Therapeutics Initiative

04/20/2026

HOW OFTEN... should A1c tests be used to monitor patients with ? 🤔

👉 UBC TI Letter + patient handout: https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/31/161-appropriate-hemoglobin-a1c-testing-frequency-to-monitor-patients-with-type-2-diabetes/

"For patients with stable type 2 diabetes meeting glycemic goals, monitoring HbA1c every 6 months is as effective as every 3 months"

04/20/2026

🚨UBC TI Best Evidence Webinar 🚨

Dr. David Juurlink: Treating pain is harder than it looks 🤕
⏰ Weds 22 April @ 11:45 PDT

✅ Why the goal of treating pain is not simply pain relief
✅ The many hidden harms of analgesics
✅ Myths about common analgesics

REGISTER: https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/treating-pain-is-harder-than-it-looks/

04/13/2026

🚨ICYMI - UBC TI Patient Experience video:

Dr. Tom Perry: What feels like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoxQHU0LEM4

Interview: What akathisia feels like. Presented by Dr. Tom Perry.

04/13/2026

🚨ICYMI: UBC TI webinar recording

Oral vs IV Antibiotics
https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/06/04/oral-vs-iv-antibiotics/

See also:

TI Therapeutics Letter
https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/05/20/155-oral-vs-iv-antibiotics/

Patient handout: When are oral ABX the right choice? https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2025/06/02/infographic-when-are-oral-antibiotics-the-right-choice/

04/07/2026

⌛️ TOMORROW (Apr 8 @ Noon PDT) ⌛️

UBC TI Webinar

Appropriate HbA1c testing frequency to monitor pts with

✅ Practical tips on optimal frequency of A1c testing
✅ Using TI Prescribing Portaits to optimize your test ordering

REGISTER https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/appropriate-hba1c-testing-frequency/

03/31/2026

🆕 UBC TI Therapeutics Letter 161 🆕

Appropriate hemoglobin A1c testing frequency to monitor patients with

https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/31/161-appropriate-hemoglobin-a1c-testing-frequency-to-monitor-patients-with-type-2-diabetes/

"For patients with stable type 2 diabetes meeting glycemic goals, monitoring HbA1c every 6 months is as effective as every 3 months and could be contemplated for many patients following a discussion of patient goals and preferences"



Rural Resident Doctors BC - Resources Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC BC Family Doctors Canadian Medical Association Alberta Diabetes Foundation

03/27/2026

🚨ICYMI: CLINICAL PEARLS 👩‍🏫

👉 3 Pearls for from the TI's Dr. Jessica Otte

03/25/2026

UBC TI Webinar

Appropriate HbA1c testing frequency to monitor patients with

⏰ Weds 8 April @ Noon PDT
Speaker: The TI's Dr. Wade Thompson

✅ Practical tips on optimal frequency of A1c testing

BC family physicians + NPs:

Learn to optimize ordering of these tests by using your personal TI Prescribing Portrait on this topic to reflect on how your prescribing of these meds compares with latest evidence-based recommendations

REGISTER: https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/appropriate-hba1c-testing-frequency/

03/25/2026

🆕 UBC TI Best Evidence Webinar 🆕

Dr. David Juurlink: Treating is harder than it looks 🤕
⏰ Weds 22 April @ 11:45 PDT

✅ Why the goal of treating pain is not simply pain relief
✅ The many hidden harms of analgesics
✅ Myths about common

REGISTER: https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2026/03/24/treating-pain-is-harder-than-it-looks/



BC Family Doctors Rural Resident Doctors BC - Resources Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia RxISK.org (Data Based Medicine) Vancouver Coastal Health Island Health

03/25/2026

ICYMI: TI webinar recording
https://youtu.be/vXhWbRXvGpM

Dr. Davie Wong: Antimicrobial durations in practice - a product of magical thinking in medicine

✅ How we choose durations
✅ Recognize limitations of how we select durations
✅ Determining optimal duration

BC Family Doctors Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC Rural Resident Doctors BC - Resources RxISK.org (Data Based Medicine)

TI Best Evidence Webinar: Antimicrobial durations in practice - a product of magical thinking in medicine. Presented by Dr. Davie Wong on 31 October 2025.

03/25/2026

‼️We need to talk about 💊

ICYMI: Our webinar recording featuring the TI's Dr. Jessica Otte

Practical info for clinicians considering tramadol for pain: https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2021/01/27/dr-jessica-otte-we-need-to-talk-about-tramadol/

👉More here: https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2021/07/14/131-tramadol/

03/24/2026

💊 ICYMI - How well do you know your dopamine antagonists?

TI Letter https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2022/11/29/139-how-well-do-you-know-your-dopamine-antagonists/
Patient videos https://youtu.be/nrM8Az7RHKU

⚠️ Patients briefly explain why prescribers, pharmacists, pts, carers need to recognize early occurrence of adverse effects

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