Katharina Jungo

💊💻 Behavioural science-informed electronic health record alerts support primary care physicians in deprescribing high‑risk medications.

I'm thankful for the opportunity to contribute to this trial. Congrats to Julie Lauffenburger, Niteesh Choudhry & the rest of the team. I learned so much from you.

JAMA research summary: Electronic Health Record Intervention and Deprescribing for Older Adults. Key findings include increased deprescribing with precommitment(36.8%), boostering(34.3%), and usual care(26.8%).The study analyzed 1146 adults aged 65+.

📊 Research Summary: Behavioral science–informed EHR notifications increased deprescribing of potentially inappropriate medications in older adults, with precommitment and boostering prompts outperforming usual care.

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Interested in medication appropriateness and deprescribing? 💊

Don’t forget to submit your abstracts for #ICOD2026 before October 15, 2025!

So glad to have had the opportunity to present our work on digital tools for medication management and optimization in Swiss primary care settings at #EuGMS2025 in Reykjavík.

I don't think I ever presented at a venue with such a breathtaking view - and yes, there was even a rainbow! 🌈

Ever wonder if underrepresented populations exist in the deprescribing literature ❓

After all, the results of deprescribing studies are only as generalizable as the populations of older adults that they include!

Check out a great read from @katharinajungo.bsky.social 's team:
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Are there differences in the usage of Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIMs) between people of different ethnic and racial backgrounds? 🤔

The findings of this JAMA Network Open cross-sectional study of over 21 million older adults in the United States may surprise you!

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Beautiful! We still have to wait a little longer for warm spring weather. There was even some snow in our garden this morning.

🚀 New study in JAMA Network Open explores #barriers to #deprescribing #benzodiazepines in hospital physicians and GPs across 6 European countries—the first multinational, theory-based investigation on this topic!

📖 Read more: lnkd.in/e7__ead7

#Deprescribing #Geriatrics #MedicationSafety

I can’t wait for the 3rd International Conference on Deprescribing and am thrilled to be part of this incredible planning committee! 💊

Stay tuned for more updates!

Older Adults’ Attitudes Toward Deprescribing in 14 Countries This survey study examines older adults’ attitudes toward deprescribing by investigating which medications they would like to have deprescribed, the reasons why, and patient factors associated with in...

When you ask older adults, "Thinking about your current medication list, are there any medications that you would like to stop taking or reduce the dose of?" – what do you think their response would be? 💊🤔

Just published: Check out this article to find out: tinyurl.com/LESSpatienta...

Another #deprescribing champion on #bluesky 👋 @katharinajungo.bsky.social!

The starter pack has 38 great accounts. DM to join, repost to spread.
#deprescribing,
#polypharmacy, #medicationoverload, #medicinesoptimisation, #medicationappropriateness, #deprescription, #lessismore

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