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November Member Briefing
Post date: 3 months 23 hours ago

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, November 17, 2022 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.
Register Now: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RIz6EwjcRRCDhoa_XIfiHw

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

• REMS Medication Infrastructure and Education
Stacy Carson, PharmD, BCPS, FISMP
Medication Safety Officer
Program Director, PGY2 Medication Use Safety & Policy Residency
Advent Health

• Flatlining QT alerts: Tackling the Highest Firing Drug-Drug Interaction to Decrease Alert Fatigue
Gina Gayed, PharmD, BCPS, CPPS
Medication Safety Officer
Grady Health System
and
Lucy Von Korff, PharmD
Epic Willow Analyst, Clinical Decision Support IT Lead
Wellstar Health System

Support of California’s MERP
Post date: 3 months 4 days ago

This week’s featured ISMP newsletter article shares our support for California’s Medication Error Reduction Plan (MERP) and the hope that hospitals will voluntarily adopt similar initiatives: https://www.ismp.org/node/46487

Safety Considerations for Smart Pump Challenges
Post date: 3 months 2 weeks ago

This week’s featured ISMP newsletter article provides safe practice recommendations for organizations trying to optimize smart pump drug libraries and implement important safeguards: https://www.ismp.org/node/44254

Congrats Scholarship Recipients!
Post date: 3 months 2 weeks ago

ISMP has just announced the first recipients of the Judy Smetzer Just Culture Champion Scholarships—three deserving healthcare practitioners chosen from more than 100 applicants. For more on the winners: https://www.ismp.org/node/44043

Support Needed for Code Response
Post date: 4 months 2 days ago

This week’s featured ISMP newsletter article summarizes responses to a survey on medication safety during code situations, and provides recommendations to improve team members’ preparation and confidence during codes: https://www.ismp.org/node/41947

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