Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, September 26, 2019 from 1:00-2:00 PM EST.
Register Now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/792096273610244877

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

Failure modes in electronic health records that may lead to medication errors
Andrew Stivers, PharmD
Manager, Medication Use and Safety
Emory University Hospital Midtown

Medication Error Reduction Program: A framework for your medication safety plan
Kathy Ghomeshi, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, CPPS
Medication Safety Specialist, UCSF Medical Center
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF School of Pharmacy

ISMP Update
Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD (hon), DPS (hon), FASHP
President, Institute for Safe Medication Practices

Health IT Safe Practices for Drug Allergies: Using Clinical Decision Support and Health IT

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
12:30 pm -1:30 pm (Eastern Time)

REGISTER HERE: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cOa5m223Sx-vTElhiVk-Yg

We invite you to learn about the newly released safe practice recommendations for drug allergies using clinical decision support (CDS) and health IT. The safe practices, developed by the Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety, will assist all stakeholders in optimizing the benefits of documentation and CDS for drug allergy interactions.

Access to accurate and up-to-date drug allergy information is a vital component to effective, safe, and timely patient care. This information comes from patients directly and from information captured in the electronic health record (EHR).

Each year, ISMP celebrates individuals, healthcare organizations, and group collaboratives that have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to medication safety through innovative projects, programs, educational efforts, standard setting, or research. Nominations for this year's awards will be accepted through September 6, 2019. Safety leaders from all healthcare disciplines and practice areas are encouraged to submit--outside and self-nominations are accepted. For more information, visit: https://www.ismp.org/cheers-submit-nomination

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, July 25, 2019 from 1:00-2:00 PM EST.
Register Now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1278479534990869259

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

• Avoiding Errors When Using Insulin Vials
Allison Pollock, PharmD, BCPS, FCSHP, Medication Safety Specialist
University of California San Francisco

• Discharge Prescription "Test Claims"- Mitigating Potential for Harm
Meghan D. Swarthout, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Division Director, Ambulatory and Care Transitions
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Insulin Safety: Extending System Wide Efforts to Critical Access Hospitals
Natalie Gardner, PharmD, Advisor, Clinical Pharmacy Services
OhioHealth

ISMP is conducting a brief survey to get a general sense of the current level of implementation of the 2018-2019 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals. We are also interested in knowing about any barriers to implementation.

We would greatly appreciate your participation in this survey regardless of whether you have or have not implemented any or all of the best practices.

Follow this link to survey: https://surveys.ismp.org/s3/Targeted-Medication-Safety-Best-Practices-fo...
Survey ends July 19, 2019.

Thank you for your dedication and work to improve safe medication use!

Don’t miss the chance to attend a workshop that could change your professional life! Register now for the next ISMP Medication Safety Intensive (MSI) Workshop, September 12-13 in Orlando, FL, and network with colleagues as you learn unique ISMP safety principles and techniques that can help you maximize your error prevention efforts. Whether you are new to the field or just want to re-energize your current medication safety program, our experts will help you see your organization through a new perspective and get hands-on practice in selecting high leverage strategies to address current safety issues. Workshops sell out quickly—for more information or save your place, visit: www.ismp.org/node/127

Thank you to Kenneth Maxik and the CompleteRx team for sponsoring the MSOS Networking Session on Monday at the Hilton Hotel!
We can't wait to see everyone again next year!

Join ISMP speakers on June 20th as they describe key vulnerabilities with neuromuscular blockers that have led to patient harm, and the best practices for safeguarding these high-alert medications.
For details and registration on this free webinar, visit: www.ismp.org/node/1523.

Will you be at the Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists Annual Meeting in Orlando in August? If so, register now for a free ISMP breakfast seminar on Improving Intravenous Drug Delivery Safety. Program speakers will discuss the primary safety issues, at-risk behaviors, and ISMP guidelines and best practices associated with intravenous drug therapy. They also will discuss findings from the Consensus Development Conference on the Safety of IV Drug Delivery Systems. Seats go fast! For more information or to register, visit: https://www.ismp.org/events/fshp-improving-intravenous-drug-delivery-safety

If you missed ISMP’s latest webinar on safe administration of IV push medications, you can now access it on demand. The webinar helps practitioners identify and manage risks and design reliable practices for IV push medication use. For more information or to view the webinar, visit: https://www.ismp.org/node/1377