Wade Thompson (@wadddee) 's Twitter Profile
Wade Thompson

@wadddee

Pharmacist/researcher ensuring older persons are taking medications that are a good fit, often through #deprescribing | Asst Prof @UBCmedicine @Drug_Evidence

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NEJM (@nejm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Presented at #ESCardio: Among patients with a previous myocardial infarction, interruption of long-term beta-blocker therapy was not found to be noninferior to continuation with respect to adverse events at a median of 3 years. Full ABYSS trial results: nej.md/3MeRHOi

Presented at #ESCardio: 

Among patients with a previous myocardial infarction, interruption of long-term beta-blocker therapy was not found to be noninferior to continuation with respect to adverse events at a median of 3 years. Full ABYSS trial results: nej.md/3MeRHOi
Australian Deprescribing Network (ADeN) (@deprescribeau) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧐 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲? ✅ Share your insights by taking our survey! 📢 tinyurl.com/deprescribingr… CADeN US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) NERDeprescribing

🧐 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲?
✅ Share your insights by taking our survey!
📢 tinyurl.com/deprescribingr…
<a href="/DeprescribeNet/">CADeN</a> 
<a href="/DeprescribeUS/">US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN)</a> 
<a href="/NDeprescribing/">NERDeprescribing</a>
ICOD 2 (@icod2024) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Organising Committee is finalising the last details of the conference! Are you ready folks? 🤩🤩🤩 Looking forward to seeing you!

The Organising Committee is finalising the last details of the conference! Are you ready folks? 🤩🤩🤩 Looking forward to seeing you!
Therapeutics Initiative (@drug_evidence) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🆕 TI Therapeutics Letter 151 🎺 Minimizing harms of tight glycemic control in older people with type 2 #diabetes 👉🏽ti.ubc.ca/letter151 "For most older adults (65 years or older) with type 2 diabetes who have an A1c below 7%, sulfonylureas or insulin do more harm than good"

🆕 TI Therapeutics Letter 151 🎺
Minimizing harms of tight glycemic control in older people with type 2 #diabetes
👉🏽ti.ubc.ca/letter151

"For most older adults (65 years or older) with type 2 diabetes who have an A1c below 7%, sulfonylureas or insulin do more harm than good"
Therapeutics Initiative (@drug_evidence) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧵Safe diabetes treatment for older adults 👉🏽ti.ubc.ca/letter151 1/ Risks of harms from side effects ⚠️For diabetes meds, low blood sugar is one of the most important side effects ⚠️Sulfonylureas & insulins are the drugs most likely to cause low blood sugar #ptsafety #T2DM

🧵Safe diabetes treatment for older adults
👉🏽ti.ubc.ca/letter151

1/ Risks of harms from side effects

⚠️For diabetes meds, low blood sugar is one of the most important side effects
⚠️Sulfonylureas &amp; insulins are the drugs most likely to cause low blood sugar

#ptsafety #T2DM
Dr Jessica Otte, CCFP, FCFP🇨🇦 - palliative/FP (@lessismoremed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nov 6 noon: #deprescribing enthusiasts, especially American Pharmacists Association This webinar (using #tramadol example) will help empower you to do drugectomies in your #longtermcare facility, with applications for clinic + community too! #polypharmacy BC Pharmacy Association deprescribing.org Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition

Nov 6 noon: #deprescribing enthusiasts, especially <a href="/pharmacists/">American Pharmacists Association</a>

This webinar (using #tramadol example) will help empower you to do drugectomies in your #longtermcare facility, with applications for clinic + community too!
#polypharmacy <a href="/bc_pharmacy/">BC Pharmacy Association</a> <a href="/deprescribing/">deprescribing.org</a> <a href="/SeniorCareRx/">Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition</a>
Wade Thompson (@wadddee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sedative use in BC 2012-21: tale as old as time ↘️ BZD/Z drug use offset by ↗️low dose trazodone, quetiapine use ⚠️Traz and QTP = known harms and ??? benefit for insomnia ❓need to stop only focusing our #deprescribing efforts on BZDs and Z drugs 👉 rdcu.be/dXfAR

Sedative use in BC 2012-21: tale as old as time

↘️ BZD/Z drug use offset by
↗️low dose trazodone, quetiapine use 

⚠️Traz and QTP = known harms and ??? benefit for insomnia

❓need to stop only focusing our #deprescribing efforts on BZDs and Z drugs 

👉 rdcu.be/dXfAR
Australian Deprescribing Network (ADeN) (@deprescribeau) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🩺Calling all medical doctors, pharmacists, and nurses! 💊What should deprescribing recommendations look like? 👩‍⚕️Share your thoughts and help shape the future of healthcare: tinyurl.com/deprescribingr… deprescribing.org CADeN US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) NERDeprescribing EDeN Deprescribing Network

🩺Calling all medical doctors, pharmacists, and nurses! 
💊What should deprescribing recommendations look like? 
👩‍⚕️Share your thoughts and help shape the future of healthcare: tinyurl.com/deprescribingr…
<a href="/deprescribing/">deprescribing.org</a> <a href="/DeprescribeNet/">CADeN</a>  <a href="/DeprescribeUS/">US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN)</a> <a href="/NDeprescribing/">NERDeprescribing</a> <a href="/EDeprescribeN/">EDeN Deprescribing Network</a>
Arden Barry (@ardenbarry) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're recruiting #pharmacists and primary care providers in BC for a research study. We're developing quality indicators for community #pharmacist prescribing of minor ailments and contraception in BC. Contact Dr. Karen Dahri ([email protected]) to learn more.

We're recruiting #pharmacists and primary care providers in BC for a research study. 

We're developing quality indicators for community #pharmacist prescribing of minor ailments and contraception in BC. Contact Dr. Karen Dahri (Karen.Dahri@ubc.ca) to learn more.
CADeN (@deprescribenet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Spooked by long lists of meds? 👻 Check out CADeN’s resources to help you tackle spooky (risky) meds! Whether you’re looking to identify inappropriate meds, engage in #deprescribing conversations with patients & caregivers, or develop a safe deprescribing protocol, check out our

Spooked by long lists of meds? 👻 Check out CADeN’s resources to help you tackle spooky (risky) meds!

Whether you’re looking to identify inappropriate meds, engage in #deprescribing conversations with patients &amp; caregivers, or develop a safe deprescribing protocol, check out our