Barb Farrell
@barbfarrell.bsky.social
Mom, wife, sister, aunt, friend. Pharmacist, educator and #deprescriber. Founder and Senior Advisor, deprescribing.org
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Access to vaccines is not a privilege — it is a human right.
In @statnews.com today, Stefan Peterson and I write about using a human rights-based approach to deal with vaccine denialism and the return of measles, whooping cough and diphtheria
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
In @statnews.com today, Stefan Peterson and I write about using a human rights-based approach to deal with vaccine denialism and the return of measles, whooping cough and diphtheria
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers
Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.
www.statnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Access to vaccines is not a privilege — it is a human right.
In @statnews.com today, Stefan Peterson and I write about using a human rights-based approach to deal with vaccine denialism and the return of measles, whooping cough and diphtheria
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
In @statnews.com today, Stefan Peterson and I write about using a human rights-based approach to deal with vaccine denialism and the return of measles, whooping cough and diphtheria
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
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🚨 The US Deprescribing Research Network is now accepting applications for the 2026 Grant Catalyst Scholars Program! Designed to accelerate early-career investigators’ success in deprescribing research & grant funding.
Apply here: deprescribingresearch.org/request-for-...
Apply here: deprescribingresearch.org/request-for-...
Request for Applicants for the USDeN Grant Catalyst Scholars Program - US Deprescribing Research Network
The US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) seeks applicants for its Grant Catalyst Scholars Program (GCSP) in Deprescribing Research. The purpose of the Grant Catalyst Scholars Program is to accel...
deprescribingresearch.org
September 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🚨 The US Deprescribing Research Network is now accepting applications for the 2026 Grant Catalyst Scholars Program! Designed to accelerate early-career investigators’ success in deprescribing research & grant funding.
Apply here: deprescribingresearch.org/request-for-...
Apply here: deprescribingresearch.org/request-for-...
Looks like a great opportunity for researchers to improve exploration and understanding of shared decision making in deprescribing. A good topic for an interest group discussion at ICOD 2026 in Montreal?
Scoping review in @agsjournal.bsky.social finds few studies explicitly incorporate or measure Shared Decision Making (SDM) in deprescribing interventions for older adults:
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More evidence linking SDM in deprescribing interventions with health and behavioural outcomes is needed!
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More evidence linking SDM in deprescribing interventions with health and behavioural outcomes is needed!
October 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Looks like a great opportunity for researchers to improve exploration and understanding of shared decision making in deprescribing. A good topic for an interest group discussion at ICOD 2026 in Montreal?
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📢 The International Conference on Deprescribing (ICOD) 2026 in Montréal Canada is now welcoming abstracts submissions until October 15, 2025 (11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time)!
Access the abstract submission platform here:
events.decorporate.ca/ICOD2026/abs...
We hope to see you there!
Access the abstract submission platform here:
events.decorporate.ca/ICOD2026/abs...
We hope to see you there!
September 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
📢 The International Conference on Deprescribing (ICOD) 2026 in Montréal Canada is now welcoming abstracts submissions until October 15, 2025 (11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time)!
Access the abstract submission platform here:
events.decorporate.ca/ICOD2026/abs...
We hope to see you there!
Access the abstract submission platform here:
events.decorporate.ca/ICOD2026/abs...
We hope to see you there!
#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.
June 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#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.
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/...
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.
www.healthline.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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!!
We're looking for a PhD scholar for a @hrbireland.bsky.social funded 4-year project focused on prescribing and deprescribing in chronic kidney disease, based at @rcsi.bsky.social.
If interested in pharmacoepi/health services research, please apply (D/L 2nd June): www.rcsi.com/dublin/resea...
If interested in pharmacoepi/health services research, please apply (D/L 2nd June): www.rcsi.com/dublin/resea...
Enhancing prescribing In chronic kidney disease in primary care (EPIC)
The overall research project aims to develop a comprehensive set of indicators to guide medicines optimisation and deprescribing in people with CKD in primary care. More ...
www.rcsi.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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!
It’s official: we are partnering with @deprescribeus.bsky.social to welcome you in Montréal for the next International Conference on Deprescribing!
Mark your calendars for Apr 27-29, 2026!
Follow us to stay informed about ICOD2026, including the call for abstracts and registration details.
Mark your calendars for Apr 27-29, 2026!
Follow us to stay informed about ICOD2026, including the call for abstracts and registration details.
May 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Super excited to be part of the planning committee for the next ICOD in Montreal, Canada in 2026! See you there!
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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
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.
www.cbc.ca
March 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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
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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...
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.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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...
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
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🚀 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
📖 Read more: lnkd.in/e7__ead7
#Deprescribing #Geriatrics #MedicationSafety
March 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🚀 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
📖 Read more: lnkd.in/e7__ead7
#Deprescribing #Geriatrics #MedicationSafety
So exciting to be part of the planning for ICOD3 in Spring 2026!
Planning for ICOD3 has launched! 🚀
The ICOD3 planning committee met for the 1st time to brainstorm vision & objectives for the meeting, to be held in Spring 2026 in Canada and co-hosted by CADeN & @deprescribeus.bsky.social.
Stay tuned for more info: official dates and venue are coming soon! 👀
The ICOD3 planning committee met for the 1st time to brainstorm vision & objectives for the meeting, to be held in Spring 2026 in Canada and co-hosted by CADeN & @deprescribeus.bsky.social.
Stay tuned for more info: official dates and venue are coming soon! 👀
March 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So exciting to be part of the planning for ICOD3 in Spring 2026!
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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.
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.
CMA leaving X
The CMA has stopped posting on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, as of Mar. 12.
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March 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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.
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.
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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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Why Won’t Pierre Poilievre Get His Security Clearance?
YouTube video by Justin Trudeau
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March 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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-...
March 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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-...
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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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➡️ 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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Deprescribing Guidelines Repository (DEPOT) - Deprescribing.org
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February 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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! 👀
buff.ly/3tkhsqH
➡️ Diuretic Deprescribing
➡️ Statin Deprescribing
➡️ Antidepressant Deprescribing
➡️ Gabapentinoid Deprescribing
Keep your eyes peeled for updates on our Deprescribing Guidelines Repository (DEPOT) page! 👀
buff.ly/3tkhsqH
We need to be thinking about how these actions by the GOP, Trump and Musk affect published, ongoing and future #deprescribing research
Anger, despair, and defiance from a voice within the US federal research system – from an anonymous researcher www.bmj.com/content/388/... @bmj.com
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
February 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We need to be thinking about how these actions by the GOP, Trump and Musk affect published, ongoing and future #deprescribing research
Recommended reading: How to fight back: charting opposition to the actions of the Trump administration
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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?
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Recommended reading: How to fight back: charting opposition to the actions of the Trump administration
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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February 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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🧵"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
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
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"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
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
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🚨#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
Dr. Wade Thompson: Minimizing harms of tight glycemic control in older people with type 2 diabetes: youtu.be/JbOadM8M8W4
#T2DM #diabetes #prescribing #deprescribing
Dr. Wade Thompson: Minimizing harms of tight glycemic control in older people with type 2 diabetes
YouTube video by Therapeutics Initiative
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🚨#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
Dr. Wade Thompson: Minimizing harms of tight glycemic control in older people with type 2 diabetes: youtu.be/JbOadM8M8W4
#T2DM #diabetes #prescribing #deprescribing
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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/...
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/...
February 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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/...
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/...
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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...
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...
February 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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...
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...