ISMP has introduced several new website capabilities; you can now sign up for a user account for faster, simpler access to valuable safety information--visit https://www.ismp.org/ismp-user-accounts to get started. You can also take advantage of an upgraded online store to purchase medication safety tools and a full online version of the ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® that is mobile-friendly and accessible to subscribers on any device. Visit www.ismp.org to see all our improvements!
MSOS News
Post date: 5 years 2 months ago
Join us for Designing Reliable Practices for IV Push Medication Use: A Focus on Safe Administration, on Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET. Webinar speakers will discuss often-unrecognized risks, current ISMP recommendations, and national survey results. Participants also will receive access to a gap analysis tool. To register, visit: https://www.ismp.org/events/designing-reliable-practices-iv-push-medication-use-focus-safe-administration
Post date: 5 years 3 months ago
The Medication Safety Intensive (MSI) Workshops sold out quickly last year! Act now to avoid being put on the waiting list in 2019; you won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to maximize your error prevention efforts and learn to look at your organization through the eyes of leading safety experts and regulatory agencies. For more information: https://www.ismp.org/education/msi-workshops
2019 MSI Dates: April 25-26—Houston, TX; September 12-13—Orlando, FL; December 6-7—Las Vegas, NV
Post date: 5 years 3 months ago
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
Post date: 5 years 4 months ago
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