Navigating NADAbase

Last updated 25th September, 2018 | 21 topics

Video Navigating NADAbase

Logging in

Enter the URL http://www.nada.org.au to access the NADA website, then click the NADAbase button on the NADA home page OR enter the NADAbase URL dire...

Video Exploring the Main Menu

Overview of the Main Menu

If your organisation has more than one program or site covered under the same log in, at the next screen you will have to choose which program or site...

User Information

As a general rule it is good practice to change your password every 3-6 months. Ensure you have a combination of letters and numbers. To change your p...

Security and back up

The NADAbase is a web based online database system that supports all the major browsers and most mobile devices. NADAbase is hosted on Microsoft.NET ...

Video Entering Client Data

Searching and updating existing client information

The Client/Episode Information tab allows you to search, add a new client or enter information about an existing client. This part of the data base co...

Creating a new client

Click on the Add New Client button to create a new client Insert the new client code into the box provided and click on OK You will be taken to the Cl...

Sex/Gender Questions

You will notice that the question relating to sex has been expanded to acknowledge gender identity. It should be noted that this is a question that ne...

Sexuality Question

The question on sexual orientation is important to collect as it will contribute to improved service provision in a number of ways, not least becaus...

Statistical Linkage Key (SLK-581)

NADAbase is able to generate the SLK-581 by entering in client details including last name, first name, date of birth and sex. The SLK-581 is generate...

Adding or Updating Treatment Episode Details

Selecting the Episodes tab will take you to the Episodes screen and display all treatment episodes for that client code. If you would like to add a ne...

Service Contact Details

To enter service contact details, enter the date of the service contact, the clinician’s name, select the contact type from the drop down list and t...

Entering the Drug Use Items

The Drug Use tab is where you record the client’s principal drug of concern, other drugs of concern and method of drug use. At a minimum, you must...

Entering the Social Items

The Social Items tab is where you record the client’s income, living arrangements, usual accommodation and optional information such as blood born...

Saving the Treatment Episode Details

Once you have entered the treatment episode details into all three tabs, click the Save button to save the information. Note: You cannot save the tr...

Updating the Episode

You can update the episode information until such time as the episode is closed. To update the episode, search for the client and then select the Epi...

Client Outcome Measures

When you are ready to enter Client Outcome Measure data, select the Outcome Measures tab and it will bring you to a menu screen that displays all trea...

Consent to research

As the information entered into the COMS could potentially be used as deidentified data for research either by the organisation or by the sector as a ...

Adding Outcomes data

Note: For more information regarding all of the questions in the COMS Questionnaires Interpretation and Scoring section You will notice that the side ...