• Just TRAC it! List ALL allergies in your Notes app on your phone.

• Use your phone or tablet to Just TRAC it!
  
• Notes app: list the names of your medications, the dose, and how often you take them.
• Calendar app: set an alarm reminding you when to take your medications and track any side effects.
• Camera: take a photo of your medication labels.
• Get a copy of your PharmaNet record – all the medications you have ever taken in BC – through your local pharmacy.
• Non-emergency questions for a pharmacist can be answered through HealthLink BC or call 8-1-1.

• Use your phone to Just TRAC it!
• In the Contacts app – add the phone number of your pharmacy and the name of your pharmacist.
  
• In the Calendars app – keep track of the expiry dates for your prescriptions and set reminders to have them refilled.
• Check pill containers for refills and ensure that you always have one refill handy.
• If you’re planning to move away from home, check the locations of pharmacies in your new neighbourhood.

• When you’re at the hospital, ask for copies of your blood test results.
  
• Take a picture of your test results with your phone.
• At 16 years you can set up an E-Health profile to access all your lab results online.
  

• Ask and give your informed consent before any medical tests.
  
• Check out the laws in BC around Confidentiality and Consent.
• Write down reasons for tests in the Notes app in your phone. 

Activities

• Post an emergency plan on your fridge at home.
• Discuss key items and list them in the Notes app on your phone: name of condition, medications, allergies, mobility and communication issues.
  
• Have a list of people who know about your health condition – keep a copy in print and on your phone.
• TRAC it! Add emergency numbers to your Contacts app on your phone.

• Just TRAC it!: Add emergency numbers to your Contacts app on your phone.
  
• Make sure your close friends have your family’s contact numbers on their phones.

• Use your phone or tablet to Just TRAC it!
• In the Calendar app – store your health care appointment dates and times, and set reminders or alarms to help you remember them.
• In the Notes app – list your health care team, which could include your family practitioner (physician or nurse practitioner), specialists, nurses, physiotherapist, dietician, counsellor, and dentist, as a start. Include their names, roles, phone numbers, and emails. 
• Think about how you would get to an appointment on your own. Consider transportation, cost, scheduling, and if you are comfortable going alone.

• Collect all of your letters, reports, and lab results in a binder.
• Pick up a free Plan-It book from the Family Resource Library at BC Children’s Hospital.
  
• Scan your documents, or keep them on a USB key in case of an emergency. Take them to your doctor’s appointments just in case!
  
• Just TRAC it!: Make a checklist in the Notes app on your phone before and after appointments. Take photos of any important documents and store them on your phone and print them for your binder.