Barb Farrell

Great work!

#deprescribing needs careful monitoring. This week, restarted medication (albeit at lower doses than originally taking) for 2 patients whose symptoms worsened after stopping. A deprescribing success - found out the medication likely helping more than harming; now will assess response to confirm.

Is anyone studying effects of these drugs in frail older people and effects of #deprescribing ??

Ozempic May Make Your Muscles and Bones Weaker Weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can help people drop pounds quickly, but they can also cause a rapid loss of muscle mass and bone density unless lifestyle changes are made.

Another week at the Geriatric Day Hospital. Nice to see return patient but sad that after stopping Ozempic last yr (d/t ++ weight loss, muscle weakening + frailty), they started Mounjaro… (with ++ wt loss, weakening). Found this article to share with older people www.healthline.com/health-news/...

This looks like an amazing opportunity!!

Super excited to be part of the planning committee for the next ICOD in Montreal, Canada in 2026! See you there!

Comment about the biological clock pretty weird….

What you should know about benzos before you take them | CBC Radio Within 10 minutes of disclosing his sleepless nights to his family doctor, Georges Marcoux had a little white pill in his hand.

Benzos have been popularized by hit TV shows like The Pitt and The White Lotus. Here's what you should know about benzodiazepines before you take them as sleep medication, by @prapti.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/radio/the-do... via @cbcnews.ca @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social

Ontario measles case count hits 572, up by more than 100 in past week Measles cases keep climbing in Ontario, as the province counts more than 100 new cases in the past week.

I realize that we are living in the darkest timeline and there are enough things already to worry about, but we really need to ring the alarm on measles and vaccination in Canada. Over 100 cases in a week with 42 in hospital is a major concern and action is needed now: www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Curious to know what people think of a campaign to inform the public. Maybe commercials or posters that say ‘Did you know going home from hospital with a sleeping pill prescription can increase your risk of falls?’

Elbows up, Canada.

🚀 New study in JAMA Network Open explores #barriers to #deprescribing #benzodiazepines in hospital physicians and GPs across 6 European countries—the first multinational, theory-based investigation on this topic!

📖 Read more: lnkd.in/e7__ead7

#Deprescribing #Geriatrics #MedicationSafety

So exciting to be part of the planning for ICOD3 in Spring 2026!

CMA leaving X The CMA has stopped posting on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, as of Mar. 12.

The CMA has stopped posting on X.
With Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration, the platform has become a tool for the U.S government and its attacks on Canadians and our sovereignty.

YouTube video by Justin Trudeau Why Won’t Pierre Poilievre Get His Security Clearance?

WATCH: The gloves are off! It’s been an under-reported scandal for quite a while that Pierre Poilievre refuses to apply for security clearance. It was a scandal EVEN BEFORE the most recent efforts to undermine Canada’s democracy, sovereignty and economy from Trump, Musk and the GOP.

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Today, I stand in support of my American colleagues as they Stand up for Science. Want to know what we’re doing in Canada? Listen to CBC www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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! 👀
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We need to be thinking about how these actions by the GOP, Trump and Musk affect published, ongoing and future #deprescribing research

How to fight back: charting opposition to the actions of the Trump administration Blue States, Labour organisations and Civil Rights organisations are doing the most - what can we learn from them?

Recommended reading: How to fight back: charting opposition to the actions of the Trump administration
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Abandoning research participants is an unconscionable betrayal In 1964, the Declaration of Helsinki created a set of universal ethical principles to protect human participants in health research.1 Described as “the cornerstone of research ethics,”2 these principl...

And we will continue to. Thank you for speaking out.

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Almost #PhDone Rita! Check this out
Deprescribing.bsky.social

This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."

Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.

I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

YouTube video by Therapeutics Initiative Dr. Wade Thompson: Minimizing harms of tight glycemic control in older people with type 2 diabetes

🚨#BestEvidence webinar recording!

Dr. Wade Thompson: Minimizing harms of tight glycemic control in older people with type 2 diabetes: youtu.be/JbOadM8M8W4

#T2DM #diabetes #prescribing #deprescribing

Censor CDC scientists and ask them to withdraw papers from medical journals?

This is not how it works, Mr President.

Our response @bmj.com on the Trump Executive Order and his "forbidden words"

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

The International Deprescribing Journal Club is back!

Dr. Anne-Marie Pinard, anesthesiologist & member of the Quebec Pain Research Network, will explore the process of deprescribing in chronic pain using 2 complex cases.

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Trump claims there's only '2 genders.' Historians say that's never been true | CBC News The Trump administration's 'two gender' policy is sparking fear and confusion among trans and non-binary people. The executive order claims it's a return to "biological facts," but experts say it igno...

An article worth sharing…
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

YouTube video by CBC News Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods

Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

From a patient today “I didn’t know vitamins had side effects” after we resolved their fecal incontinence by stopping their vitamin C….

The US withdrawal from the WHO: a global health crisis in the making In a major blow to global health, the US administration has announced plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization. Kent Buse and colleagues propose urgent actions for the international commun...

The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO: A #GlobalHealth crisis in the making www.bmj.com/content/388/... via @bmj.com @jmeddings.bsky.social

FYI, NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.bsky.social is now on Bluesky and as of today, no longer posting on Twitter/X. Do make sure you’re following if you’re interested in healthcare in the UK.