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Researcher, pharmacist, husband, dad, and many other things... I'm passionate about improving health outcomes through medication optimization: less can be more!
Melbourne, Australia
Joined March 2015
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Deprescribing Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists in Older Adults and People With Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review - McEvoy - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - Wiley Online Library agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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“Sleeping pills can't undo the causes of chronic insomnia”
Hear Sleepwell co-founder & CADeN exec member Dr. David Gardner speak about sleeping pills, CBT-i techniques & how they can help treat causes of chronic insomnia in @CBCRadioCanada's The Current:
cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-6…
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Population-based study:
As # of meds ⬆️ , so does the anticholinergic burden, use of inappropriate meds, & presence of drug-drug interactions
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@TADrugSafety
@OptimisingRxUse
Review med appropriateness using our tools here:
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New QC population-level study shows that PIM use, risk of drug-drug interactions & anticholinergic burden increases with the number of meds taken.
≥90% of Quebec seniors taking 8 or more medications have at least one potentially inappropriate treatment:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… @INSPQ
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📢 Help us understand the scope and need for guidelines on stopping gabapentinoids (e.g., gabapentin, pregabalin). Seeking:
🔹 Consumers currently/previously taking gabapentinoids
🔹 Health professionals caring for these patients
👉 Get involved! #Deprescribing #Research
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The MyDispense Symposium 2025 abstract submission deadline is fast approaching! Only a day left! Don't miss out on showcasing your work at an exciting event.
📅 Deadline: 5 PM, 20 February 2025
📍 Presentation Format: Poster snapshot presentation
Submit your abstract here: forms.gle/3kFEvQFxFP99oxnY6
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The first edition of series 2 of the podcast is out!
Check it out here
tinyurl.com/c5v3x75z
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Interested in a PhD? We have advertised a funded project on the dual @QatarUniversity @RCSI_Irl PhD programme, with @Hadi_PharmPrac @shellflood and myself @RCSIPharmBioMol.
The project focuses on the benefit/risk balance of fixed-dose combination medicines using mixed methods.
Interested in PhD? Come and work with @FrankMoriarty, @shellflood, and myself on a funded dual PhD degree between @RCSI_Irl and @QatarUniversity. For more details tinyurl.com/mr2w37yj
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For more information on the development of this practical guide for medication discharge plans, check out the publication below: bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
Are you frustrated at understanding "what happened to my patients medications while they were in hospital" or " what went wrong after I sent them home?"
Then check out this free webinar about designing and implementing effective discharge communication
Free webinar! Join Yannick Villeneuve & CADeN committee member Louise Papillon-Ferland for a deep dive into designing & implementing effective medication discharge plans to enhance med. safety & transitions of care. #PAM2025
Learn more & register here: cshp.ca/Site/Content/Events/…
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Free webinar! Join Yannick Villeneuve & CADeN committee member Louise Papillon-Ferland for a deep dive into designing & implementing effective medication discharge plans to enhance med. safety & transitions of care. #PAM2025
Learn more & register here: cshp.ca/Site/Content/Events/…
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Exciting seminar @syd_health
Great speaker line up
Support from #SydneyPharmacySchool
Join us for the 'Reducing medication-related harms' seminar on Wednesday the 19th of February!
You'll hear from Dr Georgia Richards, Prof Danijela Gnjidic, Prof Nick Buckley and Dr Hugh Dillon.
Register today: eventbrite.com.au/e/topic-re…
Great work from @Miriam_TY_Leung highlighting the potential risks of Gabapentinoids. Yet, another reason to re-think before prescribing, re-prescribing, dispensing or administering medications to older adults.
@DeprescribeAU @DeprescribeNet @deprescribing @DeprescribeUS
New publication from our PhD candidate @Miriam_TY_Leung on gabapentinoids and hip fractures risk.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
@CentMedUseSafet @OptimisingRxUse @claremarquina @TimTran21
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Missed our "Medicine is Awesome" TI #BestEvidence webinar? 👉🏽bit.ly/3tBy2z7
Tempering our use of medical interventions through "medical nihilism"
Speaker: Dr. Allen Shaughnessy @Info_Mastery
#MedEd #CME #antidepressants #FOAMed #mentalhealth #depression #deprescribing
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Everybody, let’s share some deprescribing interventions experienced all over the world 🌍 ! #oralcommunications @OptimisingRxUse
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The cost of potentially inappropriate medications for older adults in Canada: A comparative cross-sectional study. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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A pic of some of our @deprescribing ibteam, @wadddee, @pharmacist_lisa, @BarbFarrell8T6 as part of the @DeprescribeNet crew who loved @ICOD2024 #ICOD2. Thanks to our global #deprescribing community for days of learning, sharing and connection!
CADeN is grateful to have participated in @ICOD2024, a rare occasion to regroup #deprescribing leaders from around the world!
Many familiar faces mixed in with new connections – we’re eager to see how our global efforts shape deprescribing by the next edition of ICOD 🌟
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🇦🇺Australian representatives @ICOD2024 🇨🇵! @DanijelaGnjidic @OptimisingRxUse @AiliLangford @KristieWeir Darshna and @lisakouladjian (remotely from Sydney🇦🇺) #deprescribing
