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Tablet application central to AMS program.Sarah Giannasi & Chris Shenton
WACA Symposium 16 June 2014
Clinical workhorse clinical pharmacy appConnects to live to patient list, pathology and dispensing record.
Antimicrobials and indications
Action plan for AMS round
AMS Ward Round
Guided by the data from the tablet.Interventions are recorded on the ward.
Advice is recorded Then followup.
Completed data set
LimitationsAMS rounds may be before daily ward round
Data is then incompleteAfter weekend not as much to reviewAdvice made on Friday may not be followed up until
Monday.Not all patients’ antimicrobials are captured.
Only restricted antimicrobials recorded
AdvantagesAll pharmacists involved in AMSRotating AMS ward rounds for pharmacists with ID
PhysicianFollowup is recorded by ward pharmacistsData metrics are readily available.