May 2021 Edition
  • COVID-19 Vaccine CAT Report updated with New Astra Zeneca Vaccine Recommendations
  • New MyGPMPtool (MGT) Topbar App - out now
  • New Sanofi 'FLU' Topbar App - out now
  • New FOXO Topbar App - coming soon
  • Heart Week with Pen CS
  • National Palliative Care Week with Pen CS
  • AIDH HealthData21
  • New DEXA CAT Report available
  • Updated Pen CS CAT Recipes
  • Pen CS Learning: Free Webinars
  • Release updates  
COVID-19 Vaccine CAT Report Guide updated with New Astra Zeneca Vaccine Recommendations
With the latest update to the recommendations for the Astra Zeneca vaccine, our COVID-19 CAT Vaccine Reports will need to be filtered to exclude anyone younger than 50 years, regardless of their underlying medical conditions.

For any questions or further information, please contact Pen CS Support.
NEW MyGPMPtool (MGT) Topbar App - out now
Pen CS and MyGPMPtool (MGT) have partnered to launch a new care plan App for General Practices on Topbar App.

The MGT App features include:
  • Covering over 120 chronic diseases
  • Unlimited Care Plans, TCAs, Reviews and Health assessments
  • Intuitive interface - easy to learn in 15 minutes
  • Dedicated practice manager's dashboard for easy monitoring, planning
  • Free access to Heart Health Check feature for all general practices - coming soon


For more information, please contact MyGPMPtool or join our upcoming webinar with MGT App Founder, Dr Dan Wijeratne.

MGT APP Webinar
Date: Thursday, 3rd June
Time: 1-1:30pm AEST

NEW Sanofi 'FLU' Topbar App - out now
The FLU App is designed to help practices identify patients (while in consultation) who are recommended for influenza vaccination but are yet to be vaccinated, including those for whom it is funded via the NIP.

A notification appears on the FLU app on Topbar when a patient is yet to be vaccinated this season. The notification system is based on the Australian Department of Health recommendations and NIP eligibility criteria.
 
The FLU app helps to:
  • Identify missed vaccinations
  • Reduce the risk of vaccination double-dosing
  • Increase visibility of vaccination and NIP eligibility status
  • Support doctor - patient conversations about the need for vaccination
  • Easily view patient alignment to PIP QI measures


NEW FOXO Topbar App - coming soon
In Australia, inefficiencies related to poor communication costs the average GP up to over $57,000 per year. 30% of all malpractice claims involve a communication failure.

Pen CS's Medtech Pitch Night 2020 Winner, FOXO, a real-time messaging platform born from Australian innovators and co-designed by clinicians will soon be available on Topbar.

Stay tuned for more updates.

FOXO webinar coming soon: view webinar schedule to learn more.
Heart Week with Pen CS
This year Heart Foundation's Heart Week is held on 3rd to 9th May 2021.

Heart Week 2021 focuses on supporting health professionals to deliver more Heart Health Checks to eligible patients.

Use CAT Plus for heart health using the following resources:
National Palliative Care Week with Pen CS
The National Palliative Care Week with the theme “Palliative Care, It’s more than you think” will be held from 23rd to 29th May 2021.
National Palliative Care Week 2021 seeks to raise awareness of the benefits of quality palliative care. Pen CS wants to celebrate and acknowledge the amazing dedication of all those working and volunteering in palliative care across Australia. 
In collaboration with Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network, Pen CS has developed recipes to help general practices identify high risk patients who may benefit from the palliative care approach.
Pen CS Announcements
AIDH HealthData21
Join Pen CS at HealthData21 which will be focusing on 'Data driving the future of healthcare'.

Pen CS CEO, Edweana Wenkart will be speaking on Day 2 in the 'Data informing healthcare' session on the topic 'De-identified data linkage for whole patient journey modelling'.

Event Details
Date: Thursday 27th - Friday 28th May 2021
Location: Melbourne

NEW DEXA CAT Report now available
The new DEXA CAT report provides information on Bone Mineral Density screening and is now available in all general practices. The report shows all patients and their DEXA screening status and helps support practice management of osteoporosis.

Along with the new DEXA report, there is also a new filter for fractures in CAT.
Updated Pen CS CAT Recipes
Pen CS CAT recipes are now up to date with the new CAT user interface and continually updated with the latest information aligned with recommended guidelines.
Increase influenza immunisation coverage in your practice with CAT Plus
Learning Outcomes:
  • Learn how to use the FLU Topbar App to identify missed vaccinations and reduce the risk of vaccination double-dosing
  • Learn how to easily identify patients eligible for the free vaccine under the NIP
  • Utilise new CAT reports for monitoring influenza vaccine uptake in your practice

Date: Thursday, 6th May
Time: 1-1:30pm AEST
New COVID-19 Vaccination Reports in CAT
Learning Outcomes:
  • Identify at-risk patients for COVID-19 vaccination
  • How to utilise the new COVID-19 Vaccination MBS item report
  • Access additional resources about CAT4

Date: Tuesday, 18th May
Time: 1-1:30pm AEST
Heart Health Checks Made Easy with MGT Topbar App
Join Dr Dan Wijeratne, Modern Innovations CEO and GP, as he demonstrates how to use the new MyGPMPtool (MGT) Topbar app to easily complete Heart Health Checks using pre-filled Heart Foundation templates in your practice.

Date: Thursday, 3rd June
Time: 1-1:30pm AEST
More training?
Watch more webinars here.
View CAT recipes here.
CAT
  • This release brings new reports for Influenza status, utilisation and related MBS item claims, minor update to REFRAME reports formatting, COVID-19 vaccination suitability assessment related MBS item report and other fixes.
  • This release brings an update to the REFRAME Osteoporosis module.
Topbar
  • This release enables Topbar to verify if a user has administrator rights for Topbar as well as improving URL support for third party applications.
  • This release fixes a .net related issue with the Topbar installation on some systems.