USEFUL NUMBERS AND URL LINKS |
POISONS INFORMATION CENTRES
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Poison Information Helpline
| 0861555 777
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Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital Poisons Information Service
| 0216585308
Email: poisonsinformation@uct.ac.za
http://www.paediatrics.uct.ac.za/poisonsinformation-centre
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Tygerberg Poison Information Centre
| 0219388596
www.sun.ac.za/poisoncentre
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University of the Free State Poison Control and Medicine Information Centre
| 082491 0160
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Information on poisons
| https://www.afritox.co.za/
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
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COVID-19 hotline
| Clinicians: 080011131
Public: 080002999
http://www.nicd.ac.za/
https://sacoronavirus.co.za/
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Rabies hotline (NICD)
| 082883 9920
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Viral Haemmorhagic Fever outbreak hotline (NICD)
| 082883 9920
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South African Vaccine Producers
| 0113866063/2/00
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National notifiable medical conditions surveillance
| Helpline: 0726213805
Fax: 0866391638
Email: NMCSurveillanceReport@nicd.ac.za
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MEDICINE INFORMATION CENTRES |
Medicine Information Centre (Cape Town)
| 0214066829
0861100531
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Amayeza Info Centre
| 011678 2332
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National HIV Healthcare Worker Hotline
| 0800 212 506
0214066782
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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National Department Health website
| www.health.gov.za
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Essential Drugs Programme
| www.health.gov.za/edp.php
Email: SAEDP@health.gov.za
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Third line ART applications
| Email: TLART@health.gov.za
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Medicine stock availability reporting
| Email: stockalert@health.gov.za
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Adverse drug reporting:
| The National Adverse Drug Event
Monitoring Centre (NADEMC):
021 4471618
Fax: 021448 6181
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)
012 842 7609/10
adr@sahpra.org.za
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Central Chronic Medicine Dispensing and Distribution (CCMDD)
| 012 395 8988
012 395 8362
Email: nhiccmddadmin@health.gov.za
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OTHER NUMBERS
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Women abuse helpline
| 0800150150
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Child line
| 0800055555
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South African Police Services Crime Stop
| 086010111
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National Human Trafficking Helpline
| 0800222777
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Suicide helpline
| 0800567567
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Antiretroviral pregnancy registry
| http://www.APRegistry.com/
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Antiretroviral therapy: drug-drug interactions
| https://www.hiv-druginteractionslite.org/checker
http://www.mic.uct.ac.za/
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Asthma control test™
| https://www.asthmacontroltest.com/
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BMI-based CVD risk tool
| https://www.framinghamheartstudy.org/fhsriskfunctions/cardiovascular-disease10-year-risk/#
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COPD: Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale calculator
| https://www.mdcalc.com/mmrc-modifiedmedical-research-council-dyspnea-scale `
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Dietary phosphate restriction
| https://www.kidney.org/
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ECG analysis: Reference guide
| ECG APPtitude: http://q-r.to/baoxer
ECG ONLINE: http://ecgonline.uct.ac.za
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eGFR calculator
| https://www.kidney.org/professionals/KDOQI/gfr_calculator
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Haemophilia centres
| http://www.haemophilia.org.za/treatmentcentres/
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Ideal weight calculator
| https://www.mdcalc.com/ideal-body-weightadjusted-body-weight
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Hyponatraemia: Infusion rate calculator
| https://reference.medscape.com/calculator/hyponatremia-correction-infusate-rate
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Mental health conditions: support groups
| www.SADAG.org
www.SAFMH.org.za
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NSTEMI: Risk stratification calculators
| TIMI: http://www.mdcalc.com/timi-riskscore-for-uanstemi/
Grace Risk Score: http://www.mdcalc.com/grace-acs-risk-andmortality-calculator/
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Opioid withdrawal: Objective opioid withdrawal scale (OOWS)
| https://medicine.yale.edu/sbirt/OOWS_251773_284_5_v1.pdf
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Pain (chronic): Rating scale to measure pain severity, quality of life, and functionality
| Pain, Enjoyment and General Activity (PEG) scale: http://www.med.umich.edu/1info/FHP/practiceguides/pain/PEG.Scale.12.2016.pdf
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Potassium deficit calculator
| http://www.medicinehack.com/2011/07/hypokalemia-potassiumreplacement.html
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QT prolongation: Medicines causing QT prolongation
| https://www.sads.org.uk/drugs-toavoid/doing_wp_cron=1585301751.3996679782867431640625
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Renal impairment: Medicines requiring dose adjustment in renal impairment
| http://www.globalrph.com/index_renal.htm
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Scorpion identification
| http://www.cmej.org.za/index.php/cmej/article/view/2545/2580
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Spider identification
| http://www.cmej.org.za/index.php/cmej/article/view/2547/2582
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Substance use disorder: rating scales
| ASSIST:
http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/activities/assist/en/
DUDIT:
https://paihdelinkki.fi/sites/default/files/duditmanual.pdf
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Valproate: acknowledgement of risk form
| https://www.sahpra.org.za/documents/f150bf3f6.28_Valproate_
Annual_Risk_Acknowledgement_Form_Dec18_v1.pdf
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Vertigo: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo diagnosis
| Dix-Hallpike test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RYB2QlO1N4
Epley manoeuvre:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBzID5nVQjk
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VTE: Risk assessment tools
| Padua Prediction Score:
https://www.mdcalc.com/padua-prediction-score-risk-vte
IMPROVE VTE risk score:
https://www.outcomes-umassmed.org/IMPROVE/risk_score/vte/index.html
Geneva risk score:
https://www.mdcalc.com/geneva-risk-score-venous-thromboembolism-vte-prophylaxis
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Water deficit calculator
| http://www.nephromatic.com/water_deficit.php
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