Getting Started with BMJ Best Practice and … user guide...Getting Started with BMJ Best Practice...
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Getting Started with BMJ Best Practice and Micromedex Solutions BMJ Best Practice is a decision-support tool for use at the point of care. This getting started guide will show you how to: Consult expert opinion to increase accuracy of diagnosis and improve patient care Track and produce certificates of your CME/CPD activities Incorporate the latest evidence based content into your practice Promote clinical excellence using treatment guidelines Receive prescription guidance and support with medication management strategies and treatment decisions via a link to Micromedex ® Solutions Access high quality related content from the BMJ to complement your knowledge Refer to BMJ Best Practice anytime, anywhere - even offline using the free mobile app. You can access BMJ Best Practice ‘password free’ from computers connected to the SWAN network or NHS Scotland network. You can also access BMJ Best Practice using your OpenAthens credentials. The authentication routes above will provide you access to BMJ Best Practice content immediately. To take advantage of the CME/CPD activity tracking and offline access via the BMJ Best Practice app, you can 'Register' for a free personal account. You can do this by clicking the 'Register' tab where you will be asked to fill in some details about yourself. Accessing BMJ Best Practice Help? Please contact [email protected] or call +44 (0) 20 7111 110 For Micromedex, contact [email protected]
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Getting Started with BMJ Best Practiceand Micromedex Solutions
BMJ Best Practice is a decision-support tool for use at the point of care. This getting started guide will show you how to:
Consult expert opinion to increase accuracy of diagnosis and improve patient care
Track and produce certificates of your CME/CPD activities
Incorporate the latest evidence based content into your practice
Promote clinical excellence using treatment guidelines
Receive prescription guidance and support with medication management strategies and treatment decisions via a link to Micromedex® Solutions
Access high quality related content from the BMJ to complement your knowledge
Refer to BMJ Best Practice anytime, anywhere - even offline using the free mobile app.
You can access BMJ Best Practice ‘password free’ from computers connected to the SWAN network or NHS Scotland network.
You can also access BMJ Best Practice using your OpenAthens credentials. The authentication routes above will provide you access to BMJ Best Practice content immediately.
To take advantage of the CME/CPD activity tracking and offline access via the BMJ Best Practice app, you can 'Register' for a free personal account. You can do this by clicking the 'Register' tab where you will be asked to fill in some details about yourself.
Accessing BMJ Best Practice
Help? Please contact [email protected] or call +44 (0) 20 7111 110For Micromedex, contact [email protected]
• Go to the BMJ Best Practice homepage• Click on “Resources” in the top right corner and select “Drug database”. Pick Micromedex from the drop-down menu.
• Click on a particular treatment option to expand for more information. • Click on the drug name in blue. If you wish to find out more detail, select Micromedex from the drug database box.
• Click the 'In-Depth Answers' tab for full, in-depth drug monographs, or the 'Quick Answers' tab for summary decision support at the point of care.
• This will display a list of all drug names referenced in BMJ Best Practice in alphabetical order. • Click on the drug link to go directly to the relevant Micromedex content.
• Use the left hand index to view place in therapy, off-label use, comparative efficacy, interactions, IV compatibility, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, storage details and more.
• Go to your selected BMJ Best Practice topic; this will take you to the topic’s overview page.• Click on the “Step by Step” page under “Managment” in the topic’s navigation menu.
How to access Micromedex Solutions drug monographs from the BMJ Best Practice website
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BMJ Best Practice users in Scotland can now seamlessly access Micromedex® Solutions evidence- based drug content at the point of care. The newly integrated Micromedex drug monographs from Truven Health Analytics provide clinicians with resources to help better inform prescribing, medication management strategies and treatment decisions. Micromedex Clinical Knowledge includes dosing recommendations and medication safety information, with interactions and cautions.
This new feature combines content from two most trusted evidence- based sources, providing our users with a unified view and single access to support clinical decision making at the point of care for better patient outcomes.
Access to Micromedex includes:• International drug information• Drug interactions• IV compatibility• Reproductive considerations
• Alternative medicine• Lab recommendations• Patient education• Formulary considerations
Via the BMJ Best Practice drug database link: Via an individual topic’s drug link:
