Centre for Effective Practice

08/26/2025

🚨 Have you seen our new Seasonal Preparedness Guide?

Developed with input from clinical experts and end users, this resource is designed to help clinicians plan and prepare for respiratory season (starting now!) 🔗 Access it for free at https://cep.health/clinical-products/seasonal-preparedness-guide/

Content will be rolled out over the coming months and offer guidance on:
✅ Chronic condition optimization (available now)
✅ Practice management (coming this fall)
✅ Seasonal & respiratory immunizations (coming this fall)
✅ Seasonal illness testing & management (coming this winter)
✅ IPAC recommendations (coming this winter)

08/06/2025

📣 Academic detailing on heart failure is wrapping up soon. This is your last chance to connect with an academic detailer and get evidence-based answers to your questions on:

🔹 Optimizing the use of natriuretic peptides for diagnosis and monitoring
🔹 Starting, titrating, and monitoring quadruple therapy
🔹 Managing drug therapy during worsening heart failure
🔹 Creating patient care plans
🔹 Supporting transitions of care
🔹 Local heart failure programs and resources

⏳ Bookings close at the end of September. Don't miss out - book your session today at https://cep.health/academic-detailing/ or by contacting your academic detailer.

08/01/2025

🌟 PPIs are widely used and generally safe, but are often continued longer or at higher doses than necessary. Choosing Wisely Canada's updated toolkit offers practical tools to help optimize and deprescribe PPIs.

🔗 Download now: https://choosingwiselycanada.org/ask-why-ppis

07/31/2025

We’re excited to launch a new clinical tool to help family physicians and nurse practitioners assess and diagnose dementia with greater confidence.

Developed with input from clinical experts and end users, the tool guides clinicians through:
✅ Key diagnostic steps
✅ Common subtype differentiation
✅ When and where to refer
✅ How to disclose a diagnosis with care and clarity

This practical resource supports earlier identification and connection to care, helping clinicians provide timely, compassionate care.

➡️ Access the tool: https://tools.cep.health/tool/dementia-diagnosis/

07/08/2025

🚨 In case you missed it 🚨 Our Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) tool has recently been updated to better support clinicians in both primary care and long-term care.

Incorporating updated guidelines, the tool links to relevant tests and helps identify BPSD, assess severity, and select appropriate non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment options.

🧠 Access the free, updated tool: https://cep.health/dementia

06/09/2025

Check out this interactive map of appropriate use programs in Canada, now live on Canada’s Drug Agency - L'Agence des médicaments du Canada's website! Searchable by location, program type and target audience, the map links to 25 programs collaborating to improve patient safety and outcomes associated with the appropriate use of prescription medications.

Think another program should be included? You can submit programs for consideration on the map website: https://loom.ly/b_bs2Z0

05/01/2025

Happy to all the incredible physicians across Canada! 🧑‍⚕️👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

Thank you for your unwavering commitment to keeping Canadians healthy. Your impact goes far beyond the clinic walls. 🩺💙

At CEP, we’re proud to support you with free, evidence-based tools and resources designed to make your work easier and more efficient.

🔗 Explore our tools: https://cep.health/tools/
🔗 Get tailored education: https://cep.health/academic-detailing/

04/21/2025

Vaccines are one of the most effective ways to prevent flu & pneumonia infections.🤧 Visit the 'Patient self-management and education' section of our COPD tool for info on key vaccinations (+ patient resources)!

🔗https://cep.health/clinical-products/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/

04/04/2025

We're proud to announce that CEP has earned a spot as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces™ for 2025!

This incredible achievement is a direct reflection of our amazing team, and our commitment to building a workplace that values trust, respect, and opportunity 💙🎉

03/19/2025

📢 Academic detailing on ADHD in adults is now available!

and in Ontario, schedule a free visit with one of our pharmacists and walk away clinical pearls to apply to your practice. Scan the QR code or go to https://cep.health/academic-detailing/.

02/19/2025

01/09/2025

📄 Published this week! This process evaluation looked at 2 province-wide initiatives - academic detailing and audit and feedback reports. Thank you to our lead-and co-authors from Women's College Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital - L'Hôpital d'Ottawa, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and Ontario Health!

Check it out: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26334895241307638