Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

Parents and other caregivers: This holiday season, remember to put all medicine #UpAndAway and out of reach and sight of young children. Don't forget to keep vitamins and other supplements, including those in gummy form, up and away too. Find more handy tips at https://hubs.la/Q02_YcKp0 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors

It’s a busy season for college students, with exams, winter break, and then heading back to school in the new year, all during the height of the cold and flu season! ISMP’s consumer website offers tips parents can share to reduce the risk of errors with over-the-counter and prescription medications: https://hubs.la/Q02_86F70 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #pharmacist #nurses ECRI

Counterfeit drugs are a growing problem. ISMP President Rita Jew recently participated in the 2024 Symposium on Public Health Strategies for Combating Substandard and Falsified Drugs, where she spoke about the current challenges healthcare practitioners face in detecting and managing counterfeit medicines. For ISMP recommendations on how to raise awareness about “fake” drugs on the practice level, visit: https://hubs.la/Q02ZdnpX0 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #hospitals #pharmacist ECRI

Attend the ISMP 27th Annual Cheers Awards: https://lnkd.in/esMGxCpp The Perioperative Opioid Stewardship Research Program (PROSPR) at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto is being honored for improving the way opioids are managed during post-surgery hospital discharge. Congratulations to the team at SickKids, including Conor McDonnell, Monica Caldeira-Kulbakas, Julia Mallen, Sharanya N., Lara Navarro, and Suja Sri Satgunarajah. #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationsafetyleaders #cheers

Attend the ISMP 27th Annual Cheers Awards: https://hubs.la/Q02Z4f0S0 The Quality Improvement Team at Cook Children's Health Care System is receiving a Cheers Award for significantly reducing the number of vaccine errors within their pediatric network. #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationsafetyleaders #cheers

Attend the ISMP 27th Annual Cheers Awards: https://hubs.la/Q02Z4k480 The Michael R. Cohen Lifetime Achievement Award is being presented to David Bates, MD, MSc, an internationally renowned safety expert, for his groundbreaking work evaluating the incidence and preventability of adverse drug events and harm from medications. #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationsafetyleaders #cheers

Read this week’s ISMP newsletter for part two of our series on transitioning to ENFit (oral/enteral) and NRFit (neuraxial) devices to prevent tubing misconnections: https://hubs.la/Q02YlB0w0 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #hospitals #pharmacist #nurses #enteralnutrition #regionalanesthesia #neuroanesthesia ECRI

Network with safety leaders! If you will be at the ASHP Midyear Meeting, come to ISMP’s Cheers Awards dinner on December 10 to hear from innovators advancing safe medication use. Can’t attend? Please consider donating to honor the winners and support our lifesaving work. To register or donate: https://hubs.la/Q02Ycxh80 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #hospitals #pharmacist #ASHP24 ECRI

ISMP President Rita K. Jew recently presented at CSHP Seminar 24 on ISMP’s best practices for hospitals and safety risks with IV medication preparation and administration. She also heard from attendees how much they value ISMP information on medication safety. For a copy of the 2024-2025 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals, visit: https://hubs.ly/Q02Xk1Lb0 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #hospitals #pharmacist ECRI California Society of Health - System Pharmacists

We are proud to announce that ISMP’s Jen Young has been named to the Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB) Board of Directors! SPCB is a division of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) and offers a professional credential for specialty pharmacists. Jen brings a unique background in both specialty pharmacy and medication safety experience to the Board, and we are excited to be working with SPCB to help bring attention to error prevention in this practice setting at the national level. #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #hospitals #specialtypharmacy ECRI