Friday, 1 May 2015

Web site of the month: Meds IQ

Medication errors are a significant cause of preventable harm to children and young people. Meds IQ is a brand new web site that seeks to support the improvement in paediatric patient safety.
www.medsiq.org

The site has sections on:
Meds IQ brings together tools to support improved safety and reducing harm as well as examples of improvement projects (including contact details) that have made a real difference in the reduction of medication errors. Free registration is required to use some of the features.

The site also features:
  • Resource library - see how others have tackled similar problems 
  • Favourites - build your own menu of resources which are of most use to you 
  • An online professional community - share your own ideas and learning
  • E-learning resources – develop your understanding and skills in paediatric prescribing
Meds IQ is a really useful resource for any health professional working with children and young people who is involved in prescribing or drug administration.


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