"Drugs and Aging" module is part of the CHAMP faculty development program, which aims to improve inpatient, geriatric medical care through a "teach the teacher" approach. It is central to one of the course themes, preventing hazards of hospitalization. Teaching materials on "Drugs and Aging" include: slide presentation with speaker's notes and references; bedside teaching triggers on adverse drug reactions, polypharmacy, pharmacokinetics, the aging liver, the aging kidney, and pharmacodynamics; sample session evaluation form; and course overview/program user's guide. Resources on all CHAMP topics and course materials are also available on this website.

CHAMP is a multi-tiered educational project with a faculty development program at its core. Hospitalists, general internists, and family practitioners who teach residents and medical students are the targeted audience. The course is organized around four themes in geriatric inpatient care: identifying and assessing vulnerable elders, preventing hazards of hospitalization, improving palliative and end of life care, and managing transitions of care. CHAMP addresses 15 geriatric topics and includes a mini-course entitled, "Teaching on Today's Wards," on advanced clinical teaching skills and teaching across the ACGME Core Competencies in the inpatient setting.

2 CME credit hours (category 1) were awarded to physicians who attended this teaching session.