Health service organisations that wish to purchase their own licence to continue using the MSSA® may visit the Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Canada’s MSSA® webpage for further information.&nb
- Antithrombotic therapy
- Antibiotic therapy
- Medication ordering
- Pain management
- Continuity of care
- Hospital-wide medication management policies
- Acute mental health care
Standardised presentation of electronic information about medicines
The National Guidelines for On-Screen Display of Medicines Information provide an evidence-based approach to on-screen presentation of medicines information. They:
Third edition
Revised EMM Self-Assessment Tool
The Commission has released an updated Electronic Medication Management Self-Assessment Tool (EMMSAT) to assist health services with independent assessment and optimisation of their EMM system implementation.
New resources
The List aims to:
Tools and resources
Perioperative areas: Labelling resources
The Perioperative labelling poster describes user-applied labelling of medicines and fluids in closed-and open-practice perioperative areas.
Overview
The Commission developed the National Standard for User-applied Labelling of Injectable Medicines, Fluids and Lines (the Labelling Standard) for health professionals to communicate safely: