7.5 - Deprescribing from Down Under - Dr Emily Reeve

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What is Deprescribing? Why is it so important? And the big question... who invented it?! We present a masterclass in deprescribing from pharmacist Dr Emily Reeve from Monash University in Australia who is also Chair of the Australian Deprescribing Network.
The need to review, reduce or stop medicines has been a regular topic of conversation here on the Aural Apothecary. But how do we do it? Deprescribing should be an integral component of appropriate prescribing and is defined as the systematic process of dose reduction or discontinuing a medicine under the supervision of a healthcare professional. We chat to Emily about the difficulties faced, advancements in practice and her research into the topic. What help is available for prescribers? Do patients actually want their medicines stopped? And who is the world leader in Deprescribing...?
There is no one better with whom to discuss this topic. Dr Emily Reeve, as well as being Chair of the Australian Deprescribing Network, is a Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Theme Lead for the Centre for Medicines Use and Safety, in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Monash University in Australia.
Should information on how to stop a drug feature in guidance on how to start it? In our micro-discussion we delve deeper into the guidance available for prescribers when we look at one of Emily’s papers 'What do clinical practice guidelines say about deprescribing' https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/34/1/28
As with all of our guests, Emily shares with us her Memory Evoking Medicine, a career anthem and book that has influenced her career or life. We learn that it is hard to dance with the devil on your back.
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