Simplifying Psychiatric Documentation: Time-Saving Templates for Medication Recommendations

Clinical documentation is a major contributor to burnout among healthcare professionals. Reducing administrative tasks can enable clinicians to spend more time with their patients and make work more meaningful and rewarding. This eBook serves as both a detailed reference and a practical tool, aiming to streamline the documentation process as it relates to psychiatric medications. It covers a wide range of topics, including medication indications, dosing guidelines, potential side effects and drug interactions. Additionally, it provides clear, step-by-step guidance on effective and efficient documentation practices, offering insights into best practices and common pitfalls in psychiatric medication management. It is written from the perspective of a prescriber, to make it easier to incorporate into documentation. Whether you are a seasoned psychiatrist or a medical student, this eBook is designed to enhance your understanding and proficiency in prescribing and documentation psychiatric treatments.

Ben Rosen MD, FRCP(C) is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and Psychiatrist at Sinai Health in Toronto. With an interest in healthcare-provider wellbeing, Dr. Rosen developed this resource together with his colleague to combat documentation-related burnout.

Virginia Fernandes, PharmD, RPh, is the Senior Manager of Clinical Pharmacy at Sinai Health, and is Adjunct Lecturer at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto. Throughout her career in academic and clinical psychopharmacology practice, Dr. Fernandes has blended clinical trial evidence and practical experience into guidance tools and resources for healthcare providers to optimize patient outcomes.