New drug topic Acute Otitis Media launched at BC PAD!
On November 26, 2012, the BC Provincial Academic Detailing (PAD) Service launched their second drug topic of the year focusing on Acute Otitis Media (AOM). The previous topic Medications for Osteoporosis: Focus on Bisphosphonates will still be available for academic detailing sessions until January 31, 2013, and Statins and Cardiovascular Disease until January 31, 2014. […]
PAD on Film: Lights, Camera… Action!
Do you recognize anyone in the pictures below? If you don’t, that may be because some of BC’s academic detailers have been transformed into talented star actors! Since fall 2011, we at the eHealth Strategy Office worked with the BC Provincial Academic Detailing Service (PAD) to produce three promotional videos that highlight PAD services. The […]
BC PAD Launches New Topic for 2012
The BC Provincial Academic Detailing (PAD) service launched a new drug topic at the end of February. The current topic “Statins and Cardiovascular Disease” will be available for academic detailing sessions until at least September 2012. The topic focuses on: Clinically important outcomes and goals of therapy with a statin Evidence for using statins for […]
The New and Improved eCOP Community Tab
We are very excited to announce the opening of the new BC PAD website’s community tab! On December 6, 2011, the community tab was officially opened to the academic detailers with many improved features that were developed from recommendations from the academic detailing community. We are proud to present a sleeker interface that enables easier […]
eHealth Strategy Office Presents at the National Resource Center for Academic Detailing
The eHealth Strategy Office was invited last month to participate at the very first “Academic Detailing Exchange” hosted by the National Resource Center for Academic Detailing (NaRCAD), based out of Harvard Medical School.
eCOP 2.0 Public Pages Now Live!
On November 22nd, the public pages of the BC Provincial Academic Detailing (PAD) service’s electronic community of practice (eCOP 2.0) http://bcpad.ca/ went live! In addition to a general introduction to the PAD and Technology Enabled Academic Detailing (TEAD) services, users can find other essential information contained within easy-to navigate tabs. The “Academic Detailers” tab provides profiles […]
eHIPP Rounds, October 20: Technology Enabled Academic Detailing (TEAD) project
Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 1-2pm PST Presenters: Erica Amari, Jennifer Cordeiro and Xian Chong Title: The Technology Enabled Academic Detailing project. The BC Provincial Academic Detailing (PAD) service is a medication education service that provides objective, evidence-informed drug information on the best prescribing practices to primary care physicians and other health care professionals. Funding from the […]
Technology-Enabled Academic Detailing Pilot Phase Complete
The TEAD (Technology-Enabled Academic Detailing) Program Pilot completed in early June. Academic detailing (AD) is the interaction of a health professional, most commonly a pharmacist, with a physician, to discuss evidence informed drug therapy. Preliminary findings indicate a high level of physician support for both TEAD and AD. It is envisioned that TEAD and AD will impact the health system through both cost savings and meeting optimal prescribing targets, objectives which will contribute to the overall quality of care for patients.