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Gold Standard
Need a Complete Clinical Solution for Your Health System?
Not a Problem.
Tired of dealing with the headaches and hassles of piecing together the clinical information, tools and other resources you need to efficiently perform your job and effectively take care of your patients?
Enter Gold Standard.
We’re committed to delivering clinical information software solutions that streamline workflow, enhance patient safety and improve the way your facility provides healthcare. Developed by a highly trained staff of professionals, easily integrate any or all of these resources:
Drug Information
Award-winning Clinical Pharmacology real-time drug information to prevent drug errors, reduce adverse events, effectively counsel patients on their medications, and improve health outcomes
Toxicology Information
Point-of-care ToxED electronic clinical toxicology resource to immediately access critical information on emergency treatments, specific poisons and drug overdoses, chemical exposures, and more
Clinical Intervention Documentation and Reporting
Comprehensive Clini-Doc and RxRounds Interventions clinical intervention documentation and reporting systems to measure the financial impact of your pharmacy’s clinical activities
Formulary Management
Hospital-preferred formulary management software, FormChecker, to aid in JCAHO compliance, ensure pharmacy guidelines are met, and to reduce time spent on management of formulary conversions
Electronic Forms and Reports
Customized forms and reports for web and PDA, RxRounds Flexible Forms and Reports, to instantly capture information, automate data, easily generate reports, and analyze resources
Pharmacy Communication Portal
Convenient Pharmacy Hub communication portal to share files and connect your health system to best-of-breed solutions for pharmacy practice, informed decision-making, and better bottom line results
For more information about Gold Standard’s clinical solutions, a complimentary demo, or to contact us, use the link provided below.
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Pharmacy books guides reference material
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Thomson Reuters
Micromedex Healthcare Evidence Solutions have supported hospitals for more than 30 years and can be found in more than 3,200 hospitals in the United States and Canada. From every angle, these solutions support best practices by delivering trusted evidence-based clinical knowledge for every stage of care to reduce medication errors, enhance disease and condition management, and improve patient care, across the entire healthcare enterprise.
The Micromedex Healthcare Evidence and Clinical Xpert solutions provide pharmacists point-of-care access to trusted, evidence-based referential content and to real-time patient data at the point of care.
Drug Overviews:
- Comprehensive drug details - DRUGDEX®
- Summarized drug information - DrugPoints®
- Facts on FDA-approved drugs - PDR®
- Drug information from Royal Pharmaceutical Society - Martindale
- International drugs - Index Nominum
- PDA access to drug information - Thomson Clinical Xpert
- Evaluate human reproductive risks of drugs - REPRORISK®
Interactive Tools:
- Check for drug interactions - DRUG-REAX®
- Identify loose tablets & capsules - IDENTIDEX®
- Dosing information and parenteral nutrition solutions for infants - NeoFax®
- Verify prescribed dosages - Dosing calculators
- Drug product, packaging, and pricing - RED BOOK
- Drug pricing comparison reports - ReadyPrice®
- Calculate pharmacokinetics -KINETIDEX®
Alternative Medicine and Therapy Evidence:
- Herbals, supplements, & alternative therapies - AltMedDex®
- Blend conventional and alternative medicines - AltMedDex® Protocols
Formulary Management:
- Manage and update hospital formularies - Formulary Advisor®
- Provide formulary information to prescribers - Formulary Advisor®
- Monographs for P&T drug evaluations - P&T QUIK®
Disease and Condition Evidence:
- Look up best treatment practices - DISEASEDEX® General Medicine
- Monitor drug and therapeutic levels for labs - Lab Advisor
- Critical patient care interventions based on performance measures and quality guidelines - Clinical Checklist®
- PDA access to disease information - Thomson Clinical Xpert
Clinical Workflow Solutions for Pharmacists:
- Manage medication reconciliation throughout the hospital workflow - Clinical Xpert Medication Reconciliation
- Profile your patient population to identify high-risk patients - Clinical Xpert CareFocus
IV Compatibility:
- Verify IV compatibility - IV INDEX®
Toxicology Evidence:
- Identify and manage drug overdoses & toxicologic exposures - POISINDEX®
- Summarized toxicology information - ToxPoints®
Regulatory, Safety, & Chemical Evidence:
- Material Safety Data Sheets - Pharmaceutical MSDS
- Evaluate human reproductive risks of chemicals & environmental agents - REPRORISK®
- Evaluate hazard exposures - TOMES®
- Fulfill JCAHO patient education standards - CareNotes
Patient Education Evidence:
- Proper drug usage/precautions - DrugNotes
- Condition, treatment, inpatient care, discharge instructions - CareNotes
- Alternative medicine and therapies - AltCareDex®
- Patient-friendly info for your Web site - Consumer Health Solution
- Drug information for more educated patients - Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer
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Multi-Media Resources (Videos, Webcasts, Podcasts…)
PODCAST: NPTA, the National Pharmacy Technician Association, is the world's largest professional organization established specifically for pharmacy technicians. The association is dedicated to advancing the value of pharmacy technicians and the vital roles they play in pharmaceutical care. The NPTA is composed of pharmacy technicians practicing in a variety of practice settings, such as: retail, independent, hospital, mail-order, home care, long term care, nuclear, military, correctional facility, formal education, training, management, sales and many more. NPTA is a reflection of this diverse profession and provides unparalleled support and resources to our members. We interview Founder and CEO Mike Johnston about the NPTA and its impact on Independent Pharmacy Businesses. http://www.pharmacytechnician.org Office: 888-247-8700.
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CESearchEngine.com
Healthcare's Continuing Education Search Engine. Research thousands of programs across many healthcare disciplines. |
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Safe IV Administration with State-of-the-Art Technology
Provided by: ProCE
This educational activity will describe the experiences and lessons learned with the implementation of intelligent infusion technology. The author, Jackie Estok, will discuss the importance of creating a safe IV administration environment for clinicians at the bedside, as well as physicians and patients. She will also describe how data collected wi... |
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Prescribing Controlled Substances
Provided by: Medical Interactive Community
Prescribing Controlled Substances has increased dramatically over the past two decades. Along with it, there has been an increase in patient mortality and medical malpractice claims. Prescribing controlled substances presents a conundrum for physicians and practitioners: adequately treating patients for pain and other problems while avoiding the h... |
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Asthma Gadgets 2010
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
Asthma CAN be successfully controlled with use of controller medication and as needed quick-relief medication, management of environmental triggers, and adherence to an asthma management plan. All allied health professionals should be educated on the proper use of asthma devices and how to train patients on their proper use. The goal of this module... |
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Prescription Errors and Their Legal Consequences: Best Practices for Prevention
Provided by: Power-Pak C.E.®
This program is designed to investigate possible causes of prescription medication errors from a legal standpoint by providing the most current data available and presenting strategies to improve safety in health care. ... |
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Assessment and Treatment of Depression in the Primary Care Setting
Provided by: Harvard Medical School
This course provides the non-psychiatric physician with an up to date approach to the assessment and treatment of major depression in the primary care office setting. The program defines the key features and sub-classificant of depressive disorders and relates the subclassification to concrete treatment planning and medication prescribing issues. A... |
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Avoiding Medication Errors with Insulin Therapy
Provided by: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Description:
Avoiding Medication Errors with Insulin Therapy is a knowledge-based program for pharmacists and nurses. The activity will explore the history of errors associated with insulin therapy and review the frequency with which they occur. Participants will learn how medication errors are generally multifactorial in nature and how medication... |
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Implementing Barcode Technology to Improve Medication Safety
Provided by: ProCE
Medication errors in hospital settings have been associated with high rates of adverse drug reactions and even death. Technological advances, such as barcode scanners, can help prevent medication errors, having been shown to reduce the medication error rate in an ICU setting by 56%. This educational program will review the root problem of medicatio... |
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Actionable Insights to the Evolving Management of MS: Important Considerations in Improving Outcomes
Provided by: ASiM
The introduction of treatments designed to change the natural disease course of multiple sclerosis (MS) has focused attention on the economic burden of this disease. Economic evaluations, which analyze the burden of MS on society and the cost effectiveness of new therapies, stress that the economic burden of a disease should be seen in a global per... |
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Building the bridge to partnership: Fostering the community and managed care pharmacy relationship
Provided by: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Description:
Discover how managed care organizations and community pharmacists are working together to help advance medication therapy management services.... |
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Osteoporosis: "Need-to-Knows" for Pharmacists About Bone Health
Provided by: ArcMesa Educators, LLC
After participating in this activity, participants should be better able to:
1. Describe the incidence, prevalence, and burden for osteoporosis.
2. Explain the pathophysiologic and metabolic basis for low bone density and osteoporosis.
3. Identify and recognize risk factors for development of osteoporosis, and perform risk assessment ... |
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Lifestyle Medicine for Weight Management
Provided by: Harvard Medical School
Acknowledgement: This course is co-sponsored by the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine
This program has also been approved for 4.00 hours of continuing education credit with the Commission Case Management Certification (CCM). In order to receive your verification of completion form, please email cme_online@hms.harvard.edu
Lifestyle choices inclu... |
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Managing the Risks of Anticoagulant Therapy
Provided by: Medical Interactive Community
Primary care physicians manage many of the patients on long term anticoagulant therapy. They perform a difficult balancing act on a daily basis, weighing each patient’s risk of thromboembolism versus hemorrhage. The preponderance of current medical literature identifies under-utilization of anticoagulants as a major problem, and cites the burden ... |
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Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss
Provided by: NetCE
Because weight loss through diet and exercise is difficult and studies suggest that obese patients tend to regain lost weight, interest in bariatric surgery has been increasing. In spite of its well-established benefits, however, bariatric surgery is not without risk. Healthcare professionals who hope to improve outcomes in severely obese patients ... |
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A Role for Pharmacists: Improving Persistence with Stroke Prevention Medications
Provided by: The Collaborative Education Institute
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this activity, pharmacists and student pharmacists should be able to:
1. Discuss the guidelines for secondary stroke prevention.
2. Describe the generalizability of the study results to patients in your pharmacy practice.
3. Evaluate the impact of the study on the role of the pharmacist for sec... |
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Managing Chronic Noncancer Pain with Opioids - A Case Approach for the Pharmacists
Provided by: The CE Solution, Inc.
The goal of this activity is to enable pharmacists to apply the latest information about chronic pain management to improve the treatment of patients with chronic noncancer pain requiring use of opioids for an extended duration while minimizing the potential for inappropriate use of the medication.
Accreditation:... |
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Introduction to Hospital Quality and Safety Improvement
Provided by: CMElectures
David B. Nash, MD, MBA, the Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health on the campus of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nash is also the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy Here, he discusses the main cultural barriers to quality in medical practice and how they can be overco... |
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Dental Considerations for Geriatric Patients
Provided by: NetCE
The general population of the United States of America is aging, and aging effects changes in the oral mucosa, supporting alveolar bone, and the teeth. This course will discuss the oral manifestations of the aging process and their relationship these have on oral and systemic health. Detail will also be provided in the relationship between the oral... |
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Respiratory Airway Medications: Select Toxicities and Drug Interactions
Provided by: American College of Chest Physicians
Objectives
1. Review major categories of respiratory medications, summarizing mechanisms of action and clinically significant adverse effects.
2. Delineate select toxicities associated within each class of respiratory medication.
3. Highlight select drug interactions associated with each class of respiratory medications.
4. Recogn... |
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Pain Management: Cancer Pain and Pain at the End of Life
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
The purpose of this course is to give an overview of the management of the pain caused by cancer and experienced at the end of life.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Summarize the types and causes of cancer pain and its treatment.
* Discuss management of the pain caused by cancer and its treatment.
* Evaluate ethical pri... |
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Striking a Balance: Treating Chronic Pain While Preventing Abuse And Diversion Of Prescription Opioids
Provided by: FreeCE.com
This program will provide pharmacists with an overview of opioid pain medication and identify the signs of abuse and diversion that can occur in patients receiving them. The program will emphasize the role of the pharmacist in intervening and educating patients to prevent abuse and diversion while optimizing pain management.... |
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Managing Postprandial Glucose
Provided by: FreeCE.com
Pharmacists are often the medical professional that patients reach out to for the latest in drug information. With all the new products available for diabetes, it is very difficult for the pharmacist to keep up with the latest advances in medication. In addition, the newer medications require more explanation than in the past. This continuing educa... |
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Spanish Language Training for Pharmacy Professionals
Provided by: RXinsider
Developing Spanish counseling skills will help increase patient compliance and build customer loyalty while setting your pharmacy’s level of customer service apart from competitors. Spanish for Pharmacists is a comprehensive, 52-page book enabling pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to learn the basics of Spanish for effective patient counseling... |
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The Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Acute Migraine
Provided by: Primary Issues
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to
1. Educate patients, using a Collaborative Care Model, to make appropriate therapeutic decisions that improve clinical outcomes
2. Identify key issues that impact accurate diagnosis of migraine
3. Recognize signs and symptoms of migraine ... |
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Diabetes Pharmacology
Provided by: NetCE
Diabetes is a serious and growing problem in the United States. Behavior change, diet, and exercise are first in the line of treatment for this chronic disease. However, diabetes is a progressive disease, and these techniques will only work for a small portion of patients. Oral medications will eventually be necessarily incorporated into treatment ... |
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The Collaborative Role of Medication Management in a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
Provided by: Impact Education, LLC
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, and care providers affiliated with a patient-centered medical home.
Statement of Need/Program Overview
A new strategy that has emerged to focus on care delivery, payment reform, and the use of health information technolo... |
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Medication Safety
Provided by: Pfiedler Enterprises
The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 1999 report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, stated that medication-related errors were a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, accounting “for one out of every 131 outpatient deaths, and one out of 854 inpatient deaths.” Building on this work and previous IOM reports, the IOM put for... |
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Pain Assessment & Management in the Older Adult
Provided by: Corexcel
After reading Pain Assessment & Management in the Older Adult the participant will be able to:
1. Define pain.
2. Describe how pain impacts the aging adult.
3. State common misconceptions and facts about pain.
4. Explain the physiology of pain.
5. Identify the four types of pain.
6. Describe pain behaviors.
7. Explain ... |
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Recognizing and Managing Shift Work Disorder, an Underdiagnosed Condition: Improving Quality of Life
Provided by: Primary Issues
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to
1. Recognize the role of circadian rhythms in sleep/wake function
2. Identify the risks and comorbid conditions associated with shift work disorder
3. Utilize screening questions and diagnostic tools to improve the identification and diagnosis of sh... |
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