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November 2021 MSOS Member Briefing
Post date: 6 months 1 week ago

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, November 18, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.

Register Now: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_266jVUPfTeOaOXignK2AVA

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

• Human Factors Engineering of Heparin Nurse Managed Protocol
Mark Wolf Jr., PharmD
PGY2 Medication-Use Safety and Policy Pharmacy Resident
University of Kentucky HealthCare

• Medication Events Related to Cancelled Labs
Magdalena Mastalerz, PharmD
PGY2 Health-Systems Pharmacy Administration & Leadership Resident
University of Kentucky HealthCare

Help Prevent Pediatric COVID Vaccine Mix-Ups
Post date: 6 months 2 weeks ago

With the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for young children, ISMP is warning about the possibility of mix-ups between the pediatric formulation and the one intended for age 12 and over, since both will be available at many vaccination sites. For error prevention recommendations: https://www.ismp.org/node/28368

Participate in Survey by October 29, 2021
Post date: 7 months 2 days ago

Disrespectful, bullying, and demeaning behavior is a silent epidemic in healthcare—take our survey to help ISMP measure what progress we have made! Deadline for participation is November 19, 2021: https://surveys.ismp.org/s3/ISMP-Survey-on-Disrespectful-Behavior-in-Hea...

Mix-Ups with Vaccine Administration
Post date: 7 months 2 weeks ago

This year’s flu vaccine is now available to be administered during the same visit as COVID-19 vaccines, and ISMP has begun to receive reports of mix-ups. Read our ISMP newsletter featured article for details and safe practice recommendations: https://www.ismp.org/node/27852

Antimicrobial Stewardship, AMR, and Sepsis
Post date: 8 months 4 days ago

How can pharmacists and nurses help combat sepsis and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and practice good antimicrobial stewardship? Read this week’s ISMP newsletter featured article to find out: https://www.ismp.org/node/27644/

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