A web app for the University of Melbourne to support medication tapering and active care

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Written By Roland Maxwell
 

WHO

The University of Melbourne is Australia's number one university and world leader in education, teaching and research excellence.

Boojum is proud of its long-standing service to the University of Melbourne. Boojum has worked with the University since 2005, developing complex custom software applications.

NEED

Wiser AD (Anti-Depressant) is a structured program to support people whose doctors have recommended that they can go off antidepressant medication. The project seeks to redress the widespread damaging health effects of the over-prescription of Anti-Depressants.

SOLUTION

In collaboration with University of Melbourne medical specialists, we have designed, developed and usability tested a web-application that:

  • assesses candidate suitability

  • calculates a medication taper-schedule based on candidate data

  • provides a structured program to support well-being, and to taper medication

  • tracks candidate well-being, and send alerts to nominated helpers if trigger-points are reached

  • provides data and management tools to authorised University of Melbourne staff.

WiserAD was custom-coded using the highly secure Django framework, and Python programming language.

Roland Maxwell
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