We are pleased to announce the in-person annual meeting of the US Deprescribing Research Network, which will be held in conjunction with the American Geriatrics Society annual meeting in Chicago, IL on May 7, 2025. The USDeN annual meeting is open to all people who are conducting or care about research on deprescribing medications and addressing medication overuse among older adults.
This meeting will comprise a wide-ranging series of sessions and activities that are focused on:
- Enhancing skills, providing multidisciplinary perspectives, and offering practical guidance on and opportunities for deprescribing research
- Communicating how the network can help you and your research interests
- Building collaborations and community among people interested in deprescribing research and how it can be used to improve care for older adults
The meeting will include a poster session. Encore submissions from research submitted for presentation at AGS, the Society of General Internal Medicine, and other meetings are welcome. We will update this page with additional information as it becomes available, including how to submit poster abstracts.
Join us as we build a community of researchers and stakeholders that will generate science, address logistical and safety challenges, and develop infrastructure to promote the conduct and dissemination of research on deprescribing
The comp code is USDRN2025. When registering for the USDeN Annual Meeting, use this code at checkout to waive the $75 registration fee.
USDeN 2025 Annual Meeting Agenda
7:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast
8:30 AM
Welcome Address
Cynthia Boyd, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University
Michael Steinman, MD – University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco VAHCS
9:00 AM
Keynote Address: Evidence synthesis, clinical practice guidelines, and research implications for deprescribing safety
Emily Reeve, BPharm(Hons), PhD – Monash University
10:00 AM
Break (with morning snacks)
10:15 AM
Moderated Panel: Deprescribing and Age-Friendly Health Systems
Patrice Johnson, Pat Merryweather, Jeanette Averett, Rani Snyder
Moderator: Nicole Brandt, BPharm, MBA – University of Maryland
11:15 AM
Updates in Deprescribing Research
Amy Linsky, MD, MSc – Boston University and the VA Boston Healthcare System
Kristin Zimmerman, PharmD– Virginia Commonwealth University
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
12:45 PM
USDeN-Sponsored Research: Presentations with panel discussion
Gurjeet Birdee, MD, MPH – Vanderbilt University
Elizabeth Addington, PhD – Northwestern University
Erica Sharpe, PhD – National University of Natural Medicine
Tim Anderson, MD, MAS – University of Pittsburgh
Discussants: Pete Murray, PhD – National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and Constance Fung, MD, MSHS – University of California, Los Angeles
Moderated by: Amanda Mixon, MD, MSPH and Sandra Simmons, PhD – Vanderbilt University
1:45 PM
Breakout Groups: Small group discussion based on attendee interest
2:45 PM
Poster Session
4:00 PM
Moderated Panel: Keeping Positive – Learning from Deprescribing Trials
Katarina Tabea Jungo, PhD – Harvard University
Jerry Gurwitz, MD – University of Massachusetts Amherst
Emily McDonald, MD, MSc – McGill University
Elizabeth Bayliss, MD, MSPH – Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Moderated by: Cynthia Boyd, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University
4:45 PM
Closing Remarks
