Aged Care BUDDY vs Other Drug Information Resources
The Aged Care BUDDY is a next generation drug and health information resource. The BUDDY is aged care specific and provides ‘live’ dynamic person-focussed information that supports clinical governance and Quality Use of Medicines.
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Person-centred / drug information contextualised to the care recipient’s health information to support medication safety and clinical decision making |
Static and non-contextualised drug information. |
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Embedded dynamic ‘live’ clinical alerts associated with the client’s medication changes |
No clinical governance integration or patient-focussed reference material |
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Aged care environment and health care team roles and scope specific |
Drug centric data, not tailored to aged care. Safety data and side effect profiles affiliated with pharmaceutical trials. |
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Drug information relevant to elderly aged care consumers |
Drug info related to pharmaceutical trial data, often on young and healthy trial participants |
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Data integrated with the consumer’s Electronic Medication Management System drug profile |
Separate program sitting outside the patient’s medication profile and care system. |
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Family and care recipient medication information that is relevant, practical and supports QUM within the aged care context |
Consumer medication (e.g. CMIs) info that are generic, lengthy and known to jeopardise patient adherence due to overexuberant listing of irrelevant and rare adverse effects. |
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The only drug information resource that provides support for and empowers the role of medication competent carers. Care staff are responsible for ~80% of medication rounds in aged care. |
Drug information that uses clinical language only suitable for clinicians (nurses, pharmacists, doctors). The information is irrelevant or unsuitable for use in 80% of medication rounds that occur in aged care. |
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Additional features beyond Drug Information:
AskCHRIS. Telehealth ‘live’ medication information and counselling portal linking consumers/carers/clinicians with a BUDDY expert drug information pharmacist. |
Additional Features, beyond Drug Information:
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