Team Assignments: 1st half of the month: Senior Staff rounds with Team A, Fellow rounds with Team B 2nd half of the month: Fellow switches to round with Team A, Senior Staff rounds with Team B AM Rounds: Senior Staff and Fellow round separately with their assigned resident teams Senior Staff then rounds with the […]
Author: Krishna Thavarajah
How to make an F2 or IPD Discharge followup appointment on K17
For F2 STAFF or F2/IPD/PHTN FELLOW to do (NOT THE RESIDENTS – they are responsible for primary care followup!) 1. With patient open, click on ‘Remind Me’ 2. TO: ‘P HFHS DETC PULMONARY MED FRONT DESK’ You can also use the smartphrase ‘.F2’ which brings in prompts for timing and testing. Please enter this 1-2 days prior to […]
Pneumococcal immunization recommendations
Pneumonia Immunization PDF Relevant EPIC orders: PPSV23 =’Pneumococcal Polysaccharide PPSV-23’ = ‘Pneumovax’ = ‘IMM53’ PCV13 = ‘Pneumocococcal Conjugate PCV 13’ = ‘Prevnar-13’ = ‘IMM78’ Please link to appropriate diagnosis: 1. ‘need for prophylactic vaccination against strep pneumococcus’ (Z23) added to Quick Dx section 2. also associate relevant diagnosis (asthma, copd, chronic immunosuppression) if <65 […]
Asthma Control Test (ACT) – How to enter values and import this into a clinic note
1. Within Visit Navigator: More Activities> Documentation Flowsheets 2. Add the Asthma Adult Control Test to the Doc Flowsheet 3. Fill out the Asthma Adult Control Test 4. To add this test to your notes, highlight all of the cells and then right click. Select New Note: 5. The Flowsheet Notes box will appear, click […]
Influenza Immunization 2015-16
Appropriate orders Code <65 yo: quadrivalent vaccine (multidose vial with preservative): IMM155 65 or older: high dose trivalent (‘Flu vaccine HD 65+): IMM31 -EPIC will block you from ordering the high dose vaccine in patients <65 years old (even if immunosuppressed, not approved yet for this indication) –Reference article Pregnant or infants: preservative […]
Ambulatory Specialty Pharmacist for K17 (COPD)
K17 Pharmacy Services Summary: Process by which COPD patients can be referred to the clinical pharmacist
Clinic – Workflow/Orders Cheatsheet (Key Points)
Pulmonary-Clinic-Key-points_update-7-29-2019 This link includes clinic workflow, information about orders, Resident/Fellow assignments, and ER/ Direct Admissions from K17.
ILD Research Trials
Simtuzumab trial (RAINIER, Gilead sponsored) is actively recruiting. In brief, the study is a multicenter, phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a subcutaneous LOXL2 monoclonal antibody in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) up to 180 weeks. Roel will be screening clinics to look for potentially suitable candidates but would contact you to check […]