Leads/physicians involved:
- Dr. Jane de Lemos – Clinical Pharmacist
- Dr. Richard Chan – Emergency Medicine
- Dr. YD You – Internal Medicine
- Dr. Robert Mackenzie – Family Practice
- Dr. Cheryl Nagle – Family Practice
- Dr. Peter Ling – Internal Medicine
- Dr. Tracy Lee – Hospitalist
Working group meetings:
- April 3, 2019
- May 9, 2019
- July 26, 2019
- August 1, 2019
- October 30, 2019
Current status of project:
- Completed pADE reporting tool and go-live at Richmond Hospital in October 2019
- Formal completion of pADE project December 2019
- Richmond Hospital pADE Program now established – ongoing surveillance and reporting of pADEs via reporting tool
- Submission of pADE project outcomes for publishing in medical journals – ongoing
- Sharing of learnings from pADE project to other hospitals and health authorities – ongoing
Engagement:
- Richmond Division of Family Practice – pADE presentation at CME Clinical Pearls Event on June 4, 2019
- Roll out of Richmond Hospital pADE Program including pADE reporting tool (October to December 2019) – consisted of presentations to target groups including hospital pharmacists, community pharmacists, geriatric/ED/transition RNs, and emergency, hospitalist, and internal medicine physicians
- Richmond Hospital Physician Society – lunch hour project showcase on Sep. 19, 2019
- CME dinner event with ED RNs, geriatric emergency RNs, chronic care and transition RNs, and over 45 community pharmacists on November 27, 2019
Benefits of pADE project:
- Reduction of preventable adverse drug events leading to emergency department visits and hospital admissions
- Ongoing surveillance and reporting of pADEs to prescribing clinicians
- pADE education materials produced and available for patients/families and prescribers
- Patient and family education provided by pharmacy and hospital staff when pADE identified and reported