Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, January 24, 2019 from 1:00-2:00 PM EST.

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

• Protecting Medications from Light in Automated Dispensing Cabinets
Stacy L. Carson, PharmD, BCPS, FISMP, Medication Safety Coordinator, AdventHealth Orlando

• 3+3+2= Danger! Simplifying Treatment of Acetaminophen Overdose
Paul E. Milligan, Pharm D, System Medication Safety Pharmacist, BJC HealthCare- St. Louis, MO

• ISMP IV Push Survey and Gap Analysis Tool
Judy Smetzer, BSN, RN, Vice President, Institute for Safe Medication Practices

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

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, December 13, 2018 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET.

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

• Patient Allergies- Design Decisions for Medication Safety
o Elizabeth Wade, PharmD, BCPS, Medication Safety Officer, Concord Hospital
• Development of a System-Wide Diversion Oversight Committee
o Mandy Wollitz, PharmD, BCPS, FISMP, Program Director Pharmacy- Policy and Quality, Florida Hospital
• Hazards with the Use of U-500 Insulin
o Mary E. Burkhardt, MS, RPh, FASHP, National Pharmacy Executive- (Program Manager), VA National Center for Patient Safety
• Update from ISMP
o Michael Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD (hon), DPS (hon), FASHP, President, ISMP

ISMP will offer four symposia at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December, on safe injection practices during drug shortages, managing perioperative medication safety risks, preventing errors with smart infusion pumps, and IV push medication use in adults. Space is limited and pre-registration is encouraged. For more details or to register, visit: https://www.ismp.org/ashp-activities

ISMP will offer four symposia at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December, on safe injection practices during drug shortages, managing perioperative medication safety risks, preventing errors with smart infusion pumps, and IV push medication use in adults. Space is limited and pre-registration is encouraged. For more details or to register, visit: https://www.ismp.org/ashp-activities

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, October 25, 2018 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET.
Short medication safety-related presentations for this webinar will include:

• Med Wreck to Med Rec
o Isha S. John, PharmD, MBA, Director of Pharmacy, Howard County Hospital
• Errors Associated with Insulin in Hyperkalemia
o Staley Lawes, PharmD, BCPS, FISMP, Medication Safety Officer, JFK Medical Center
• Preventing Air Embolism Associated with Medication Administration
o Emily Messing, PharmD, PGY-2 Medication-Use Safety Resident, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Update from ISMP
o Michael Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD (hon), DPS (hon), FASHP, President, ISMP

Please join us on Tuesday evening, December 4, 2018, for the annual ISMP Cheers Awards dinner at Bowlmore Anaheim in Anaheim, CA, and/or make a donation to support ISMP's lifesaving work. The awards celebrate an impressive group of healthcare leaders who are in their own league when it comes to best practices and programs that prevent medication errors and protect patients. Highlights of the gala will include a keynote address by Ana McKee, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of The Joint Commission. To make a donation or register for the dinner, please visit: https://www.ismp.org/support-cheers-awards.

Register to attend the ISMP Update on Top Medication Safety Issues from 2018 on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET, and learn from errors that have occurred in other healthcare organizations. This free webinar will present information based on reports to the ISMP National Medication Errors Reporting Program, and will include suggested prevention and mitigation strategies. For more details and to register, visit: www.ismp.org/node/1168 .

Join ISMP for the ancillary event Balancing Unpredictable Intravenous Medication Supply with the Demand for Safe Injection Practices. For more information and registration: https://www.ismp.org/node/1098