It is the 25th anniversary of the Cheers Awards, and ISMP has released this year’s list of winners! For more on the honorees and how you can help support the awards and ISMP: www.ismp.org/node/47585

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, November 17, 2022 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.
Register Now: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RIz6EwjcRRCDhoa_XIfiHw

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

• REMS Medication Infrastructure and Education
Stacy Carson, PharmD, BCPS, FISMP
Medication Safety Officer
Program Director, PGY2 Medication Use Safety & Policy Residency
Advent Health

• Flatlining QT alerts: Tackling the Highest Firing Drug-Drug Interaction to Decrease Alert Fatigue
Gina Gayed, PharmD, BCPS, CPPS
Medication Safety Officer
Grady Health System
and
Lucy Von Korff, PharmD
Epic Willow Analyst, Clinical Decision Support IT Lead
Wellstar Health System

This week’s featured ISMP newsletter article shares our support for California’s Medication Error Reduction Plan (MERP) and the hope that hospitals will voluntarily adopt similar initiatives: https://www.ismp.org/node/46487

This week’s featured ISMP newsletter article provides safe practice recommendations for organizations trying to optimize smart pump drug libraries and implement important safeguards: https://www.ismp.org/node/44254

ISMP has just announced the first recipients of the Judy Smetzer Just Culture Champion Scholarships—three deserving healthcare practitioners chosen from more than 100 applicants. For more on the winners: https://www.ismp.org/node/44043

This week’s featured ISMP newsletter article summarizes responses to a survey on medication safety during code situations, and provides recommendations to improve team members’ preparation and confidence during codes: https://www.ismp.org/node/41947

This week’s featured ISMP newsletter article focuses on age-related errors with non-COVID vaccines and presents safe practice recommendations: https://www.ismp.org/node/39582

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.
Register Now: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iOgPNjnsTvOd3IVYcKuqpA

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

• ASPEN Update
Phil Ayers, PharmD, BCNSP, FASHP
President-elect ASPEN
Andrew Mays, PharmD, BCNSP, CNSC
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Nutrition Support
University of Mississippi Medical Center

• Safe Practices for Romiplostim
Cassidy Coleman
Shannon Semenko
North Dakota State University PharmD Candidates 2023

• Meds2Beds Success Story
Sally Sims, PharmD, LSSGB
Director of Pharmacy
Harris Health System

The focus of this year’s World Patient Safety Day is medication safety. For a list of key ISMP resources for error prevention and a video of ISMP experts discussing international safety challenges, visit: https://www.ismp.org/world-patient-safety-day

MSOS members can purchase the recently updated ASHP/ISMP Medication Safety Certificate at the ASHP member price of $445 ($545 for non-members) through December 31, 2022 using discount code MSC22MSOS: https://www.ismp.org/node/770