Pfaudler Lecture Series: Medication Safety and the Impact of Addictions on Older Adults

  Thursday, November 12, 2026 12:15 PM - Thursday, November 12, 2026 1:30 PM
 HYBRID: Room 3/4 & Zoom
 

Non-Members, register to attend via this form.
Members, register via your OLLI registration account.


Presented by Jennifer Faringer, MS Ed, CPP-G

Jennifer Faringer is the Director of DePaul's National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-Rochester Area (NCADD-RA). In this presentation, she will discuss the risks specific to older adults around the potential misuse of alcohol and other drugs, as well as problem gambling. Topics will include signs and symptoms, medication interactions, and the critical importance of medication safety. Attendees will leave with a wide variety of free takeaways, including medication lock boxes, lock bags, medication safe-disposal pouches, fact sheets, referral directories, and much more!