Deprescribing in older people: why it matters in routine clinical practice

Clinical variation: why it matters.

j 2 1 N o ve m b e r 2 0 16 Vmedications, interventions and procedures may be very different and lead to variation in outcomes. The following articles discusswhy exploring unwarranted variation is a priority for health care systems; how atlases of health care variation act as catalysts of change andwhat health care systems can do to increase appropriate care. In this context, the Australian hea...

Deprescribing in Frail Older People: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

OBJECTIVES Deprescribing has been proposed as a way to reduce polypharmacy in frail older people. We aimed to reduce the number of medicines consumed by people living in residential aged care facilities (RACF). Secondary objectives were to explore the effect of deprescribing on survival, falls, fractures, hospital admissions, cognitive, physical, and bowel function, quality of life, and sleep. ...

Don't mention it: Why people don't share job information, when they do, and why it matters

What Evidence-Based Practice Is and Why It Matters

When you are choosing a diagnostic test, performing a treatment, or looking for drug interactions, you will base your decisions on many sources of information. You will rely on your accumulated knowledge of biology, biochemistry, physiology, pathology, and health care. However, vast sources of information are available to improve on that knowledge. How will you decide which sources to use and w...

Evidence-based practice in clinical psychology: what it is, why it matters; what you need to know.

The history and meaning of evidence-based practice (EBP) in the health disciplines was described to the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP) training programs. Evidence-based practice designates a process of clinical decision-making that integrates research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences and characteristics. Evidence-based practice is a transdisc...