MSOS News

Are You Using New www.ismp.org Features?
Post date: 21 hours 26 min ago

ISMP has introduced several new website capabilities; you can now sign up for a user account for faster, simpler access to valuable safety information--visit https://www.ismp.org/ismp-user-accounts to get started. You can also take advantage of an upgraded online store to purchase medication safety tools and a full online version of the ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® that is mobile-friendly and accessible to subscribers on any device. Visit www.ismp.org to see all our improvements!

FREE March Webinar on IV Push Use
Post date: 21 hours 27 min ago

Join us for Designing Reliable Practices for IV Push Medication Use: A Focus on Safe Administration, on Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET. Webinar speakers will discuss often-unrecognized risks, current ISMP recommendations, and national survey results. Participants also will receive access to a gap analysis tool. To register, visit: https://www.ismp.org/events/designing-reliable-practices-iv-push-medication-use-focus-safe-administration

Get Intensive about Medication Safety
Post date: 1 month 6 days ago

The Medication Safety Intensive (MSI) Workshops sold out quickly last year! Act now to avoid being put on the waiting list in 2019; you won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to maximize your error prevention efforts and learn to look at your organization through the eyes of leading safety experts and regulatory agencies. For more information: https://www.ismp.org/education/msi-workshops
2019 MSI Dates: April 25-26—Houston, TX; September 12-13—Orlando, FL; December 6-7—Las Vegas, NV

January 2019 MSOS Member Briefing
Post date: 1 month 6 days ago

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, January 24, 2019 from 1:00-2:00 PM EST.

Short medication safety-related presentations for this webinar will include:

• Protecting Medications from Light in Automated Dispensing Cabinets
Stacy L. Carson, PharmD, BCPS, FISMP, Medication Safety Coordinator, AdventHealth Orlando

• 3+3+2= Danger! Simplifying Treatment of Acetaminophen Overdose
Paul E. Milligan, Pharm D, System Medication Safety Pharmacist, BJC HealthCare- St. Louis, MO

• ISMP IV Push Survey and Gap Analysis Tool
Judy Smetzer, BSN, RN, Vice President, Institute for Safe Medication Practices

• ISMP Update
Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD (hon.), DPS (hon.), FASHP, President, Institute for Safe Medication Practices

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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.