MedSafer E-care: an Automated Deprescribing Solution (E-CARE Study)

Launched by MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE/RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE · Sep 10, 2019

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ClinConnect Summary

MedSafer is a Canadian-made electronic tool that automates deprescribing and generates individualized, prioritized deprescribing opportunities for older adults based on existing evidence from algorithms such as the Beer's criteria and STOPP/START in order to stop potentially inappropriate medications. Its clinical content has been in place for over a year in a Canadian Institutes for Health Research funded study and has been tested on over 5000 hospitalized patients. Software output has been analyzed and validated by Canadian experts in internal medicine, geriatrics, palliative care, nursin...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • All residents of the participating Ontario long term care facilities (OMNI) who are 65 years of age or older and are taking a potentially inappropriate medication (as identified by MedSafer) are eligible for the deprescribing component of this study.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • If a patient is unable to complete the survey due to a language barrier or cognitive impairment, the research assistant will seek consent from an appropriate proxy. In the event where both the patient and proxy are unable to complete the survey or there was no proxy identified or proxy could not be reached, the patient will be excluded from the survey component of the study. The health care professionals will still have access to their MedSafer file for the purposes of patient care.