The compiled resources reflect the learning that occurred upon identifying and understanding the root causes of pADEs, which caused or contributed to hospital admission.
The research team that conducted the pADE study was comprised of physicians from emergency, internal and family medicine, as well as pharmacists.
Read the published research study
Learning messages for health care providers:
- Richmond hospital preventable adverse drug event program
- Sick day medication management (to prevent or mitigate admissions due to hypotension, hypoglycemia and other drug-related harm during periods of illness)
- Treatment of community (and nursing home) acquired pneumonia
- Preventing bleeding related pADEs
- Preventing medication mix ups
- Preventing allopurinol-induced severe cutaneous acute reactions in patients with gout
- How to identify and address intentional non-adherence
- How to write an asthma action plan (example 1, example 2)
- Managing medication changes after hospital discharge (for community pharmacists)
- Heart Failure: Talking to patients about using an action plan
Learning messages for patients and families:
- Your medication plan for sick days (Chinese, Punjabi)
- COPD Flare-up action plan (Chinese)
- Action plan to prevent worsening of heart failure symptoms (Chinese)
- Measuring blood pressure at home (Chinese)
Learning module:
- An interactive learning module to help providers coach patients with asthma/COPD correct inhaler device technique, assess non-adherence and explore action plan use has also been developed. Search for course “inhaler device coaching” at the Learning Hub
Find out more about the research study, or contact Dr. Jane de Lemos at Jane.deLemos@vch.ca for further information.