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Deprescribing Interventions in Primary Health Care Mapped to the Behaviour Change Wheel: A Scoping Review
Isenor, JE; Bai, I; Cormier, R; Helwig, Melissa; Reeve, Emily; Whelan, Anne Marie; Burgess, Sarah; Martin-Misener, Ruth; Kennie-Kaulbach, Natalie (Elsevier, 2021-07)Background: Polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use are an increasing concern. Deprescribing may improve medication use through planned and supervised dose reduction or stopping of medications. As most medication ... -
Formation of a Collaborative Interprofessional Primary Healthcare Deprescribing Research Team in Nova Scotia
Whelan, Anne Marie; Kennie-Kaulbach, Natalie; Isenor, Jennifer; Martin-Misener, Ruth; Burge, Fred; Burgess, Sarah; Reeve, Emily; Salsbury, Lauren E.; Cormier, Rachel; Bai, Isaac; MacLean, Heather; Helwig, Melissa; Kits, Olga (2019-06)Study objective: To describe the development of a collaborative interprofessional primary health care deprescribing research team in Nova Scotia. Methods: Initiated by two College of Pharmacy faculty members, a core ... -
Key Priorities to Implement Deprescribing in Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia: Results from the Deprescribing in Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia Knowledge Exchange Event (June 20, 2019)
Isenor, Jennifer; Kennie-Kaulbach, Natalie; Kehoe, Sarah; Bai, Isaac; Reeve, Emily; Whelan, Anne Marie; Burgess, Sarah; Kits, Olga; Burge, Frederick; Martin-Misener, Ruth; Helwig, Melissa; Sampalli, Tara (2020-03-03)Inappropriate medication use and polypharmacy are associated with increased adverse drug reactions, hospitalizations and mortality. Deprescribing has been found to decrease the use of medications and medication costs and ...