If you will be in New Orleans for the ASHP Midyear Meeting this year, join us on Tuesday evening, December 10, for our annual Cheers Awards dinner! Can’t attend? Please consider making a donation to support ISMP’s lifesaving work. For more information and to register or donate: https://home.ecri.org/pages/cheers-event
MSOS News
Post date: 2 weeks 12 hours 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
Post date: 3 weeks 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
Post date: 2 months 2 days 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
Post date: 2 months 1 week 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