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[128] Drug Safety Advisories: A need for international coordination

[128] Drug Safety Advisories: A need for international coordination

December 3, 2020 Therapeutics Letter Leave a Comment

Vanessa Young of Oakville, Ontario died suddenly on March 19, 2000 at age 15. She was taking cisapride, a drug prescribed to “enhance stomach emptying” of whose link to fatal cardiac dysrhythmias the US FDA warned American doctors two months … Read More

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[Mar 10] Therapeutics Initiative Virtual Workshop –  Using Evidence in Shared Decision Making: A Case-based, Critical Appraisal Approach for Busy Clinicians

[Mar 10] Therapeutics Initiative Virtual Workshop – Using Evidence in Shared Decision Making: A Case-based, Critical Appraisal Approach for Busy Clinicians

January 21, 2021 Education Leave a Comment

An interactive session where we will analyze a recent study and interpret and apply the findings to a clinical case   PRESENTED BY:  Rita McCracken, MD, CCFP Jessica Otte, MD, CCFP Aaron M. Tejani, PharmD DATE: Wednesday, March … Read More

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Tofacitinib Persistence in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Tofacitinib Persistence in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study

October 1, 2020 PharmacoEpidemiology

Editor's Pick: The Journal of Rheumatology, January 2021, 48(1):16-24. Anat Fisher, Marie Hudson, Robert W. Platt and Colin R. Dormuth for the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES) … Read More

[Mar 17] Therapeutics Initiative Best Evidence Webinar: Withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in older people

[Mar 17] Therapeutics Initiative Best Evidence Webinar: Withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in older people

February 8, 2021 Education Leave a Comment

TI Best Evidence Webinar   TITLE: Withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in older people PRESENTER: Dr. Emily Reeve is a pharmacist and Senior Research Fellow in the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, UniSA … Read More

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Dr. Jessica Otte: We Need To Talk About Tramadol

Dr. Jessica Otte: We Need To Talk About Tramadol

January 27, 2021 Education, Podcasts & Videos Leave a Comment

Dr. Jessica Otte, MD, CCFP gave this presentation on October 17th, 2020 at the "Bringing Best Evidence to Clinicians" virtual conference. Dr. Otte is a family physician in Nanaimo, BC. She has always been passionate about helping patients find the … Read More

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[Apr 14] Therapeutics Initiative Best Evidence Webinar: Optimising Outcomes in Persons with Carotid Stenosis: Where are We Up to In April, 2021?

[Apr 14] Therapeutics Initiative Best Evidence Webinar: Optimising Outcomes in Persons with Carotid Stenosis: Where are We Up to In April, 2021?

February 22, 2021 Education Leave a Comment

TI Best Evidence Webinar TITLE: Optimising Outcomes in Persons with Carotid Stenosis: Where are We Up to In April, 2021? PRESENTER: Professor Anne Abbott is a neurologist from the Central Clinical School at Monash University in Melbourne, … Read More

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