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Medicine Reconciliation
Medicine reconciliation is an evidence-based process which has been demonstrated to significantly reduce medication errors that occur at transition points of care (admission, transfer, and discharge). These standards aim to provide New Zealand hospitals with a framework to implement the medicine reconciliation process into the everyday work of healthcare practitioners and organisations
Medicine Reconciliation Standards [PDF 703KB]
This Toolkit has been prepared for:
All health practitioners involved with the medicine reconciliation process
Health practitioners who have responsibilities and accountabilities for any part of the medicine reconciliation process
Those health practitioners who have been charged with implementing medicine reconciliation and/or conducting medicine reconciliation education and training as a component of a quality assured safe medication management process within a New Zealand hospital.
Introduction [PDF 145KB]
The Toolkit has three major sections:
Workbook - A set of masters upon which training is based that can be copied and provided to the attendees of the medicine reconciliation education and training sessions. It consists of a list of important terms, an introduction to medicine reconciliation, and four explanatory modules which address aspects of medicine reconciliation as part of safe medication management in a hospital. Each module contains a “Self Check” which can be used to confirm learning.
Workbook [PDF 2.6MB]
Tools - Additional information to enhance understanding of the importance of medicine reconciliation in a safe and effective medicine management process and thereby assist in the implementation of medicine reconciliation. Some of the key contents are: medicine reconciliation Standards; frequently asked questions; snapshots of the process working in the NZ setting; and a measuring and reporting framework.
Trainer's Guide - For the health practitioners who are conducting the education and training sessions for medicine reconciliation. In addition to the information provided in the Workbook section there are guidance notes for the trainer.
Trainer’s Guide [PDF 2.85MB]
Presentations
Powerpoint presentations to be used by the trainers in conjuction with the modules in the Toolkit 'trainer's guide'. Please note these can only be downloaded as 'read only' documents.
Module 1: MR Standards [1.2 MB]
Module 2: MR Process [1.29 MB]
Module 3: Medication History Taking [115 KB]
Module 4: Measuring and Reporting [1.58 MB]
Forms
Process Flow [PDF 208 KB]
Form Template[PDF 2.2 GB]
Risk Register Spreadsheet [PDF 39 KB]
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