… the effect of polypharmacy . … Lam JYJ, Barras M, Scott IA, et al. Scoping review of studies evaluating frailty …

… Ther Adv Drug Saf … Adverse drug events are a common source of harm in both inpatient and ambulatory … 75 studies concluded that cardiovascular medications are a leading cause of medication harm across different clinical …

… can improve the diagnostic process. … Dahm MR, Williams M, Crock C. 'More than words' - interpersonal communication, …

… to develop these skills during clinician training. … Scott IA, Hubbard RE, Crock C, et al. Developing critical thinking skills for …

Cognitively impaired older adults living in residential aged care facilities (RACF) are at risk of adverse drug events related to potentially inappropriate polypharmacy. Based on telehealth visits with 720 RACF residents, 66% were receiving polypharmacy, with cognitively intact residents receiving significantly more medications than cognitively impaired residents. Overall, 82% of residents were receiving anti-cholinergic medications which should be avoided in this population. Future interventions and research should pay particular attention to the prescribing of these medications.

… considerations , such as use of unproven therapies. … Scott IA. COVID-19 pandemic and the tension between the need …

The prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications is a quality and safety concern. This narrative review found that information technologies equipped with decision support tools were modestly effective in reducing inappropriate prescribing of medications, more so in the hospital than the ambulatory environment.

… the effort to improve diagnosis have heralded diagnosis as a team activity . This commentary suggests that specialists … rather than disease-centered care to ensure a wide range of considerations are explored to avoid …

… strategies to mitigate cognitive biases in health care. … Scott IA, Soon J, Elshaug AG, Lindner R. Countering cognitive …

… … JAMA Intern Med … Polypharmacy in older patients is a predictor of medication errors. However, deprescribing—stopping or reducing medicines in a patient's drug regimen—can introduce opportunities for harm if not done appropriately. This commentary presents a protocol to enhance the safety of deprescribing by …

This systematic review examined prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications and found that prescriber characteristics (such as clinical inertia and lack of knowledge) and system characteristics (such as insufficient time to review medications and limited availability of nonmedication treatments) both contributed to persistent prescribing of medications associated with increased risks. These findings emphasize the need for fundamental health care reform in order to improve medication safety.

… aged 70 and older who were discharged from the hospital to a long-term care facility were prescribed a medication deemed to be high risk according to Beers …

This study found high levels of physician agreement using an adverse event screening tool for patients admitted with chronic heart failure and pneumonia.

… journal of medicine … Am J Med … This commentary describes a framework to help prevent inappropriate prescribing for …

This commentary analyzes how cognitive errors occur and shares strategies to minimize their incidence and impact.