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November 2021 MSOS Member Briefing
Post date: 3 years 9 months ago

Sign up now for the next MSOS Member Briefing webinar scheduled to be held on Thursday, November 18, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET.

Register Now: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_266jVUPfTeOaOXignK2AVA

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

• Human Factors Engineering of Heparin Nurse Managed Protocol
Mark Wolf Jr., PharmD
PGY2 Medication-Use Safety and Policy Pharmacy Resident
University of Kentucky HealthCare

• Medication Events Related to Cancelled Labs
Magdalena Mastalerz, PharmD
PGY2 Health-Systems Pharmacy Administration & Leadership Resident
University of Kentucky HealthCare

Help Prevent Pediatric COVID Vaccine Mix-Ups
Post date: 3 years 9 months ago

With the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for young children, ISMP is warning about the possibility of mix-ups between the pediatric formulation and the one intended for age 12 and over, since both will be available at many vaccination sites. For error prevention recommendations: https://www.ismp.org/node/28368

Participate in Survey by October 29, 2021
Post date: 3 years 10 months ago

Disrespectful, bullying, and demeaning behavior is a silent epidemic in healthcare—take our survey to help ISMP measure what progress we have made! Deadline for participation is November 19, 2021: https://surveys.ismp.org/s3/ISMP-Survey-on-Disrespectful-Behavior-in-Hea...

Mix-Ups with Vaccine Administration
Post date: 3 years 10 months ago

This year’s flu vaccine is now available to be administered during the same visit as COVID-19 vaccines, and ISMP has begun to receive reports of mix-ups. Read our ISMP newsletter featured article for details and safe practice recommendations: https://www.ismp.org/node/27852

Antimicrobial Stewardship, AMR, and Sepsis
Post date: 3 years 11 months ago

How can pharmacists and nurses help combat sepsis and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and practice good antimicrobial stewardship? Read this week’s ISMP newsletter featured article to find out: https://www.ismp.org/node/27644/

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