Understanding Benefits and Risks of Medications

Medications and their interactions are a hot topic for seniors and their families. Today Lisa Milliken joins Kim to discuss this important subject. Title: Understanding Benefits and Risks of Medications A few of the questions Kim will be asking include: 1. What is an example of a drug-to-drug interaction? 2. What types of symptoms should be reported to your physician when you start taking a new medication? 3. What are the risks with some herbal medicines? 4. What are the risks of antipsychotics for a person with dementia? Connect with Lisa Milliken Email: [email protected] Phone: (346) 334-8777 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-young-milliken Bio: Lisa Young Milliken, MA, CCC-SLP, FNAP, CDP has served as a practitioner, regional manager, vice president, consultant, compliance director and education specialist. She has lectured at the state and national level with over 400 professional education courses on topics of importance to the healthcare professional. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and has mentored team members across the country in senior retirement communities on clinical programming for the past 30 years. She also volunteers with community programs in the Houston area to support caregivers of family members living with multiple disorders. Lisa is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, where she currently serves as a State Advocate for Medicare Policy for Texas. She is Vice President of Professional Services for the Texas Speech-Language and Hearing Association and serves on the Financial Advisory Committee and the Publications Board of this organization. She is a Distinguished Fellow of Public Policy for the National Academies of Practice where she serves as the Co-Chair of the Forum Planning Committee and is a prior board president of the Louisiana Speech-Language and Hearing Association and an alumnus of the Council of State Association Presidents. Finally, she is a member of the Kingwood-Humble Aggie Mom Board and lives in Houston, Texas Contact Kim Hegwood- Elder Law Attorney Website: https://hegwoodgroup.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/HegwoodLaw LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/company/hegwoodlaw/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ZaoTAWChvaz-HEFQcdcbQ