THUNDER BAY - COVID-19 Outbreak - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and St. Joseph’s Care Group, situated at 35 Algoma St. N, have officially confirmed the declaration of a respiratory outbreak, specifically COVID-19, at St. Joseph’s Hospital – 5 South - Geriatric Assessment & Rehabilitative Care. In light of this development, a series
Preventative Measures Critical in Protecting Most At-Risk Groups Amidst Growing Concerns THUNDER BAY COVID-19 Update – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and St. Joseph’s Care Group have issued an updated report concerning the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The outbreak, originally declared on July 13, 2023, in the 5 North –
As a geriatrician in our community’s local hospital network, Scarborough Health Network (SHN), I have been fortunate to see and treat elderly patients from so many backgrounds and places across
Objective: Polypharmacy is associated with negative clinical consequences. The efficacy of deprescribing interventions within medical specialist outpatient clinics remains unclear. Here, we reviewed the research on the effectiveness of deprescribing interventions implemented within specialist outpatient clinics for patients ≥ 60 years. Methods: Systematic searches of key databases were undertaken for studies published between January 1990 and October 2021. The diverse nature of the study designs made it unsuitable for pooling for meta-analysis, thus, a narrative review was conducted and presented in both text and tabular formats. The primary outcome for review was that intervention resulted in a change in medication load (either total number of medications or appropriateness of medication). Secondary outcomes were the maintenance of deprescription and clinical benefits. Methodological quality of the publications was assessed using the revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tools. Results: Nin