Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, March 27, 2024 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.
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We invite you to participate in this month's interactive panel discussion on Medication Error Reduction Plans.

Some states require Medication Error Reduction Plans (MERPs). To address recent discussions on the MSOS Discussion Board and provide members with an opportunity to share and ask questions in a live virtual environment, the March Briefing will be dedicated to this topic. The California Department of Public Health has required every licensed general, acute care hospital to establish a MERP since 2002. The CA MERP provides a framework for advancing many error reduction strategies.

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, January 23, 2024 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.
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Short medication safety-related presentations for this webinar will include:

Who’s on First? What’s on Second?: Standardizing Patient Names
Liz Hess, PharmD, MS, FISMP, CPPS
Associate Director, Medication Safety and Accreditation
Residency Program Director, Medication-Use Safety and Policy Pharmacy Residency
Medication Safety, Utilization & Value
UK Healthcare

Safety and Success in a DVT Clinic
Madison Yates, PharmD, BCACP, CPP
Deep Vein Thrombosis Clinic
Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner
PGY1 Residency Program Coordinator
Cone Health

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

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.
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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! 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

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.
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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

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

Speech recognition software is used for scheduling, visit summaries, and other EHR documentation. See ISMP’s recent article for information on reported errors and recommendations for organizations considering using this technology: https://home.ecri.org/blogs/ismp-alerts-and-articles-library/can-we-ensu...

ISMP will present a breakfast symposium on applying best practices for injection safety on September 14, 2024 at the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists Annual Meeting. Pharmacy CE will be offered. To register: https://home.ecri.org/blogs/ismp-upcoming-events/applying-best-practices...

ISMP has updated its list of drug names that are often confused—the reference includes look-alike and sound-alike name pairs and FDA-approved and ISMP-recommended tall man (mixed case) letters. Check out the 8 new name pairs: https://home.ecri.org/blogs/ismp-resources/list-of-confused-drug-names