Controlled Substances in Clinical Settings: Challenges for Providers to Older Adults

The Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society is Proud to Present a Webinar:

Controlled Substances in Clinical Settings: Challenges for Providers to Older Adults

May 7, 2026 | 7-8:30 p.m. Via Zoom

The Spring Program of the EPGS offers an opportunity for providers to better understand the challenges of dealing with older persons who are using a controlled substance and gain insight into possible ways of working with and managing these cases.  Our three speakers represent diversity in the type of controlled substance involved, the venue in which the encounter occurs, and three different professional perspectives. 

Introduction of topic and speakers: Allen Glicksman, PhD FCPP-Director of Research, EPGS

The Older Person in the Emergency Department and Controlled Substances

Ari B. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D. FCPP

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Medical Ethics, and Health Policy

Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

University of Pennsylvania

Cannabis Use and Cautions in Older Adults

Andrew M. Peterson, PharmD, PhD, FCPP

John Wyeth Dean Emeritus

Professor of Pharmacy

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy

Saint Joseph's University

Opioid Use Disorder in Persons with Multiple Co-Morbid Conditions

Ashley Z. Ritter, PhD, MSHP, APRN FCPP

Assistant Professor

Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing 

Presentations will be followed by a Q&A session