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Barbara Farrell

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Ottawa

Barbara Farrell

Associate Professor

Department of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2019.

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Research

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Betty Havens Prize Benzodiazepine Elderly Geriatrics Planning Event

Latest papers

Association between potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse patient outcomes using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria in large, routinely collected population health datasets: a retrospective cohort study.
Journal of clinical epidemiology · 2026
Designing Implementable Deprescribing Recommendations: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professional Perspectives.
Journal of general internal medicine · 2026
Shaping future deprescribing priorities: outcomes of a World Café stakeholder workshop.
Expert review of clinical pharmacology · 2026

All 56 publications

Latest funding

Improving access to specialized care for patients with frailty through eConsult
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
MedSafer- Optimizing Prescribing for Pandemic Preparedness
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$131,550
Betty Havens Prize
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$20,000

All 13 grants and awards

56 publications.

Association between potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse patient outcomes using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria in large, routinely collected population health datasets: a retrospective cohort study.

Bjerre LM, Smith G, Catley C, Halil R, Ramsay T, Cahir C, Ryan C, Farrell B, Thavorn K, Hawken S, Gillespie U, Manuel DG, Abdulaziz KE

Journal of clinical epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112246 PMID: 41865806

Designing Implementable Deprescribing Recommendations: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professional Perspectives.

Langford AV, Liau SJ, Loh S, Farrell B, Thompson W, Pollock D, Moriarty F, Gnjidic D, Ailabouni NJ, Reeve E

Journal of general internal medicine2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-026-10679-x PMID: 42573882

Shaping future deprescribing priorities: outcomes of a World Café stakeholder workshop.

Olsen WM, St Pierre K, Thompson W, Weir KR, Freeman CR, Bohill R, Farrell B, Langford AV, O'Donnell LK, Reeve E, Liau SJ, McEvoy AM, Shrestha S, Tesfaye W, Breen J, Etherton-Beer C, Yik J, Turner J, Ailabouni NJ

Expert review of clinical pharmacology2026

DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2025.2609659 PMID: 41442489

Barriers and enablers to integrating deprescribing recommendations into clinical practice guidelines: A qualitative study.

Liau SJ, Mill D, McEvoy AM, Leung S, Farrell B, Pollock D, Thompson W, Moriarty F, Ailabouni NJ, Gnjidic D, Reeve E

Journal of clinical epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112502 PMID: 42716451

Perspectives on the Influence of Pharmaceutical and MedTech Companies on Deprescribing Decisions and Conference Sponsorship: A Survey Study.

Jungo KT, Boyd CM, Farrell B, McCarthy C

Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology2026

DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.70176 PMID: 41382316

Prevalence and predictors of potentially inappropriate prescribing using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario's older population.

Bjerre LM, Catley C, Smith G, Halil R, Ramsay T, Cahir C, Ryan C, Farrell B, Thavorn K, Hawken S, Gillespie U, Manuel DG, Abdulaziz KE

Journal of clinical epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111932 PMID: 40825511

The impact of patient-facility language discordance on potentially inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics in long-term care home in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective population health cohort study.

Reaume M, Peixoto C, Pugliese M, Tanuseputro P, Batista R, Kendall CE, Landry JR, Prud'homme D, Chomienne MH, Farrell B, Bjerre LM

BMC geriatrics2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05446-8 PMID: 39468456

Proceedings of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network's 2023 National Meeting.

Pierson T, Arcand V, Farrell B, Gagnon CL, Leung L, McCarthy LM, Murphy AL, Persaud N, Raman-Wilms L, Silvius JL, Steinman MA, Tannenbaum C, Thompson W, Trimble J, Sadowski CA, McDonald EG

Drug safety2024

DOI: 10.1007/s40264-024-01444-2 PMID: 38884849

Anticholinergic deprescribing: A case report demonstrating improved cognition and function with minimal adverse withdrawal effects.

Lundby C, Farrell B, Wilson A

British journal of clinical pharmacology2024

DOI: 10.1111/bcp.16078 PMID: 38697619

Reducing potentially inappropriate polypharmacy at a national and international level: the impact of deprescribing networks.

McDonald EG, Lundby C, Thompson W, Boyd C, Farrell B, Gagnon C, Herbin J, Khuong N, Moriarty F, Pierson T, Scott S, Scott IA, Silvius J, Spinewine A, Steinman MA, Tannenbaum C, Trimble J, Turner JP, Reeve E

Expert review of clinical pharmacology2024

DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2024.2355270 PMID: 38739460

Improving access to specialized care for patients with frailty through eConsult

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: CMA Foundation - Virtual Care

Principal investigators: Liddy, Clare E; Jarrett, Pamela; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Access To Care; Aging; Dementia; Digital Health; Econsult; Equity; Frailty; Long Term Care; Primary Care; Specialist Services

MedSafer- Optimizing Prescribing for Pandemic Preparedness

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care - Open

Principal investigators: McDonald, Emily G; Cohen, Ted; Yip, John; Lee, Todd C

Keywords: Covid-19; Long Term Care; Pandemic

$131,550

Betty Havens Prize

Nominated PICIHR2019Betty Havens Prize

Principal investigators: Farrell, Barbara

Keywords: Betty Havens Prize

$20,000

Evidence and gap map of interventions to improve functional ability for older adults

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Welch, Vivian A

Keywords: Ageing; Evidence Map; Gender Equity; Health Equity; Older Adults; Randomized Trials; Systematic Reviews

$20,000

SPOR Evidence Alliance

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: SPOR - Guidelines and Systematic Reviews

Principal investigators: Tricco, Andrea C; Abbott, John G; Barker, Kim; Beben, Nicole; Clifford, Tammy J; Gall Casey, Carolyn; Hayes, Anne; Proctor, Andrea; Teare, Gary F; Abou-Setta, Ahmed M; Clement, Fiona Mary; Colquhoun, Heather; Curran, Janet; Godfrey, Christina M; Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee; LeBlanc, Annie; Li, Linda C; Moffitt, Pertice M; Moher, David; Straus, Sharon E

Keywords: Capacity-Building; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Dissemination; Implementation; Knowledge Synthesis; Knowledge Translation; Mentorship; Patient Engagement; Patient-Oriented Research; Systematic Reviews

$4,996,890

Health impacts and characteristics of deprescribing interventions in older adults - a systematic review.

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Kroger, Edeltraut; Morais, José A

Keywords: Delphi Panel; Deprescribing; Health Outcome; Intervention; Intervention Characteristics; Medication; Meta-Analysis; Systematic Review

$100,000

A Multi-Method Approach to Exploring Prescribing Cascades

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rochon, Paula A; Bronskill, Susan E

Keywords: Behavioural Analysis; Drug Therapy; Older Adults; Older Women; Prescribing Cascade; Problematic Polypharmacy; Sex And Gender

$488,069

Team Approach to Polypharmacy Evaluation and Reduction (TAPER)

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mangin, Derelie

Keywords: Drug Efficacy And Safety; Ehealth; Integrated Care; Multimorbidity; Patient Centred Care; Polypharmacy; Primary Care; Randomized Controlled Trial

$974,737

A Multi-Method Approach to Exploring Prescribing Cascades

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rochon, Paula A; Bronskill, Susan E

Keywords: Behavioural Analysis; Drug Therapy; Older Women; Prescribing Cascade; Problematic Polypharmacy

$100,000

Assessing the medication information needs of Canadians: a stakeholder roundtable

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Bjerre, Lise

Keywords: Health Advisory; Medication Information; Medication Safety

$9,373

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Barbara Farrell

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Association between potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse patient outcomes using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria in large, routinely collected population health datasets: a retrospective cohort study.

Designing Implementable Deprescribing Recommendations: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professional Perspectives.

Shaping future deprescribing priorities: outcomes of a World Caf&#xe9; stakeholder workshop.

Barriers and enablers to integrating deprescribing recommendations into clinical practice guidelines: A qualitative study.

Perspectives on the Influence of Pharmaceutical and MedTech Companies on Deprescribing Decisions and Conference Sponsorship: A Survey Study.

Prevalence and predictors of potentially inappropriate prescribing using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario's older population.

The impact of patient-facility language discordance on potentially inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics in long-term care home in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective population health cohort study.

Proceedings of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network's 2023 National Meeting.

Anticholinergic deprescribing: A case report demonstrating improved cognition and function with minimal adverse withdrawal effects.

Reducing potentially inappropriate polypharmacy at a national and international level: the impact of deprescribing networks.

Frequent collaborators

Kevin Pottie

Wade Thompson

James Conklin

Lisa McCarthy

Lisa Dolovich

Kednapa Thavorn

Vivian Welch

Johanna Trimble

Kednapa Thavorn

Roland Halil

Henry Siu

Derelie A Mangin

Steven Hawken

Timothy Ramsay

Larkin Lamarche

Cathy Risdon

Anne Marie Holbrook

Corey Tsang

William Hogg

Caroline Sirois

Paul Moayyedi

James Gillett

Ross Upshur

Lehana Thabane

Diana Sherifali

Julie Richardson

Gina (Ragini) Agarwal

Scott Garrison

Cara Tannenbaum

Paula Rochon

John Muscedere

Robert Geneau

Isabelle Vedel

Winnie Sun

Nathan Herrmann

Lauren Griffith

Parminder Raina

Jean-Eric Tarride

Justin Lee

Mat Savelli

Shaping future deprescribing priorities: outcomes of a World Café stakeholder workshop.