This presentation will cover the new QCancer tool integrated into EMIS Web available to all users in forthcoming release of EMIS Web (5.9) and will include a short description of the research underpinning it plus demonstrations of how to use the software in practice.
Working with QResearch and Macmillan Cancer Support EMIS have included the QCancer Symptom Checker in EMIS Web. This tool enables an assessment of the risk that a patient currently has a cancer when seen.
If a patient is on a regular prescription for a drug the a set of prescriptions can be issued for the pharmacy to cover until the next planned review. This is less trouble for the patient (they don't have to phone/fax/post a request. It is also less trouble for the practice where there is no need for a clerk to issue and a doctor to sign. This article covers the essentials, and the pitfalls of getting going with Repeat Dispensing and EPSr2
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