Background

Typically prescriptions do not require training. Mifepristone (RU 486 - a medication to induce an abortion) is unique in that it requires a single training program (for doctors and pharmacists)- coordinated through the SOGC (Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada- in collaboration with the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Canadian Pharmacists Association and the National Abortion Federation- all of whom are partners in this research and in the CAPS platform). Mifepristone (RU 486) also requires a unique dispensation procedure.

1. If a person is paying for the medication (which is the case for most patients) then the physician must be certified through the training, AND must then register with the pharm company AND must order, pay for, stock and sell to women the medication AND watch them swallow it. This implies that the doctor must order and pay the pharmaceutical company in order to stock the medication, which establishes a payment relationship with patients.
2. If a person has 3rd-party insurance that might cover RU46 (social assistance...), doctors give prescription, pharmacist gives the drug, doctors sees the woman take it.

All physicians and pharmacists involved in the above procedure must (a) go through the training (through on-line self learning platform- only ONE program), and (b) take a test and achieve a good grade leading to their certification. All of these unusual features will impede access to this treatment, especially for those in rural and remote locations. We aim to capture as much info as possible from physicians, pharmacists and their staff to understand the barriers and facilitators to access to this new treatment.

FAQ

The Forum serves two fundamental purposes:

• to capture as much info as possible from physicians, pharmacists and their staff to understand the barriers and facilitators to access to Mifepristone (RU 486).
• to provide a mode of communication for physicians and pharmacists working with Mifepristone (RU 486) to expert help and support.

With respect to administrative tasks with deadlines, specific instructions are emailed to CAPS members as necessary. More generally, members should ensure that information available on the Forum about themselves (their own profiles) is correct and up to date.

With respect to collaboration, the Forum provides a number of mailing lists for different groups, including mailing lists for different types of investigators, whose messages are archived in (and can be searched through) the Forum. Moreover, since the Forum is based on Mediawiki, anyone can create new pages or upload files to collaborate with other members. Every page and mailing list messages are moderated, allowing members to view them only when they have been approved by administrative staff.

Access to the Forum

The general public has limited access to the Forum, including -

• Workpackage description Pages
• Main Project Pages
• Researcher Pages for NIs (excluding private bio and financial contributions to AGE-WELL activities)
• Publications, Products, Presentations and Multimedia

Forum Accounts

Typically, your Forum account ID is your name in First.Last format. If you have forgotten your account password you can request a new one, and a temporary password will automatically be emailed to the address specified in your Forum account.

1. Go to the Main Page, your login name is in the form "First.Last".
2. If you do not have a password, leave the password empty and click "login".
3. Click the button labelled "E-mail new password"
4. The system will send you a temporary password to your email address.
5. Once you login with this temporary password, you will have to change it to a more memorable password for the long term.

User Roles

There are various types of users on the Forum. Each role implies privileges and restrictions to different areas of the Forum.

A user's role can change throughout their participation in CAPS, and a user can assume multiple roles at the same time. Users with no roles are considered to be "Inactive".

A role can have an associated title (ie. Chair, Member). Managers are able to edit these on the User's profile.

Forum Pages

Member Pages

Each CAPS contributor has a page that describes their activities. This page is accessible -

• By using the Find Member link in the menu at page left to search by the person's name.
• By clicking on any of the Doc, Pharm or Staff tabs, then selecting the person's name from the list. Click first on the CAPS tab under the CAPS logo if these tabs are not visible.

Each Member Page has several tabs:

1. Contact : The name, role(s), email, title, university, and department of the user. If available, additional information may be available:
2. Profile : A short bio of the user. Every user has both a public and private profile. The private profile can only be accessed by members of the Forum.
3. Relations: List of members that work with the user.

Finding information in the Forum

CAPS Tabs

Main entities in the Forum are grouped and listed by type under the AGE-WELL tabs. They are visible after clicking on the AGE-WELL tab under the CAPS logo.

• Docs: Physicians
• Pharm: Pharmacists
• Staff: Staff
• All User Stories
• My User Stories
• My Threads

Most of these pages include a search box at the top of the page that filters table content. For example, the member-listing pages can be filtered by name, project, or university.

Global Search

You can use the Global Search located at the top left of any page to search for most entities in the Forum. The entities that you can search for are:

• People
• Threads
• Stories
• Wiki Pages

Adding information to the Forum

Adding a new member

To ensure the privacy of members on the forum, to add a new member to the forum an email must be sent to an administrative staff. Proof of certification is required for the doctors and pharmacists. Staff may be added with proof of employment from the doctor or pharmacist.

Editing People-Project Membership Information

To change the roles and project membership of a user, go to the Edit Roles page.

NIs can change the roles and projects of their HQP.

Project leaders can request changes to the membership of their projects. These requests are reviewed and approved by AGE-WELL administration.

The AGE-WELL Manager assigns project/workpackage leader roles, as well as BOD roles.

Editing My HQP list (for NIs)

To change your list of HQP, go to Edit Relations. The left column contains your current HQP, and the right contains the full listing of HQP. If one of your HQP is graduating, go to Edit Member, where you can deselect the HQP role for them, add a comment on what they will be doing after graduation, and mention their thesis.

If the HQP is continuing as an HQP in AGE-WELL, but you no longer are his/her supervisor, then simply remove him/her from the left column of your HQP list.

On the same form, NIs can edit the list of people with whom they work closely.

Communication

Notifications

Many of the features on the Forum create notifications for various actions. For example, if someone changes your project membership on the Forum, you and the project leader will both be notified. The number of notifications that you have are listed in the My Notifications tab in the page header. Click the tab to view the notifications. The notification is deleted once you have viewed the page that the Notification links to.

Project Wiki Pages

To access wiki page for your project, go to the Project's main page and select the "Wiki" tab (this tab will only be available if you are a member of the project). You will see a table of the existing wiki pages. Clicking the title will bring to the wiki page and you will be able to edit it by hovering over the "Actions" dropdown in the top right corner and clicking the "Edit" option. If you would like to create a new wiki page click the "New Wiki Page" button on the "Wiki" tab of the project's page.

Mailing Lists

Generally speaking, projects will have their own mailing list which is automatically managed by the Forum. Furthermore, there may be role specific and university specific mailing lists. You can view the archives of these lists by going to the My Mailing Lists page. You will only be able to able to view the archives of the lists you are currently in. You can unsubscribe from a list on this page as well by checking checkbox in the unsubscribe column. This will remove you from the list, and prevent you from being re-subscribed to it again in the future.