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1
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What is an example of technology in medication safety and quality?

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Ensuring the uniqueness of medicine names: can technology assist the TGA to manage look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) medicines

2
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How to prioritise LASA medicines for alerts?

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3
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What does prediction mean in relation to clinical decision support rules in computer systems? What are examples?

>initiatives directly relevant to pharmacy practice

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Prediction using artifical intelligence (dynamic modelling, machine learning, adaptive algorithms), accessing single or multiple sources of data to guide management decisions –> see attached image for example

Stock management and ordering using sales data to predict

> seasonal changes

> wastage due to expired stock

  • clinical prompts and guidance for medication selection, dosing and adjustments (personalised medicine)
  • sentiments analysis to adapt machine responses to match a persons emotion (personalised coaching)
4
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What are barriers to prediction?

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siloed/secure data

inconsistency in data (e.g. coding medical conditions)

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How to prevent clinical errors (initiatives)?

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Automated alerts detecting

  • duplicate medication classes (e.g. two sedatives)
  • drug interactions
  • multiple routes of administration
  • out-of-range doses
  • allergies to medicines
  • potnetial for confusion between medicine names or routes

Caution re alert fatigue (desensitisation)

  • excessive alerts are generally false positive
  • ignoring alerts can be significant patient safety hazard

recommend

> tiers of alerts

> restrict alerts to most significant issues (override default settings –> risk vs benefit)

> apply human factors in design of alerts (appearence, sound)

6
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Need for systems that….?

> initiatives

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Reduce faith in the machine –> human logic and cognitive processes still required

Prevent silent errors e.g. wrong selection from lists

Support rather than replace communication

Help manage interuuptions in work flow

Recognise non-linear work flows e.g. dispensary technician handing over to pharmacist mid-dispensing

Offer more efficient incident reporting (in real time)

7
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Health consumers use of technology?

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8
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What has Dr Kenneth Lee said?

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9
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What has Dr Kevin Anderson said?

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10
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What are some health apps?

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11
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What do wireless sensors/transmitters do? advantages?

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monitor biological parameters (e.g. free style libre blood glucose scanning to replace finger prick tests)

  • assist with medication or smoking cessation. adherence
  • detect falls
  • link to medical data
12
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Applications of health technologies?

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13
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What is the potential linkage flowchart of the health data universe?

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14
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Health professionals role with IT? Pharmacists should be able to operate…

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15
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Health professionals role with IT in daily pharmacy practice?

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16
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Challenges and risks with IT in pharmacy practice?

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17
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Sumamry

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