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Led by Michael Cohen, President, ISMP, and other medication safety experts, this one-of-a-kind 2-day interactive workshop will teach you how to approach medication safety “through the eyes of ISMP.”
The American Society of Medication Safety Officers (ASMSO), an interdisciplinary non-profit 501c (3) organization dedicated to Medication Safety Officers, has selected its inaugural Board of Directors and Officers to lead the Executive Committee.
ISMP coined the term “high-alert medication” over ten years ago as a way to help focus safety strategies around those medications most likely to cause harm. This teleconference will focus on medication safety strategies around a “high-alert” patient population most likely to have harm. Pediatric patients have a higher risk for error and need specific consideration in our medication systems.
The purpose of the Patient Safety Certificate Program is to give participants the understanding and tools necessary to work successfully with the new Patient Safety process, requirements, and timetable.
The UAE capital hosts the second Medication Safety Conference on April 18th and 19th at Al Ain Rotana. The conference is aimed at addressing the challenges of medications safety in the region and will explore the topic related to healthcare institutional frameworks and legislative requirements.
Improving communication and instituting double-checking protocols can catch a host of medication errors. Cerebyx versus Celebrex versus Celexa. The first drug is used to treat seizures, the second to relieve pain and inflammation, and the final one to treat depression. Vastly different applications, shockingly similar names.
Led by Michael Cohen, President, ISMP, and other medication safety experts, this one-of-a-kind 2-day interactive workshop will teach you how to approach medication safety “through the eyes of ISMP.”
The ASHP Foundation’s Medication Safety Team Grant Program is now accepting applications. The program supports research related to the use of barcode scanning technology at the point of medication administration to enhance the safe use of medications. This grant program will be available to research teams composed of a combination of pharmacists, physicians, nurses or informatics experts.
The National Quality Forum (NQF) released its 2009 Safe Practices for Better Healthcare to guide healthcare systems in providing care that is free from error and harm.
The Joint Commission is marking National Patient Safety Awareness Week from March 8-14 by helping patients and their families become more involved and informed in their health care through its award-winning Speak Up™ education campaign.
http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_030609.htm
