![[126] Serious harms with long-term PPI use in older adults](https://www.ti.ubc.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/126-150x150.png)
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) were introduced in 1988. Health Canada, professional, and academic groups all agree that they should be prescribed at the lowest dose and for the shortest duration appropriate to the condition treated. However, PPI use … Read More
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Are you the victim of a prescribing cascade?
Whenever you take a medication, there is a risk you will experience a side effect. The more medications you take, the greater your risk of side effects. Any new symptoms could be caused by medications you are currently taking but does it make sense … Read More
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[Sep 30] TI Methods Speaker Series: A Practical Introduction to Propensity Score Analysis using R
TI Methods Speaker Series The TI Methods Speaker Series are offered free of charge and everyone is welcome. The event is held at noon on the last Wednesday of each month and used to take place in Rudy North Lecture Theatre (CBH 101) in the Centre … Read More
![[Sept 16] TI Best Evidence Webinar: “We” Should Really Stop that PPI, eh?](https://www.ti.ubc.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bubbar_Dossa-150x103.png)
[Sept 16] TI Best Evidence Webinar: “We” Should Really Stop that PPI, eh?
TI Best Evidence Webinar “We” Should Really Stop that PPI, eh? PRESENTER: Dr. Carolyn Bubbar & Hafeez Dossa DATE: Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 12 noon - 13:15 CME CREDITS: MainPro+/MOC Section 1 credits: 1.0. You must … Read More
![[Aug 26] TI Methods Speaker Series: Disseminating Academic Outputs](https://www.ti.ubc.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/MJ-KJ-150x100.png)
[Aug 26] TI Methods Speaker Series: Disseminating Academic Outputs
TI Methods Speaker Series The TI Methods Speaker Series are offered free of charge and everyone is welcome. The event is held at noon on the last Wednesday of each month and used to take place in Rudy North Lecture Theatre (CBH 101) in the Centre … Read More
Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) Use: Less Can Be More When Treating Heartburn
This is the first Prescribing Portrait produced by the Therapeutics Initiative, in 2020. To view this Portrait in PDF format click on the DOWNLOAD button. Best Evidence for Prescribing PPIs for GERD/Heartburn Do they work? Yes, PPIs can be … Read More
