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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

🫵 Are YOU familiar with the "5 Tips to Manage Polypharmacy" Toolkit developed in collaboration between deprescribing.org, ISMP Canada, and Canada's Drug Agency? Our 2nd Tip for Healthcare Providers: 2️⃣ "𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧" Learn more: buff.ly/ymPDevm

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Lisa McCarthy (she/her) @lisamccarthy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Excited to share this new tool we've worked on with great partners this year!

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Congrats to Kainat Bashir for representing @deprescribing.bsky.social at #ICIC26 in Birmingham, 🇬🇧! 👏 Guided by the principles of integrated care, Kainat highlighted two projects: 1️⃣ The DIAL Study 2️⃣ An Environmental Scan on Diabetes & Dementia Care for Older Immigrant Adults in Mississauga

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

@deprescribing.bsky.social had a splendid time at the International Conference on Deprescribing (ICOD) 2026 at Montréal last week!!! It was terrific to be able to spread our #deprescribing work & contribute to the rapidly evolving deprescribing landscape! 💊

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🎉 Congrats to Sameera Toenjes and her team for an excellent publication in @plosone.org highlighting the perspectives of primary care clinicians regarding perceived barriers, facilitators, and team roles in addressing prescribing cascades: Read the full article here! buff.ly/yscPvts

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Great article from Sarah Fallis, Ivy Lam, @lisamccarthy.bsky.social, & Myles Sergeant sharing how optimizing medications in hospitals can: ✅ Improve Patient Outcomes ✅ Reduce Medication Costs ✅ Lessen Environmental Impact ✅ Optimize Staff Efficiency ftp.longwoods.com/content/2767...

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Thanks @daphneberryhill.bsky.social for showcasing deprescribing.org on the "Meet Me at the Medcart" substack! Read the full article where Daphne and @lisamccarthy.bsky.social discuss key points to keep in mind while #deprescribing: buff.ly/gLm4BgI Consider following the Medcart Substack! 👏 👏

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Why Deprescribing is as Important as Prescribing

What you need to know about going off a medication

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Submissions close next week, October 15th! Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work on an international stage at ICOD 2026. Submit your abstracts here: events.decorporate.ca/ICOD2026/abs... Conference info and submission guidelines available here: www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/icod2026

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Lisa McCarthy (she/her) @lisamccarthy.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

This was such fun! Honored to be an international guest on the @prescqipp.info podcast hosted by @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app. Check it out and give them a follow! #deprescribing ##prescribingcascades @deprescribing.bsky.social @caden-recad.bsky.social

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Mike Steinman @mikesteinman.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

An older adult comes to you on an AGS Beers Criteria medication - or you are thinking of starting one. What can you do instead? New evidence-based, consensus clinical recommendations from @amergeriatrics.bsky.social. Check it out! agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

This study demonstrates a promising approach to screen for PIP at a population level by applying coding to a large database of health administrative data. Want to help tackle Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP)? Find helpful deprescribing.org resources here: buff.ly/PoE6sPh

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

As we age, changes in our bodies can affect drug exposure, leading to potentially increased risks of both medication toxicity and treatment failure. 💊 Great review article highlights major age-related physiological changes that can impact drug use: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

A typical clonazepam sleeping pill travels 16300 km to arrive in Canada for use. ✈️ 🌏 And it doesn’t even work that well. 😬😫 #deprescribing for planetary health. It’s a thing.

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

We're sharing our 2025 funded Catalyst Grant projects today! Congrats to Drs. @lisamccarthy.bsky.social, Ruben Hernandez Rodriguez, and Kainat Bashir on their project: Diabetes and dementia care of Mississauga’s immigrant communities. healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Join the next Int. Deprescribing Journal Club session on May 23rd!

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Happy to share ISMP Canada's newly released "Appropriate Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Long-Term Care Handbook"! buff.ly/dLr3QiA Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care, the handbook offers a comprehensive approach to help reduce the risk of adverse drug events from #antipsychotics.

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Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics Handbook - ISMP Canada

Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics Handbook Resource from ISMP Canada.

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Searching for evidence-based literature on the safe and quality use of medications in older adults? 📖 Don't miss the new #Polypharmacy and #Geriatrics book from Nagham Ailabouni, including must-read chapters from global #deprescribing leaders! 🌎 buff.ly/6NXSdxb

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Polypharmacy and Geriatrics

This book sheds light on quality use of medicines in older people, especially those who may have several comorbidities.

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

It is estimated that medications account for 25% of healthcare-related GHG emissions. Happy to see deprescribing.org highlighted as a valuable partner to combat the significant environment impact of medication use. 🌿 Find resources to help stop unnecessary and harmful meds here: lnkd.in/ggwJhCCy

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Deprescribing.org - Optimizing Medication Use

Deprescribing.org - reducing medications safely to meet life’s changes. Online resources for clinicians and patients to help with deprescribing.

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Great article detailing the life-cycle of medications and all the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are produced along the way: www.cfp.ca/content/71/4... #Deprescribing is one of the easiest and most cost-effective strategies to reduce healthcare emissions! @peachhealthon.bsky.social

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

💡 Helpful resources to identify Prescribing Cascades include: ➡️ ThinkCascades: buff.ly/03cz1gt ➡️ Systematic Review from Doherty et al: buff.ly/UQSpEH5 ➡️ Publications from deprescribing.org: buff.ly/rKwTCzt

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ThinkCascades: A Tool for Identifying Clinically Important Prescribing Cascades Affecting Older People - PubMed

A nine-item consensus-based list of clinically important prescribing cascades, representing potentially inappropriate prescribing, was developed. Panelists' decisions about what constituted a…

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Prescribing Cascades occur when a new drug is prescribed to treat the adverse effect of an existing drug. They can often lead to #polypharmacy & med-related harm. Observational study finds potential prescribing cascades were highly prevalent in older hospitalized adults: buff.ly/wUZsJ4g

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Canada continues to experience an opioid toxicity crisis. Insightful report from Canada's Drug Agency highlights a welcome DECLINE in prescription opioid use for pain from January 2018 to December 2022: www.cda-amc.ca/trends-opioi... Let's keep the momentum going. 🥳

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Trends in Opioid Prescribing in Canada, 2018-2022 | CDA-AMC

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

March 14 is World Sleep Day! While meds such as benzodiazepines or Z-drugs (BZRAs) can be helpful for sleep in the short-term, their harms can easily outweigh benefits, esp. in older adults. Survey of physicians across 6 countries describes major barriers to BZRA #deprescribing: buff.ly/ioHHSh8

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Study from the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging finds high anticholinergic burden is associated with an increased prevalence, worsening, and incidence of #Dysphagia... increasing the risk of: dehydration, malnutrition, sarcopenia, infections, & aspiration pneumonia buff.ly/4bnberu

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Hot Off the Press! 🗞️ Find recommendations from the International Geriatric Diabetes Society on optimizing diabetes treatment in older adults through #deprescribing, #deintensification, & #simplification here: buff.ly/4hOqWhL We're excited to have contributed to this valuable publication! 💡

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

So many #Deprescribing guidelines currently in development worldwide 🌎: ➡️ Diuretic Deprescribing ➡️ Statin Deprescribing ➡️ Antidepressant Deprescribing ➡️ Gabapentinoid Deprescribing Keep your eyes peeled for updates on our Deprescribing Guidelines Repository (DEPOT) page! 👀 buff.ly/3tkhsqH

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Deprescribing Guidelines Repository (DEPOT) - Deprescribing.org

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Avis Favaro @avisfavaro.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

There’s been so much interest in from US 🇺🇸health workers and jobs in Canada that I’m posting recruitment links for all 10 provinces and 3 territories: 🧵 #healthcarejobs🇨🇦

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 04/02/2025

New here? This is a mega-starterpack of Canadians on bluesky. Welcome to #CanadaSky 🍁 1 go.bsky.app/HqmVU7Z 2 go.bsky.app/4CHUihS 3 go.bsky.app/31b7WqR 4 go.bsky.app/9c3sqg4 6 go.bsky.app/8K8AfG4 7 go.bsky.app/DDFyJyf 8 go.bsky.app/7iqWg9D 9 go.bsky.app/EVhijFP 10 go.bsky.app/GaoS6MJ

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Highly intriguing read! 🚨 International study identifies four distinct classes of older adults w.r.t. #deprescribing preferences. Read more about the unique characteristics & perspectives of each group here: buff.ly/3Wsc9B3 @kristieweir.bsky.social

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Dr Jen Olson @jenlolson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Some great tips for writing intros in this thread 👇

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

How do factors such as age, sex, & gender impact #polypharmacy & prescribing cascades? Is gender data consistently reported across large patient databases? How do these factors impact how we #deprescribe? Read more here: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Wishing all of our fellow #Deprescribers a Joyous Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! See you all in 2025! 🎄 🎊 🥂

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Lisa McCarthy (she/her) @lisamccarthy.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Not my usual content but hits close to home. 🇨🇦 friends: Share your thoughts about advance requests for #MAID (medical assistance in dying) before Feb 15th. www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

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Share your thoughts: Advance requests and medical assistance in dying - Canada.ca

Information our consultation on MAID advance requests including how to provide your input.

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Survey about gender biases and equity in 🇨🇦 academia survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50287579/... For tenure-track & contract faculty, lecturers, and administrative staff. Conducted by Abacus Data on behalf of University Affairs. #CdnSci #AcademicChatter

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Lisa McCarthy (she/her) @lisamccarthy.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

This hits close to home for me. PLEASE push through awkward, tough conversations so your wishes can be honoured. It is a gift for your loved ones who will advocate on your behalf when you can no longer do so. Thanks @smithdanag.bsky.social for the piece, @picardonhealth.bsky.social for sharing.

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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️ So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality? We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary #WomeninSTEM www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 28/11/2024

✨ More Bluesky tools for power-users, curious people, and nerds. ✨ One thing that makes this place a better option for anyone wanting a more conscious social experience is its "opensource-ness." It gives us a level of freedom we haven't had since the MySpace era. I missed that. 🧵 1/10

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 23/11/2024

Did you know there’s a site to search for starter packs of people to follow? Built by @mubashariqbal.com blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

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Bluesky Starter Packs - Bluesky Directory

Browse a list of Bluesky Starter Packs. Discover and connect with your community on Bluesky

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

New to #Bluesky? Join our #deprescribing starter pack. Perfect for #polypharmacy, #medicationoverload, #medicinesoptimisation, #medicationappropriateness, #deprescription, #lessismore friends! DM or reply to be added. go.bsky.app/6MA8eQA

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Jen D Lake (she/her) @jendlake.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Thanks @lisakramer.com for the @uoft.bsky.social Starter Pack! Wonderful resource to find local friends 😊

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 16/11/2024

Lots of academic journals are now on 🦋 And there’s a starter pack for that! go.bsky.app/FcArK3K via @tkedmunds.bsky.social H/T @germhuntermd.bsky.social

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Helen Hương Kilminster @hpillminster.pharmsky.app · 18/11/2024

Here’s my starter park for pharmtweeps UK & IRL go.bsky.app/PzopiA9 #PharmSky

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