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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 1d

Submissions close next week, October 15th! Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work on an international stage at ICOD 2026.

Submit your abstracts here: events.decorporate.ca/ICOD2026/abs...

Conference info and submission guidelines available here: www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/icod2026

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · 4d

See you there!!

CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Registration is now open for ICOD 2026!

Secure your spot to this unique event, an opportunity to connect with the international deprescribing community, showcase your work and learn from leaders in the field.

Early bird available until Jan 31st 2026: events.myconferencesuite.com/ICOD2026/reg...

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Registration is now open for ICOD 2026!

Secure your spot to this unique event, an opportunity to connect with the international deprescribing community, showcase your work and learn from leaders in the field.

Early bird available until Jan 31st 2026: events.myconferencesuite.com/ICOD2026/reg...

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 23d

The 2nd #Communicable & #Breakpoints collaboration drops on 19 Sept! Hosts @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social invite BALANCE trial leads Nick Daneman & Robert Fowler to discuss everything from the trial's humble start to its meteoric impact in clinical practice.
#IDSky #clinmicro

Screenshot of Communicable & Breakpoints hosts Erin McCreary & Angela Huttner with guests Rob Fowler and Nick Daneman.

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Feb 5

📣 Medical editors call for #action against the decisions being taken in the #USA undermining #medicine and #science, and international #coordination to preserve what has been built across borders.

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #Episky #publichealth #vaccines

www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

From medical editors: A call to the global infectious diseases and clinical microbiology community

Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.Robert F. Kennedy, Senior

www.cmi-comms.com

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 27d

Very excited to be holding our editors’ meeting in Rome. Best editors ever.
@dremilymcd.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social @anniejoseph.bsky.social @marcbonten.bsky.social @gurujosh.bsky.social @josh-nosanchuk.bsky.social

Annie Joseph and Emily McDonald at CMI Comms editors’ meeting

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · Jul 31

Want to be an editorial fellow with us at CMI Comms? See below!

CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚀 It's official! We are launching an open call for editorial fellows to join us at #CMIComms and #Communicable. Everything you need to know: www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

🌱 Join our journey as we grow the journal and podcast! Apply by 15 Sept!

#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

CMI Communications: An open call for editorial fellows to grow—and grow with—the journal and Communicable

As it enters its second year of life, CMI Communications (CMI Comms) is pleased to follow the excellent example of its sister journal, Clinical Microbiology and Infection [1], and launch its first edi...

www.cmi-comms.org

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Jul 27

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E32: Fluoroquinolones - to heal ...

Hosted by Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social‬
Thomas Tängdén

with invited guests:
Staffan Tevell (Karlstad, Sweden)
Bernadette Young (Oxford, UK)

Listen here:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

Communicable E32: Fluoroquinolones - to heal or harm?

Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are valuable given their broad-spectrum activity...

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Jul 24

📣 Next #Communicable drops Mon 28 July!
@dremilymcd.bsky.social & Thomas host Staffan Tevell (SWE) & Bernadette Young (UK) to debate #fluoroquinolones for periprosthetic joint infections #PJIs: to heal or harm? 🎙️

A follow-up on their review: www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

#IDSky #clinmicro

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · Jul 12

Development of machine learning prediction models for systemic inflammatory response in adults using wearable biosensors in: a prospective controlled trial -

The Lancet Digital Health

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Development of machine learning prediction models for systemic inflammatory response following controlled exposure to a live attenuated influenza vaccine in healthy adults using multimodal wearable bi...

Systemic inflammatory biomarkers coupled with physiological data from wearable biosensors provided rich and objective data from which to train machine learning algorithms to predict systemic inflammat...

www.thelancet.com

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · Jul 7

Findings from a new SR&MA (N=118 studies):
Interventions to reduce potentially inappropriate prescriptions significantly reduce the number of medications without increasing risk of harm. Hospitalizations and mortality were slightly reduced, though not significantly.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Addressing Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Primary Care Patients

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the association between interventions to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing for older primary care patients and changes in the number of me...

jamanetwork.com

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Jun 29

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicab...

Hosted by Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social
Marc Bonten @marcbonten.bsky.social

with invited guests:
Lorenzo Pezzoli & Nicolò Binello (WHO)
Jacob Bodilsen (Aalborg University)

Listen here:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

Communicable E30: WHO's first-ever guideline on meningitis

Meningitis remains a major global health threat, with an estimated 2.5...

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · Jun 25

A CADeN-led pilot study has secured funding through the @rimuhc.bsky.social’s 2025 Sustaining Excellence Grants Program!‬‬‬‬

@dremilymcd.bsky.social & team look forward to rolling out the study to compare ed. brochures vs postcards as low-cost, direct-to-patient strategies to reduce sedative use!

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Jun 26

📣Next #Communicable drops Mon 30 Jun! @dremilymcd.bsky.social & @marcbonten.bsky.social host Lorenzo Pezzoli & Nicolò Binello (WHO) and Jacob Bodilsen (Aalborg Uni) to review key recommendations of WHO's new guideline on #meningitis & how it suits various clinical settings

#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Jun 18

📣 Concise 'approach-to' review of #Cdiff infection by @lcordes.bsky.social @connorprosty.bsky.social @drtoddlee.bsky.social @dremilymcd.bsky.social w/ diagnostic algorithm & recommendations for first episodes vs relapses

www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky #AMR #HAI

Approach to Clostridioides difficile diarrheal infection

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea, with significant morbidity and mortality. CDI predominantly affects adults, with community-acquired cases o...

www.cmi-comms.com

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · Jun 10

A typical clonazepam sleeping pill travels 16300 km to arrive in Canada for use. ✈️ 🌏

And it doesn’t even work that well. 😬😫

#deprescribing for planetary health. It’s a thing.

CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · Jun 9

CADeN director @dremilymcd.bsky.social presented on the environmental benefits of #deprescribing at the symposium of the Réseau québécois de recherche sur les médicaments.

Considering the envir. benefits of deprescribing is essential. More efforts are needed to measure these outcomes in research.

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · Jun 6

Findings from a new study by @dremilymcd.bsky.social et al.:

New Brunswick LTC residents were more likely to be deprescribed a potentially inappropriate med. when quarterly med. reviews were paired with MedSafer tool (adjusted odds ratio : 1.58).

Full study here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Deprescribing Electronic Decision Support for Adults Living in Long-Term Care

This stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of long-term care home residents assesses the efficacy of an evidence-based electronic decision support tool for deprescribing potentially inappropriate med...

jamanetwork.com

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Jun 4

💡 Impactful Trial from @dremilymcd.bsky.social‬'s team!

The randomized trial found combining electronic deprescribing reports with regular medication reviews in long-term care homes led to a 23.7% increase in #deprescribing! 📊

Read the full article here:
buff.ly/5s5D5id

jamanetwork.com

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · Jun 2

@deprescribing.bsky.social
@deprescribeus.bsky.social
@caden-recad.bsky.social

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Jun 1

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E28: Late-breaker trials at ESCMID Global: Should they change ...

Hosted by Josh Davis @gurujosh.bsky.social
Erin McCreary @erinmccreary.bsky.social
Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social

Listen here:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

Communicable E28: Late-breaker trials at ESCMID Global: Should they change your practice? - part 2

Editors of CMI Comms, Josh Davis, Erin McCreary and Emily McDonald...

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · Jun 1

Thank you!
Strong team co-led by pharmacist Carole Goodine. @newbrunswick.bsky.social

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · Jun 1

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · Jun 1

Yes, we can #deprescribe in long term care

t.co/WUixHyYmYo

Cluster randomized RCT we ran with MedSafer in New Brunswick

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2834657

t.co

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · May 31

And by here I obviously mean hear. Although…the link is here. Below.

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · May 30

Penicillin allergy delabelling? Yes please! 💊 💉

Here all about the benefits on our next #communicable podcast

CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · May 30

⏰ Tune in Monday for the latest #Communicable, part 2 with our editors discussing more late breaker trials at ESCMID Global '25! 🎙️

@dremilymcd.bsky.social
@gurujosh.bsky.social
@erinmccreary.bsky.social

#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky

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