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Enhancing Clinical Safety and Efficiency: The Role of dm+d from a Clinician’s Perspective

In this insightful presentation, Stephen Pill, a part-time GP at Clevedon Medical Centre and member of various medical advisory groups, discusses the significance of the dm+d (Dictionary of Medicines and Devices). He outlines its foundational role in clinical transactions, including hospital admissions, medication reviews, and adverse drug reaction reporting. By confirming professional support and emphasizing interoperability in clinical systems, Pill demonstrates how dm+d enhances accuracy and safety in prescribing and stock control, ultimately improving patient care and clinical governance.

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Enhancing Clinical Safety and Efficiency: The Role of dm+d from a Clinician’s Perspective

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  1. dm+d:A PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE Stephen Pill

  2. Why me? Part-time GP, Clevedon Medical Centre • Joint GP IT Commmittee • Medical Information Group • ETP Prof. + Tech. Advisory Groups • Information Standards Advisory Board and formerly... • DISP of IMG ME

  3. What for? To give a clinician’s pespective on the dm+d: • What it is & when & how you will get it • Confirm widespread professional support • Explain why a fundamental building block • Outline some clinical transactions that will rely on dm+d for accuracy & safety • Show importance for stock control

  4. Drug dictionaries....and a common drug dictionary • Data Interchange Standards Programme 1992-95 • Clinical systems need drug dictionaries • Communicating clinical systems need a common drug dictionary

  5. Some clinical transactions that will be enhanced by dm+d: • Admission to hospital • Acquisition of prescription info - from barcode or message • Discharge from hospital • Review of medication • Stop, swap, start, cancel, change dose ...with dm+d - confidence in correct ID

  6. Some clinical transactions that will be enhanced by dm+d: • Decision support for prescribing • Messages for prescribing, dispensing, claim & repeat management • ADR (Adverse Drug Reaction) reports • Clinical research, clinical governance and drug surveillance • Linking drug use and outcomes/ADR

  7. One caution... ........Finish the job

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