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08 Sep 2026 13:18 +0000

How can clinical guidelines better support deprescribing? On Oct. 1, join Shin Liau, PhD, from @monashuniversity.bsky.social to explore int'l principles for integrating deprescribing into guidelines and strengthening recommendations. 🇦🇺 Hosted by @deprescribeau.bsky.social. 👉 tinyurl.com/m25yr3fw

02 Sep 2026 14:36 +0000

📅 Le Réseau sera au Salon des aînés de Saint-Jérôme le 12 septembre au Quartier 50+ ! Nous avons hâte de parler d'usage approprié des médicaments et de la déprescription avec des aînés, leurs familles, leur proches aidants et leur communauté. Venez nous voir à notre kiosque ! 👋 salondesaines.ca

01 Sep 2026 14:30 +0000

💊 Aging can change how our bodies respond to meds. When might the harms outweigh the benefits? Share this webinar with patients, caregivers, & communities: “Taking Medications Safely as You Age,” with pharmacist Louise Papillon-Ferland. 📅 Sept. 16 | 10–11:30 a.m. | 💻 Zoom 👉 tinyurl.com/2rfdb228

31 Aug 2026 13:52 +0000

📣 Our 2026–27 Student Funding Program is now open! Medical, pharmacy, & nursing students can receive up to $500 CAD to lead an educational activity promoting med. appropriateness & deprescribing among their peers. 💡 Have a creative idea? Bring it to life! 📅 Apply by Sept. 30: tinyurl.com/yfxm9h32

27 Aug 2026 15:24 +0000

Next week, Research Committee member Shanna Trenaman will present at #ISPEAnnual2026 in Milan to explore methodological issues in clinical trials & observational studies on deprescribing across health care settings. 📅 Aug. 31 | 5:15 p.m. CEST We’re excited to see deprescribing on a global stage!

25 Aug 2026 16:54 +0000

🩺 What if students could practise high-value prescribing before clerkship? Last year, students brought resource stewardship & deprescribing to life through realistic mock OSCEs with residents & junior medical students. 📣 Our 2026–27 Student Funding Program opens next week. What will you create? 💡

24 Aug 2026 14:18 +0000

The International Deprescribing Journal Club is back Oct. 1, 9–10 a.m. EDT! Join Shin Liau, PhD, from Monash University to explore int'l work on integrating & strengthening deprescribing recommendations in clinical practice guidelines. Hosted by deprescribeau.bsky.social 🇦🇺 tinyurl.com/m25yr3fw

20 Aug 2026 18:34 +0000

🗞️ Hot off the press! Check out our Aug newsletter for updates on: • the '26–'27 Student Funding Program, • our Meds & Heat resource, • the next Int’l Deprescribing Journal Club, • prescribing practices in acute care, • a new research protocol on PIMs in adults <65. 🔗 tinyurl.com/s2yfxmba

19 Aug 2026 15:49 +0000

🤝 Learning together. Last year, a student-led lunch-&-learn brought medical & pharmacy students together for interactive case discussions on medication-related problems & safe deprescribing strategies. 📣 Our 2026–27 Student Funding Program opens later this month. What could you create? 💡

18 Aug 2026 15:36 +0000

💊 “I took them like candy for 35 years.” At 81, Georges Marcoux, past Public Awareness Committee member, shares his journey away from decades of sleeping-pill use: cognitive behavioural therapy, new sleep habits, & supported deprescribing. Read his story here: tinyurl.com/mru32scy (French only)

11 Aug 2026 17:42 +0000

🎲 A board game about prescribing cascades? Last year, students turned that idea into Cascada!—an interactive learning activity that helped healthcare students explore medication safety through play. 📣 Our 2026–2027 Student Funding Program opens later this month. What could you create?

10 Aug 2026 17:10 +0000

🧩 Medication reviews may need to look beyond the medication list. A new longitudinal study found lonely older women were more likely to initiate potentially inappropriate pain & psychotropic meds, highlighting the importance of addressing social needs in med. optimization. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3xx994te

29 Jul 2026 13:35 +0000

💡 Got an idea to promote medication appropriateness and deprescribing? Last year, healthcare students across Canada turned their ideas into workshops, simulations, documentaries, and more. 📣 Applications for our 2026–2027 Student Funding Program open in late August. What will you create? 🚀

28 Jul 2026 15:01 +0000

Some medications can make it harder to cope with extreme heat. 🌡 We're pleased to see Heal Canada adapt our evidence-informed article on medications & heat waves for the June issue of E3 Advocacy, helping this important information reach even more Canadians (pp. 108–112). 📚 tinyurl.com/4cbun8jf

22 Jul 2026 14:42 +0000

Clinicians have tools to identify potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older adults—but what about adults under 65? A new protocol led by our researchers outlines an international modified Delphi study to build expert consensus on PIMs for adults aged 18–65 years. 🔗 tinyurl.com/kpyyverh

21 Jul 2026 14:22 +0000

😴 A new CMAJ study found 13.2% of older adults filled a sedative prescription within 7 days of discharge; ~1 in 3 were new users. New use was linked to higher risks of falls, ED visits, readmissions & 30-day mortality; prior use was also linked to higher 30-day mortality. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3zjurw9t

20 Jul 2026 14:42 +0000

Every prescription is a clinical decision & an environmental one. 🌱 A CFP review highlights the ECO-Rx framework, with strategies to reduce the envir. impacts of medications through evidence-based prescribing, med reviews, non-pharmacological therapies and deprescribing. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yswtdnxd

14 Jul 2026 14:22 +0000

🌡️ Certain medications can increase the risk of dehydration and heat-related illness during heat waves. Family physician Dr. Frédéric Picotte spoke on 98.5FM to share key info from our Meds & Heat article as well as practical considerations for patients during hot weather. 🎧 tinyurl.com/59cxhh24 https://tinyurl.com/59cxhh24

13 Jul 2026 17:37 +0000

✍🏼 The first benzodiazepine prescription may shape what happens next. An Ontario study of >1.8 million adults found that initial prescriptions >7 days, long-acting benzodiazepines, & multiple benzodiazepines initiated were associated with a lower likelihood of discontinuation. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2h7np7b2

08 Jul 2026 14:49 +0000

💊 This #IRUMDay2026, the International Society to Improve the Use of Medicines reminds us to "Prescribe with Purpose • Use with Care • [and make] Smart Choices for a Healthy Future." Regular medication reviews and deprescribing are key to better care! 🔗 Learn more: isium.org/events/irum-day-2026/

07 Jul 2026 13:21 +0000

Build practical deprescribing skills this summer with "Making It Happen: Deprescribing Education Program": A free, self-paced online course for primary care clinicians and trainees, developed by @dalhousie.bsky.social's Optimizing Therapy Through Collaboration (OPTx) team. 🔗 tinyurl.com/c2er9zxh

06 Jul 2026 14:52 +0000

📣 Call for experts: the WHO is seeking medication safety and deprescribing experts to help develop a new guideline on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of delirium in older adults. Applications are open until July 26, 2026. Learn more below: https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/call-for-experts--who-guideline-on-the-prevention--diagnosis-and-management-of-delirium-in-older-adults-(including-medication-safety-and-deprescribing)

02 Jul 2026 14:15 +0000

New report from Canada’s Drug Agency: PIM use in older adults with major neurocognitive disorder (2013-2023) Overall PIM use declined; following an MNCD diagnosis, benzodiazepine & anticholingeric use drop but antipsychotic use increased & is sustained. Full report here: tinyurl.com/486hat2d

30 Jun 2026 19:13 +0000

👏 Un article inspirant sur le programme de réduction des antipsychotiques chez les aînés d'un CHSLD. À travers le parcours de Gisèle, on découvre les bienfaits de la déprescription et d’une approche centrée sur la personne : tinyurl.com/yr3n3v7m https://tinyurl.com/yr3n3v7m

30 Jun 2026 14:48 +0000

📸 Pharmacist & researcher Marie-Laure Baroud presenting on med. safety to members of the Centre Polyvalent des Ainés et Ainées in Rimouski-Neigette! She covered the risks of medication overload, deprescribing & the role patients/caregivers play in this process. Thanks for sharing your expertise!

29 Jun 2026 14:21 +0000

A new @aamc.org article on polypharmacy & deprescribing featuring our Director @dremilymcd.bsky.social & USDeN co-lead @mikesteinman.bsky.social! It highlights Canada’s leadership in this field & our deprescribing curricular framework as a key resource for physician education: tinyurl.com/39cjmwez

25 Jun 2026 13:26 +0000

👏 Last week, Robin Guyer and Dr. Emily McDonald presented the work of our Indigenization Working Group at the RI-MUHC’s Beyond the Paper Knowledge Mobilization Grant event. As recipients of the grant, they spoke about CADeN's co-creation of medication safety tools aligned with Indigenous priorities.

23 Jun 2026 14:25 +0000

💰 A new syst. review & meta-analysis finds that community-based deprescribing interventions reduce potentially inappropriate medication use and generate healthcare cost savings. However, considerable heterogeneity was observed across studies. 👉 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-026-14682-0

22 Jun 2026 13:24 +0000

New deprescribing resources to reduce fall risk, developed in collab. with the CDC, NCOA, and University of Washington researchers! Inspired by our EMPOWER brochures, these tools support clinician-patient conversations and safer use of meds that increase fall risk: https://preview.ncoa.org/article/deprescribing-resources-to-manage-medications-and-reduce-falls-risk-in-older-adults/

16 Jun 2026 14:45 +0000

Some common meds make us more sensitive to heat, and can put us at risk of heat stroke and other heat-related illness 🥵☀️ Learn which meds make our bodies more sensitive to heat & how to stay cool on hot summer days: https://www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/blog/medications-and-heat Share to keep your network informed!