MSOS News

Have You Made Your Cheers Awards Nomination?
Post date: 2 days 12 hours ago

The deadline for annual ISMP Cheers Awards nominations is coming up soon—submissions must be in by August 2, 2024. Safety leaders from all healthcare disciplines and practice areas can submit, and self-nominations are accepted. Please help us honor medication safety excellence: https://home.ecri.org/pages/cheers-nominations

July 2024 Member Briefing
Post date: 1 week 4 days ago

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, July 25, 2024 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.
Register Now: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cJ2vE7vgS_uLvU4EWoSbbw#/registr...

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

• Planning for and utilizing learners on medication safety rotations
Elizabeth Hess, PharmD, MS, FISMP, SPPS
Associate Director, Medication Safety and Accreditation
Residency Program Director, Medication-Use Safety and Policy
UK HealthCare

• Managing a patient with Type B insulin resistance
Blake Barlow, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Associate Director of Pharmacy Operations
UK HealthCare
and
Melissa Thompson Bastin, PharmD, PhD, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pulmonary Critical Care
UK HealthCare

Summer Camp Medication Safety
Post date: 1 month 1 week ago

It’s summer and for many children, that means camp! For ISMP tips on medication safety at summer camps, listen to this ECRI podcast: https://smart-healthcare-safety.ecri.org/public/58/Smart-Healthcare-Safe...
and visit our consumer website: https://www.consumermedsafety.org/safety-articles/steps-parents-can-take....

ISMP Has a New Website
Post date: 2 months 4 days ago

ECRI and ISMP have combined websites to provide one unified, streamlined source for safety information. You can still use the www.ismp.org address, and access your newsletter subscriptions through the MyECRI member portal. For detailed information on how to navigate the new website, visit: https://home.ecri.org/blogs/ismp-alerts-and-articles-library/how-to-navi...

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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.