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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oct. 1 marks the 15th anniversary of National Seniors Day. At CADeN, we celebrate older adults & their vital voices in shaping safer healthcare. We’re especially grateful to our Public Awareness Committee, whose members include older adults & ppl connected w/ older adult & community orgs across 🇨🇦.

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📣 Today’s the day! Join Shin Liau, PhD, from @monashuniversity.bsky.social, from 9–10 a.m. EDT, to explore how deprescribing recommendations can be integrated into clinical guidelines & strengthened for practice. 🇦🇺 Hosted by @deprescribeau.bsky.social. 👉 Register here now: tinyurl.com/m25yr3fw

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On September 30, we honour residential school Survivors, the children who never returned home, and the families and communities who continue to carry their impacts and legacies. At CADeN, we continue to listen, learn and reflect on what Truth and Reconciliation means for our work in healthcare.

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🗓️ Mark your calendar! How can clinical guidelines better support deprescribing? Join Shin Liau, PhD, on Oct. 1, 9–10 a.m. EDT, to explore principles for integrating deprescribing into guidelines & strengthening recommendations. 🇦🇺 Hosted by @deprescribeau.bsky.social. 👉 tinyurl.com/m25yr3fw

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

⏰ Two days left! Our 2026–27 Student Funding Program closes on Sept. 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Medical, pharmacy, & nursing students & teams in Canada can receive up to $500 CAD to lead an activity or resource on med. appropriateness & deprescribing. Bring your idea to life now: tinyurl.com/yfxm9h32

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We have a problem with overprescribing—what if annual medication reviews became the norm? In @ledevoir.com, our Network Director @dremilymcd.bsky.social discusses the 🇨🇦 guideline on potentially inappropriate prescribing & the importance of regularly reassessing meds. 👉 tinyurl.com/532kvvbb

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New statin deprescribing guideline by @deprescribing.bsky.social! Recommendations include deprescribing at end of life, while continuing for primary & secondary prevention otherwise. Revisit decisions as health, frailty, life expectancy, pill burden & goals of care change. 👉 tinyurl.com/663tbdm9

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

⏰ Reminder: Our 2026–27 Student Funding Program closes Sept. 30. Medical, pharmacy & nursing students can receive up to $500 CAD to lead peer education on medication appropriateness & deprescribing and spark new conversations. 💡Have a creative idea? Apply & bring it to life: tinyurl.com/yfxm9h32

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

👥 Yesterday, our members & staff reflected on our next chapter & system change. We discussed future priorities, a land acknowledgement, appropriate use, AI & sustainability. We also celebrated our 2025 input in HSO’s Medication Management review, w/ deprescribing now reflected in the 2026 standard.

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🔍 A new @bmj.com study of 2.3M+ older adults in Ontario identified 24 ↑ priority potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades—where a medication side effect may lead to another medication being prescribed. The findings could help support medication review & deprescribing. 🔗 tinyurl.com/whwrz5ed

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@who.int's theme for today, #WorldPatientSafetyDay, is safe care for noncommunicable diseases. In Canada, chronic diseases are an important driver of ↑ med. use. With polypharmacy, regular treatment reassessment can help ↓ med.-related harm & keep care aligned w/ patient goals. tinyurl.com/36a373kp

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Sustainable prescribing starts with appropriate prescribing. A recent Journal of Prescribing Practice article by Emily Kennedy explores how medication reviews, antimicrobial stewardship & reducing medicines waste can support both better care and a lower environmental impact. 🌱 🔗 tinyurl.com/ysahectb

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Deprescribing diabetes meds doesn’t always go as planned. Join Sydney Saunders, primary care pharmacist at @novascotiahealth.bsky.social, Sept. 23, for @drug-evidence.bsky.social’s 10th Deprescribing Webinar “Less is S’more”—on monitoring, legacy ℞s & how to adapt if needed. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3zzmaywa

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What makes a deprescribing recommendation more useful in practice? Join Shin Liau, PhD, from @monashuniversity.bsky.social on Oct. 1 to explore principles for integrating deprescribing into guidelines & strengthening recommendations. 🇦🇺 Hosted by @deprescribeau.bsky.social. 👉 tinyurl.com/m25yr3fw

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📚 Back-to-school is a good time to turn an idea into action. ICYMI: Our Student Funding Program offers medical, pharmacy, & nursing students up to $500 CAD to lead an educational activity on medication appropriateness & deprescribing for their peers. 📅 Apply here by Sept. 30: tinyurl.com/yfxm9h32

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A new BC Pharmacy Association article by Steven Hopp shares 4 ways pharmacy professionals can foster Indigenous cultural safety: build trust, respect Indigenous approaches to health, keep learning & stand against racism. These perspectives help shape our Indigenization work. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mta24dss

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📅 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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

💊 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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

📣 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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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!

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🩺 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? 💡

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🗞️ 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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🤝 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? 💡

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

💊 “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)

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🎲 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?

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🧩 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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

💡 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? 🚀

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

😴 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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🌡️ 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

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Pour les cardiaques et les diabétiques | Attention à l'hydratation durant les canicules

Écoutez à ce sujet le Dr Frédéric Picotte, médecin de famille, en compagnie de l'animatrice Catherine Brisson.

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

✍🏼 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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

💊 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/

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📣 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: www.who.int/news-room/ar...

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

👏 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

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Moins de médicaments pour une meilleure qualité de vie

Le CHSLD Saint-Joseph a mis en place un programme pour réduire l’usage inapproprié d’antipsychotiques chez ses résidents qui présentent des troubles cognitifs.

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

📸 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!

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

👏 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.

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

💰 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. 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

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: preview.ncoa.org/article/depr...

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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: www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/blog/medicat... Share to keep your network informed!

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Maude Plourde, pharmacist at the CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale, presented on medications & cognition to staff at Quebec City Geriatric Expertise Centre, covering the impact of anticholinergic meds on cognition & tools to help communicate this to older adults. Thank you Maude for your work! 🧠💊

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A recent Hospital News article highlights findings from a study by the Canadian Medical Protective Association and Network members reinforcing that patient-centred communication, follow-up, & shared decision-making are essential for safe and successful deprescribing. 🔗 tinyurl.com/6km5cexf

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Deprescribing medications in older adults: What the data reveals about safer care

Uncover the challenges of deprescribing medications in older adults and the need for clear communication and multidisciplinary care.

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Shoutout to member Émilie Bortolussi-Courval & her med student team at @usherbrooke.bsky.social for leading an interprofessional workshop for medicine, pharmacy, nursing and physios on deprescribing - preparing future health professionals to tackle polypharmacy together! 🙌

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Congrats to Network Director @dremilymcd.bsky.social ilymcd.bsky.social on receiving a 2026-2027 FRQ Senior Clinical Research Scholar award "Advancing appropriate medication use through clinical research and evidence"! Well deserved! 👏 www.mcgill.ca/deptmedicine... @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social

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