AgeTech Connect Nashville: Pharmacy, Aging & Innovation - Tackling Medication Complexity in Older Adults

​Older adults take more medications than any other population group, yet our systems were not designed for the complexity of aging physiology, polypharmacy, chronic disease burden, and fragmented care delivery.

​Join AgeTech Connect Nashville for a discussion on the pharmaceutical challenges uniquely impacting older adults and the innovations emerging across Tennessee to address them.

​This session will explore:

• ​Medication safety, decision support, and informatics innovation

• ​The clinical risks and real-word impacts of polypharmacy

• ​Post-acute and home-based pharmacy coordination

• ​Workforce and operational pressures shaping medication management

• ​Technology-enabled pharmacy innovations

​We’ll also feature a Startup Demo Spotlight from Emyra, a Nashville-based company using AI-powered pharmacogenomics and medication intelligence to help clinicians make safer, more personalized prescribing decisions for older adults.

​Agenda

​8:30 AM | Networking & Coffee
9:00 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks

​9:05 AM | Startup Demo – Emyra
9:30 AM | Panel Discussion – Medication Complexity in Aging

​Panelists:

• ​Moderator: Jay Dorris, Assistant Professor, Healthcare Informatics & Digital Health, Lipscomb University

• ​Gaurav Khanna, VP & Segment CIO, Pharmacy, Humana

• ​Jennifer Kim, Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Program Director, Middle TN Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)

​10:15 AM | Audience Q&A & Key Takeaways
10:30 AM | Event Wrap-up

​Who Should Attend?

• ​Pharmacists, nurses, physicians, care coordinators, and case managers

• ​Payers, PBMs, value-based care and population health leaders

• ​Digital health and AgeTech founders, product leaders, and engineers

• ​Health system, hospital, and clinic leaders

• ​Senior primary care, home health, and post-acute/post-acute pharmacy teams

• ​Senior living and long-term care operators

• ​Researchers, educators, and workforce development leaders

• ​Policy, advocacy, and community-based aging organizations

​Why Attend?

• ​Understand where medication safety gaps exist across care settings

• ​Learn how technology and informatics are reshaping pharmacy operations

• ​Explore opportunities for cross-sector collaboration

• ​Connect with leaders shaping pharmacy innovation across Tennessee

• ​Contribute to practical solutions that improve safety and quality for older adults

​About AgeTech Connect Nashville

​We are part of the national AgeTech Connect movement, activating local ecosystems to advance aging and longevity innovation.

​Our mission is to bring together healthcare, technology, caregiving, research, and policy leaders to co-create human-centered solutions that empower older adults to live on their own terms.