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 High-Impact Evidence
 Best Evidence for EM
ONS PEP
 PEPID Releases 9.0
Enhanced Calculators
PKB Standardizes IDs
New Case Study
 Coming Soon
 Industry News
 Tools for Schools
 Free Trials
 Latest PEPID Version
 BuzzWords Signup
 Sign Up for Newsletter
Sign Up for BEEM Alerts
Sign Up for Symbian Beta
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Latest PEPID Version

PEPID Online and Mobile Wireless subscribers are automatically and continually updated. Subscribers using PDA and OTA platforms need to download updates to stay current. When you receive an update notice in your email in box, Version 9.0 for your product (s) is available for downloading.

SEE: How to Check Your PEPID Version article in April 07's Informer
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Industry News

WELLSOFT’S EDIS INTEGRATED WEB LINK NOW SUPPORTS PEPID SUBSCRIBERS

Wellsoft Corporation and PEPID, LLC has announced a business alliance that provides users of Wellsoft’s awarding winning Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) solution easier access to PEPID’s Emergency Department Suite of products.

Through Wellsoft EDIS Integrated Web Link, PEPID subscribers in the Emergency Department will have immediate access to PEPID information from within the Wellsoft EDIS application without the need to open a separate browser.

“Speed and ease of use are two key requirements of clinicians using the Wellsoft system, said John Santmann, MD, President and CEO of Wellsoft. “Using Wellsoft’s Integrated Web Link to access PEPID and other on-line resources provides quicker access to key medical information.”

“PEPID provides comprehensive and authoritative medical database information,” said John Wagner, President of PEPID, LLC. “Allowing Wellsoft EDIS clinicians access to PEPID information directly from the Wellsoft application is another way this information can reach the ED clinician in a practical, reliable and timely manner.”

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New Case Study

Québec’s emergency physicians now consult the medical and drug information in PEPID ED 5 million times per year according to a new study from the province's emergency physicians association, AMUQ. The results of three years of implementation include:

Emergency department workflow and productivity is improved
Reduced medical and drug errors
Faster, easier well-informed decision making
Adverse events have declined through better informed patient care

Read this new case study to learn more.

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Become a PEPID Symbian Beta Tester and save 10% on future PEPID Subscriptions!

Rather than presenting an updated summary of specific emergency medicine topics, BEEM presents the most relevant emergency medicine studies published in any one of over 100 peer-reviewed medical journals during the previous 12 months. BEEM minimized the amount of "expert opinion" by presenting an objective critical appraisal of each study using validated criteria. As a result, the wheat is separated from the chaff so busy emergency physicians get only what they need—the most recent, practice-relevant studies; how to appraise them; and how to apply them.

BEEM is an international emergency medicine knowledge translation project based at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, the center for evidence-based medicine. BEEM is a unique collaboration of frontline and academic emergency physicians around the world working together to find, select, appraise, and summarize the most recent and relevant emergency medicine-related studies.

BEEM faculty is continuously screening over 100 medical journals for the latest EM-relevant articles. Once identified, the title and conclusions of the articles are sent to BEEM raters, frontline emergency physicians around the world who rate each article on its relevance to their clinical practice.

BEEM content is integrated into PEPID medical information and includes a summary of the evidence, links to complete articles for additional information, and feedback information so that you may contribute.

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Each ONS PEP in PEPID replicates a complete color-coded card including questions that commonly arise in clinical practice, followed by interventions and recommendations for practice based on the level of evidence for each intervention. Feedback links to ONS are also included so that you may contribute to the evidence.

The initial PEP release in PEPID includes coverage of Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). A hot topic, CINV continues to have a considerable effect on the physical and psychological well-being of patients with cancer, despite significant advances in antiemetic drugs. A resource that summarizes evidence-based interventions for CINV is critical for effective management of this distressing symptom. Thanks to the expertise of the Oncology Nursing Society, this vital management information is readily available in PEPID at bedside.

Pediatric dosing

PEPID® Knowledge Base now compatible with virtually every language system used in healthcare

No matter what drug identification system is being used, the National Drug Code, First DataBank, Gold Standard, SNOMED or Micromedex, PEPID cross-maps the information to accurately return the information you need. For PEPID clients this means that access to the PEPID Knowledge Base can be gained from a single point of entry — no matter what ID system is being used. As a result, the integrity of the data is protected and interoperability between systems assured.

The PEPID Knowledge Base has also devised methods to lend a hand in formulary building. With PEPID’s Formulary Builder you now can zero in on information such as ingredients, form, trade name and dosing from any drug identification system, for all FDA approved drugs.

“With these advancements in web services, the PEPID tech team has done for healthcare information management professionals what our editorial team already does for docs and nurses — created a product that vastly improves both groups’ abilities to do their jobs more accurately and efficiently,” says PEPID President, John Wagner, “PEPID proves once again that we are the industry leader in the ongoing movement toward the global improvement of quality-of-care.”

April 3 - 5
ACEP
12th International Conference on Emergency Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Booth 111