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July 2024 Member Briefing
Post date: 1 year 10 months 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 year 11 months 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: 1 year 11 months 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...

Updated Error-Prone Abbreviations List
Post date: 2 years 4 weeks ago

ISMP has released a revised version of its list of error-prone abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations that should NOT be used in verbal, handwritten, or electronic communications. Please review the list to see if your organization’s “Do Not Use” list also requires updating. Visit: www.ismp.org/node/8

Preventing Errors in Transplant Recipients
Post date: 2 years 1 month ago

ISMP recently analyzed 520 transplant medication-related errors reported to identify common themes and develop safe practice recommendations. See the latest newsletter featured article: www.ismp.org/node/130170

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