In episode 430, James and Mike do a review of all the best available evidence around medications for systolic heart failure. In this episode we start off by framing the risk associated with heart failure (mortality and hospitalizations for heart failure) and what the evidence is for exercise, salt, diuretics, digoxin and ISDN/hydralazine.
Show notes
In episode 429, Mike and James continue their discussion with Barb Farrell around deprescribing. We talk in generalities, with occasional brilliant specificity, about the PPI/benzos/antipsychotics/glucose lowering medication deprescribing guidelines. In the end we come up with the astounding idea that maybe some people are on too many medications.
Show notes
1) Deprescribing guidelines and related tools
3) Specific guidelines
Cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine
6) MedStopper
In episode 428, Mike and James invite Barb Farrell to discuss all the great work being done by the people at deprescribing.org. We discuss the general approach to deprescribing and why it is so important to keep this concept front and center of health discussions.
Show notes
1) Deprescribing guidelines and related tools
3) Specific guidelines
THE NUTRITION PROPOSITION BOOK
Check it out at nutritionproposition.com and think about picking up a copy on Amazon. All the evidence you ever wanted about nutrition and the only nutrition book that won’t tell you what to eat.
This pragmatic trial is now recruiting in BC. Make a difference and get involved with pragmatic trials (www.pragmatictrials.ca)
