Useful Links from our Senior’s Initiatives Committee
Please feel free to visit the sites below to learn more about the various subjects listed. All info provided is third party and we encourage you to visit the sites to learn more detail on the subjects discussed.
Canadian Deprescribing Network
This website contains general medical information to be used for educational purposes only. If you have any specific questions about a medical matter, you should consult your doctor or a healthcare professional
Informed Health
We are here to help you make informed decisions! Our website offers trustworthy and easy-to-understand information on a broad range of health topics. Our goal is to allow you to use this knowledge in everyday life.
Making Medicine Safter
All drugs have side effects, but people often don’t link the effect they are experiencing to starting, stopping, or changing the dose of a drug. RxISK provides free access to information and tools
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Don’t trust your health to Dr. Google. Instead, consult our evidence-based Blog Posts, Web Resource Ratings and Evidence Summaries for trustworthy information about health and social aspects of aging.
Action ADE
Up to 64% of all adverse drug events are identified as preventable, and 33% occur simply because healthcare providers unknowingly re-prescribe & re-dispense drugs that had previously harmed their patient.