Medication management processes Overview of what is required Suggested approach Examples of evidence Identify methods to promote the use of information resources about medicines and decision support tools that are effective for your community health service. This may involve using communication strategies that have been implemented in your community health service, such as newsletters, presentations, in service education sessions, awareness campaigns and desktop icons. 4.9.2 The use of the information and decision support tools is regularly reviewed Your community health service should ensure Information about medicines should be regularly Relevant documentation from committees and there is a process in place to regularly review the reviewed to ensure they remain relevant to the other meetings where the development and maintenance of information resources about currency and endorsement of information community health service policies, procedures medicines and decision support tools are resources about medicines and decision support and/or protocols, the services it provides, discussed. medication management practices and tools, particularly when there is a change to emerging clinical evidence. organisational policies, procedures and/or Observational audit or survey on use and protocols or new versions of tools are released. currency of decision support tools. Audit the availability and currency of information resources about medicines and other decision Records of clinical workforce access to support tools in your community health service. electronic medicines information systems (where available). Obtain clinician feedback about the content and usefulness of resources, using methods such as Record of workforce feedback and suggestions targeted surveys, discussion groups, or existing on information about medicines, and decision communication infrastructure. This strategy support tools. should be multidisciplinary.
Medication management processes Overview of what is required Suggested approach Examples of evidence Identify methods to promote the use of information resources about medicines and decision support tools that are effective for your community health service. This may involve using communication strategies that have been implemented in your community health service, such as newsletters, presentations, in service education sessions, awareness campaigns and desktop icons. 4.9.2 The use of the information and decision support tools is regularly reviewed Your community health service should ensure there is a process in place to regularly review the currency and endorsement of information resources about medicines and decision support tools, particularly when there is a change to organisational policies, procedures and/or protocols or new versions of tools are released. Information about medicines should be regularly reviewed to ensure they remain relevant to the community health service policies, procedures and/or protocols, the services it provides, medication management practices and emerging clinical evidence. Audit the availability and currency of information resources about medicines and other decision support tools in your community health service. Obtain clinician feedback about the content and usefulness of resources, using methods such as targeted surveys, discussion groups, or existing communication infrastructure. This strategy should be multidisciplinary. Relevant documentation from committees and other meetings where the development and maintenance of information resources about medicines and decision support tools are discussed. Observational audit or survey on use and currency of decision support tools. Records of clinical workforce access to electronic medicines information systems (where available). Record of workforce feedback and suggestions on information about medicines, and decision support tools.
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