MSOS News

October MSOS Member Briefing Webinar
Post date: 5 days 16 hours ago

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, October 25, 2018 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET.
Short medication safety-related presentations for this webinar will include:

• Med Wreck to Med Rec
o Isha S. John, PharmD, MBA, Director of Pharmacy, Howard County Hospital
• Errors Associated with Insulin in Hyperkalemia
o Staley Lawes, PharmD, BCPS, FISMP, Medication Safety Officer, JFK Medical Center
• Preventing Air Embolism Associated with Medication Administration
o Emily Messing, PharmD, PGY-2 Medication-Use Safety Resident, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Update from ISMP
o Michael Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD (hon), DPS (hon), FASHP, President, ISMP

21st ISMP Cheers Awards: Medication Safety Is Right Up Our Alley
Post date: 6 days 15 hours ago

Please join us on Tuesday evening, December 4, 2018, for the annual ISMP Cheers Awards dinner at Bowlmore Anaheim in Anaheim, CA, and/or make a donation to support ISMP's lifesaving work. The awards celebrate an impressive group of healthcare leaders who are in their own league when it comes to best practices and programs that prevent medication errors and protect patients. Highlights of the gala will include a keynote address by Ana McKee, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of The Joint Commission. To make a donation or register for the dinner, please visit: https://www.ismp.org/support-cheers-awards.

Free ISMP Webinar on Top Safety Issues
Post date: 1 week 3 days ago

Register to attend the ISMP Update on Top Medication Safety Issues from 2018 on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET, and learn from errors that have occurred in other healthcare organizations. This free webinar will present information based on reports to the ISMP National Medication Errors Reporting Program, and will include suggested prevention and mitigation strategies. For more details and to register, visit: www.ismp.org/node/1168 .

Attending the American Society for Health Care Risk Management - ASHRM Annual Conference?
Post date: 1 week 5 days ago

Join ISMP for the ancillary event Balancing Unpredictable Intravenous Medication Supply with the Demand for Safe Injection Practices. For more information and registration: https://www.ismp.org/node/1098

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The mission of the Medication Safety Officers Society (MSOS) is to advance and encourage excellence in safe medication use by providing communication, leadership, direction, and education among its members.