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09/28/2022

Do you know how to have a shared decision-making conversation about medication use for someone you care for? Checkout video 4 'Grace and Dr. Casey' in our educational series for in to learn helpful questions + strategies

This video is the fourth in its series developed by the Bruyère Deprescribing Research Team to model shared decision-making conversations about medication us...

08/31/2021

: Nurse and researcher, Ana Amaral discusses the critical role nurses play in in LTC.

Hello deprescribers! Today we have an interview with Ana Amaral, a nurse and researcher from Portugal. We asked her about her experience as a nurse working in long-term care and palliative care and about her Master’s work related to the role of nurses in deprescribing in this setting. Here we go! ...

01/06/2021

Excited to share our experience developing and piloting the "Talking About Your Medications" workshop series next week! It's not too late to register. Click here:

Join us on Wednesday, January 13th from 12pm-1pm to learn how you can host the "Talking About Your Medications" workshops for your patients!

12/23/2020

Want to help people take an active role in and ? On January 13th @ 12pm EST, we'll show how healthcare providers can host "Talking About Your Medications" workshops. Register here: http://ow.ly/83oi50CGXZn

Join us on Wednesday, January 13th from 12pm-1pm to learn how you can host the "Talking About Your Medications" workshops for your patients!

12/16/2020

Less than a month to go before we share our experiences holding the "Talking About Your Medications" workshops and explain how you can hold them too! Make sure to register your spot here:

Join us on Wednesday, January 13th from 12pm-1pm to learn how you can host the "Talking About Your Medications" workshops for your patients!

12/09/2020

With support from CABHI and Living Healthy Champlain, we successfully hosted a series of interactive, virtual workshops with older adults interested in learning about , and strategies for talking to their providers about their medications. Join us on Wednesday, January 13th from 12pm-1pm as Dr. Lisa Richardson explains how hosting your very own "Talking About Your Medications" workshops can empower your patients to take an active role in and ! Register here:

Join us on Wednesday, January 13th from 12pm-1pm to learn how you can host the "Talking About Your Medications" workshops for your patients!

09/25/2020

Excited to see this in print! Patient and provider perspectives on http://ow.ly/lW6l50BBclG Thanks to and Hannah Irving for their awesome collaboration on this important work!

Prescribing cascades occur when the side effect of a medication is treated with a second medication. The aim of the study was to understand how prescribing cascades develop and persist and to identify strategies for their identification, prevention and management. This qualitative study employed sem...

09/15/2020

Make sure not to miss Therapeutics Initiative's Best Evidence Webinar, "We should really stop that PPI, Eh?" happening tomorrow, Wed Sept. 16th @ 3pm EDT. Register here: http://ti.ubc.ca/PracticalPPI

[Sep 16] TI Best Evidence Webinar: “We” Should Really Stop that PPI, eh? July 31, 2020 Education Leave a Comment Register Download Share TI Best Evidence Webinar “We” Should Really Stop that PPI, eh? PRESENTERS: Dr. Carolyn Bubbar & Hafeez Dossa DATE: Wednesday, September 16th 2020 TIME: 12:...

09/10/2020

Computerized prediction tools and algorithms "not quite ready" for use in

09/09/2020

New examines effectiveness, comparative effectiveness and harms of interventions in community-dwelling older adults
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Polypharmacy and use of inappropriate medications have been linked to increased risk of falls, hospitalizations, cognitive impairment, and death. The primary objective of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, and harms of deprescribing interventions among communit...

09/08/2020

Analysis from The Falls in Care Home (FinCH) study suggests , as well as taking and , may increase risk of among UK care home residents

To explore the link between polypharmacy, psychotropic medications, and falls risk in a cohort of UK care home residents. Polypharmacy and psychotropic drugs are predictive of falls in UK care home residents. Deprescribing interventions relating to psychotropic drugs should continue to be encouraged...

09/04/2020

New study led by University of Glasgow and published in Plos One links both multimorbidity and with higher risk of developing -19

Background It is now well recognised that the risk of severe COVID-19 increases with some long-term conditions (LTCs). However, prior research primarily focuses on individual LTCs and there is a lack of data on the influence of multimorbidity (≥2 LTCs) on the risk of COVID-19. Given the high preva...