MSOS News

We need your help!
Post date: 9 years 11 months ago

This message is being sent to only to medication safety officers in MSOS.  ISMP (Institute for Safe Medication Practices) is creating a white paper on the Value of a Medication Safety Officer (MSO).  The purpose of the white paper is to persuade hospital administrators, regulators, and other key decision makers on the importance of having a medication safety officer position in healthcare organizations. This will obviously be of great value to you and others seeking to implement a MSO position.

As a medication safety officer member of MSOS, we are asking you to help us prepare the paper with background information.  Please take the time to assist us with:

MSOS and ISMP: Collaborating Sponsors of the 2016 ASHP Medication Safety Collaborative.
Post date: 9 years 11 months ago

MSOS and ISMP are again collaborating sponsors of the ASHP Medication Safety Collaborative (MSC) at the ASHP 2016 Summer Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland on June 11-15th.  In addition to the ASHP-MSC events, MSOS will again be hosting a members' networking meeting on Sunday from 12:30-1:30 pm (Room 337), and an informal gathering with drinks/small bites on Monday 5:30-7:00 pm in the bar/lounge at the Kona Grill (1 E. Pratt St). For more details, click on title above.

 

New Free Medication Safety CE from ISMP
Post date: 9 years 12 months ago

ISMP has four new on-demand webinars available that address smart pump technology integration, sterile compounding, IV push injection, and radiology. These webinars offer a convenient way to earn continuing education credits at no cost and learn practical strategies for dealing with current medication safety issues. For descriptions and links to access these free webinars online, please go to: http://www.ismp.org/profdevelopment/otherCEOpportunities.asp

Testing MSO
Post date: 10 years 2 weeks ago

Testing the Med Safety Officers Only Newsletter.

If you received an email with gibberish please ignore it. That was a test that should not of emailed out. We apologize for the inconvenience.

ISMP Workshop
Post date: 10 years 3 weeks ago

Join safety-minded colleagues at our first Medication Safety INTENSIVE (MSI) workshop this year on March 31 - April 1 in Orlando, FL. This hands-on workshop will help you learn to identify, analyze, and control medication safety risks using real-world case examples for practice. For more information, go to: www.ismp.org/educational/msi/.

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