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Now Available: a FREE, evidence-informed, interactive online course on #deprescribing developed by @UDalhousie @OPTx_Team & launched with @DeprescribeNet to increase primary care clinicians’ awareness, knowledge & skills in deRx.

Start the course today! https://t.co/5pmxLP122O

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@pharming_48 Heh heh sounds like this is a passionate topic for you!

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Question! What colour should we make the cover of the next edition of our book?

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@ChooseWiselyCA Yes - and also available in 13 other languages - see https://t.co/SuYguX5Prw. Well done Choosing Wisely!

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FRIDAY, #1. Lower doses of bupropion appear just as likely to benefit depression as high doses. Ref: https://t.co/XFd5GC8rHH

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THURSDAY, #2. An adequate trial of an antipsychotic for schizophrenia is at least 6 weeks using at least 50% of the maximum dose. Ref: https://t.co/DxUSPqTDef

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WEDNESDAY, #3. Adding a single dose of naproxen to a triptan increases efficacy and is unlikely to cause additional harms. Ref: https://t.co/0R7S6htWbb

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TUESDAY, #4. Patients who fill more than 2 SABA inhalers per year in asthma should be reassessed for a change in therapy. Ref: https://t.co/p6QEnrcrr1

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This week (in preparation for our February 2023 conference) we are counting down the top 5 practice-changing messages from our 2022 conference.

MONDAY, #5. A (short) 5-day course of antibiotics can be used for community-acquired pneumonia in kids. Ref: https://t.co/f3gV1cvhfl

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Registration is now open for our Feb 11, 2023 annual conference! We feel completely certain that this will be our best one yet. Link here:
https://t.co/Wd2uTTAkAt

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The PEER team is pleased to announce that the 11th annual Practical Evidence for Informed Practice (PEIP) conference is open for registration. Join us for entertaining evidence-based reviews of clinically relevant primary care topics. Visit https://t.co/Mc9EYllGmY.

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Very proud to have been a part of this video. Well done to all involved.

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Researchers, clinicians seek to improve care of people living with opioid use disorder with new short film via ⁦@CharlatanLive⁩

Check out the film here: https://t.co/2TCrKiOdnz

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@cleung26 @QueensuFamMed You are very welcome!

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Just 3 days left before the Early Bird 🐦 deadline for the RxFiles Conference 2022! Come join us on February 12 for updates from the worlds of infectious disease, psychiatry, diabetes, and much more! https://t.co/Wd2uTTRVZ3

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Our 2nd Annual (Online) Conference is February 12, 2022. Amazing lineup of speakers. Register now for the early bird rate! https://t.co/Wd2uTTRVZ3

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Did you hear that the new etonogestrel implantable rod (NEXPLANON) is now a formulary benefit for Saskatchewan Health and NIHB? See how it compares to other birth control options with our chart https://t.co/bZve4pDJf3

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@helenhamill Have you seen our Geri-RxFiles Drug Interactions page? https://t.co/9mcEQ155cq

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People have been asking us if it is worth upgrading from an earlier RxFiles edition to the new 13th. Some of the big benefits:
✅over 40 new pages
✅10% bigger font than the 12th Edition (!!)
✅literally thousands of cost, formulary, & guideline changes

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Are you a pharmacist? Are you interested in the field of sleep medicine? The Canadian Sleep Society organizes a one day education course specially for you on October 28th 2021! Information and registration here: https://t.co/7242CFLUhO