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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH

@mfcasey.bsky.social
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Supremely lucky husband + girl dad x3, EM physician, clinician-researcher with interests in deprescribing & medication safety

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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Happy to share my most recent study! Among older adults presenting to the ED after a fall, 82.5% had potentially or likely inappropriate antithrombotic use—aspirin topped the list. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... ED visits are a key opportunity to reassess these meds.
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Appropriateness of Antiplatelets and Anticoagulants Among Older Adults Experiencing Falls
Prevalence of Medication Appropriateness Index (MAI) Subdomains by Medication. The chart demonstrates the rates of each subdomain for each antithrombotic as well as the overall rate of likely or pote...
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GeriPal Podcast @geripal.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
We talk with Todd Semla & Mike Steinman about their new recommendations of Alternative Treatments to the AGS Beers Criteria published recently in JAGS. #medsky   We start with Todd's new pothole analogy😂   👉 Full episode: bit.ly/GeriPalEp369 😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Forgot the link, I'm not so good at this tweeting thing ... agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Comparative Safety of Medications for Severe Agitation: A Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines 2.0 Systematic Review
Background Managing undifferentiated, severe agitation in older adults may require antipsychotic or sedative medications to prevent harm to self or others. Unfortunately, these medications are assoc.....
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
And @jdniznik.bsky.social !!!
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Thanks to the amazing Geri ED Guidelines team that made this review happen!! @rachelskains.bsky.social @agem-saem.bsky.social @selmanmd.bsky.social
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
3/ Use geriatric-friendly principles when faced with older adult with severe agitation, including: -Avoid anti-psychotics/sedatives if possible via redirection, stimulation reduction, reorientation, and caregiver engagement -PO > IV/IM agents where possible -Use the lowest effective dose
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
2/ Please no more co-administered antipsychotic-benzo for agitation in older adults. DO NOT USE A 'B52'
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
1/ 🚨 New study alert! 🚨 Excited to share GEDG's latest on managing severe agitation in older adults. Antipsychotics or sedatives can lead to serious adverse events. Benzodiazepines, especially midazolam, pose the highest risk. Quetiapine shows fewer adverse events.
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M. Kit Delgado @kitdelgado.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
If you have to take a daily pill to reduce your risk of heart disease, wouldn't it be easier get your meds at the pharmacy 4 days/yr instead of 12? We made a simple tweak in the default order that made things easier for patients and reduced disparities... 🧵👇#nudge jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Change in Default Prescription Length and Statin Prescribing Behavior
This quality improvement study examines the association of changing the default supply for statin prescriptions to 90 days with clinician prescribing behavior.
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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
SR: emergency department initiatives to improve med. safety in older adults. Interprofessional teams (pharmacist-led med reviews, geriatrician teleconsultations), clinician education and decision-support tools contribute to increased #deprescribing & reduce PIM use: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Emergency Department Programs to Support Medication Safety in Older Adults
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates whether any emergency department–based medication programs for adults aged 65 years and older are associated with lower adverse process or clinical o...
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Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine @agem-saem.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
✨Congratulations✨to our 2025 AGEM annual excellence award winners! 🤩 @saemonline.bsky.social #emergencymedicine #saem #agem #geriatricmedicine #emergencydepartment
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Still more work to be done to detect how decreased use of PIMs impacts clinical outcomes on a granular level. Nevertheless, this is fantastic work by @rachelskains.bsky.social @selmanmd.bsky.social @agem-saem.bsky.social. Delighted to be part of this team!
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Multiple approaches were effective at decreasing use of PIMs including pharmacist review, clinician education, and clinical decision support systems.
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
ED can measurably decrease use of PIMs without detectable increases in downstream ED visits.
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Excited to share the latest research on enhancing medication safety for older adults in emergency departments! Our systematic review and meta-analysis provide insights into effective ED-based medication programs for those aged 65 and above. Read the full article here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Emergency Department Programs to Support Medication Safety in Older Adults
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates whether any emergency department–based medication programs for adults aged 65 years and older are associated with lower adverse process or clinical o...
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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Concerning data from the Public Health Agency of Canada: benzodiazepines are increasingly present in toxic drug supplies & are contributing to more deaths in Canada. They were present in 30% of opioid-related toxicity deaths in 2023, compared to 12% in 2018. More info: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This ASAM guidelines is a real step forward in BZD management. However, it is an indictment on medicine at large that it took until now to develop such a guideline. Further only 3/10 recs in guideline were based on evidence. We need more studies on how & when to stop medications #deprescribing
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Key points con't (3) Monitor closely for BZD withdrawal & re-emergence of mental health sx (i.e., discuss anticipated clinical course after an ED visit) (4) Leverage adjuvant therapies (eg, CBT) to make it easier for pts with physical dependence. This requires real doctoring & empathy
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Key points (1) 5-10% dose reductions every 2-4 weeks (an initial dose reduction can be done from the ED after a BZD-related fall or the like!) (2) Collaborate & educate pts on BZD-related harms and benefits of dose de-escalation. Related, do not confuse physical dependence for BZD use disorder
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Amazing work by ASAM! Putting together the first meaningful clinical guideline on BZD tapering for all doctors, including ED physicians who routinely manage pts experiencing BZD-sequalae ... www.asam.org/quality-care...
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Benzodiazepine Tapering
ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) will open the public comment period for its Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepi...
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Josh Barocas, MD ⭕️ @jabarocas.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Science is under attack by this administration. @choo.bsky.social and I explore the extent of these attacks, but are left with one question: why? www.bmj.com/content/bmj/...
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josh farkas 💊 @pulmcrit.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
shocking to see an editor of @jama.com argue that public opinion determines what is settled science NO if people say the world is flat, its still settled science that its not more research = veiled attempt to validate vaccine hesitancy 🙏 please everyone, even in a room of children, be an adult 🙏
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Some NIH study sections will resume grant reviews, but final funding decisions are still in limbo… maybe some progress… sigh www.statnews.com/2025/02/24/s... via @statnews.com
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Some NIH study sections will resume grant reviews, but final funding decisions are still in limbo
While some NIH study sections will resume, advisory council meetings, which make final funding decisions, seem to still be held up.
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Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine @agem-saem.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
February Spotlight featuring: Justine Seidenfeld, MD, MHS Risk factors/stratification approaches for delirium screening: a geri ED guidelines review Co-authors: Dr. Sangil Lee, Dr. Luna Ragsdale, Dr. Christian Nickel, Dr. Shan Liu, Dr. Maura Kennedy shorturl.at/Pol6F @saemonline.bsky.social
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Liz Goldberg, MD, ScM @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Even if the administration allows meetings to resume, there is already a huge backlog of applications and far fewer federal officials to process the backlog. 2025 will go down as a dark year for American science. We need to keep speaking out about this. #NIHMatters #ScienceMatters
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Liz Goldberg, MD, ScM @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Most importantly, Americans won't benefit from the cutting edge science #NIH funds to find cures for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, obesity, and more. This will affect the quality of care in hospitals in academic medical centers and elsewhere. Many of our quality programs are grant funded. 3/
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Liz Goldberg, MD, ScM @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
What does this mean practically? In the shortterm, it means scientists will have to lay off research staff and may need to find other jobs. In the longterm, it will deincentivize younger folks in biomed to seek careers as scientists and those that do persist will lack mentors. 2/
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Liz Goldberg, MD, ScM @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The funding freeze is NOT over. Biomedical grants can't get reviewed or funded because of a "loophole" the current administration is exploiting. The NIH timeline for reviewing and funding was already LONG, now this process is frozen indefinitely. 1/
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down. For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now Meanwhile...
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Martin F Casey, MD, MPH @mfcasey.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Happy to share my new review article on 'Pain management in the older adult'. Includes important info on how to grade pain in the cognitively impaired, approaches to multimodal analgesia & dosing to minimize anticipated harms ... authors.elsevier.com/a/1kcho_GhwI...
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Ari B Friedman @abfriedman.com · 05/02/2025
“a 27-year-old patient recently died from widespread thyroid cancer — a disease that might have been treatable had he not delayed seeking care for months out of fear his undocumented status would be discovered.”
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