Learn how to engage PALTC residents and their families in effective conversations about medication deprescribing with this 30-minute, interactive course, Deprescribing Communication Techniques. Building on the foundational concepts introduced in Module 1, Design Your Deprescribing Intervention, this second module of the series offers a framework and practical strategies to foster trust, promote shared decision-making, and address common concerns around changing or stopping medications.

Learning Objectives
At the completion of this module, learners will be able to:
• Explore the psychological connections residents, family caregivers, and clinicians have with medications 
• Implement strategies to manage cognitive dissonance
• Apply the five steps of the FRAME Deprescribing Communication Map

Acknowledgement
Funding to support the dissemination of this module was provided by the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.