EuroDURG

During the EuroDURG (European Drug Utilization) conference in Uppsala, several presentations were given by researchers from our department: 

• Annemariek Driessen presented research on preventing prescribing cascades after hospital discharge.
  (242. Occurrence of potential prescribing cascades after hospital discharge: a cohort study 
  Johanna Driessen, Atiya Mohammad, Jacqueline Hugtenburg, Alex Marmorale, Carl Siegert, Patricia van den Bemt, Petra Denig, Fatma Karapinar-Çarkit)
• Yannick Nielen spoke about sequential prescribing cascades.
  (73. The incidence of diuretic associated sequential prescribing cascades: a feasibility study 
  Kirsten Duijts, Kjell van der Walle, Johanna Driessen, Johannes Nielen, Fabienne Magdelijns, Daniala Weir, Petra Denig, Fatma Karapinar-Çarkit)
• Fatma Karapinar presented a study by Judith de Ruijter-van Dalem on the continued use of inappropriate medication after hospital discharge.
  (26. Continued use of potentially inappropriate medication after hospital discharge: a retrospective cohort study. 
  Judith de Ruijter - van Dalem, Marjo Janssen, Johanna Driessen, Carl Siegert, Alex Marmorale, Daniala Weir, Fatma Karapinar)

In addition, several other projects affiliated with our department were presented:

• Petra Denig (UMCG) evaluated the CASC-ADE tool for identifying, managing, and preventing prescribing cascades.
  (216. Development and evaluation of a tool for identifying and addressing prescribing cascades (CASC-ADE tool) 
  Petra Denig, Toone Boerman, Kjell van der Walle, Fatma Karapinar)
• Ruveyda Yilmaz (OLVG) discussed dose-related aspects of prescribing cascades.
  (124. Dose-dependent relationships observed for prescribing cascades: a cohort study 
  Ruveyda Yilmaz, Sadaf Wahedi, Annemariek Driessen, Petra Denig)
• Charlotte Falke (UU) provided insights into patient perspectives on medication complexity.
  (18. Perspectives of older polypharmacy patients on medication use complexity 
  (Char)lotte Falke, Marielle Koolen, Sam Timmer, Fatma Karapinar-Carkit, Marcel Bouvy, Toine Egberts, Wilma Knol)
• Daniala Weir (UU) en Zuzana Juhásová investigated the detection of medication-related (re)admissions using ICD-10 codes.
  (79. The use of International Classification of Diseases codes to identify hospital admissions linked with adverse drug events: validation study 
  Zuzana Juhásová, Fatma Karapinar, Daniala Weir)
• Kieran Dalton (University College Cork) presented a classification framework for prescribing cascades.
  (304. Development of a prescribing cascade classification framework: a modified nominal group technique study 
  Kieran Dalton, Catherine Considine, Perrine Evrard, Stephen Byrne, Frank Moriarty, Matthew Growdon, Ann Doherty, Fatma Karapinar-Carkit, Mirko Petrovic, Robert G. Wahler Jr, Emma Wallace, Aisling Jennings, Earl Morris, Ruth Daunt, Rachel Savage, Mike Steinman, Graziano Onder, Lianne Jeffs, Lisa M. McCarthy)
• Caitriona Cahir (Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland) shared findings from a systematic review on the long-term outcomes of adverse drug reactions/events.
  (163. Short- and long-term health outcomes following an adverse drug reaction or an adverse drug event in older populations: A systematic review 
  Juliane Frydenlund, Mark Stroughair, Malaika Peter, Samantha Trevaskis, Daniala Weir, Fatma Karapinar, Caitriona Cahir)

The Book of Abstracts presents concise summaries of the research projects showcased at the conference and can be downloaded via https://www.uu.se/en/department/pharmacy/research/pharmacoepidemiology/eurodurg-2025/abstract-book