RCSI Antimicrobial Guidelines vs Measure Me

Access to Medical Information at the point of care is critical in ensuring safe and effective medical practices. MEG Guideline apps provide a way for clinicians to deliver their guidelines, protocols and clinical practice guides to staff members on their own mobile devices. Access to this information at the point of care provides immediate guidance and helps to improve patient outcomes. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Hospital Group (RCSI HG) Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidelines are now available in mobile app format for smartphone devices. It includes guidelines for: Connolly Hospital, Rotunda Hospital, Cavan Monaghan Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda. It includes practical evidence based guidelines on the appropriate use of antimicrobials, empiric antimicrobial treatment and prophylaxis recommendations for adult and paediatric patients by body system, links to dosing calculators for gentamicin and vancomycin, and much more. Contact the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team in each hospital for username and password details. Features of the app include: • Hospital specific antimicrobial guidelines • Excellent design and easy navigation • Gentamicin & vancomycin dosing algorithms/ calculators • Renal dosing of antimicrobials • Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery • Antimicrobial stewardship recommendations • Well illustrated algorithms and tables • Searchable content For more information on the MEG system contact us through the developer links

Parents and healthcare professionals need to know if their child/paediatric patient is overweight so they can address the issue asap. Measuring weight alone is not helpful in terms of working out if their child is at the correct weight. Height is also required, but while in adults the Body Mass Index (BMI) can be calculated relatively easily, in children the BMI SDS (Standard Deviation Score) must be calculated as children are still growing. The Measure Me app has been developed to calculate the BMI SDS and to identify if the child is a healthy weight or on the lighter or heavier side of a healthy weight. When you first open the app you will be asked to confirm if you are a Parent / Guardian or a Healthcare Professional. You will then be brought to the relevant version of the app. Parent / Guardian To calculate the BMI, complete these steps: 1)Enter the child’s name 2)Click on “height” and choose whether you wish to use Feet and Inches or centimetres. Scroll to enter the height of the child. 3)Click on “weight” and choose whether you wish to use Kilograms or Stones and pounds. 4)Select the gender of the child. 5)Enter the child’s birth month and year 6)You will be asked if you would like to save the BMI result. If you answer yes, the child’s data will be saved in the history section of the mobile app, and you will see the changes in BMI over time. Please note that this data is held locally on your phone. If you answer no, the data you have entered in the app and the BMI data will not be saved to your phone and will be automatically deleted. Note: Consilient Health does not hold any of the data generated using this app. 7)Once you have chosen one of the above options you will be provided with the child’s BMI and you will be given advice based on the result *. There are three icons along the bottom of the screen. •The home button will bring you back to the entry screen where you can press the word “clear” to begin again. •The history page shows the previous entries in date order. When you access the page for the first time you will be asked to create a six-digit passcode. You will need to enter this to access this page. •The info page provides information about the development and sponsorship of this app and data privacy. You can share and rate the app. Healthcare Professional To calculate the BMI, complete these steps: 1)Click on “height” and choose whether you wish to use Feet and inches or centimetres. Scroll to enter the child’s height. 2)Click on “weight” and choose whether you wish to use Kilograms or Stones and pounds. 3)Select the gender of the child. 4)Enter the child’s birth month and year. 5)You will be provided with the child’s BMI and you will be given advice based on the result *. 6)Please take note of your patient’s BMI result as the data will not be saved and will be autodeleted. There are two icons along the bottom of the screen. •The home button will bring you back to the entry screen where you can press the word “clear” to begin again. •The info page provides information about the development and sponsorship of this app and data privacy. You can share and rate the app. For any technical queries in relation to this app send an email to bmiapp@consilienthealth.com. This BMI app is not meant to serve as a source of clinical guidance and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Any patient or medical information queries should be discussed with your healthcare professional. The Measure Me app has been developed by University College Dublin. It has been unconditionally supported by Consilient Health www.consilienthealth.ie. *The BMI SDS is calculated using the Boys and Girls BMI Charts designed and published by the Child Growth Foundation and Supplied by Harlow Printing Ltd. This app has been designed for use by Healthcare Professionals and Parents of Patients who reside in the Republic of Ireland only. E/ALT/0918/0088b(1)(4)a(1), October 2025