🆕 Examining #HbA1c in Frail Older Adults: A Linked Data Cohort Study www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/04/22/e... For frail people with #diabetes, there are important management lessons, including the possibility that HbA1c is not a useful metric & that #overtreatment with hypoglycaemic agents must be considered

⌛️TODAY (Apr 22 @ 11:45 PDT) ⌛️ UBC TI #BestEvidence Webinar: Dr. David Juurlink - Treating #pain is harder than it looks ✅ Why the goal of treating pain is not simply pain relief ✅ Myths & hidden harms of analgesics REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/t... #MedEd #prescribing

HOW OFTEN... should #A1c tests be used to monitor patients with #T2DM? 🤔 Find out in our latest #BestEvidence webinar recording: 👉 ti.ubc.ca/a1c-testing-webinar See also: 👉TI Therapeutics Letter 161 + patient handout: ti.ubc.ca/letter161 #MedEd #diabetes #labtesting

⌛️TOMORROW (Apr 22 @ 11:45 PDT) ⌛️ UBC TI #BestEvidence Webinar: Dr. David Juurlink - Treating #pain is harder than it looks ✅ Why the goal of treating pain is not simply pain relief ✅ Myths & hidden harms of analgesics REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/t... #MedEd #prescribing

HOW OFTEN... should A1c tests be used to monitor patients with #T2DM? 🤔 👉 UBC TI Letter + patient handout: ti.ubc.ca/letter161 "For patients with stable type 2 diabetes meeting glycemic goals, monitoring HbA1c every 6 months is as effective as every 3 months" #MedEd #labtests #diabetes

🚨UBC TI Best Evidence Webinar 🚨 Dr. David Juurlink: Treating #pain is harder than it looks 🤕 ⏰ Weds 22 April @ 11:45 PDT ✅ Why the goal of treating pain is not simply pain relief ✅ The many hidden harms of analgesics ✅ Myths about common analgesics REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/t... #MedEd

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

TI #BestEvidence webinar recording youtu.be/vXhWbRXvGpM Dr. Davie Wong: Antimicrobial durations in practice - a product of magical thinking in medicine ✅ How we choose #antibiotics durations ✅ Recognize limitations of how we select durations ✅ Determining optimal duration

A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial published in @jamainternalmed.com compared the effectiveness of different PPI deprescribing interventions: buff.ly/5SjxPqv 💊 PPI dose reduction was highest in the intervention involving both patients and GPs.

🚨ICYMI - our MOST-VIEWED new TI video in 2025: Addressing medications that are ineffective & potentially harmful for patients with alcohol & other substance use disorders 💊🍻🚬 ti.ubc.ca/harms-aud-sud/ Speaker: Dr. Evan Wood #alcohol #polypharmacy #BetterPrescribing

🚨UBC TI Therapeutics Letter 161 Appropriate hemoglobin A1c testing frequency to monitor patients with #T2DM www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/31/1... "For patients with stable type 2 diabetes meeting glycemic goals, monitoring HbA1c every 6 months is as effective as every 3 months" #MedEd

ICYMI: UBC TI #BestEvidence webinar recording! 🚨 #ADHD and other disability diagnoses: the seven sins of clinicians www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Of... Speaker: Dr. Allyson Harrison #MedEd #diagnosis #BetterPrescribing #BetterHealth

📢 The International Conference on Deprescribing (ICOD) 2026 is fast approaching! Happening in Montreal Canada 🇨🇦 from April 27-29, 2026, @deprescribing.bsky.social is excited to connect with you there! For registered attendees, be sure to review the Conference Agenda located here: buff.ly/s6EEP3j

🚨ICYMI - UBC TI Patient Experience video: Dr. Tom Perry: What #akathisia feels like www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoxQ... #MedEd #PatientVideos #medsafety

🚨ICYMI: UBC TI #BestEvidence webinar recording Oral vs IV Antibiotics ti.ubc.ca/antibiotics-... See also: TI Therapeutics #antibiotics Letter ti.ubc.ca/letter155 Patient handout: When are oral ABX the right choice? ti.ubc.ca/antibiotics-... #MedEd #BetterPrescribing #ABX

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

#Deprescribing interventions are often initiated in the hospital setting. 🏥 Unfortunately, interventions are not always continued after hospital discharge. A qualitative study investigates key factors impacting successful deprescribing: buff.ly/gBnz51d

🚨ICYMI: How should we diagnose and treat skin + soft tissue infections? Watch our UBC TI #BestEvidence webinar recording featuring Dr. Davie Wong 👉 bit.ly/3bh40b5 #MedEd #antibiotics #diagnosis #prescribing

ICYMI - #Deprescribing webinar recording! 😍 When making decisions about 🛑 #statins, consider: ✅ Patient values, preferences ✅ Health status ✅ Current evidence Watch as the TI's Dr. Wade Thompson summarizes current evidence: tiny.cc/StatinDepres... #MedEd #ptsafety #medsafety

⌛️TODAY (Apr 8 @ Noon PDT)⌛️ UBC TI #BestEvidence Webinar Appropriate HbA1c testing frequency to monitor pts with #T2DM ✅ Practical tips on optimal frequency of A1c testing ✅ Using TI #PrescribingPortaits to optimize your test ordering REGISTER www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/a...

‼️We need to talk about #Tramadol 💊 ICYMI: Our #BestEvidence webinar recording featuring the TI's Dr. Jessica Otte Practical info for clinicians considering tramadol for pain: bit.ly/3onIs05 👉More here: ti.ubc.ca/letter131 #MedEd #deprescribing #pain

🚨 ICYMI - #Opioids prescribing webinar recording featuring pharmacologist Dr. David Juurlink 💊 What have we learned about #prescribing? 💊 How should we treat pain when opioids overdoses have become an intractable epidemic? 👉🏽 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr46... #pain #MedEd #medsafety #deprescribing

⌛️ TOMORROW (Apr 8 @ Noon PDT) ⌛️ UBC TI #BestEvidence Webinar Appropriate HbA1c testing frequency to monitor pts with #T2DM ✅ Practical tips on optimal frequency of A1c testing ✅ Using TI #PrescribingPortaits to optimize your test ordering REGISTER www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/a... #MedEd #diabetes

🚨UBC TI Best Evidence Webinar 🚨 Dr. David Juurlink: Treating #pain is harder than it looks 🤕 ⏰ Weds 22 April @ 11:45 PDT ✅ Why the goal of treating pain is not simply pain relief ✅ The many hidden harms of analgesics ✅ Myths about common analgesics REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/t... #MedEd

ICYMI: 3 pearls for Peripheral edema from the TI's Dr. Jessica Otte #DrugEvidence25 #edema #MedEd

UBC TI #BestEvidence Webinar 1/ Appropriate HbA1c testing frequency to monitor patients with #T2DM ✅ Practical tips on optimal frequency of A1c testing ✅ Using TI #PrescribingPortaits to optimize your ordering of these tests REGISTER t.co/ZGq1BfCXVm #MedEd #diabetes

🚨UBC TI Best Evidence Webinar 🚨 Dr. David Juurlink: Treating #pain is harder than it looks 🤕 ⏰ Weds 22 April @ 11:45 PDT ✅ Why the goal of treating pain is not simply pain relief ✅ The many hidden harms of analgesics ✅ Myths about common analgesics REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/t... #MedEd

ICYMI: TI #BestEvidence webinar recording: Do your (es)citalopram prescriptions cost more than they're worth? 👉 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWUi... #citalopram #escitalopram #prescribing

🚨 ICYMI: UBC TI #ResearchMethods recording What is the role of regulatory documents & individual patient data in drug assessments? 👉 www.ti.ubc.ca/2023/05/10/r... #medsafety #RIAT #OpenResearch #ResearchTransparency

🚨UBC TI Therapeutics Letter 161 Appropriate hemoglobin A1c testing frequency to monitor patients with #T2DM www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/31/1... "For patients with stable type 2 diabetes meeting glycemic goals, monitoring HbA1c every 6 months is as effective as every 3 months" #MedEd

🆕 UBC TI Therapeutics Letter 161 🆕 Appropriate hemoglobin A1c testing frequency to monitor patients with #T2DM www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/31/1... "For patients with stable type 2 diabetes meeting glycemic goals, monitoring HbA1c every 6 months is as effective as every 3 months" #MedEd

UBC TI #BestEvidence Webinar 1/ Appropriate HbA1c testing frequency to monitor patients with #T2DM ✅ Practical tips on optimal frequency of A1c testing ✅ Using TI #PrescribingPortaits to optimize your ordering of these tests REGISTER t.co/ZGq1BfCXVm #MedEd #diabetes

ICYMI: UBC TI #BestEvidence webinar recording! 🚨 #ADHD and other disability diagnoses: the seven sins of clinicians www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Of... Speaker: Dr. Allyson Harrison #MedEd #diagnosis #BetterPrescribing #BetterHealth

🆕 UBC TI Best Evidence Webinar 🆕 Dr. David Juurlink: Treating #pain is harder than it looks 🤕 ⏰ Weds 22 April @ 11:45 PDT ✅ Why the goal of treating pain is not simply pain relief ✅ The many hidden harms of analgesics ✅ Myths about common analgesics REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/t... #MedEd

A systematic review & meta-analysis compiled evidence from 15 studies investigating the effects of #deprescribing preventive medications among older adults with advanced frailty, dementia, or limited life expectancy. Read the full open-access article to learn more: buff.ly/UR63l5p

🚨ICYMI: How should we diagnose and treat skin + soft tissue infections (#SSTIs)? Watch our UBC TI #BestEvidence webinar recording featuring Dr. Davie Wong 👉 bit.ly/3bh40b5 #MedEd #antibiotics #diagnosis #prescribing

🚨ICYMI - UBC TI Patient Experience video: Dr. Tom Perry: What #akathisia feels like www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoxQ... #MedEd #PatientVideos #medsafety

#Deprescribing, when done with the guidance of a healthcare professional is a great way to lower the risk of toxic exposures to medications. Learn more about deprescribing and find helpful resources at: buff.ly/eDbT7KT buff.ly/la8t1pr

🚨ICYMI: CLINICAL PEARLS 👩‍🏫 👉 3 Pearls for #PeripheralEdema from the TI's Dr. Jessica Otte @drotte.medsky.social #prescribing #deprescribing #edema #MedEd

Check out our YouTube channel to view our library of #MedEd, #BetterPrescribing & #PatientExperience videos 🤩🧑🏾‍💻 👉🏽Watch+Subscribe: youtube.com/@drug_evidence #BetterHealth #ResearchMethods

ICYMI: #Deprescribing webinar recording! 😍 When making decisions about 🛑 #statins, consider: ✅ patient values, preferences ✅ health status ✅ current evidence Watch as the TI's Dr. Wade Thompson summarizes current evidence: #MedEd #ptsafety #medsafety

🧵 UBC TI #BestEvidence Webinar 1/ Appropriate HbA1c testing frequency to monitor patients with #T2DM ⏰ Weds 8 April @ Noon PDT Speaker: The TI's Dr. Wade Thompson ✅ Practical tips on optimal frequency of A1c testing REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/a... #MedEd #LabTests #diabetes #HbA1c

🆕 UBC TI Best Evidence Webinar 🆕 Dr. David Juurlink: Treating #pain is harder than it looks 🤕 ⏰ Weds 22 April @ 11:45 PDT ✅ Why the goal of treating pain is not simply pain relief ✅ The many hidden harms of analgesics ✅ Myths about common analgesics REGISTER: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/t... #MedEd

‼️We need to talk about #Tramadol 💊 ICYMI: Our #BestEvidence webinar recording featuring the TI's Dr. Jessica Otte Practical info for clinicians considering tramadol for pain: bit.ly/3onIs05 👉 More here: ti.ubc.ca/letter131 #MedEd #deprescribing #pain

TI #BestEvidence webinar recording youtu.be/vXhWbRXvGpM Dr. Davie Wong: Antimicrobial durations in practice - a product of magical thinking in medicine ✅ How we choose #antibiotics durations ✅ Recognize limitations of how we select durations ✅ Determining optimal duration

🚨ICYMI: UBC TI #BestEvidence webinar recording Oral vs IV Antibiotics ti.ubc.ca/antibiotics-... See also: TI Therapeutics #antibiotics Letter ti.ubc.ca/letter155 Patient handout: When are oral ABX the right choice? ti.ubc.ca/antibiotics-... #MedEd #BetterPrescribing #ABX

Dr. Tom Perry: What #akathisia feels like www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoxQ... #MedEd #PatientVideos

ICYMI - 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

ICYMI - How well do you know your dopamine antagonists? TI Letter ti.ubc.ca/letter139 Patient videos youtu.be/nrM8Az7RHKU Patients briefly explain why it's important for prescribers, pharmacists, pts, carers to recognize early occurrence of adverse effects #medsky #pharmsky #medsafety

ICYMI: UBC TI Therapeutics Letter 160 Surge in doses of proton pump inhibitors: a sleight of handedness? ti.ubc.ca/letter160 #PPIs #prescribing #ptsafety #CostAnalysis #AcidReflux