Therapeutics Initiative (TI)
Independent, evidence-informed, practical #BetterPrescribing resources for physicians, pharmacists, & nurse practitioners. Based in the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
- ❤️Tips and tricks for patients starting new #exercise habits 🕺🏾🏓🧘🏾♂️ 3 Step changing behaviour model from @bjfogg and other healthy activity tips from the TI's Dr. Josh Levin #ExercisePrescriptions #prescribing #ExRx
- 🚨 UBC TI #BestEvidence Webinar "GLP-1 RA and SGLT2i in type 2 diabetes" 🔉 Speaker: The TI's @guillaume-grenet.bsky.social 🗓️ Date: 11 February @ Noon Pacific 👉 Register now: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/02/03/g... #MedEd #CME #diabetes #CVD
- 🆕 UBC TI #BestEvidence Webinar 🆕 "GLP-1 RA and SGLT2i in type 2 diabetes" 🔉 Speaker: The TI's @guillaume-grenet.bsky.social 🗓️ Date: 11 February @ Noon Pacific 👉 Register now: www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/02/03/g... #MedEd #CME #diabetes #CVD
- TI #BestEvidence webinar recording youtu.be/vXhWbRXvGpM Dr. Davie Wong: Antimicrobial durations in practice - a product of magical thinking in medicine ✅ How we choose #antibiotics durations ✅ Recognize limitations of how we select durations ✅ Determining optimal duration
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- 🚨UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar (May 6th) "Optimizing Medications for Patients with Major Polypharmacy and Multiple Morbidities: Evidence and How to Apply It" Speaker: Dr. Anne Holbrook 👉 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... #MedEd #CME #polypharmacy #BetterPrescribing
- ICYMI: TI #BestEvidence webinar recording! 🚨 #ADHD and other disability diagnoses: the seven sins of clinicians www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Of... Speaker: Dr. Allyson Harrison #MedEd #diagnosis #BetterPrescribing #BetterHealth
- 🆕 UBC TI #Deprescribing series webinar 🆕 👉Watch the recording here: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... Case: Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications Presenter: Cara Mills, Clinical Pharmacist #MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth
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- 🆕 More UBC TI Educational events are on the way! SAVE THE DATES + watch our Events and Webinars page for more details: www.ti.ubc.ca/continuing-e... Registration is now open for our next #Deprescribing webinar: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribing-webinar-9/ #CME #MedEd #BetterPrescribing
- BC family #physicians & NPs: Are you interested in reviewing + assessing your prescribing practices? 👩🏽⚕️👨🏼⚕️💊 Sign up to receive your confidential, personalized prescribing portrait from our TI Prescribing Portraits program: ti.ubc.ca/portrait #MedEd #PrescribingPortraits #BetterPrescribing
- 🆕 UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar (May 6th) 🆕 "Optimizing Medications for Patients with Major Polypharmacy and Multiple Morbidities: Evidence and How to Apply It" Speaker: Dr. Anne Holbrook 👉 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... #MedEd #CME #polypharmacy #BetterPrescribing
- Case: Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications Presenter: Cara Mills, Clinical Pharmacist Lessons learned during the #deprescribing process
- Happening RIGHT NOW! Our UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar series REGISTER: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... Case: Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications Presenter: Cara Mills, Clinical Pharmacist #MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth
- 🕕TODAY (Jan 28 @ Noon Pacific) 🕕 Our popular UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar series returns! REGISTER: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... Case: Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications Presenter: Cara Mills, Clinical Pharmacist #MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth
- 🆕 Drug Coverage Policy and Legacy #Prescribing: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in British Columbia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Policymakers should reconsider indefinite coverage for meds with potential harm to: ✅ ensure tx is regularly reassessed ✅ reduce risk of problematic polypharmacy
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- 🕕TOMORROW (Jan 28 @ Noon Pacific) 🕕 Our popular UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar series returns! REGISTER: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... Case: Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications Presenter: Cara Mills, Clinical Pharmacist #MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth
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- ICYMI: #Deprescribing review! Deprescribing antihypertensive medications in older people: a systematic review and a meta-analysis pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41491674 Congratulations to the TI's Dr. Wade Thompson, Dr. Carole Lunny and co-authors
- 🎺🎺 Our deprescribing webinar series returns THIS WEDS (Jan 28)! 😍 #Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... #MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth #BetterPrescribing
- 🚨TI #ResearchMethods webinars page Find ALL of our Methods Speaker Series webinars in one place: ti.ubc.ca/research-met... Topics include: #AI, #KnowledgeTranslation, #GuidelineDevelopment, #StatisticalMethods, ➕ much more!
- 🆕 TI #ResearchMethods webinars page 🆕 Find ALL of our Methods Speaker Series webinars in one place: ti.ubc.ca/research-methods-webinars Topics include: #AI, #KnowledgeTranslation, #GuidelineDevelopment, #StatisticalMethods, ➕ much more!
- 🆕 TI #BestEvidence webinar recording! 🚨 #ADHD and other disability diagnoses: the seven sins of clinicians www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Of... Speaker: Dr. Allyson Harrison #MedEd #diagnosis #BetterPrescribing #BetterHealth
- ICYMI - #Deprescribing webinar recording! 😍 When making decisions about 🛑 #statins, consider: ✅pt values, preferences ✅health status ✅current evidence Watch as the TI's Dr. Wade Thompson summarizes current evidence: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqEo... #MedEd #ptsafety #medsafety
- 🎺🎺 WEBINAR: #Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications Our deprescribing webinar series returns January 28! 😍 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... #MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth #BetterPrescribing
- 🕛 TODAY (Jan 14) @ 11:45am Pacific 🕛 TI #BestEvidence Webinar! "ADHD and other disability diagnoses: the seven deadly sins of clinicians" 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Allyson G Harrison ✍️ REGISTER NOW: www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/12/23/a... #MedEd #ADHD #diagnosis #CME MainPro 1.0+ credits
- 🕛 TOMORROW (Jan 14) @ 11:45am Pacific 🕛 TI #BestEvidence Webinar! "ADHD and other disability diagnoses: the seven deadly sins of clinicians" 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Allyson G Harrison ✍️ REGISTER NOW: www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/12/23/a... #MedEd #ADHD #diagnosis #CME MainPro 1.0+ credits
- 🎺🎺 Our popular UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar series returns January 28! 😍 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... Case: Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications Presenter: Cara Mills, Clinical Pharmacist #MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth #BetterPrescribing
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- 🚨ICYMI - #BestEvidence webinar recording 😍 Safe & sound: Polypharmacy & rational primary care ti.ubc.ca/drugevidence24 Dr. Dee Mangin describes vital aspects of primary care in maximizing therapeutic benefit + provides examples/areas of challenge for rational treatment #DrugEvidence24 #MedEd
- 🆕 #Deprescribing review! Deprescribing antihypertensive medications in older people: a systematic review and a meta-analysis pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41491674 Congratulations to the TI's Dr. Wade Thompson, Dr. Carole Lunny and co-authors
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- 😍 TI #BestEvidence Webinar! "ADHD and other disability diagnoses: the seven deadly sins of clinicians" 🕛 Jan 14 @ 11:45am Pacific 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Allyson G Harrison ✍️ Details + Registration: www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/12/23/a... #MedEd #ADHD #diagnosis #CME MainPro 1.0+ credits
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- 🎺🎺 Our popular UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar series returns January 28! 😍 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... Case: Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications Presenter: Cara Mills, Clinical Pharmacist #MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth #BetterPrescribing
- 😍 TI #BestEvidence Webinar! "ADHD and other disability diagnoses: the seven deadly sins of clinicians" 🕛 Jan 14 @ 11:45am Pacific 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Allyson G Harrison ✍️ Details + Registration: www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/12/23/a... #MedEd #ADHD #diagnosis #CME MainPro 1.0+ credits
- 🎺🎺 Our popular UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar series returns January 28! 😍 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... Case: Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications Presenter: Cara Mills, Clinical Pharmacist #MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth #BetterPrescribing
- 😍 TI #BestEvidence Webinar! "ADHD and other disability diagnoses: the seven deadly sins of clinicians" 🕛 Jan 14 @ 11:45am Pacific 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Allyson G Harrison ✍️ Details + Registration: www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/12/23/a... #MedEd #ADHD #diagnosis #CME MainPro 1.0+ credits
- COUNTDOWN - TOP 5 TI VIDEOS POSTED in 2025: Our most-viewed new TI #MedEd video this year! Dr. Evan Wood: Addressing medications that are ineffective & potentially harmful for pts w/ alcohol & other substance use disorders ti.ubc.ca/harms-aud-sud/
- COUNTDOWN - TOP 5 TI VIDEOS POSTED in 2025: As 2025 draws to a close, we're highlighting our most-viewed new TI #MedEd videos 2️⃣: Dr. John Mandrola - Heart failure: old and new drugs www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Bg...
- COUNTDOWN - TOP 5 TI VIDEOS POSTED in 2025: As 2025 draws to a close, we highlight our most-viewed new TI #MedEd videos 3️⃣: Dr. Davie Wong - Oral vs IV Antibiotics ti.ubc.ca/2025/06/04/o... See also: ti.ubc.ca/letter155 ti.ubc.ca/antibiotics-... #BetterPrescribing #BetterHealth
- 🚨Check out our latest TI Blog update! 🚨 www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/12/23/t... ✅ Contributor acknowledgements #ThankYou! ✅ #Deprescribing webinars are back! ✅ TI #PrescribingPortraits ✅ Annual Course wrap-up #BetterPrescribing #BetterHealth #MedEd
- 🎺🎺 Our popular UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar series returns January 28! 😍 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... Case: Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications Presenter: Cara Mills, Clinical Pharmacist #MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth #BetterPrescribing
- 😍 TI #BestEvidence Webinar! "ADHD and other disability diagnoses: the seven deadly sins of clinicians" 🕛 Jan 14 @ 11:45am Pacific 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Allyson G Harrison ✍️ Details + Registration: www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/12/23/a... #MedEd #ADHD #diagnosis #CME MainPro 1.0+ credits
- 🎺🎺 Our popular UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar series returns January 28! 😍 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... Case: Deprescribing multiple psychotropic medications Presenter: Cara Mills, Clinical Pharmacist #MedEd #CME #antidepressants #mentalhealth #BetterPrescribing
- 🆕 TI #BestEvidence Webinar! "ADHD and other disability diagnoses: the seven deadly sins of clinicians" 🕛 Jan 14 @ 11:45am Pacific 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Allyson G Harrison ✍️ Details + Registration: www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/12/23/a... #MedEd #ADHD #diagnosis #CME MainPro 1.0+ credits
- 🆕 UBC TI Blog Update: December 2025 🆕 www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/12/23/t... ✅ Our #Deprescribing webinars resume in January! ✅ Annual Course wrap-up ✅ Learn more about #PrescribingPortraits
- COUNTDOWN - TOP 5 TI VIDEOS POSTED in 2025: As 2025 draws to a close, we're highlighting our most-viewed new TI #MedEd videos 4️⃣: Dr. Dee Mangin - Safe & sound: Polypharmacy & rational primary care www.youtube.com/watch?v=091F... #BetterPrescribing
- COUNTDOWN - TOP 5 TI VIDEOS POSTED in 2025: As 2025 draws to a close, we're highlighting our most-viewed new TI #MedEd videos 5️⃣: Dr. James M Wright - Debunking the hype in #hypertension www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS8Y...
- ICYMI: TI #BestEvidence webinar recording Using your TI Portrait & mysleepwell.ca for optimal #insomnia management 🎤 Speakers: Dr. Aaron Tejani + Dr. David Gardner 👩🏽💻 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC9g... #PrescribingPortraits #MedEd #deprescribing #BetterPrescribing
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- ICYMI - #Deprescribing webinar recording! 😍 When making decisions about 🛑 #statins, consider: ✅pt values, preferences ✅health status ✅current evidence Watch as the TI's Dr. Wade Thompson summarizes current evidence: tiny.cc/StatinDepres... #MedEd #ptsafety #medsafety
- 🚨 ICYMI: UBC TI Therapeutics Letter 156: Antidepressant withdrawal syndrome – Update 👉 ti.ubc.ca/letter156 Antidepressants can be helpful for some people; but starting or stopping requires care Knowing about types of possible withdrawal problems helps prescribers guide patients in 🛑 more safely
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- ICYMI: #Deprescribing webinar 👇🏽 Antidepressant withdrawal effects & how to safely stop them🛑 youtube.com/watch?v=LRr0... ✅ Maudsley approach to deprescribing #antidepressants ✅ Hyperbolic tapering ✅ Distinguishing withdrawal effects #MedEd #MedSafety
- ICYMI: 3 pearls for Peripheral edema from the TI's Dr. Jessica Otte @drotte.medsky.social #DrugEvidence25 #edema #MedEd
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- 🩺 A brief (100 seconds!) video intro to TI Portraits: youtu.be/ZCoDcz98LgA ⏱️Quick+easy sign-up 🔄Personal #PrescribingPortraits 📄Compare w/ peers 🏆CME credits Sign up & receive confidential, personalized #prescribing recommendations: ti.ubc.ca/portrait #MedEd
