Deprescribe with Shawn Gill

Welcome to the 15th episode of Deprescribe! Our guest today is Angela Chung, founder of Speak Fluent . Angela is a registered speech therapist (Speech Language Pathologist), communication coach, and Founder. She runs a virtual speech clinic, Speak Fluent , with the goal of helping entrepreneurs and individuals improve their communication skills. By providing tactics, techniques and strategies, Ang...

Nicole Lamberson is a physician assistant, taper coach, and patient advocate based in Virginia. After personally navigating a complex and protracted withdrawal from benzodiazepines and psychotropic polypharmacy, Nicole has dedicated her career to supporting others through the often misunderstood world of psychiatric drug withdrawal. She’s the Medical Director of the Benzodiazepine Information Coal...

View The Show Notes Page For This Episode. Dr. Hasan Merali, MD, MPH, is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University and a pediatric emergency medicine physician at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and a Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University. His research focuses on...

Welcome to the 12th episode of Deprescribe. In this episode, I interview Dr. Zia Poonja and Rex Farrand, the co-founders of MyHealthspan , a platform focused on longevity medicine and health optimization. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of early screening, biomarkers, and a proactive approach to health. Rex shares his background in tech and how it informs MyHealthspan’s approach to...

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring is a board-certified psychiatrist, former FDA medical officer, and renowned authority on psychiatric drug safety and tapering. As the co-founder of TaperClinic , the largest psychiatric deprescribing practice in the United States, Dr. Witt-Doerring has dedicated his career to helping individuals safely discontinue psychiatric medica...

This short episode is an audio essay from yours truly. Special thanks to my friend, EA, for the guest intro! Working in pediatric urgent care, I have an ongoing joke with my pediatrician colleagues — In each consult room, there are always two patients: the sick child and the stressed-out parent. The pediatricians handle the child, and I handle the parents. It helps that I’m in their shoes; raising...

Dr. Awais Aftab , MD, is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University and practices as a psychiatrist in Cleveland, OH, USA. His academic, educational, and public-facing work focuses on conceptual and critical issues in psychiatry. He led the interview series “Conversations in Critical Psychiatry” from 2019 to 2022 for Psychiatric Times , which is now available a...

Welcome to the eighth episode of Deprescribe. My guest today is Dr. Mark Bonta , MD. He is a medical doctor and internal medicine specialist. When he’s not saving lives or positively impacting the health of his patients, Mark is advancing healthcare literacy and demystifying medicine through his podcast — Ditch The Labcoat . In this episode, Mark and Shawn discuss: * Finding alternative paths in m...

Welcome to the seventh episode of Deprescribe. My guest today is Dr. Ilona Hale, MD. In this episode, Ilona and Shawn discuss: * The statistics and evidence detailing the negative environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and our healthcare system. * Strategies and insights on how clinicians can improve their clinical practice to make it more environmentally friendly and sustainable. Key Highlights...

Welcome to the sixth episode of Deprescribe, our guest today is Stacey D’Angelo. Stacey is a pharmacist and founder of Your Simple Health , where she works directly with patients to help optimize, streamline, and reduce medication use. She specializes in pharmacogenomics, understanding the right medicines for you based on your DNA, and deprescribing, helping people to reduce medications that are n...

Welcome to the fifth episode of Deprescribe with Shawn. Today’s episode is a recording of a case presentation I gave for the University of British Columbia’s Therapeutics Initiative, in July 2024. I presented a patient case on deprescribing desvenlafaxine (brand name: Pritiq) using hyperbolic tapering. To learn more about my presentation with Therapeutics Initiative, click here. To access the slid...

Welcome to the fourth episode of Deprescribe with Shawn. Our guest today is Monica Mina. NP. In this episode, Monica and Shawn discuss: Monica's journey from traditional nursing to antidepressant deprescribing and how her personal experience with antidepressants transformed her practice. Key factors in successfully tapering off antidepressants. How to distinguish between withdrawal symptoms and ne...

Welcome to the third episode of Deprescribe with Shawn. Our guest today is Dr. Owen Scott Muir. MD. In this episode, Owen and Shawn discuss: * The limitations of psychiatric medicines and the need for evidence and payment models for non-pharmacological interventions. * The effectiveness of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for treatment-resistant depression and OCD. * Owen’s personal journey...

In this episode, Allan and Shawn discuss: * Common myths about the role of pharmacists and the differences between community pharmacists and hospital-based pharmacists. * Barriers to advancing practice and specializing in pharmacy, such as the lack of residency programs and training opportunities. * Allan shares the importance of accountability and a story from his career as a pharmacist. * Final...

Hey everyone. Welcome to the first episode of Deprescribe. Deprescribe is a podcast that will chronicle my journey as I attempt to answer the question: can we reverse the rising, global tides of mental health and chronic disease? Join me as I interview guests, review evidence and dive into the research in the field of deprescribing. On this podcast, expect to hear a variety of different conversati...