Workshop Date & Location

April 16 and 17, 2015
Indianapolis, IN
Maggiano's Indianapolis
3550 East 86th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46240

Fees & Registration:
Register for any program by February 15, 2015: $950.00
Early Registration: $1,025.00
(up to 21 days before program date)
Regular Registration: $1,195.00
(20 days or less before program date)

Program Overview

This unique two-day medication safety workshop will be led by ISMP faculty and other selected medication safety experts who, based on their own real-world experiences in establishing and evaluating medication safety programs, will help you maximize your effectiveness in meeting today’s medication safety challenges.

When you attend ISMP’s Medication Safety Intensive, you will learn how to look at your organization “through the eyes of ISMP,” focusing efforts on medication-related issues that cause patient harm. You will engage in group discussions, take part in hands-on practice in error and data analysis, evaluate root causes related to medication errors, and learn how to effectively select high-leverage strategies to sustain safety efforts within your organization.

Upon completion of the workshop, you will be armed with the specific knowledge and tools needed to be successful in establishing an aggressive, focused medication safety program and the associated infrastructure for continued safety improvements.

Who Should Attend

All practitioners with responsibility for medication safety oversight:

• Medication Safety and Patient Safety Officers/Managers
• Risk and Quality Improvement Professionals
• Directors of Pharmacy and Nursing
• Chief Medical Officers

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Develop a comprehensive medication safety strategic plan and program
• Discuss the role and responsibilities of the medication safety officer or individual (s) responsible for medication safety oversight
• Identify the principles of Just Culture and the role of shared accountability in medication safety
• Perform system-based medication error analysis
• Utilize various data collection methods to identify medication risk
• Discuss the application of the Lean Six Sigma approach to medication safety
• Develop error-reduction strategies around the use of high-alert medications
• Measure the effectiveness of error-reduction strategies that have been implemented 

Continuing Education Information

Educational Review Systems, Inc., is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. This program has been assigned the Universal Program Number ACPE # 0761-9999-15-021-L05-P; 0761-9999-15-021-L05-T and is approved for 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs).Nursing continuing education provider is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. This program has been assigned the Universal Program Number CEP 13677 and is approved for 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs) of continuing nursing education.

Distinguished Faculty Include
Each workshop will feature speakers drawn from our distinguished faculty.

Kelly Besco, PharmD, FISMP
Medication Safety Coordinator, Ohio Health, Columbus, OH

E. Robert Feroli, Jr. PharmD, FASHP, FSMSO
Medication Safety Officer, The John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Matthew Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP
Director, Error Reporting Programs, ISMP

Sean O'Neill, PharmD
Medication Safety Officer, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Susan Paparella, RN, MSN
Vice President, ISMP

Lorraineá Williams, PharmD
Medication Safety Specialist, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX

Workshop Schedule

Day 1:
7:30 am – 8:00 am: Sign-in, Continental Breakfast and Welcome
8:00 am – 4:00 pm: Program

Day 2:
7:30 am – 8:00 am: Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 3:30 pm: Program
 

Cancellations/Substitutions

Cancellations must be received in writing by email, mail or fax. Cancellations will be subject to a $100.00 processing fee for all cancellation requests received in writing at least 7 days prior to the start of the workshop. No refunds will be made after this time. If you plan to send someone in your place, please notify ISMP prior to arrival.

In the unlikely event that ISMP must change the date or location of the program and a registrant is no longer able to attend as a result of the change, ISMP is responsible only for a refund of the registration fee and is not responsible for any airfare, hotel, or other costs incurred by the registrant.

About ISMP

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization that works closely with healthcare practitioners and institutions, regulatory agencies, consumers, and professional organizations to provide education about medication errors and their prevention.

ISMP represents nearly 40 years of experience in helping healthcare practitioners keep patients safe and leading efforts to improve the medication use process.

ISMP is a federally certified patient safety organization (PSO), providing healthcare practitioners and organizations with the highest level of legal protection and confidentiality for patient safety data and error reports they submit to the Institute.

For more information about ISMP, visit www.ismp.org