Medication Reconciliation

The Renal Agency and renal care teams across BC are taking on the challenge of implementing medication reconciliation across the continuum of renal care – from clinic, to admission, to transfer, to discharge, and back to the clinic – through refinements to the PROMIS database.

Medication reconciliation reports are available through PROMIS, and while each region, clinic or team may use these reports in different ways, the hope is that all renal network members will invest the necessary resources to enable medication reconciliation for all renal patients to help improve patient safety in this critical area.

BCPRA has developed tools to assist programs with medication reconciliation:

• A tutorial on accessing medication reconciliation reports through PROMIS
• An interview guide for getting the best possible medication history

To learn more about med rec, you may also want to read the April 2008 issue of Renal News, which featured Pharmacy & Formulary information, including medication reconciliation.

If your team is ready to begin medication reconciliation, please contact Dan Martinusen or Dr. Monica Beaulieu.