Glad to see @dremilymcd.bsky.social raising awareness of Immortal Time Bias at #ESCMIDGlobal2026
It's important and REALLY COMMON!
Here is a link to our paper on ITB in observational studies estimating the survival 'benefits' of IVIG in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
📢 The International Conference on Deprescribing (ICOD) 2026 is fast approaching!
Happening in Montreal Canada 🇨🇦 from April 27-29, 2026, @deprescribing.bsky.social is excited to connect with you there!
For registered attendees, be sure to review the Conference Agenda located here:
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📣 Spotlight on a plenary at International Conference on Deprescribing (ICOD) 2026!
Marking 10 years of CADeN, past and present leaders will reflect on its evolution, from deprescribing to broader appropriate use of medications, and CADeN's future priorities.
🔗 www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/icod2026
🇨🇦 New national guidelines developed by CADeN to screen for potentially inappropriate prescriptions.
Guidelines recommend:
1. regular med reviews for older adults taking any number of meds, and
2. government funding to encourage & support this process in primary care.
🔗 www.cfp.ca/content/72/3...
Would be happy to host a communicable episode on WikiGuidelines ☺️😊
@caden-recad.bsky.social congratulations team! This grant will support our new tool to address safety of sedative hypnotics to better meet the needs of Indigenous peoples in Canada
Exactly
Dr Spellberg commented on X is spot on here
"Agree. The K-M curve is striking and makes me wonder sincerely, would fidaxo actually have been superior in its original RCT if the follow up had been longer. Are we spending all that money for a short term benefit that evaporates over time?"
Congrats to @drtoddlee.bsky.social & @dremilymcd.bsky.social on conducting this and getting it out there for us. Look forward to wading through the details soon!
🔥Just published 🔥
TAPER-V RCT
In this RCT of 256, a 4-week vancomycin pulse and taper regimen *had a probability of 74% to be superior to a standard 2-week pulse regimen in patients a first episode or first recurrence of CDI
Vanco for 10d is obsolete! #IDSky #EMIMCC
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
💰 Researchers at The Institute have secured $15.4M through the CIHR Fall 2025 Project Grants Competition to lead 14 new projects advancing human health. @cusm-muhc.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca @sante.quebec
🔗 rimuhc.ca/en/-/fall-20...
Screenshot of Emily McDonald, Virginie Lemiale, Josh Nosanchuk, Nav Narayanan, and Elie Azoulay discussing the Lemiale trial on steroids for PCP in non-HIV patients and how to interpret its results.
CMI Comms will do better teasing next #Communicable episode, but can't help but put this out there now (just listened):
V Lemiale & E Azoulay on their #steroids for #PCP RCT, then @dremilymcd.bsky.social on her Bayesian re-analysis of their data. Such a cool discussion. Hosted by Nav & Josh.
#IDSky
Infographic from JAMA. It presents a study about electronic health record interventions for deprescribing medications to older adults. Population: 799 women, 347 men, mean age 73.6 years. Findings: Precommitment intervention 36.8%, Boostering intervention 34.3%, Usual care 26.8%.
Among older adults receiving care in an academic health system, behavioral science–informed electronic health record interventions increased deprescribing or tapering of potentially inappropriate medications compared with usual care.
ja.ma/4a4IGCT
This was a fun episode to record! Hope everyone enjoys :)
Pretty cool that Robin Patel picks Ouli Xie's @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social paper on SDSE and S pyogenes as one of her top 3 clinical microbiology papers for 2025! As expected, Robin does a great job explaining the paper.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@onisillos.bsky.social
📣 A peer reviewer used #AI to create a fake review with 6 self-citation prompts. But is s/he the only perpetrator in our system? In the year's first editorial, Angela Huttner explores the depths of the academic-industrial complex.
#IDSky #clinmicro #peerreview
https://ow.ly/juoW50Y05t6
Gotta love that graphical abstract lol
📣 Are steroids likely to reduce mortality in non-HIV patients with severe PCP? @drtoddlee.bsky.social, @dremilymcd.bsky.social et al. reexamine the Lemiale RCT with a Bayesian lens to find out.
#IDSky #clinmicro #PCP #immunosky #medsky
www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
Get ready for the next International Conference on Deprescribing! #ICOD2026 in Montreal, Canada April 27-29, 2026!!
Register to the next Int'l Deprescribing Journal Club on Nov 27!
Hear practical lessons & analyses from the SPPiRE trial, a cluster RCT assessing the effectiveness of a deprescribing intervention in older patients with high levels of polypharmacy in Irish primary care.
👉 tinyurl.com/39seezfu
📢 Exciting news!
Selected articles from our Antimicrobial Viewpoints series will now be co-published in CMI Communications, @escmid.bsky.social's open-access journal.
This collaboration will expand the reach and amplify the impact of these articles within the antimicrobial R&D community.
Attend our upcoming webinar to learn how taking several meds can affect our health and wellbeing, and how you can reduce your risk of experiencing med-related harms by asking five simple questions.
🔗 Register and share this event with your network! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome to our newest members!!
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
See you there!!
🎉 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...
Screenshot of Communicable & Breakpoints hosts Erin McCreary & Angela Huttner with guests Rob Fowler and Nick Daneman.
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
📣 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...
CMI Comms editors at their Rome meeting
CMI Comms editors at their Rome meeting
Annie Joseph and Emily McDonald at CMI Comms editors’ meeting
CMI Comms editors hard at work 😊
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
Want to be an editorial fellow with us at CMI Comms? See below!