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)
Lynn Knott, VP, Clinical Services Network Pharmacy, National HealthCare Corporation
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.