RCSI Antimicrobial Guidelines vs Madhuraksha

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

Madhuraksha serves as a ready reckoner for those with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers. It explains all basic survival skills for management of type 1 diabetes ranging from insulin injection technique, blood sugar monitoring, nutrition, exercise, hypo management and travel guidelines. It also provides various calculators for meal and insulin dose calculations to facilitate blood sugar control. This information is available in English, Hindi as well as Marathi. This app is developed by Diabetes Unit, KEM Hospital Reserch Centre, Pune and it is supported by Hinduja Foundation. Disclaimer: This app provides information related to type 1 diabetes and it is not meant to replace medical treatment. Seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions.