Use of Antipsychotics in BPSD
Discussion Guide
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Understand the best practices for assessing and managing residents with BPSD.
This app is designed to help providers understand, assess and manage residents in LTC homes with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (responsive behaviours), with a focus on antipsychotic medications. The app integrates best-practice evidence with clinical experience, and emphasizes the following important principles:
* Being resident-centred,
* Being mindful of benefits, risks and safety concerns,
* Using an interprofessional team approach and validated tools,
* Prescribing conservatively, and,
* Reassessing regularly for opportunities to deprescribe medications that are no longer needed.
Ratings & Reviews
The developer, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
- Size
- 7.9 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2019 Centre for Effective Practice and Baycrest Health Sciences. All rights reserved.