ISMP’s Christina Michalek co-chaired a workgroup that produced the recent Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety’s white paper on reducing CPOE alert fatigue. Recommendations address overrides, missed notifications, and interruptions posed by CPOE systems, as well as strategies to optimize alerts. For a copy, visit: www.ismp.org/ext/647

Spend a week, April 12-16, 2021, in our live virtual mentoring with top medication safety leaders. Participants will learn how to build a resilient medication safety infrastructure and gain insights on addressing contemporary safety challenges in their own organizations. No travel required! Even online, the number of registrants is limited to allow for dedicated attention to your learning needs. Save your space by signing up soon: https://ismp.org/node/22697

ISMP has published a list of the top 10 medication errors and issues covered in the acute care newsletter in 2020. We hope that you incorporate our prevention recommendations in your organization-wide, strategic medication safety improvement plan for 2021! To view the list and access ISMP’s advice on how to manage these risks, visit: https://ismp.org/node/22438

Prevent wrong-route errors by adopting ENfit-compliant devices in your organization! Learn how ENfit can help reduce the risk of catheter misconnections involving enteral-to-IV tubing during a free ISMP webinar on February 24, 2021 from 1:00-2:00pm ET (CE available): https://www.ismp.org/node/22062

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.

Register Now: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YTUR1_JWS-CKALq3Zm8Dvw

Short medication safety-related presentations for this webinar will include:
• Establishing a Medication Safety Officer in a Unique Practice Setting
Morgan Drew Greutman, Pharm.D., BCPS
Lieutenant Commander, USPHS, Medication Safety Officer
Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority

• Medication Safety Efforts in the United Kingdom
Nicola Wake BPharm, MRPharmS (IPresc)
Specialist Pharmacist: Lead Medication Safety | NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service
Lead Clinical Pharmacist: Safety & Governance | Medication Safety Officer | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Error reporting is mandatory for therapeutic products under an Emergency Use Authorization; errors with COVID-19 vaccines must be sent to VAERS (www.ismp.org/ext/608), while errors with bamlanivimab and casirivimab/imdevimab must be reported to FDA Medwatch (www.ismp.org/ext/609). Please also inform ISMP (www.ismp.org/report-medication-error); your report will help us identify and communicate safety issues!

Since mid-December, ISMP has received numerous voluntary reports of #Covid19 vaccine errors or hazards. Reports range from vaccine dilution errors to look-alike product mix-ups. Read this week’s ISMP newsletter free featured article for full analysis and targeted safe practice recommendations: https://ismp.org/resources/learning-errors-new-covid-19-vaccines

Don’t miss a unique opportunity to maximize your error prevention efforts and look at your organization through the eyes of leading safety experts! Register for a virtual ISMP Medication Safety Intensive Workshop this year and learn to develop a program that can meet current challenges and use data for sustained improvement. Visit: https://ismp.org/education/msi-workshops

What were the top medication safety issues from 2020 based on reports to the ISMP National Medication Errors Reporting Program? To find out, attend a free webinar on January 21, 2021 from 11:00am-12:15pm ET. ISMP experts will also provide key prevention and mitigation strategies that have global implications—international attendees welcome! To register: https://ismp.org/node/21308

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.
Register Now: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_loWq1CLwQ46GCmie6oYWUA

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

• Medication Safety Strategic Planning for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Ghadeer Banasser, PharmD, CPHQ, FISMP, Medication Safety Specialist, Saudi Medication Safety Center, MNG-HA

• Hidden Losses: A Discovery on Patient Care Rounds
Dan Sheridan, MS, RPh, Medication Safety Pharmacist, OhioHealth Marion General Hospital & Hardin Memorial Hospital

• Standardizing Use of Auxiliary Labeling
Joanie Cook, PharmD, BCPS, CPPS, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Saint Francis Medical Center