include:

• Potential problems with taking prescription medicines or over-the-counter products.
• Ways to keep track of medicines and prevent medication mistakes.
• Questions older adults should ask about their medicine.
• The free and confidential services provided by the nation's poison centers.

The TYMS program was developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration in partnership with the Administration on Aging and the Public Education Committee of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Participants are encouraged to visit the Poison Help website and download the TYMS participant guide.

Presenters for this program will be: Rebeca Sanchez-Barrett from the Health Resources and Services Administration Poison Control Program and Kristin Wenger, Public Health Educator from the Blue Ridge Poison Center in Charlottesville, VA.

Sign up here.

Learn more ~ or join the conversation!

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NCOA Train the Trainer Webinar Focuses on Taking Medicines Safely June 18 3 pm Eastern

Taking Your Medicines Safely (TYMS), is a train-the-trainer program from the National Council on Aging to educate older adults about medication safety and the toll-free Poison Help line (1-800-222-1222). It will be held June 18, 2012 at 3 p.m. Poisoning can happen to anyone; in fact, older adults are especially at risk for poisonings involving medications. Each year, there are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations in the U.S among adults aged 65 years or older due to adverse drug events.

Learn how to implement the TYMS program for older adults in your setting. Medication safety topics include:

• Potential problems with taking prescription medicines or over-the-counter products.
• Ways to keep track of medicines and prevent medication mistakes.
• Questions older adults should ask about their medicine.
• The free and confidential services provided by the nation's poison centers.

The TYMS program was developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration in partnership with the Administration on Aging and the Public Education Committee of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Participants are encouraged to visit the Poison Help website and download the TYMS participant guide.

Presenters for this program will be: Rebeca Sanchez-Barrett from the Health Resources and Services Administration Poison Control Program and Kristin Wenger, Public Health Educator from the Blue Ridge Poison Center in Charlottesville, VA.

Sign up here.

Learn more ~ or join the conversation!

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NCOA Train the Trainer Webinar Focuses on Taking Medicines Safely June 18 3 pm Eastern

Taking Your Medicines Safely (TYMS), is a train-the-trainer program from the National Council on Aging to educate older adults about medication safety and the toll-free Poison Help line (1-800-222-1222). It will be held June 18, 2012 at 3 p.m. Poisoning can happen to anyone; in fact, older adults are especially at risk for poisonings involving medications. Each year, there are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations in the U.S among adults aged 65 years or older due to adverse drug events.

Learn how to implement the TYMS program for older adults in your setting. Medication safety topics include:

• Potential problems with taking prescription medicines or over-the-counter products.
• Ways to keep track of medicines and prevent medication mistakes.
• Questions older adults should ask about their medicine.
• The free and confidential services provided by the nation's poison centers.

The TYMS program was developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration in partnership with the Administration on Aging and the Public Education Committee of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Participants are encouraged to visit the Poison Help website and download the TYMS participant guide.

Presenters for this program will be: Rebeca Sanchez-Barrett from the Health Resources and Services Administration Poison Control Program and Kristin Wenger, Public Health Educator from the Blue Ridge Poison Center in Charlottesville, VA.

Sign up here.

Learn more ~ or join the conversation!

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NCOA Train the Trainer Webinar Focuses on Taking Medicines Safely June 18 3 pm Eastern

Taking Your Medicines Safely (TYMS), is a train-the-trainer program from the National Council on Aging to educate older adults about medication safety and the toll-free Poison Help line (1-800-222-1222). It will be held June 18, 2012 at 3 p.m. Poisoning can happen to anyone; in fact, older adults are especially at risk for poisonings involving medications. Each year, there are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations in the U.S among adults aged 65 years or older due to adverse drug events.

Learn how to implement the TYMS program for older adults in your setting. Medication safety topics include:

• Potential problems with taking prescription medicines or over-the-counter products.
• Ways to keep track of medicines and prevent medication mistakes.
• Questions older adults should ask about their medicine.
• The free and confidential services provided by the nation's poison centers.

The TYMS program was developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration in partnership with the Administration on Aging and the Public Education Committee of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Participants are encouraged to visit the Poison Help website and download the TYMS participant guide.

Presenters for this program will be: Rebeca Sanchez-Barrett from the Health Resources and Services Administration Poison Control Program and Kristin Wenger, Public Health Educator from the Blue Ridge Poison Center in Charlottesville, VA.

Sign up here.

Learn more ~ or join the conversation!

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NCOA Train the Trainer Webinar Focuses on Taking Medicines Safely June 18 3 pm Eastern

Taking Your Medicines Safely (TYMS), is a train-the-trainer program from the National Council on Aging to educate older adults about medication safety and the toll-free Poison Help line (1-800-222-1222). It will be held June 18, 2012 at 3 p.m. Poisoning can happen to anyone; in fact, older adults are especially at risk for poisonings involving medications. Each year, there are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations in the U.S among adults aged 65 years or older due to adverse drug events.

Learn how to implement the TYMS program for older adults in your setting. Medication safety topics include:

• Potential problems with taking prescription medicines or over-the-counter products.
• Ways to keep track of medicines and prevent medication mistakes.
• Questions older adults should ask about their medicine.
• The free and confidential services provided by the nation's poison centers.

The TYMS program was developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration in partnership with the Administration on Aging and the Public Education Committee of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Participants are encouraged to visit the Poison Help website and download the TYMS participant guide.

Presenters for this program will be: Rebeca Sanchez-Barrett from the Health Resources and Services Administration Poison Control Program and Kristin Wenger, Public Health Educator from the Blue Ridge Poison Center in Charlottesville, VA.

Sign up here.

Learn more ~ or join the conversation!

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NCOA Train the Trainer Webinar Focuses on Taking Medicines Safely June 18 3 pm Eastern

Taking Your Medicines Safely (TYMS), is a train-the-trainer program from the National Council on Aging to educate older adults about medication safety and the toll-free Poison Help line (1-800-222-1222). It will be held June 18, 2012 at 3 p.m. Poisoning can happen to anyone; in fact, older adults are especially at risk for poisonings involving medications. Each year, there are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations in the U.S among adults aged 65 years or older due to adverse drug events.

Learn how to implement the TYMS program for older adults in your setting. Medication safety topics include:

• Potential problems with taking prescription medicines or over-the-counter products.
• Ways to keep track of medicines and prevent medication mistakes.
• Questions older adults should ask about their medicine.
• The free and confidential services provided by the nation's poison centers.

The TYMS program was developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration in partnership with the Administration on Aging and the Public Education Committee of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Participants are encouraged to visit the Poison Help website and download the TYMS participant guide.

Presenters for this program will be: Rebeca Sanchez-Barrett from the Health Resources and Services Administration Poison Control Program and Kristin Wenger, Public Health Educator from the Blue Ridge Poison Center in Charlottesville, VA.

Sign up here.

Learn more ~ or join the conversation!

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