MSOS News

November 2024 Member Briefing
Post date: 5 hours 44 min ago

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.
Register Now: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bAuBXomeTry-9YbjMhGG4Q#/registr...

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

• The “Bob” Award for Excellence in Medication Safety
Improving Prescription Communication Between Clinicians and Pharmacies
Samantha Pitts, MD, MPH
Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Quality and Safety, Department of Medicine
Co-Director, Armstrong Institute’s Patient Safety and Quality Leadership Academy
Johns Hopkins Medicine

• Ensuring Safe Administration of Medications via Enteral Feeding Tubes
Erica Fredette, PharmD, BCPS, CPPS
Medication Safety Officer
South Shore Hospital part of South Shore Health

Happy Pharmacy Week!
Post date: 1 week 6 days ago

Happy Pharmacy Week! ISMP appreciates all the dedicated pharmacists who help keep patients safe every day. Join us in recognizing pharmacists who are medication safety leaders: https://home.ecri.org/pages/cheers-awards

September 2024 Member Briefing
Post date: 1 month 2 weeks ago

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, September 26, 2024 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.
Register Now: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7B-XVZuzQmGkax7KUqdmdA#/registr...

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

• Managing glycemic safety: Reducing the incidence of hypoglycemia
Sathya Sridevi Krishnasamy, MD
Professor of Medicine & Fellowship Training Program Director
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes
University of Louisville
Staff Endocrinologist
Robley Rex VA Medical Center

• Ma Development of an alteplase administration guide
Rabih Dabliz, PharmD, MS, FISMP, CPPS
Senior Manager, Quality and Medication Safety Services
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

White Paper on Injectable Medication Labels
Post date: 1 month 3 weeks ago

ISMP’s subsidiary, Med Safety Board, has issued a call to action for manufacturers to ensure injectable medication labels are well-differentiated to prevent patient harm. The white paper includes a list of labeling attributes healthcare organizations should consider when purchasing or adding products to their formulary: www.ismp.org/ext/1418

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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.