UHW Antimicrobial Guidelines

Access to Medical Information at the point of care is critical in ensuring safe and effective medical practices. Medical eGuides (MEG) apps provide a way for clinicians to deliver their guidelines, protocols and clinical practice guides to staff members on their own mobile devices. Access to this information at the point of care provides immediate guidance and helps to improve patient outcomes.

The University Hospital Waterford & South East Hospitals Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidelines are now available in mobile app format for smartphone devices. It includes practical evidence based guidelines on the appropriate use of antimicrobials for empiric antimicrobial treatment and prophylaxis in adult patients by body system / clinical condition. Contact your Hospital Pharmacy Department for username and password details.

Features of the app include:

- Hospital and condition specific antimicrobial guidelines

- General guidance on prudent antimicrobial prescribing

- Guidance on appropriate use of restricted and reserve agents

- Start Smart Then Focus care bundle

- Guidance on empiric antimicrobial treatment of sepsis

- Guidance on Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of glycopeptides and aminoglycosides

- Guidance on antimicrobial management of patients with penicillin allergy

- Guidance on clinical assessment of patients with a new positive blood culture

- Guidance for consultation with UHW Clinical Microbiology Advisory Team

- Renal dosing recommendations

- Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery

- Excellent design and easy navigation

- Staff Notification Messaging

- Searchable content

The Medical eGuides (MEG) system provides a way for clinicians to deliver their guidelines, protocols and clinical practice guides to staff members on their own mobile devices. Access to this information at the point of care provides immediate guidance and helps to improve patient outcomes. For more information on the MEG system contact us through the developer links.