News Feature in HAUSÄRZT:IN
Less is More? In November 2024, the Austrian specialist magazine HAUSÄRZT:IN published an article with eight questions and answers on the “Less is More?” research project, which takes a closer look at the research being conducted on the use of antibiotics and benzodiazepines. (Published in: Specialist magazine HAUSÄRZT:IN, 2024; © RegionalMedien Gesundheit – RMA Gesundheit GmbH) […]
News Feature in NEWS
Antibiotics – Less is More The article, published in NEWS, provides an overview of the work conducted by our PI, Janina Kehr, on the utilisation of antibiotics and benzodiazepines, and the potential for their reduction. Furthermore, the article offers insights into our “Less is More?” research project. (Published November, 14th 2024) Read the article Here […]
GPSS Network Webinar
Saying No (?) — Deprescribing and Discontinuing On November 7th, 2024, Lisa Lehner gave an input talk on establishing a “deprescribing” mindset und implementing “deprescribing” strategies in Austria in the course of the “Less is More?” research project. Talking alongside Prof. Hans Hogerzeil, Professor of Global Health at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, who […]
Symposium on the 17th European Antibiotic Awareness Day
Prescribing Practices in General Practice: First Ideas for the Deprescribing of Antibiotics On November 19th, 2024, Lisa Lehner joined the Symposium on the occasion of the 17th European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD – Antibiotikatag) to talk about early results of the “Less is More?” research project, focusing specifically on how antibiotic prescribing might be reducible […]
Interview Feature on KURIER TV
Are we prescribing too many and too many of the wrong medications? In an interview feature on KURIER TV, Janina Kehr talks alongside Lisa Makas, Director of Women’s Soccer at FAK Austria Wien , about medicine use and dosages in different contexts of social and medical life, also discussing side effects, (antibiotic) resistances, and how […]
News Feature in KURIER
Are we overprescribing antibiotics and benzodiazepines? On September 26, 2024, Janina Kehr was featured in a news article in Austrian newspaper KURIER, talking about the issues behind the “Less is More?” research project and the deprescribing of benzodiazepines and antibiotics. Kehr used the example of the two substances to talk more generally about finding “a […]
News Feature in Der Standard
We should be thinking about waste in medicine In the October 4th, 2024, issue of Austrian newspaper DerStandard, Janina Kehr talked about the new Research Network Hub (Forschungsverbund) at the University of Vienna, “Health in Society” (“Gesundheit in Gesellschaft”) and discussed awareness about and attention to waste and sustainability in medicine. (Published October, 4th 2024) […]