@drug-evidence
Independent, evidence-informed, practical #BetterPrescribing resources for physicians, pharmacists, & nurse practitioners. Based in the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
🚨TI #ResearchMethods webinars page
Find ALL of our Methods Speaker Series webinars in one place:
ti.ubc.ca/research-met...
Topics include:
#AI, #KnowledgeTranslation, #GuidelineDevelopment, #StatisticalMethods, ➕ much more!
💡 "Anticholinergic Burden" refers to the cumulative anticholinergic effect of all medications taken by an individual.
A helpful systematic review has compiled available anticholinergic burden scales, comparing them based on factors such as included medications & scoring systems:
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🚨TI #BestEvidence Webinar
Dr. Aaron Tejani: The good, the bad & the ugly – rational PPI choices
REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/02/10/r...
#MedEd #CME
ICYMI - TI #BestEvidence webinar recording:
💊⚠️ Sex and Post-SSRI Evidence-based Medicine Dysfunction w/ Dr. David Healy of RxISK
👉🏽 www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Nv...
#MedEd #medsafety #antidepressants #SSRIs
It's not too late to register for the 4th Annual Focus on Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Virtual Conference, happening this week on March 4th! 🗓
Get updates on our new statin deprescribing guidelines, along with other exciting topics in geriatric medicine!
Register now:
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Join #CWTalks on March 11 at 12 p.m. ET to explore the role of community pharmacists in translating Choosing Wisely principles into practice and learn about the newly launched STARS program for pharmacy students. ⭐
Register now: https://loom.ly/kjrl4cQ
A new piece in the @theglobeandmail.com shares the findings of the latest CIHI report on Canada's rate of potentially inappropriate antipsychotic use and the work of the Appropriate Use Coalition to address it. Read the full article: https://loom.ly/SjGbaow
🥰A brief (100 seconds!) video intro to UBC's TI Portrait:
youtu.be/ZCoDcz98LgA
⏱️ Quick+easy sign-up
🔄 Personal #PrescribingPortraits
📄 Compare w/ peers
🏆 Bonus CME credits
Sign up & receive confidential, personalized #prescribing recommendations: ti.ubc.ca/portrait
#MedEd #BetterPrescribing
🚨TI #BestEvidence Webinar
Dr. Aaron Tejani: The good, the bad & the ugly – rational PPI choices
REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/02/10/r...
🆕🤩BC family physicians + NPs signed up for Prescribing Portraits www.ti.ubc.ca/portrait/ can claim an extra 1.0 Mainpro+ credits!
#MedEd #CME
Check out our @YouTube channel to view our library of #MedEd, #BetterPrescribing & #PatientExperience videos 🤩🧑🏾💻
👉🏽Watch+Subscribe: youtube.com/@drug_evidence
#BetterHealth #ResearchMethods
🥰A brief (100 seconds!) video intro to UBC's TI Portrait:
youtu.be/ZCoDcz98LgA
⏱️ Quick+easy sign-up
🔄 Personal #PrescribingPortraits
📄 Compare w/ peers
🏆 Bonus CME credits
Sign up & receive confidential, personalized #prescribing recommendations: ti.ubc.ca/portrait
#MedEd #BetterPrescribing
A recent RCT published in @jamanetworkopen.com finds #pharmacist-led outreach guided by an evidence-based hypoglycemia-prevention algorithm was more likely to lead to safer diabetes prescribing compared to a control group.
Read the full study here:
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🚨 ICYMI: UBC TI #Deprescribing series webinar #8
👉Watch the recording here:
ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin...
Case: Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications
Presenter: Cara Mills, Clinical Pharmacist
#MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth
ICYMI: TI #BestEvidence webinar recording
Using your TI Portrait & mysleepwell.ca for optimal #insomnia management
🎤 Speakers: Dr. Aaron Tejani + Dr. David Gardner
👩🏽💻 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC9g...
#PrescribingPortraits #MedEd #deprescribing #BetterPrescribing
❤️#ExercisePrescriptions: How much activity should people get? It depends on their age.
👉🏾See the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology activity guidelines for different age groups:
csepguidelines.ca 🏊🏾♂️🏃🏾♀️🚶🏾
#Exercise #prescribing #ExerciseRx #BetterHealth
The OPERAM Trial was a multi-country RCT investigating the effects of hospital pharmacotherapy optimization on drug-related hospital admissions in multimorbid, older adults with polypharmacy.
A longitudinal secondary analysis of the trial revealed many interesting findings:
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🚨 TI #BestEvidence Webinar
The good, the bad & the ugly – rational PPI choices
Presenter: Dr. Aaron Tejani
REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/02/10/r...
🆕: BC family physicians + NPs signed up for our Prescribing Portraits www.ti.ubc.ca/portrait/ can claim an extra 1.0 Mainpro+ credits!
#MedEd #CME
3/ Earn credits faster by signing up for our #PrescribingPortraits program
🆕 BC family physicians signed up for our Prescribing Portraits can claim an extra 1.0 Mainpro+ credits when attending UBC TI #BestEvidence webinars!
Sign up here: www.ti.ubc.ca/portrait/
#MedEd #CME
2/ The TI is affiliated with UBC's Faculty of Medicine
The UBC Faculty of Medicine's Therapeutics Initiative can help you reach your CFPC Mainpro+ certified assessment credits requirements
#MedEd #CME MainPro+
🧵NEW CFPC assessment credits + how the TI can help
1/ BC family physicians, do you know about the 🆕 CFPC
Mainpro+ certified assessment credits requirements?
www.cfpc.ca/en/education...
#MedEd #CME
🚨 More UBC TI Educational events are on the way!
SAVE THE DATES + watch our Events and Webinars page for more details: www.ti.ubc.ca/continuing-e...
Registration is now open for our next #Deprescribing webinar:
ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin...
#CME #MedEd #BetterPrescribing
ICYMI - UBC TI #BestEvidence webinar:
The TI's Dr. Anshula Ambasta provides practical pearls to clinicians to improve the use and value of lab testing
ti.ubc.ca/drugevidence24
#labtesting #diagnosis
🚨UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar (May 6th)
"Optimizing Medications for Patients with Major Polypharmacy and Multiple Morbidities: Evidence and How to Apply It"
Speaker: Dr. Anne Holbrook
👉 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin...
#MedEd #CME #polypharmacy #BetterPrescribing
🚨 TI #BestEvidence Webinar
The good, the bad & the ugly – rational PPI choices
Presenter: Dr. Aaron Tejani
REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/02/10/r...
🆕: BC family physicians + NPs signed up for our Prescribing Portraits www.ti.ubc.ca/portrait/ can claim an extra 1.0 Mainpro+ credits!
#MedEd #CME
A review of 31 medico-legal cases involving #deprescribing across Canada 🇨🇦 highlights that we still have much to learn on how to improve deprescribing practices in primary care in older adults:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@cmpa-acpm.ca
@springernature.com
Check out our @YouTube channel to view our #MedEd, #BetterPrescribing & #PatientExperience videos 🤩🧑🏾💻
👉🏽Watch+Subscribe: youtube.com/@drug_evidence
#BetterHealth #Deprescribing #ResearchMethods
🆕 UBC TI #BestEvidence Webinar recording!
"GLP-1 RA and SGLT2i in type 2 diabetes"
Speaker: The TI's @guillaume-grenet.bsky.social
👉 View recording: youtu.be/JUCIfScMqGY
#MedEd #CME #diabetes #CVD
🚨 TI #BestEvidence Webinar
The good, the bad & the ugly – rational PPI choices
Presenter: Dr. Aaron Tejani
REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/02/10/r...
🆕: BC family physicians + NPs signed up for our Prescribing Portraits www.ti.ubc.ca/portrait/ can claim an extra 1.0 Mainpro+ credits!
#MedEd #CME
🚨TI #BestEvidence Webinar
Non-opioid pain meds: What’s the lowest effective dose?
Presenter: Dr. Aaron Tejani
REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/02/10/n...
🆕 BC family physicians/NPs signed up for our Prescribing Portraits www.ti.ubc.ca/portrait/ can claim an extra 1.0 Mainpro+ credits!
#MedEd #CME
🚨TI #BestEvidence Webinar
Non-opioid pain meds: What’s the lowest effective dose?
Presenter: Dr. Aaron Tejani
REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/02/10/n...
🆕 BC family physicians/NPs signed up for our Prescribing Portraits www.ti.ubc.ca/portrait/ can claim an extra 1.0 Mainpro+ credits!
#MedEd #CME