Dynamic Health December Round-up: Updated Workplace Notes, Care Directive and Policy links + Focusing Search Results + World AIDS Day + International Day of Persons with Disabilities + National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Dynamic Health round-up posts keep you informed about implementation and use of Dynamic Health at Nova Scotia Health. They highlight any new priority projects and events as well as updates to our Workplace Notes and Custom Workplace Skills.

Updates: Workplace Notes, Links in Care Directives

We receive feedback submissions on an ongoing basis through the Suggest an Edit form and through partnerships with departments and teams. This month, the following customizations have been added:

• Minor Edits due to Publisher Updates
  • Performing Tuberculin Skin Testing
• Care Directives (OP3, NS Health Policy Office)
  • Performing a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram on Adults - NSHA CD-EC-105
    • Links to: Performing a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram in Adults
  • Pain Management - NSHA CD-EC-050
    • Replacing:
      • CDHA CC-07-060 Pain Assessment and Documentation
      • CDHA CC-07-091 Emergency Department Pain Protocol
      • SWH 1.24 Administration of Acetaminophen in the ED
      • CBDHA ED 0310 Administration of Acetaminophen Prior to Medical Assessment (DMF)
    • Links to: Assessing Pain in Older Adults, Assessing Pain in Infants to Adolescents
  • Management of Chemical Substance in the Eye of an Adult - NSHA CD-EC-125
    • Replacing:
      • CC-20-070 Treatment of Chemical Substance in the Eye (Medical Directive)
      • 1-120 GASHA Chemical Burns to the Eye
    • Links to: Chemical Burn on the Skin/Eyes, Adult

Focusing Search Results

There's a lot of evidence-based guidance summarized across Dynamic Health’s Topic Sections – from Diseases & Condition summaries to Skills. Remember, only content within the Skills Topic Section can be customized (e.g., through a Workplace Note). Understanding how to Filter Results can help you get the best guidance for your need.

Let’s say you are looking for skills about taking blood pressure in adults:

1. From the main page of Dynamic Health, enter “blood pressure” in the search box (1). Do not choose one of the autosuggestions that populates as you type. Click the spy glass to run the search.
2. To the left of the results page, note the Filter Results (2) column. Under CONTENT TYPE check off Skills . Note the filter is applied immediately, resulting in fewer results.
3. Under PATIENT POPULATION (3), check off Adult.
4. Note that the number of results is reduced further and that the Skills and Adult filters are highlighted at the top (4). Click the X on each filter at the top of the results page to remove them.

Health Promotion in December and Dynamic Health Topics

December 2023 marks the promotion of:

• World AIDS Day - December 1st
• International Day of Persons with Disabilities- - December 3rd
• National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - December 6th

In recognition of these health promotion events, we encourage you to engage with the curated list of Dynamic Health content below.

If you spot any Skills below that you feel need a Workplace Note, consider being a reviewer! Fill out our Suggest an Edit form with your notes and we will get in touch!

World AIDS Day

• Disease & Condition Overviews
  • HIV/AIDS, Adult
  • HIV/AIDS/Pediatric
• Signs & Symptoms
  • Fatigue, Adult
  • Fever, Adult
  • Lymphadenopathy, Adult
• Skills
  • Promoting Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Regimen
  • Administering the WHOQOL-HIV
• Patient Handouts
  • HIV Infection and AIDS
  • HIV Antibody

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

• Disease & Condition Overviews
  • Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome)
  • Intellectual Disability, Adult
  • Intellectual Disability, Pediatric
• Signs & Symptoms
  • Hemiplegia
  • Atonic Seizure, Adult
• Skills
  • Helping Patients Cope with Chronic Illness and Disability
  • Communicating With and Counseling Clients With Visual Impairment: Social Work
  • Communicating With and Counseling Clients who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Social Work
• Patient Handouts
  • Intellectual Disability

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

• Disease & Condition Overviews
  • Intimate Partner Violence
• Signs & Symptoms
  • Pelvic Pain, Female
  • Depression, Adult
• Skills
  • Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in Adults
  • Screening and Reporting Abuse for Adults in Ambulatory Care
  • Communicating With Patients Who Are Anxious
• Patient Handouts
  • Intimate Partner Violence - Recognizing Abuse

Dynamic Health Project Team

Amanda Revels
Professional Practice Leader
Interprofessional Practice & Learning, Western Zone

Leah MacDonald
Professional Practice Leader
Interprofessional Practice & Learning, COVID-19 Response

Katie McLean
Librarian Educator
Interprofessional Practice & Learning, Library Services

Margaret Meier
Policy Lead
Policy Office

Ann Slaunwhite
Library Technician
Interprofessional Practice & Learning, Library Services