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Senior Center Medication Safety and Empowerment Curriculum
Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo
Summary
Team Alice's Medication Safety and Empowerment Curriculum (MedSEC) helps older adults and caregivers learn how to safely manage medications. Many seniors take multiple medications, which can lead to harmful side effects or unnecessary treatments. This program, developed at the University at Buffalo, will be offered at senior centers in Western New York. It includes two interactive sessions that teach participants how to recognize medication risks and talk with their doctors about safer options. The curriculum uses videos, group discussions, and hands-on tools to build confidence and knowledge. It follows the "4Ms" of Age-Friendly Health Systems: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. A "Train-the-Trainer" model will help senior center staff continue the program long-term. The goal is to reduce medication harm, improve communication with healthcare providers, and support healthy aging in the community.
Official title: Team Alice Senior Center Medication Safety and Empowerment Curriculum
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
55 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
125
Start Date
2026-02-01
Completion Date
2027-03-31
Last Updated
2026-09-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Team Alice Medication Safety and Empowerment Curriculum (MedSEC)
A two-part interactive curriculum that will improve medication safety awareness and empower participants to engage in conversations with healthcare providers. The focus of this study will be to evaluate the impact of the MedSEC on patient/care-partner knowledge and medication management patient activation levels. A pre/post study that surveys older adults/caregivers pre-curriculum intervention and post-curriculum intervention, in addition to 6 months after program completion.
Locations (1)
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, United States